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As this was my second marriage, I felt I knew a little more about what I wanted from my wedding vendors. My first wedding was 10 years ago. I didn’t really know what I was doing in planning it, but we survived! LOL.
This time around I wanted to be sure and did more research of the vendors. I went beyond the first page or two of their online reviews. I was looking for vendors who had a majority of strong reviews. I know that their can be some “bridezillas” with questionable reviews. You definitely can’t please every one. I know, I work in retail. LOL. I very carefully looked at the vendors websites. I wanted to really get a strong feeling about the professionalism of the vendors. Like many brides, I’ve heard horror stories of weddings that were totaled due to one or two bad choices in vendors. Eric and I DEFINITELY wanted to avoid that.
After doing my “due diligence”, I decided to reach out to the vendors whom I thought looked good. Loren was not the first DJ I reached out to. I actually contacted 6 DJs. Two of them didn’t even bother to call me back. One of them was just very strange, after speaking to him. The other two either had prices that I thought was very overpriced, and seemed to just be interested in adding my wedding as a knotch on their wedding client belt. No thanks!
Soooo, that brings me to DJ Rock My World. Loren actually responded SUPER fast to my online request. I think he responded in like 13 minutes, which was impressive. When I got on the phone with Loren, I was ready for the sales pitch. However, I was surprised that he didn’t do that. SHOCK! LOL. Loren asked me to give him my vision for the day; basically, how I thought the event would go. After I did, he asked several questions regarding the guests, the type of wedding (we wanted a casual atmosphere), and more. At that point, Loren told us about the package he thought would fit our needs. It turned out to be the Gold package (ceremony and reception). Although the package covered 6 hours (I think), I asked he about purchasing extra hours. The event was at my parents’ house, so we could party as long as we wanted. Yahoo! Surprisingly, Loren advised me not to purchase extra hours upfront as he didn’t want me to pay for something I might not need. I appreciated that consideration.
Well, we signed up. I was able to put all my wedding details and wants into his online system. It was cool because I could specifically plan each part of our special day. Eric really appreciated this too. He’s an accountant and liked the detail. Also, about a month before the event, Loren called us and we went through everything on the system to make sure it was correct. That was great because although I put down the processional song I wanted; I didn’t indicate which version. I actually wanted the acoustic guitar cover version of All of Me, so that was a good catch on Loren’s part. 😊
As you can imagine, I was a bundle of nerves on my wedding day. So many things going on. It was a blessing that Loren got there super early. He got with our other vendors to ensure they were all talking and communicating. It was helpful, because it made me more relaxed and Loren handled the issue with the caterer being a little late very well with the guests. Whew!
Needless to say, everything went very well. I had guests during and after our wedding day comment on Loren’s professionalism and the AWESOME music he played to keep the dancefloor full. My mom even told me that she gave him a big hug at the end of the night to thank him personally. DJ Rock My World really exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend.
