My husband wrote a review already (see Seth N.), but I feel compelled to write my own. As my husband said, we were planning our wedding in my hometown of Lodi, Ca while living in Iowa. Our crazy work schedules added to the mayhem and many details nearly fell through the cracks as we scrambled to get everything booked from afar. Thankfully, DJ Warda and the Rocking Entertainment team really went above and beyond to help us in the music and lighting arena.
LIGHTING: All we told him was our general, vague ideas for decorations, the atmosphere we were hoping to create (classy, but crazy fun), and our budget. From there, thanks to his familiarity with our venue, he was able to guide us with where to spend our money to maximize the value. From his suggestions we added purple uplighting, the full lit DJ booth, and a projection of our name on the dance floor wall. He didn't try to hard sell us or force us into other costly purchases, but asked us to trust him that this is where our budget was best spent. It was PERFECT!! When I walked into the reception hall, I was blown away at how gorgeous the venue looked with my decoration choices and his lighting. He was EXACTLY right!! The lighting accents brought the whole thing together and seeing the monogram in the background of our dance pictures made everything look extra special and beautiful. He even gave me the stencil (can't remember the exact word for it) that was used to project our name as a keepsake at the end of the night!!!
MUSIC: We were the worst clients ever and literally FORGOT to send him our music list before the wedding!!! No problem, he pulled me aside the morning of while my bridesmaids were getting married, we had a quick pow wow on ideas. I gave him a few songs that we wanted, he suggested some favorites for key moments when I couldn't come up with more songs, then I told him, "I just want people to dance. I don't care about all the pomp and circumstance of the bouquet toss and cake cutting if it disrupts the night. If everyone is dancing, don't stop them. If there's a natural lull, go ahead and say we'll do the cake cutting (or whatever event) then. Just feel the vibe." Those were some tricky instructions, but DJ Warda did EXACTLY that!!! From beginning to end he had the entire venue dancing and STILL managed to keep the energy up while fitting in all those traditional moments. I got so many compliments afterward on how great our DJ was and how beautiful the venue looked! So much of it was thanks to DJ Warda. He really made us feel special the entire night!! Couldn't have asked for more. read more