How To Hire A DJ For Your Wedding

Written by Matt Campbell


Hiring music entertainment can arguably berepparttar most important booking made for your wedding. Guests remember whether or not they had fun at your wedding. What you pay for is what you get is a good rule of thumb. However, I would like to educaterepparttar 130405 consumer, future brides and grooms, of how to hire a DJ and things to consider. The following are 9 important factors to consider when hiring a disc jockey BEFORE you signrepparttar 130406 contract.

1. Who would berepparttar 130407 DJ for your occasion? Many DJ companies are a multi-system operation. Be sure to have in writing of who your DJ will be at your event. I would recommend meeting your DJ before hiringrepparttar 130408 company at a neutral place, like a restaurant.

2. How many years experience does your DJ have with your type of function? Anyone can pretend to be a DJ. If you are having a formal event, does your DJ know how to organize a wedding reception or a grand entrance? The DJ should performrepparttar 130409 type of show that you want!

3. Doesrepparttar 130410 DJ get everyone involved dancing or do they just play music? You have to ask yourself if you want a DJ that will get everyone dancing? For example, willrepparttar 130411 DJ involve guests by playing and conducting motivational dances likerepparttar 130412 Chicken Dance, Hokey Pokey, Cha Cha Slide or just play music?

4. Willrepparttar 130413 DJ be dressed appropriately? Formal means tuxedo or dress. Semi-formal means dress pants, shirt & tie or slacks and blouse. Casual means polo shirt or company shirt. Be surerepparttar 130414 DJ is dressed appropriately during set-up and takedown of equipment. Some guests do arrive early and stay late. 5. What isrepparttar 130415 DJ's fee? How much is overtime? Is a tip included inrepparttar 130416 fee? Will there be an extra charge for lighting-what doesrepparttar 130417 lighting include? How much is travel to your location? Are you ONLY paying forrepparttar 130418 timerepparttar 130419 DJ performs?

Shoshi Says: Single Women Are Hot

Written by Yolanda Shoshana


Shoshi Says is a titillating column about women’s issues.

Just when businesses and advertisers think they have women all figured out enters a new category with serious buying power:repparttar single woman. It is projected that in 2005 single women will spend $400 million dollars which hasrepparttar 130403 business world standing up and taking notice.

There use to be a time when single women were treated like outcasts and looked on with pity. Unmarried women were secretly called “spinsters” by friends and family if they were not wed byrepparttar 130404 time they hit 30. The tide is beginning to turn as single women send outrepparttar 130405 message that they can do for themselves.

Businesses as well as politicians are now checking in to see what makes single women tick. The census data shows that 40% of women betweenrepparttar 130406 ages of 25 to 29 are not married. While 23% of women inrepparttar 130407 30 to 34 age rage are not married. One can only guess thatrepparttar 130408 percent of single women over 30 will grow due torepparttar 130409 fact that more women are stating that marriage is not of interest to them. The messages coming from single women are diverse from choosingrepparttar 130410 single life asrepparttar 130411 preferred lifestyle, choosing career over marriage first, to one person homeownership.

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