Helen H. Sent on 11/12/2021
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Quality of service
1.0 out of 5 rating
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Average response time
5.0 out of 5 rating
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Professionalism
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Value
3.0 out of 5 rating
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Flexibility
5.0 out of 5 rating
disappointed
was looking for a wedding DJ with MC services for a mixed iraqi- Arabic-American-and Chaldean wedding and was referred to her by another DJ service as she was more experienced with multi cultural weddings. Elaine was very responsive and easy to communicate with, we spoke on the phone and discussed my wishes and easily came to an agreement and she was hired believing she was the perfect fit.
she asked me to provide her with a list of songs to help her choose, also provided her with music selection for grand entrance, first dance, cake cutting...etc.
the wedding day comes, i felt she prematurely cut the grand entrance song i chose and played other songs. then it was time for cake cutting after dinner, she surprisingly announces cake cutting before the cake was moved to the center creating a moment of awkward silence when i just stood there waiting for the cake to be moved to cut it. then there was another moment of silence waiting for her to announce the first dance and play the song i picked.
finished the first dance, then invited couples to join the dance floor for slow dance. I had a list of at least 7 songs for her to play and asked her to use her skills and experience to feel the room vibes and decide what songs and for how long to play them. i also asked her to use her judgment and playlist and not to stick to my songs since i was not the DJ and did not know what was popular. To my surprise, Elaine only played ONE song for slow dance before switching to the fast pace dancing songs, and even then, she only played the songs i gave her with poor selection of order they were played. there was also alot of confusion as to when to play Arabic, American and Chaldean songs and the flow was not smooth at all. it felt more like a speaker and random playlist, not a wedding DJ.
I felt Elaine was disconnected from the event vibes and occasion. She did not know how to revive the party and get it going. As a MC, she barely made announcements and was silent most of the time with no energy. like it is said, a good DJ means good party, while a bad DJ can ruin a party, I am very sad to say that DJ lady was a bad DJ for my big day.
I also hold my wedding event coordinator (The W event planning) the responsibility for that mess as she lost track of time and tried to make that up by rushing things up
was looking for a wedding DJ with MC services for a mixed iraqi- Arabic-American-and Chaldean wedding and was referred to her by another DJ service as she was more experienced with multi cultural weddings. Elaine was very responsive and easy to communicate with, we spoke on the phone and discussed my wishes and easily came to an agreement and she was hired believing she was the perfect fit.
she asked me to provide her with a list of songs to help her choose, also provided her with music selection for grand entrance, first dance, cake cutting...etc.
the wedding day comes, i felt she prematurely cut the grand entrance song i chose and played other songs. then it was time for cake cutting after dinner, she surprisingly announces cake cutting before the cake was moved to the center creating a moment of awkward silence when i just stood there waiting for the cake to be moved to cut it. then there was another moment of silence waiting for her to announce the first dance and play the song i picked.
finished the first dance, then invited couples to join the dance floor for slow dance. I had a list of at least 7 songs for her to play and asked her to use her skills and experience to feel the room vibes and decide what songs and for how long to play them. i also asked her to use her judgment and playlist and not to stick to my songs since i was not the DJ and did not know what was popular. To my surprise, Elaine only played ONE song for slow dance before switching to the fast pace dancing songs, and even then, she only played the songs i gave her with poor selection of order they were played. there was also alot of confusion as to when to play Arabic, American and Chaldean songs and the flow was not smooth at all. it felt more like a speaker and random playlist, not a wedding DJ.
I felt Elaine was disconnected from the event vibes and occasion. She did not know how to revive the party and get it going. As a MC, she barely made announcements and was silent most of the time with no energy. like it is said, a good DJ means good party, while a bad DJ can ruin a party, I am very sad to say that DJ lady was a bad DJ for my big day.
I also hold my wedding event coordinator (The W event planning) the responsibility for that mess as she lost track of time and tried to make that up by rushing things up
