Wedding DJs, First Names Only or First And Last For The Wedding Party?

The debate continues..

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• brian
• redd
• briansredd
• wedding
• dj
• party
• dance
• grand
• march
• first
• last
• names
• which
• do
• you
• announce
• what
• is
• propper
• formal
• intimate
• casual
• bo

[skiing54]

Hey brian! I think you need to do more gear reviews. Nothing wrong with the vlogs but lets see some gear!!!

-Brian

[briansredd]

@skiing54 I know you little guys love the toys, but sometimes there's business to discuss

[matnkris]

I always ask during a consultation. When the reception comes, I then ask again with the bride & groom. I always let them decide.

[mainedj]

I have brought this subject up to my clients for years. I explain to them when we meet that everything on the planner is optional, including how things are announced.

I let them know that they can use fun nicknames, first names or first and last names, or even if there is something else that they want added into the intros (relationship to the bride or groom, etc.)

[hede502]

I like first and last, it builds excitement and and is a little more professional.

To avoid mispronunciations, have the client read you the name over the phone(as a last minute check to make sure you have the people in the right order) and write it down phonetically. IT WORKS, plus you always get kudos for pronouncing it correctly the first time, and no one ever knows any different .

[soprincess14]

I agree that if they dont say anything about it do first name and maybe do last name if its easy. If you can do it the last name of the bride and groom is important b/c they just changed them but no care about the rest of the wedding party. Most likely everyone there is going to forget their 1st name in like 10 sec later anyway.

[harveyperch]

it is up to the cliant and every one knows most of the people at the event anyhow

[partyspecialists]

If your going to intro the Bride & Groom you must say their last name. I just did a Chinese Wedding, and freak out a little but got though the names and one of the Groomsmen was Indian so I had full plate.

[bellefontainedj]

I do first and last names, but i make certain to get pronunciation of all parts of the names. I don't think either is right or wrong... I just have always did the first and last

[AmericanHorse89]

I ask the bride and groom to spell all names out phonetically (first and last names) on the wedding dance planner. Then, I go over the pronunciation of those names during the consultation. Then I go over those names again with the actual wedding party as I'm getting them organized for the Grand Entrance. I play a kick-ass song for the Grand Entrance and then announce the names like I would announce the starting line-up of a football team. Let's the crowd know it's time to party.

[JackinTheWoods]

Having done 900+ weddings over 27 years, I've developed little techniques that have become standard operation. Spell the names phoenetically, spell them as they sound. Be glad you don't have to announce an entire biography of each member of the wedding party as you introduce them, that can be a pain as well as very akward.

Yes, 1st and last names are appropriate, I let the bride decide what she wants and add my personal input only if she is unsure of what she wants.

[kcfan06]

I'm beginning to get into being a Wedding DJ, but I have been in my mom's photography business for 10 years now, and all the weddings we've done, most of them go with the "formal" way I guess with mentioning last names, but my opinion is, "why is there a program made up telling the guests who is who if the DJ has to call them out anyway?" So I totally agree that alot of names can be mispronounced and can be made a big deal out of by some people. So I say, go for it! That's what I plan on. :-)