Prepare yourself for a novel:
As soon as I left my wedding, I wanted to post a review of Cam AKA Mixer Rogers AKA best DJ ever. I heard about Cam through word of mouth, I'm not sure he's a wedding DJ by trade (as in, he has a lot of other cool gigs happening!) but me and my now husband were able to bully him into it and it was well worth it. Besides having an impressive track record (no pun intended), Cam was so easy to work with. He met with us a couple of months before the wedding and we had a very cool, chill conversation with him where we discussed vision, our musical preferences, and so many details that had never crossed my mind; did our officiant want a mic? Will he be announcing a cake cutting? A bouquet toss? Were song requests allowed? What if someone requested Justin Bieber?!?! OH-- and he met with my husband to check out the venue and to see if he would need anything special.
When you hire a DJ for your wedding, they are essentially running the show- they have the microphone, they're the one person who stays in the same spot the whole time-- they are a hugely important part of your wedding! And Cam played this part so well.
Before the wedding, we had built a couple of playlists on Spotify to give him an idea of what we wanted. A cocktail hour playlist, an ethnic playlist (for my family), and a sort of dance floor playlist. Being the type A that I am, I added a ton of songs to the playlist, and then of course worried that Cam might think he was restricted to these songs, or that I didn't put enough songs, or that these wouldn't be good for the dance floor...etc etc. Silly me.
On the day of, Cam arrived plenty early to set up the speakers for the ceremony area and for the reception area. I have some very specific memories-- right before I walked down the aisle, he checked with me to make sure I was ready before playing the processional song (thank god, cause I was a mess). At one point on the dance floor I set down my beer at his table and walked away-- he hid my beer for me and when I came looking for it he handed it to me (I totally appreciated this gesture). He checked in every step of the way, and this was so comforting because I always felt prepared for what was going to happen next. Phew!
The dance floor. Was. Awesome. Cam took our playlist and perfectly interpreted it, mixing songs and feeling out the crowd so that everyone was happy. He interacted with the crowd and perfectly mixed in my request for traditional ethnic dances. People loved it!! When you look over and see your DJ dancing as hard as the dance floor...well you know its a good night. I have fond memories of the last two slow songs....Thanks Cam for your hard work and an amazing night!!! read more