Want to see what a "High End" Wedding is like?
I get calls and e-mails all the time asking me what it is like to DJ a "High End" Wedding Reception. Here is how you can see an example of them first hand.
There are two TV shows on the WE Network (Women’s Entertainment) that can give you a inside look at what a "High End” Wedding is like. Check your local cable listings for dates and times.
Platinum Weddings
My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding
Both of these shows follow a Bridal Couple and their Wedding Planner around from the early stages to the day of the event to let you see some Wedding Celebrations at their finest and most expensive.
These couple have large disposable incomes or wealthy parents willing to put out anywhere from One Hundred Thousand Dollars to over One Million Dollars for their Childs one special day.
Many times as they are planning the day a “Pop-UP” will show you the costs for that particular expense.
It’s not uncommon to see a Wedding dress for Ten Grand and up. Most Brides have two or three dress changes during their day.
The bling bling on the fingers, earlobes and around the neck cost as much or more than my first two marriages combined.
Flowers are flown in from all round the world, top chiefs with unbelievable food and huge 14 to 25 piece bands are common at these weddings. Many receptions will have both a Band and a DJ.
They will often show the rate of the band but almost never show the cost of the DJ alone. I would guess that it is because of the embarrassment of paying $5000 for the wedding cake and only $500 for the DJ.
There is no top limit to the expense that they will pay for their one special moment in life.
I consider these “High End” weddings due to the extravagant cost, planning, location sites and overall over abundance of overindulgence for their celebration.
Working events like these will really give you another point of view when it comes to your business. It can give you hope, respect and a feeling of importance when the Bridal couple is willing to pay you Two Grand and up for your personal services.
These Bridal couples can be so much easier to work with because they are inclined not to be “Bridezillas” or “Redneck Wedding” cliché type of clients.
They are looking for a classy, sophisticated, fun event without “cheese” or any possible chance of embarrassment for themselves of their guests.
They have a propensity to be upscale, educated and influential people who just want to have a good time without the hassles of incompetence or worries of problems.
This is why they are willing to put out the larger amounts of money in order to insure a beautiful, stress free day.
Depending on whom your client is, you may be required to sign a confidentiality contract to help preserve the exposure of the event to the news media or other unwanted guests.
Jeff Richards: Party Time Productions