Bridal shows and bridal woes

So we set up our booth at many bridal shows. And we speak with hundreds of brides in about four hours. We take the time to actually speak with some and answer all questions. Sometimes, people genuinely are interested in hearing about our services, and sometimes people want free stuff. Most of the time, brides drift right by our booth and fade away...

As a professional DJ, I completely understand this categorization of bridal show visitors....the ones who are there for free stuff (freeloaders), the ones who are just gathering info (window-shoppers), and then, the ones who genuinely want to BOOK vendors (buyers).

Please, if you are just gathering info, let us know, if you are truly searching for a DJ or photographer, TELL US. If you want free stuff, go to goodwill.

Tonight, I had a meeting with two brides who were absolutely amazing to talk to. They were genuinely interested in what I had to say, as was I interested in hearing about their dream wedding. It was wonderful to speak to both Elizabeth and Sarah...and they said they had a great time listening and gathering information.

What a win-win situation....

My only complaint: six people signed up for the meeting and only two showed up. Please, respect our time as we have family and work to do. We set aside time for us to meet, please keep the meeting... Thank you Sarah and Elizabeth.

Finally, if you are reading this, and you are a bride to be, one point to remember:

It cost us time and a great deal of money at these bridal shows, we respect your time, please respect ours.

Something amazing is coming...

We are proud to say that something amazing is coming to the wedding scene in Pittsburgh. And guess what?

Party-Time Productions will be the only area company to offer this unique and exciting addition. Stay tuned...as this is happening very soon. You will not want to miss out.

Please call if you are very interested...We can tell you this: Your event will be a memorable one!

Party-Time Productions wins "Bride's choice award" two years in a row!

February 1st, 2011

Pittsburgh, PA – February 2nd, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce {Enter Your Business Name} has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for DJ's and Event Lighting!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

Party-Time Productions DJ's and Event Lighting stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud {Enter Your Business Name} for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that Party-Time Productions DJ's and Event Lighting is among the very best DJ and Lighting within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/party-time-productions-monroeville/63bee5c809a0a994.html

For more information on the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

About WeddingWire, Inc.
WeddingWire.com, the nation's leading technology company serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 local wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers to wedding cakes. WeddingWire also offers an online community and a suite of cutting-edge planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire provides free online management tools creating the only market opportunity that gives local businesses control over their clients, reviews, leads and performance. Businesses that join the WeddingWire Network appear on WeddingWire.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO), ProjectWedding.com and Weddingbee.com (both part of eHarmony), and Celebrations.com (part of the 1-800-Flowers family of brands, NASDAQ: FLWS).

Getting ready for 2011

Hello Everyone.

We here at Party-Time Productions are getting ready for a great year in 2011. There are some new and exciting things going on over here at DJ central, and we wanted to share a few with you.

First of all, we will be adding MORE lighting to our inventory, so you can book more up lighting and we can now handle three events with up lighting per weekend. Book yours soon, they are still solidly booking UP (No pun intended)

Secondly, we are going to offer much more in the way of creative interaction...Please ask us if you would like: The newlywed game, Singing dinner tables, who knows the newlywed couple the most...As well as other surprises.

Thirdly, we are going to be offering a SUPER HOT NEW ITEM sometime after February...Stay posted for this...You will NOT want to miss out on this new addition. We should have more info in January.

stay tunedfor NEW additions.

Stay tuned for some new additions:

Flip books

Photo booths

Interactive skits

More to come

Testing mobile blog.

the new trends in Weddings for 2010

Hello everyone!


Welcome to another addition of our Blog posting. I would like to go over some of the HOTTEST trends going on in the wedding industry today. There are many new and unique ideas out there and we just want to share some of these with you.





1. Decor lighting

With Decor lighting you can accent, highlight or warm up any venue! This is all the rage right now with Brides everywhere.

There is so much to offer with this unique way to decorate your room, add warmth and beauty and really give your guests the "WOW" factor!

We offer the area's ONLY wireless technology, and use state of the art lighting to offer you 1,600 colors to choose from! See our gallery on our website for more info.

2. Unique dances

"Rock the reception" dances, surprise "father / Daughter" pledges, First dance pledge, and of course the "Bridal party" routine dance are becoming more and more popular. Why not try something unique? Our favorite is the first dance pledge: We record a private message from the Bride to the Groom, and then record one from the Groom to the Bride. Each message is very short and sentimental...We then INTERSPERSE the recordings of your voices into your first dance song....What a memorable way to start your first dance as Husband and Wife!

3. Audience interaction.

This comes in many forms: Dinner interaction (Singing tables for you to have a kiss is very popular), Cocktail trivia about the Bride and Groom, as well as many Dance themes and interaction. Most Professional DJ services are now offering many options for you to choose from. Try a few!

Décor lighting…What is it?

Simply put, your wedding reception room can be surrounded in warm, beautiful lighting….

Décor lighting is used to ACCENT the room, while adding décor. Lighting will add a sense of beauty that cannot be described by words…Just look for yourself ...How would you describe the image above? Regardless of the words, your guests will be surrounded in beautiful lighting that you choose. We have a choice of 16 million colors to choose from!

Our lighting is state-of -the-art new LED lighting. Don't be fooled by the "Older" style lighting- Par can lights. These old style lights can generate ALOT of heat, and require alot of power...Some par cans are known to BURN too bright, or explode... Please do yourself a favor and ask what type of lighting is used...We carry ONLY wireless LED lighting...Specifically designed for this type of application. Par can lighting is primarily used for stage and live band lighting...and your choice of colors is limited to "Gels" - Pieces of plastic put in front of the par cans...

Check out our gallery page on our web site and see for your self what we can do to add to the beauty of your wedding reception...We can also light up you ceremony area as well...See our photos! Gallery link (Click here)
Hurry...these book fast!