Much love to Lilu & Richard Wheeler who got wed in Kings Norton yesterday and had their wedding bash at the gorgeous St Nicholas Place. Musically, the evening was a cross between 90′s student disco and 80′s sing along with a tiny bit of bhangra thrown in!
With Lilu and her family being Indian I was able to dazzle them with the sum total of my bhangra collection – 1 song! And that was one from a telly advert (Peugeot 206?) but was received very well.
The great thing about having the Indian touch was the buffet (sorry to be shallow but blokes and their belly…) I’ve never had wedding fayre that’s so spicy. Mint!
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I can’t believe how long some of my clients spend deliberating over what song to choose for that first dance. I’m sure it causes more arguements that just about any other wedding decision. Of course some couples are far more flamboyant and want to turn the whole thing into a cabaret.
There’s actually been a big increase in the number of couples hiring dance instructors to help them perform choreographed routines at their wedding. Experts reckon a 30% increase in rehearsed dancing is due in part to the popularity of shows like Strictly Come Dancing – but also seeing other couples on YouTube. Some choreographed and rehearsed routines have as many as 12 million views online. It’s even said the average couple now spends around £250 on dance lessons and choreography for their big day. One of the most common requests is learning how to Moonwalk!
Now I can’t help with the dancing but I can produce amazing music sequences to rehearse with. This is all included in my wedding fee so hire a wedding DJ in Birmingham / West Midlands who can really help with that special routine.
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Dave
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This is shocking and I have to say (in my experience as a wedding DJ) not entirely true. Apparently brides are becoming so nervous about their appearance ahead of their wedding day that they intentionally pick fat friends to accompany them up the aisle, according to research. One in three engaged women in the Midlands admitted that they would choose an overweight friend to be their bridesmaid in order to make them look comparatively slimmer. How bad is that?!
I don’t see much evidence of this but to be fair I’m not involved in the bridal party selection all that much! So I can’t help with chubby mates but if you need to hire a wedding DJ in Birmingham or The Midlands then I am quite useful 
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Up for a run, walk, jog or bimble? Cancer Research UK’s Race For Life happens in Stoneleigh Park, Nr Coventry tomorrow morning and I’m delighted to be your event host this year! However you cover the 5km and in whatever time it takes I shall be there to inspire you over the line and back across it again, so give me a wave.
Big love to you if you were at the Godiva Festival on Friday evening. HOW good were Hazel O’Connor and ABC?! What an 80′s party. But then again when it’s fuelled by sun, beers and good festival food, it’s always gonna be a winner!
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In the next couple of weeks my role at Heart 100.7 will be changing. I’m delighted to say that I’ll be in charge of Weekend Breakfast from July and you’ll find me on air between 8am and Midday at the weekend. I’ll still figure in the week too. I’ll be covering Heart Breakfast and Heart Drivetime as and when the guys are on holiday or off poorly.
This schedule change will give me a lot more time to concentrate on my personal commitments including wedding entertainment, general disco services and corporate event hosting. I’m also looking forward to a little more family and motorcycle time so let’s hope the sun keeps shining!
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How busy are things?! Look I’m not moaning but I did intend to blog regularly throughout the summer. Weddding DJ commitments seem to have me only finding a weekly opportunity to sit here and type. Pah!
Congratulations to James & Claire who celebrated their wedding at the Forest Hotel in Solihull on Saturday night. It was a fab do with the suited and booted getting down to a good bit of indie, ska and 2 tone! The groom is a fan of live music and insisted on The Specials. Erm, who am I to argue?!
I’m looking forward to meeting clients at Ettington Park Hotel (nr Stratford Upon Avon) on Wednesday night to discuss their musical needs, then The Botanical Gardens (Birmingham), New Hall (Sutton Coldfield) & The Forest Arden (Warwickshire) all feature in my list of places to plan wedding discos for.
Of course I’m not complaining. I love being busy! Hire a wedding DJ in Birmingham or beyond by clicking here. If I don’t keep busy I’ll blog more and you don’t want that!
Happy Bank Holiday weekend! I hope you’re managing to chillax a little and you’re not stuck in the car on the way to Weston-Super-Nightmare 
It’s a busy one here at Clarkey towers. A 50th Birthday Party DJ in Birmingham last Saturday night, two radio shows and then I’m joining the wedding DJs in Solihull on Saturday night for Clare & James’ do. I know, work is good and I shouldn’t moan but I’m getting no quality motorbike time – and it’s summer! I guess I’ll have to console myself with a BBQ and a cheeky beer. Well it’s Bank Holiday and I’ve been stuck at work. Which is better than being stuck in a car on the way to…
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Dave
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So wedding season is in full swing and Kel and I are meeting with clients to hear stories of love and romance as well as planning wedding playlists. We’ve just come back from drinks with Tony and Angela and I’m looking forward to being their wedding DJ at New Hall, Sutton Coldfield in July. I didn’t quite get round to asking about Tony’s proposal but Im guessing he was pipped to this one…
“An American man proposed to his girlfriend, by editing himself into her favourite film! Corey Goldfeder used borrowed equipment to digitally replace Michael J Fox’s face in ‘Back To The Future’ with his own, before hiring an audience for his local cinema and popping the question! He said: “With some careful splicing and voiceover work, I staged a conversation between Doc and Marty McFly – with my face – about whether it was time to propose. At the end of this conversation, the movie-me turned to face the camera and prompted the real me to propose.” Corey now hopes their engagement will be named the most romantic by voters for an online competition called the Ultimate Proposal Contest.”
I’m guessing they’ll win this one hands down!
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Dave
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As a wedding DJ I do get to see my fair share of beautiful women in white (ok, ivory or cream) but how about this for setting a trend?
Rachael Robinson, a 30-year-old primary school deputy headteacher, got married wearing a dress made of bubble wrap when she tied the knot with Duncan Turner.
- What do you reckon? Would you rock this look?!
As well as not costing her anything, anytime she got nervous during the ceremony she could pop a few bubbles to release the tension!
The dress used up 13ft of the packing material and was put together last month by pupils and parents at her school for a fashion show featuring recyclable materials. It comes complete with a 3ft bubble wrap train and finished off with white foam packaging material and Haribo sweets. Aw, bless!
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Just a quick word of thanks to all the girls who took part in Race For Life in Birmingham’s Cannon Hill Park this week. I was immensely proud to be the Event Host and Compere for the Birmingham events. To sum the ladies up as a sea of pink would probably suffice but I’ll go further; it was like Birmingham’s biggest hen do!
Whether you walked, jogged, ran or sponsored someone who did – thanks. You’re all stars! I’m got a bunch of pics on my camera so I’ll get these posted too. If you haven’t done Race For Life yet, you don’t know what you’re missing!
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