Saturdaze

Saturdays are for weddings. I've been DJing for 5 years now and this is my usual routine:

• The night before the wedding I'm prepping music requests and typing up my notes.
• On the day-of I start my day with coffee & breakfast before getting ready.
• I change into my load-in clothes. Company polo and khakis. I also pack my suit & shirt for later.
• I load my suit bag, backpack and gig-bag into my car. 
• If I don't have the DJ gear from the night before I drive to pick it up in Scotts Valley.
• After loading out of the warehouse I'm on my way to the venue.
• Once I arrive I check in before unloading my vehicle. I make sure I know where I'm setting up.
• First I setup the ceremony system and do a soundcheck. I usually leave the music playing while I go and setup the main rig.
• I set up the main system where the dancing is going to happen. That includes dance lighting.
• After I'm setup, and all sweaty, I go and change into my suit. Yuck!
• When I'm suited & booted I go and find the officiant and get him/her mic'd up and talk about the ceremony cues.
• When it's go time I'm at the ceremony rig waiting for the coordinator to give me cues to play the processional songs. 
• After the processionals I'm just monitoring the mic levels until the recessional song at the end.
• During cocktail hour I'm usually watching the crowd to get an idea of what the dance floor might look later.
• After cocktails, when everyone is seated for dinner, I line up the wedding party and read out their names making sure I pronounce them correctly.
• Next is the Grand Introduction where I play music and announce the wedding party when they come into the reception. This is usually one of my favorite parts of the day.
• After intros it's usually dinner time and sometimes I have time to relax a bit and eat.
• When dinner's over it's time for toasts, formal dances and open dancing till the end of the night.
• After the last dance I make my final announcement and it's time to change back into my load-in clothes. Usually still wet from my sweat earlier in the day. Double-yuck!
• I strike all the gear, load it back on the cart and wheel it to my car. 
• I drive back to the warehouse, unload the gear and enter my post-event notes in the system.
• I then drive back home, sometimes stopping for food because I'm still hungry.
• It's then time to shower and I usually just hang out for a bit because I've running around all day.
• After that it's already super late and it's time for bed. 
• On Sundays I sleep in.

And that's it! Super easy, right?