PME Mentioned in 2012 Inside Weddings Magazine
Celebrity Issue

Inside Weddings is a National publication that features
beautiful weddings throughout the country. I was honored
to be a big part of Brandon & Lindsey’s wedding on Dec 4,
2010 as their entertainment. Brandon currently a MLB player
for The Colorado Rockies was a guest at a previous wedding
of Jason & Janis Bulger who I also had the privileged to
entertain for. Jason currently pitches for the Minnesota Twins
who was a guest at David & Andrea Aardsma wedding,
David is also a MLB pitcher. Starting with the Aardsma’s all
three weddings were a huge success and very fun.

Brandon and Lindsey’s reception lasted a total of 8 hours,
one of the longest receptions I have done. The beautiful
white dance floor was never empty, and if you check out
the magazine article you will notice a quote from the Bride.
“The DJ literally had to kick us out of the room.” Well not
quite, but they were scheduled to leave a hour before the
reception ended. Brandon personally told me at the time
“were not leaving now, were staying till the end.”
They were having too much fun.

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For more information on
InsideWeddings bridal magazine,
check them out at their site: www.insideweddings.com

Mark Sanchez
www.PhoenixDJ.net

12 Tips For A Smooth Flowing Wedding

A wedding is unique sequence of events that take place, from the
ceremony to the cocktail reception, dinner reception, traditional
formalities, and the dance party. In order to transition these events
smoothly you first need you obtain the right group of vendors that
know how to work well together as a team. When you get closer to
the date you will create a time line for the events. Yet just because
you have a time line it doesn’t necessarily mean your your wedding
with flow smoothly.
Sometimes it’s the little things that get overlooked that can put a
snag in the timing. If you have limited time with your venue and or
your vendors, you may be rushed to catch up, in turn can cause
stress and anxiety. This is the last thing you want to feel on what’s
meant to be one of the happiest days of your life.
Here are a few tips that can prevent the hiccups, and keep your
wedding day on track so you can enjoy every minute with your
friends and family.

1. Ceremonies are notorious for starting late for a few reasons. One
reason is guests are running late and couples want to wait for more
guests to arrive before starting. Second, the Bride & Groom and or
wedding party runs late for pre-ceremony pictures.

Solution; The ceremony start time on your invites should be set 30
minutes prior to the actual start time. Also consider adding a little
map or directions with the invites. This is really important for Friday
weddings, always consider rush hour traffic.

2. Pictures can take up lots of time especially if you have a large
wedding party. I’ve worked with a few (not many) photographers who
do not respect the brides timeline, and will take up much more time to
get as many formal shots possible so they can sell you and your guests
additional pictures later. Then leave at their scheduled deadline time
missing out on reception formalities.

Solution; Make sure you and your wedding party arrives on location early.
Try to get as many pictures in before the ceremony as you can. Hire a
photographer that will respect your time line, and won’t mind staying a
little later to get the important formalities during the reception. I
personally like the photographers that will stay most of the night, or
till the end of the night.
The last dance and grand exits can make for great memories. The easiest
part of a photographers job is shooting in the moment shots.

3. If you are planning a reception for your wedding do not have a
receiving line. This is the biggest waste of time at a wedding. You are
receiving your guests at the throughout reception anyway. This is
something your parents may suggest or want you to do. It is very old
fashion. Just say no!
A receiving line will cut into much more important events and other
things you may want to do i.e pictures, eating, dancing.

Solution; More than likely you will be the first to eat and be the first to
finish. During dinner you will have down time. Walk around the tables to
greet guests and or say your thanks on the microphone to everyone.

4. Use place cards for assigned tables only not assigned seating. It takes
more time for guest to find assigned seating and it can create problems.

5. If you plan on tossing the bouquet and garter, be sure to place the
toss garter on your leg prior, and have a wedding party member or
coordinator place the toss bouquet on the cake table. When it’s time
for that formality you will be ready.

6. If you plan on supplying your own champagne flutes or cake knife & server,
have a wedding party member or coordinator take them out of the packaging
and place them on the appropriate tables i.e head table & cake table.

7. EAT and stay hydrated. Brides can be a ball of nerves on their wedding day
with anxiety and stress. This may cause you to loose your appetite and consume
more alcohol. This is also dangerous, I’ve seen brides vomit right before walking
down the isle, or worse pass out. Take the time to eat and drink plenty of water
the day of your wedding.

8. If you are planning on having a buffet with over 100 guests, ask your caterer
to make it a two sided line. Guests do not like to wait too long to eat. Brides &
Grooms are always the first to go through the buffet, be sure to go through when
it’s ready. Don’t make your guests wait any longer then they have to.

9. Do you want your guests to dance? If you like to dance and you want your
guests on the floor, that’s where you need to be. Your friends and family will
follow you out on the dance floor. Sometime it does not matter how good the
your DJ is, your guests want to party with you. If you don’t get out there and
dance don’t always expect your guests to.

10. Stay in the reception room with your new spouse as much as possible until
the formalities are completed. If you need to leave the reception room to smoke
or use the restroom get back as soon as possible. Formalities can not be done
without you or your spouse. If you are gone for a long period of time your guests
will think you left and they may leave as well.

11. Inform your wedding party of the itinerary (time line) or better yet give them
a copy of it at the rehearsal, and inform them of their duties throughout the night.
Your wedding party will have roles for the wedding, and your wedding day will run
smoother when your wedding party knows what their responsibilities are and when
they will take place.

12. Most importantly hire a good professional wedding DJ/ MC. An experienced
wedding DJ/MC has many responsibilities including help with the pre-planing,
direction, working together with your team of vendors, and help with the day
of coordination, even when there is no wedding coordinator on site.
They can help make your wedding run smoother even when problems occur.

Mark Sanchez
PME DJ Service
www.PhoenixDJ.net