We chose Ron with Sweetwater Entertainment to DJ/MC our wedding. His prices were good, but we soon found out why! I should have known to move on to a different DJ when I got cold called by a Mary Kay lady that Ron does referrals with. Seriously. ?? First of all, NO THANK you to giving my number out without my permission. I met with Ron two or three times prior to the wedding date to discuss the songs to be played for our events. I exchanged MANY e-mails with him and even sent him a spreadsheet of all songs to be played, when, how, etc. I EVEN SENT HIM THE ACTUAL SONGS! All he had to do was click and play. The ceremony went well, but he played our exit song once we were already down the aisle. For our grand entrance, he had a lot of feedback then said nothing. It's not even audible on the video. He then let the song play for a long amount of time until I had to look over at him and tell him to stop. I had a specific version of our first dance song I wanted played, but when we got up to dance, he played the wrong one. How sad. It meant so much to us! On top of that, HE RUINED A SPECIAL MOMENT WITH MY PARENTS. He announced that the bride had a special song for them then proceeded to play the wrong one. When I told him it was the wrong song, he stopped the music and there was DEAD AIR for about 5 minutes while he scrambled, handed my husband a bunch of paperwork, and all the guests' mouths dropped open. I had to then prompt him to at least play something. The song for them was never played. Additionally, he claims the garter toss song was not coming up so he played something else. ALL OF MY BIG EVENTS WERE RUINED!! General dancing was okay, but he played several songs twice. He then started drinking and dancing with the guests. At the end of the night, he told my new mother in law the following, "It's all good. People only remember the last song anyway." HOW UNPROFESSIONAL! I'm so embarrassed. The only good that came of our experience with Sweetwater Entertainment was the entertainment my guests and I had at Ron's expense. Every single one of my guests asked me where I found this guy and if he had ever done a wedding before. He was a nice guy though and will be refunding my money, but only in payments because he cashed the check the next day and "money is tight"...yeah, because after that disaster he won't be getting much business!
Cons: Unprofessional, many mistakes, could ruin your special day!
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