Wedding Info: DJs and Transportation

[ghost]

I am getting married this time next year and am doing so in Austin. Do you all know of any good DJs for a wedding? In addition, my fiance and I are looking at getting some kind of charter transportation for our rehersal dinner guests and/or our wedding party. We were thinking about busing everyone (majority of out of towners) to the rehersal dinner and then getting a limo bus type thing for our wedding party to shuttle them to/from the ceremony, reception, and hotel. Any good charter companies around town? I know you ex-Greeks should have some info along these lines. Any and all info would be greatly appreciated.

 

[scottsins]

When you hire the D.J. ask if they want to paid extra for the service of shutting the **** up, exept to announce the newlyweds, cutting of the cake, time for the garter./bouquet toss.
Most are morning show wannabes who think they're some funy guy adding to the whole event. really, they're just douchebags. seriously...get it in writing as part of the contract that they won't talk.

We had a music host, who did what i described, and it was greatness. he was in houston though.

 

[Campus Loop(y)]

I concur w/ what was said about most wedding dj's, they are the lowest of low for the most part. The music they play, what they say, what they do, lame, imho. I have only spun one wedding and that was for my friend and housemate of many years. All our friends were there and I knew what they would like. Granted I played w/ a kidney stone full blown but it was awesome. I saved them a ton of money too.

They used A Big Bus charter company. They found them to be the best price and situation. Hope sny of this helps you.

Oh, give a guideline of what you want played by the dj too or else he brings stock music. Crap like Achey Breaky Heart, Electric Boogey Woogey Oogey or whatever it is called. So give him a list of required or desired songs. It is your fault if you get Metallica one song, Hank the next followed by Ice Ice Baby. And we wonder why so many marriages fail...they are doomed from that day on with a soundtrack like that.

 

[chitwood]

I concur on the DJ. Ours sucked, my wife almost killed him. We met with him before, burned a bunch of CD's with some sweet 80's music, and the ****** breaks out a Grease medley on us and other "wedding" crap. He's lucky he made it out alive.

I can't remember the bus company we used, they're out on 290 toward Elgin or Manor. Name escapes me but they were fine.

 

[crayon1973]

here is the thing - ALL DJs know what to play at a wedding. What makes a good wedding DJ is that he knows that magical hour when any old people left at the reception are drunk enough to be cool with hip hop. You might want to consider one of the Austin DJs like Jumon or Kurupt or Mel or Manny. Give them a "DO NOT PLAY OR YOU WON'T GET PAID" list and let them run. They will play the right music, its really not complicated.

 

[ghost]

Trust me, the "Boss" and I are well aware of crappy DJs. We don't want to hear him or even see him. His only purpose is to play the music WE want. Of course, things don't always go accroding to plan. The music list being PLAY OR DON'T GET PAID is a good idea. Thanks for the help, gang.

 

[goofybevo]

I don't know from wedding DJs, but I do know DJ Chicken George is ******* sweet.

 

[Campus Loop(y)]

Wedding DJ's are the lowest on the totem pole for dj's. They are for the most part hacks who are getting paid by the hour. They know squat about what dj'ing is. They do the same basic thing from wedding to wedding, nothing custom unless you give them a disc or two to play. So don't put too much confidence in their ability. They are like robots when they work. It is not their fault really. People tolerate it and some don't know better.

Let him know that all suggestions of songs or genres not listed as ok, go through you. That way drunk old Uncle Fester cannot hear his favorite ditty's.