Who doesn’t like jamming out to music when you’re getting ready to go out? Practically no one, so that’s what got me thinking about the big day and how everyone needs a soundtrack when they’re getting ready.  I’m always pointing out fun trends, wedding day planning tips and of course my non-solicited advice; I thought I’d have one of Complete Music’s DJs make a play list.  He poured over it and reached across all genres of music to create what he considered a great play list.   I of course put some of my songs in there as well. So get your Carlton on!

GIFSoup

• Good Feeling – Flo Rida
• All I do Is win – DJ Khaled
• Ain’t No Other Man – Christina Aguilera
• Sexy and I know it – LMFAO
• Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO
• Ghosts N Stuff-Deadmau5
• Home-Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
• 40 Day Dream- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
• You and I-Lady Gaga
• Dance Yrself Clean-LCD Soundsystem
• Mind’s Eye-Josh Ritter
• You Make Me Feel –Cobra Starship
• Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
•  Down – Jay Sean
• Without You – David Guetta (ft. Usher)
• Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
• Just the way you are – Bruno Mars
• Forever – Chris Brown
• Marry You – Bruno Mars
• Hey Soul Sister – Train
• Doesn’t Really Matter – Janet Jackson
•  Pump up the Jam – Technotronic
• Jump on It – Sir Mix-a-lot
• White Wedding – Billy Idol
• More Than a Feeling – Boston
• Beautiful Day – U2
•  Faster – Matt Nathanson
• Everything’s Right – Matt Wertz
• I Do – Colbie Caillat
• Bubbly – Colbie Caillat
• If It’s Love – Train
•  When Did You Fall – Chris Rice
•  Once in a Lifetime – Keith Urban
•  The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours – Stevie Wonder
• Ain’t No Montain High Enough – Marvin Gaye
• Oh What A Night – Four Seasons
• Chapel of Love – Dixie Cups
• Better together – Jack Johnson
•  Can See Clearly Now – Otis Redding
• I’m a Believer – Smash Mouth (Originally done by the Monkees)

Cheers!

DJs can make or break a wedding. I don’t know if my company (Complete Music Video Photo) really wants me to say that but it’s true. Wedding DJs have a tough job, all eyes are on them for hours, and if the crowd isn’t dancing or the reception isn’t flowing well it usually falls to the DJ to fix it and if he/she has to fix it then most people would think the DJ failed. A wedding is a BIG deal and feeling solely responsible for the success or failures of such an event can be really stressful.  That is why I wanted to dedicate this one blog entry to DJs in general and more specifically one DJ who won  OMAHA DJ OF THE YEAR….Tay Westberry.

Since corporate is headquartered in Omaha, I actually know Complete’s DJ of the Year and I felt compelled to let people know what an awesome DJ and person he is. How you become DJ of the Year isn’t very easy, he’s been with us for just over a year and a half and he’s generated the most referrals (he’s requested a lot) has some of the highest evaluation marks a DJ can have and an outstanding attitude.

Tay cracks me up every time he comes in, when he’s not working working his three jobs he stops into the office to say hi and is always in the best mood, it’s hard not to be happy around him.

I made Tay sit down and tell me why he thinks he won DJ of the Year:

” I work hard and I honestly strive to be the best DJ I can.  I love the responsibility and the stress of making someone’s wedding day perfect, they rely on me and I like that, I do everything I can to make everything perfect.

Tay definitely sums it up well as to why he thinks he won, but I prefer this comment from one of his brides:

“If you were already booked on the day of our wedding, we would have changed the date to make sure you could be our DJ”  BTW she said this to him one year later when she saw him at a grocery store, so obviously Tay made a great impression.

Tay loves being a DJ and plans on being one for years to come (lucky us!!) and we at Complete are so flipping proud to have him on our team!

Yeah…I know this is a cheesy blog post, but when good people do good things I’m a firm believer they should get recognition.

Cheers

I’m justgoing to spell it out. Top five things that should not happen at your wedding.IF it does, please feel free to get all bridezilla on the offending party… unless, of course, you are the offender, in which case read this for your daily dose of prevention.

1. Drink tickets, don’t even think about it. It’s more than okay to have a cash bar but don’t you dare hand out tickets, even if in some way you’ve tied it into your theme. Change your theme. NOT COOL. And yeah I’ve encountered the drink ticket wedding, they’ve been known to happen.

2. Dear Bridesmaids and Groomsmen: it’s a wedding, not a frat party. Your job isn’t to break the keg stand record from your college party days.  This goes for you bridesmaids as well, remember you’re wearing a dress please don’t get so drunk you forget that YOU’RE WEARING A DRESS! It’s great to drink, especially when the alcohol is
free, but you’re not the center of attention this day.  Make sure your Bride and Groom are the one’s
partying it up. Save the crazy for the bars after the reception.

3. Way too personal toast… Here’s to you Mr. Over sharer, keep it short, sweet and simple. Please don’t let the whole room know that the Groom’s nickname in college was “Lady Slayer” or that on a dare he…………. This is a
wedding toast not a roast of Charlie Sheen.

4. Remember, newly Mr. and Mrs, to thank your guests for attending. Both of you should say something heartfelt and thankful. It can be hard to remember with everything going on, but both of you should stand up and endure the awkward moment of being thankful and grateful to everyone in the room.

5. Single bridesmaids, you can’t take the DJ/staff home with you. I know the DJ was playing all your songs, he’s a great dancer especially when he’s doing the icebreakers to get people moving, you’re the only single bridesmaid out there yadda, yadda, yadda. Staff stays, you go. (This also goes for members of the Bride and/or Groom’s
family.  You know what, if you came alone, you should probably leave alone!)

Enough Said,

Cheers,