The Wedding Guild
Can the "Wedding Guild" be exactly what higher quality professional Disc Jockeys are looking for?
If you have not heard by now, Peter Merry a very well known and leading force in the improvement of the DJ industry has written a book aimed at Brides.
His book is entitled "The Best Wedding Reception Ever" and can be purchased on amazon.com. It explains to Brides all the aspects of creating a successful Wedding Reception including how to select a DJ/Entertainer for their event.
It is a wonderful book of important information that all Brides should learn about. I also believe that all DJs should buy themselves a copy and learn from it.
If you're like me you spend many hours working and planning each reception with your clients. This book will give you more ideas, expectations and general information that you should take into account when planning your events.
At the convention in Vegas and on his promotional tour for the book Peter is also speaking of forming a "Wedding Guild" as a way to help empower Brides and inform them of Disc Jockeys who are above and beyond the other DJs out there.
This guild will be designed to only allow the best of the best to become members. The criteria to be a member will be very difficult, on going and will cost big money to be included. The dream of this guild is to inform the general public of who is a true professional and accountable DJ/Entertainer and who are just pretenders.
I don't know if I will qualify, as good as I believe I am and as good as my clients tell me I am, I may be lacking in a element of what it takes to be a qualified member. But I'm not getting upset about the guild, I'm not going to bash the guild, instead I'm going to try my hardest to do what ever it takes to live up to the standards and qualifications to be a proud member of this guild!
I originally joined DJ Associations with this higher quality and standards idea but have found that most if not all the Associations are trying to improve the industry but are lacking in the authority and strength to create a truly viable presence as I had hoped they would be.
Not all the details have been worked out at this time, but already the rumblings have begun by disc jockeys all around the U.S.A. and a general "hatred" of this idea has already started.
WHY? Because the DJs who are upset already know that they will have absolutely no chance at becoming a member of the guild. They already know that they will not qualify, they are not the best of the best or that they have any means of becoming better and qualify for the guild.
They don't want anyone to point out and inform the public that they do not stand up to the qualifications of their own chosen profession and thus educated clients will not hire their services.
If you don't believe me, go on any DJ chat room and start talking about the Wedding Guild. Be prepared to be dumped on, called names and hear many untruths and misconceptions about the idea of a Guild.
Then step back and look at those who are bashing it without even knowing the full details of the guild (It hasn't even been developed yet) they just want to try and smash this idea before it takes form.
I would be willing to bet that those who are against the idea of a Guild are those who could not even come close to qualifying for the Guild.
Can the "Wedding Guild" be exactly what higher quality professional Disc Jockeys are looking for?
I believe so! You can count me in on the praises and development of this Guild.
Even If I don’t qualify at first, this would be the motivation to be better, to try harder and to be the best DJ/Entertainer that I possibly can be!
Remember the TV commercial…“Don’t hate me just because I’m beautiful…"
Don’t hate the idea of the Guild just because you’re not good enough. Make the change, become qualified and enjoy the respect, accolades and increased income from being better.
Jeff Richards: Party Time Productions