Forrest Hills Resort Wedding - Dahlonega, GA

We had a great time Saturday night at the wedding at Forrest Hills Resort in Dahlonega, GA.  Great people, great times.  More to come.  I got a few pictures of DJ Tony in action during the reception.

An East Cobb Pavillion Wedding Highlight Video

The latest wedding highlight video from DJ Tony from a wedding at The Pavillion at East Cobb, what a great venue to host your wedding! I love the communion during the ceremony, so wished we had done that for our wedding, if/when we renew our vows, we want to do that too. :)

Blackstock Winery Dahlonega Wedding DJ Video

We have DJ'd numerous weddings at Blackstock Winery & Vineyards in Dahlonega, GA.  DJ Tony Johnson LOVES entertaining wedding guests at this venue.  The venue is breathtaking and the staff is awesome to work with.  Here is the latest wedding Tony emceed and dj'd at Blackstock, oh and to top it off, if he is your entertainer, you also get a great video out of the deal if you haven't hired a videographer.  We also have packages that include a wedding photographer if you are looking for one.

Alpharetta Wedding DJ - Sneak Peek Video

Here is another video sneak peek from DJ Tony from another recent wedding.

A Recent Wedding at Blackstock Winery in Dahlonega, GA

DJ Tony LOVES DJ'ing weddings at Blackstock Winery, it just happens to be one of his favorite venues. This is just a sneak peek video that he compiled from the footage he got. Of course DJ'ing and MC'ing is top priority, but when he can, he gets some amazing video footage and then brings it back and puts it all together. If you are planning a wedding or event anywhere in the Metro Atlanta area or anywhere in North Georgia, you will want to get in touch with us about providing services for your wedding or event.  http://www.america-dj.com - http://www.sherijohnsonphotography.net/

Atlanta Super Sweet 16 Party DJ & Chocolate Fountain

We sure had a great time Saturday night at Shannon's Sweet 16 Party.  I know Shannon enjoyed planning the party and making sure everything was going to go exactly the way she wanted it to.  She took full advantage of our online planning forms and song request forms and the lines of communication were flowing during the planning phases.  The timeline was executed beautifully.  I showed up early to get the chocolate fountain and lights just right since the lighting was very important.  I kept the chocolate fountain continually flowing with lucious Belgian chocolate throughout the entire evening.  I broke down and loaded everything up in record time at the end of the evening.  I have to say the even better part was getting emails and a phone call yesterday about how everything turned out perfectly by both Shannon and her mom.

J + B Wedding at Chateau Elan

Some quick photos from a wedding we DJ'd at Chateau Elan in Braselton, GA. The staff there was SO awesome and it is a great wedding venue. DJ Tony should have some video from this wedding soon.

Rick & Rocksy Wedding 6-11-2010 Dawsonville GA

Rick & Rocksy were in the wedding party of Jason & April a few weeks ago at the same venue (Crystal Falls) in Dawsonville, GA.  At the end of the evening they asked about booking me to do their wedding too.  Right after they contacted us about the details they asked if I could do some photos to share online.  I took it one step further and incorporated a few video clips too.  It sure was a beautiful evening overlooking the lake at the marina.  Rocksy's dad, Rocky, was a hoot, you will see him in the video.  Enjoy!

April & Jason's Wedding Dawsonville, GA

I had the pleasure of DJ'ing for April & Jason's wedding at Crystal Falls in Dawsonville, GA yesterday.  What a lovely location for an event, especially one as special as a wedding. I also want to comment on how great it was to work with Cathie Waddell who oversees the event planning and catering, she is awesome!  Before I left another couple came up and told me they are getting married at the same place in 3 weeks and that they were interested in having me DJ for them too.  Luckily I was open on their date too...  so I get to go back there very soon.  Enjoy the photos I took from the DJ Booth.  ~ DJ Sheri :)

We Want to Play Your Most Important Songs, But You Have to Do Your Part

I was just remembering a party I DJ'd several years back and what happened that to me had an impact on the entire evening.  In planning the event the client just gave us an unbelievably LONG list of songs they like.  First off, we would never been able to play all of the songs on the list because it was anywhere from 7-11 hours worth of music and the party was only to be 4 hours long.  But what the client failed to do was give us a timeline or any notes indicating special songs.  I wanted to bring this up because it really makes a lot more sense to let your entertainer know about special dances before the event and to limit your song lists to indicate your absolute musts.  So you might already be guessing what happened.  Since the client failed to inform us of the special song, we didn't know how important it would be to them and since they gave us such a long list of music, we were not able to know ahead of time which songs they absolutely needed.  If the party is only 4 hours long, we don't need a list of songs that would take you into the next day.  It would have been better to say, "This is our special song that we want to dance to, do you have it?"  Nothing like being put on the spot and expecting an entertainer to play that special song at a moment's notice.  So it turned out I didn't have the song they needed but they didn't communicate in advance and they refused to use our online song request forms which would have made things more organized for everyone involved.  

If you are planning an event with us, we have all of the tools online including timelines, must play lists, do not play lists, special dance lists, etc.  Oh and the great part, our planning forms add up the length of the songs to give you an idea of how much music you need or have gone over.  If you put in more songs than we are able to play because of time constraints, you have not done us any favors because now we have to pick and choose which songs get played and because of this your favorite songs might not end up in the play list after all.  

Of course you do have to take into account the musical tastes of your guests as well as your own. If you want everyone to dance, take the time to consider what kind of music is going to get your guests up and dancing.  Many times the songs they want are songs you might not have ever thought of, so you might have to rely on the experience of your DJ to choose some of the songs and of course to consider the song requests of the guests.  If you take a little time to do this properly, your party will be everything you ever dreamed of, your guests will have a great time and there will be a lot less stress all the way around.