The Event Planner's Fun Little Secret

You're planning a big event. Maybe it's a family
celebration, a company event, a fundraiser, or anything else
that involves large numbers of people. But one thing's for
sure: you have high hopes it's going to be fun for everyone.
Everyone, that is, except you.

Why? You know from experience that too often, the person in
charge of making an event happen only gets noticed if
something goes wrong. Even if things do go well, you'll be
too busy making sure things keep going well to enjoy
yourself.

But even though you're the event planner, you can have a
good time at the event. Not only can you enjoy your event
when it happens, you can cut down on the stress leading up
to the event. The trick is not to take on planning an
event alone--even if no one has volunteered to help out, and
even if you have no staff.

How? The answer lies in one little secret…

Get a DJ.

How a DJ Makes an Event Planner's Life Easier

This secret to stress-free event planning does seem too
obvious to be true, but it is a 100% proven fact. Here's
what a DJ does for you:

Makes less work for you. You'll be free to focus on the
location, invitations, catering--or just enjoying yourself.

You might have trouble believing this if you think of a DJ
as a human jukebox. In reality, a good DJ can do more than
just play music. A DJ can help make sure the whole event
goes well, both in the event planning, and in the execution.

Lighting and sound engineer, master of ceremonies, scheduler
of party games--the DJ can wear many hats for you, or stay
in the background if you wish.

Smoothes the flow of social events. You've got dozens or
hundreds of people who only see each other occasionally, if
at all, sitting next to each other. The inevitable
uncomfortable silences will be a lot less uncomfortable when
there's music playing. In fact, since music almost always
puts people in a good mood, those uncomfortable silences may
not be inevitable at all.

Makes the event special. No one can say the event was just
a get-together--or worse, a meeting with a few snacks thrown
in--when a professional DJ was there. When you need to make
an impression, a professional DJ does the job.

Takes pressure off you and family, friends, and co-workers.
Whenever anyone speaks or does anything on stage, there are
guaranteed to be a few critics in the house. Better the
object of criticism be someone you've hired for the day than
you yourself, your boss, or your father-in-law. You may
have heard horror stories of DJs ruining an event. But
having someone else to blame if someone doesn't have a good
time is actually one of the hidden benefits of having a DJ.
Aunt Martha or Jim from Accounts Receivable didn't like the
music you selected? Don't argue. Just blame the DJ.

Studies show that a year after an event, most attendees have
forgotten what food was served, and even such specifics as
the location. The one thing people do remember is whether
or not they had fun. Don't leave that all-important memory
to chance. Hire a professional DJ.

About the author: Joel Walsh is a jounalist who writes for
the leading group of California DJs:
http://CaliforniaDJs.com