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This DJ RUINED my wedding day!
I'm new to "The Knot", so I'm not quite sure how this works. Go figure...I've been married for 3 months and I just decide to join, but there is a reason...
There is something that all future brides and grooms need to know. If you're from CT, NY or MA and are looking for a DJ, I can advise you who NOT to go with. Mr. Music Man. His name is Josh Lidsky and he is out of North Haven, CT. Here's why when coming past his name you should run.
I went to a wedding last summer and loved the DJ. The DJ was Mr. Music Man. After doing some of my own research into hiring a DJ for my wedding, I decided to go with him since he did a good job at my friends wedding. He was a little pricy, but thought it necessary to splurge on the entertainment since that was one of the most important parts of any wedding, so we went with him.
Everything seemed to be going well with meeting with Josh and planning our wedding. He was very personable and friendly and made both my husband and I feel very comfortable and assured we made the right decision. Boy were we wrong.
We told Josh from the beginning (9 months before our wedding) that we were looking to do a first dance montage with the entire wedding party using certain video clips from movies where there were dance scenes (Napoleon Dynamite, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Thriller, etc). We were to replicate those dances as part of our 1st dance. That's all the DJ had to do was put together bits of the video clips from movies and play them on the big screen. He told us he would. Our wedding got closer and closer and our practice sessions with the entire wedding party became very frequent (we practiced for 6 months). 3 weeks before the wedding, we called Josh to make sure all was going well with the movie clips. No answer. We left a message, no response. A week later, we call again. No answer. We left a couple more messages, no response. A week before the wedding, we called again. He finally answers. We set up a time and place to meet. We meet. He assures us everything is under control. We offer our help with the video clips, he refuses. He has it under control.
Our wedding day arrives. Josh is there. He comes and finds me 5 minutes before I walk down the isle to tell me he wasn't able to start working on our video clips until 11pm last night...why he would tell me this 5 minutes before I walk down the isle is beyond me, but he assures me again he was able to finish and everything came out great. Phew...
Now, I'm standing next to my father, arm and arm, watching my bridal party walk down the ilse. It's now my turn. Here comes the music...everyone stands up. "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas..." Yes, that's what I hear. That's what's playing as I am walking down the isle to meet my soon-to-be husband!! A Christmas song!!!! Let me remind you, my wedding was in JUNE!! How embarassing!! And that's only the 1st mistake of many more to come.
After the embarassment of walking down the isle in front of 200 guests to a Christmas song, and after pictures, it's now time to be introduced as the new married couple into the reception hall. Ok, 1st dance time. I am very confident in my wedding party for we have practiced our dance (which was a surprise to our 200 guests) for 6 months and we all knew every step perfectly. The DJ (Josh) begins to play our 1st dance song. Everything's good. Now, we cut into our wedding party dance montage with the video clips showing on the big screen for all to see. But they were the WRONG video clips being played at the WRONG TIMES!!! So as a result, we just stood there in the middle of the dance floor while random video clips played. Boy was the audience confused and was I once again embarassed in front of my 200 guests.
Ok, so whatever. He messed up big time, but it's still my wedding day and it doesn't change the fact that I'm now married to the love of my life. But as the day went on, these "mistakes" didn't stop. Some other happenings include cutting off the last minute of my wedding song, periods of feedback and skipping of songs, repeated songs, the lighting we had requested wasnt there, he didn't play a single song from my song list and played songs from my "do not play" list, and so on and so forth. The only conclusion I could come up with?? He was hung over. He went out the night before, started to work on my requests at 11pm THE NIGHT BEFORE MY WEDDING, worked through the night and totally ruined my wedding day. PLEASE DO NOT GO WITH MR. MUSIC MAN (Josh Lidsky) FOR YOUR WEDDING, BAT MITZVAH, ANNIVERSARY, ETC!!!!! He has been very uncooperative since our wedding day at refunding us and I am now taking him to small claims court. Please, please, please spread the word to other loved ones who are celebrating anything so they don't have to go through what we had to on the most important day of our lives.
~Michelle Boulanger
Re: This DJ RUINED my wedding day!
^ LOL
But seriously chick you're a dumbshiit, all of us are married.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
I have one thing to say....
actually two things...
Nice...she posted on the Nest "Entertainment" board too:
http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/22278800.aspx
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
I'll be nice.
First, you are actually not on the Knot, but rather, are on the Nest. The Nest is a community for married people.
This post (but very abbreviated) would be better on a local new england board on the Knot if you feel the need to warn actual brides.
I didn't even read all of it, but it was so long I would say it was bullsh*t. Looks like she is just stirring crap. If I had to guess, we will never see her again.
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OK, first of all, I'm pissed. I booked him for my Bat Mitzvah. NOW what do I do?! Thank you so much for this information!!!!!
No, but for serious, you're a douche for coordinating a dumb first dance anyway. That would be embarrassing in front of your 200 guests even if the clips WERE played correctly.
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stephriz - it's only bad to walk down the ISLE to xmas music. You walked down the AISLE so you're fine.
cdobs - when the eff was I gonna get my invite to your bat mitzvah? b*tch.
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