Wedding DJ Advice – Who Do You Invite?

Having trouble deciding who and who not to invite to your wedding?

When you sit down and think about who to invite to your wedding there are many items to be taken into consideration – one of which, to a greater or lesser extent will be cost. The more people you invite to your wedding the more it will cost you – simples!

So how do you decide on who to invite to your wedding? There is no simple answer and every bide and groom will have different factors to consider but to help you on your way, try running through the following questions to help you decide if your are not sure you should invite a particular person or not. If you need to cut down on numbers on your list to save some money or just to accomodate the maximum number of guests allowed at your chosen venue, run through this simple ‘quiz’.

1. Is either of you related to this person? If YES go to Nr 2, If NO go to Nr 3.

2. Will it create a family drama if you leave him or her off the list? If YES go to Nr 10, If NO go to Nr 9.

3. Do you work/belong to a club / organisation with him or her? If YES go to Nr 4, If NO go to Nr 5.

4. Do you regularly spend time together outside of your work / club/ organisation? If YES go to Nr 6, If NO go to Nr 7.

5. Have you seen or spoken to him/her in the pst year? If YES go to Nr 6, If NO go to Nr 9.

6. Have you talked specifically about the wedding with him/her? If YES go to Nr 10, If NO go to Nr 8.

7. Were you invited to his/her wedding? If YES go to Nr 8, If NO go to Nr 9.

8. Would his or her presence make your wedding more fun? If YES go to Nr 10, If NO go to Nr 9.

9. Do not invite!

10 Invite!

I hope this gives a bit of guidance when trying to decide who to invite to you your wedding – unfortunately there is no magic formula that will help you decide which ‘fringe’ family and friends to invite but running through the above questions will give you some good guidance.

JMF Disco will provide you with all the help and advice you need to arrange your special day, including providing you with a custom Wedding Reception Planner to help organise your wedding day and the music you want to hear, to help make your wedding recption as stress free as possible!

Contact your John on Tel 01795 429777, Mobile 07895 546183 or by email to discuss your Wedding DJ needs or questions.

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The JMF Disco Folkestone Venues web page Mobile Disco Folkestone has been updated.

This page, as the name suggests, lists venues in the Folkestone area that may be suitable for your mobile disco in Folkestone.

Make sure you check it out soon if you are planning a party in Folkestone and book a great mobile disco for your party with JMF Disco!

Wedding Dates During The World Cup 2014

If you are planning your wedding dates during the World Cup 2014 here are the important dates you need to know.

The World Cup will be running from 12th June 2014 – 13th July 2014.

If you are planning to have your wedding next year please bear these dates in mind – you and your guests may love or hate football but whatever your feelings please take on board that this may effect your wedding celebrations in some way or another.

I bring this up as I know from experience that such events can cause problems.

Back in the 2010 tournament, I wad Djing at a wedding where the bride expressly did not want the football to interupt her special day but one inconsiderate guess ‘smuggled’ in an Ipad to watch a particular game, which was a big distraction from her special day.

If you do not object, then why not make an allowance for bringing in or using the big screen at your venue – it can be a big distraction but there will be many who will love you more for doing so!

If you’re really into your football, why not plan on taking in a match on your honeymoon – Brazil is a lovely destination – more details here:- http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html

If you’re going to embrace the football, find out the match times nearer the date, and organise your special events around these times, if Kick Off is at 8.00 pm, maybe have your First Dance at 7.30 pm – that way you will not be disappointed that guests miss any ‘events’ you have organised.

The alternative view could be that if you do not care about football, why make any planns to accomodate it? If people would rather miss your wedding than miss a match – then do they really deserve an invite to your wedding? Make sure the main bar TV is turned off to avoid any temptation.

However with a abundance of Smart Phones, I think it will be very unlikely that you will be able to ban it – so why not embrace it?

Then off course there is the FA Cup Final to consider on 10th May this year, the Grand National, Wimbledon, The Ashes, ……

Picking a date for your wedding can be fraught with hidden dangers.

However, if you want a Wedding DJ that will not be distracted by such less important events contact John on Tel 01795 429777, Mobile 07895 546183 or by email to discuss your Wedding DJ or Mobile Disco requirements.

Mothers Day Gifts 10th March 2013

Here’s a quick reminder about Mothers Day Gifts 10th March 2013!

Don’t forget Mothers Day is on Sunday 10th March this year – not long now!

If, like me, you find it difficult to find the ideal gift for your mum, here’s a little help for you, I have sourced a fantastic discount for you from Confetti.co.uk.

Spoil Your Mum This Mothers Day!

Tell your Mum she’s special with 15% off our beautiful gifts – don’t miss out on this amazing offer! We all want our Mums to know how much we love them – so choose a perfect gift from Confetti’s huge range at amazing prices. Dont miss out on this great offer! Use code MOTHER15 at checkout. Offer ends Sunday 3rd March at midnight. Click on the Banner below to get 15% off of Confetti’s already low prices.

Remember this offer ends next Sunday – do not leave it too late again!!

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Happy St Andrew’s Day

May I take this opportunity to wish all my Scottish customers a very happy St Andrew’s Day (as well as my Greek, Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian customers as St Andrew is the patron saint of their country as well).

Traditions and celebrations in Scotland

In 2006, the Scottish Parliament passed the St. Andrew’s Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007, which designated the Day as an official bank holiday. If 30 November falls on a weekend, the next Monday is a bank holiday instead.

The notion that the day should be an official bank holiday was first proposed by Dennis Canavan, Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk West in 2003. However, the Bill he introduced to the Parliament was initially rejected as the Executive did not support it. A compromise deal was reached whereby the holiday would not be an additional entitlement. Then First Minister, Jack McConnell, stated that he believed that employers and employees should mark the day with a holiday, but that this should be as a substitute for an existing local holiday, rather than an additional one.

Although it is a bank holiday, banks are not required to close and employers are not required to give their employees the day off as a holiday.

St Andrew’s Day is an official flag day in Scotland. The Scottish Government’s flag-flying regulations state that the Flag of Scotland (the Saltire or Saint Andrew’s Cross) shall fly on all its buildings with a flagpole. The Union Flag is also flown if the building has more than one flagpole. The arrangements for the United Kingdom Government in Scotland are the opposite. They fly the Union Flag, and will only fly the Saltire if there is more than one flagpole.

The flying of the Saltire on St Andrew’s Day is a recent development. Prior to 2002, the Scottish Government followed the UK Government’s flag days and would only fly the Union Flag on St Andrew’s Day. This led to Members of the Scottish Parliament complaining that Scotland was the only country in the world that could not fly its national flag on its national day. The regulations were updated to state that the Union Flag would be removed and replaced by the Saltire on buildings with only one flagpole.

The flying of the Union Flag from Edinburgh Castle on all days, including St Andrew’s Day causes anger among some Scottish National Party politicians who have argued that the Saltire should fly on 30 November instead. However, the Union Flag is flown by the British Army at the Castle as it still is an official British Army flag flying station, and all Army installations fly the Union Flag at ratio 3:5. Historic Scotland, a Scottish Government agency, lease part of the Castle to the British Army. The British Army has been criticised for refusing to fly the Saltire above Edinburgh Castle, but dropping the Union Flag in its recruitment campaigns in Scotland instead preferring the Saltire, a decision branded hypocritical by SNP politicians.

The University of St Andrews gives the day for all the students as a free holiday.

Read more here

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Mercure Hotel Maidstone Wedding Show

The next wedding fair at the Mecure Hotel Maidstone is due to be held on 6th January 2013.

Details of the wedding exhibition from the organiser can be found here.

The Hotel is set in over 20 acres of parkland on the boundaries of Leeds Castle – well worth checking out for your wedding while you are there as well! Remember to check out other wedding venues in the area here: – http://www.jmfdisco.co.uk/regional/wedding-dj/maidstone.html

Wedding Fairs are great for gathering ideas for your own wedding, but before going out ‘shopping’ it is always a good idea to go armed with some quotes before you set out, that you can compare with those that you are offered at the wedding show.

If you are looking for a great Wedding DJ for your forthcoming wedding get a free no obligation quotation and detailed explanation of the first class service offered by JMF Disco either telephone to discuss your requirements or click on the link below – you might be pleasently surprised when comparing it to what you are offered at the wedding show!!

Contact your John on Tel 01795 429777, Mobile 07895 546183 or by email to discuss your Wedding DJ needs or questions.

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