Reception Entertainment Director

5 Questions Brides Are Afraid To Ask…… But Should!   Your significant other popped the question, and you said YES!!!  Yipeeee!!!  Then reality sinks in: you have to start planning.  There are many questions brides are afraid to ask. You may think just because you’ve been to a few weddings before then it can’t be that hard! Also, you may think that you have all the right wedding boards saved on Pinterest, and that may be enough when it comes to the small details. With so many to-do’s on your list, brides-to-be can feel overwhelmed.   You might feel embarrassed, but there’s no reason to—it’s your wedding, after all! Don’t be afraid to ask the questions you have. Family members, friends, and the online community can be amazing resources. There are no dumb questions.  So, it’s okay not to know all the answers.   Here’s 5 questions brides are afraid to ask, but should because being prepared can help you feel totally confident on your big day.   1. When should we send save-the-dates and inv

Atmosphere Productions wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season 2018 THANKS for making 2018 a wonderful year!!!  We appreciate your business…. We do this because of clients like yourselves.  So at the end of the year it brings no greater joy than the opportunity to express to you season’s greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and the New Year 2019 be filled with joy.   Atmosphere Productions LLC is a CT Wedding DJ, providing professional mobile entertainment service, Music, Reception Entertainment Directors, MC and DJ’s primarily for Weddings in the Greater Hartford area but throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and in the New England area. Specializing in wedding disc jockey entertainment, radio and club dj’s, corporate and business events, photo booth rentals, live music , ceremony musicians, strolling violinist, guitarist, cocktail and chamber musicians, custom lighting & wedding uplighting , custom song editing and voice-over servi

5 Tips For Selecting Your Wedding Filmmaker.     Your wedding filmmaker truly captures the spirit and magic of your big day in living sound and color.   And so, with advancements in digital technology, the quality of the wedding filmmaker video has improved dramatically over the last few years.  Most wedding filmmakers now shoot with small, discreet digital video cameras.   So what do you look for?  We asked Rachel from  Olive Ewe Productions to give us 5 Tips For Selecting Your Wedding Filmmaker:   See Their Work Look I get it, there’s a billion and one things to consider when planning your wedding.  Sometimes the last thing you want to do is make another decision.   But trust me when I say its worth it to make a careful decision for the things that will last long past your actual date. That is also one of the greatest parts about planning a wedding!   Rarely in our lives does an occasion hold such importance that it justifies us to be so intentional with our choices. Choosing your

Real Wedding – Katie and Andrew – Farmington Gardens, Farmington, CT   Katie and Andrew met at Boston College, getting their PhDs in Biology. They got engaged after dinner at their favorite restaurant in the South End of Boston and had their Ceremony and Reception at The Farmington Gardens in Farmington, CT   Katie and Andrew had THREE of their Bridesmaids as our past clients… Ashley and Jake 7/10/10, Carter and Dan 8/14/2010, Caitlin and Patrick 6/9/2012… What an honor… What a great PARTY!!!   Katie and Andrew’s First Dance: Roo Panes – Know Me Well Katie and her Fathers Song: The Temptations – My Girl Andrew and his Mothers Song: Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World Katie and Andrew’s Last Dance: Hootie and the Blowfish – Hold My Hand Songs That Rocked The Dance Floor at Katie and Andrew’s Wedding: Spice Girls – Wannabe Usher – Yeah! Katy Perry – Teenage Dream House of Pain – Jump Around Katie and Andrew’s Most Memorable Moment: How Sweet It is (To Be Loved By You) by James Taylo

The Most Important Tip For Your Wedding Reception Sound.   Your wedding reception sound location, for the wedding entertainment, in relation to the dance floor and your guests, is a crucial element.   A good rule of thumb is to place the entertainment right on the dance floor (see the below floor plan).   Recommendations This allows the entertainment to see and communicate with all guests and quickly react when reading the crowd. We do recommend that the music levels should be concentrated on the dance floor for the comfort of your guests and for the total enjoyment of the reception.   Each ballroom has it’s own acoustic imprint which will either give great sound or not. We do a lot more than just set-up the equipment and play the music. Sometimes we can electronically correct the sound – often times it’s totally out of our control.   Your input to the banquet facility and it’s staff is essential. When you complete the facility ballroom floor plan and seating arrangements, it is cruci

How To Write A Wedding Speech – 6 Tips to Write A Wedding Speech By Huyen Truong   Giving a wedding speech or wedding toast is hard to do. Sometimes the hardest part is writing your wedding speech. Where do you start? What do you say in your wedding toast? How do you write a best mans speech? How do you write a maid of honour speech? Check out 6 tips to writing an amazing wedding speech.   1) Play to your strengths. Don’t think the pressure is on to be someone you’re not – are you funny? Great, everyone loves to laugh. Don’t feel you HAVE to be funny. If your strength is the emotional stuff, don’t try to leave the audience rolling on the floor – tug at their heartstrings. People get way too nervous about giving a speech – but you don’t have to if you keep it simple, and keep it real!   2) Start with a story. No one wants a lengthy introduction – A story starts off with a bang. It draws your audience in and gets them engaged. Plus,they’re more natural! You won’t have to rehearse it, all

Blowing Your Wedding Budget? Here’s 7 Unexpected Costs You Didn’t Plan On.     Those unexpected costs are the trickiest part of planning your wedding budget and sticking to it.  Just when you thought you’d figured everything out, here comes another unexpected cost…  What to do?   Here are the top items that most couples overlook:   Alterations This is the NO 1 item most Brides forget to plan for and become unexpected costs. Depending on the style you choose, alterations can add up to a few hundred dollars extra.   Overtime Make sure you’re prepared for the additional time and the staff’s overtime costs. If your venue allows overtime, check the contract for possible addition fees, they could be steep if not planned in advance. Of course, you should get it in writing.  Also, check with your other vendors, especially entertainment. If everyone is having a great time you might want to keep the party going but you don’t want to blow your budget.   Sound Large spaces require lots of speakers

13 Wedding Tips You Need To Know…. BEFORE your wedding day!        Or Because a million and one things can go wrong, and sometimes do. Here’s 15 wedding tips you’re glad someone told you about beforehand!   Arrange for your wedding party to get to know each other before the wedding day. Some couples forget this simple detail.  Your friends may have moved away or you’ve met new friends from different parts of the country. Sometimes, even different parts of the World. Therefore, the wedding party should get together for a casual meet-and-greet before the stress of planning the wedding starts.   Make sure you do a call to action on your save-the-date card. Got a wedding website? Add a call to action, some wording that will actually propel your guests to check it out.  Once there, set it up so that they get some information on your ceremony and reception.  Also, post your registry information, have them RSVP from the website, or whatever it is you have to offer them.   Learn how to respect

Event Back Drops – What Are They and Why You Need One by Elli Brenner of Autumn Hills Designs   Having event back drops is just one way to make that special & unique wedding day.  Event back drops “Set A Scene” give it personality, YOUR personality. Well, of course we all want to have the best Wedding ever, and these days, that means many things, right? Everyone has certain priorities when it comes to their wedding, weather it be the finest photographer in the tri-state area, food that is to die for, a DJ that will have everyone on the dancefloor non-stop or the most decadent cake on the planet! The point is, it takes many small pieces coming together to create the best Wedding ever, and of course, that “Best Wedding Ever” is going to be yours! And one way to make it special and uniquely yours is to “Set A Scene”, ergo, give it personality, specifically, YOUR personality.   Setting The Scene These days, we’re getting married in all kinds of places. In your back yard, in a barn, on