Wedding Blog

It takes talent to keep an event moving seamlessly and ensure that guests are entertained at all times!  This post is dedicated to Weddingbee reader thetwoparks, who referred me to our awesome DJ.  I’ll be sharing my thoughts on all our vendors in a post to come, but I wanted to specifically highlight the amazing DJ Tim Coy, who truly deserved his own post! He really did an unbelievable job in keeping our reception flowing and every moment super fun!

To be completely honest, in our initial wedding planning, we had decided we would do an iPod wedding reception and try to get one of our buddies to MC. But then it turned out our MC candidates couldn’t make it to the wedding. As I got deeper into the wedding planning and also had a chance to attend several weddings, I became convinced that an MC/DJ could make or break the reception.

There is a stark difference between weddings that have a great MC and those that don’t. When the MC or DJ is doing their job well, you typically aren’t entirely aware of their presence yet you somehow always know exactly what is going on. When MCs or DJs are noticed, either they are doing an amazing job spinning or entertaining, or more often than not, they aren’t doing their job too well. We have been to all too many weddings where there were uneasy silences, periods of awkward laughter, or lengths of time when guests did not know what was going on. I did not want our wedding to be like that! So, after much deliberation, Mr. D and I did our best to cut costs where we could and try to see if we could find a good DJ who would fit our needs.

After looking for several weeks, we still hadn’t found a DJ that would be willing to work with our budget. We had just about given up when I was given Tim Coy’s name and number. I thought I would give it a try. As soon as he picked up the phone, I could tell that Tim would be great to work with - he sounded very easygoing, on top of things, and plus, he had the perfect DJ voice . We talked about our needs, what he could do to help us, and before we knew it, the deal was sealed!

Tim quickly sent over an event planning template that helped us immensely in thinking through the flow of our reception. By this time, we were drawing closer to the wedding, so I truly appreciated how organized he was! The template had a list of suggested activities that would take place throughout the reception and asked what songs we wanted when. It also allowed us to specify what announcements to make when, pronunciations of bridal party names, and more. It was very easy to fill out, save for the fact that Mr. D and I took forever deciding what songs we wanted when. But despite our indecisiveness, Tim was super flexible and patient with us. He also made sure to incorporate all of our custom requests with respect to specific songs we wanted in the mix.

On the night of, Tim not only came through but totally surpassed my expectations. Before the grand entrance, he came out to quickly brief me and clarify a couple of details, and then welcomed our bridal party and informed them of what to do. Throughout the evening, he kept the tunes coming, the party moving, and each event - whether it was the toasts, the cake cutting, or the dancing - flowed seamlessly into each other. He was extremely professional and did such an awesome job that even MIL Daffodil, who had been skeptical that a DJ would be worth it, was impressed! The brides-to-be among our wedding guests all asked me afterward for his contact information, as did a groom-to-be!

Thank you, Tim, for making our reception perfect and my dance party dream come true !