Philip Harvey

When you start planning a wedding, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by expectations. Glossy magazines and social media feeds tell you that a “real” wedding requires a massive grand-scale event complete with prestige historic venues, high-end styling and rigid coordination at every turn. While the glitz and glamour of luxury venues are lovely (and we’ve

Having DJ’d weddings for over 17 years, I can tell you that a great evening reception is never just five hours of full-throttle party music. If a DJ blasts peak-time anthems at 7:30 PM, your guests will be exhausted by 10:00 PM. An incredible party relies on peaks and troughs a deliberate flow of energy

It happens all the time, you attend a close friend’s wedding reception, the atmosphere is electric, the dance floor is packed and you walk away thinking, “That was the best party ever, we need to do that for ours!” Naturally, you ask for their supplier list. You reach out to the exact same venue, the

Sizing a Dance Floor is a delicate balance. If you hire a floor that is too large, it will look sparse and empty even when 30 people are dancing. If you hire one that is too small, your guests will end up shoulder-to-shoulder or dancing on the venue carpet. Many couples assume they need a

In today’s world of Spotify and Apple Music, almost everyone has access to millions of tracks at their fingertips. Because we all build our own personal playlists, it’s easy to fall into a common trap: assuming that selecting good music is the same thing as running a successful 5-hour dance floor. Having DJ’d over 1,000

With the average UK wedding now costing up to £25,000, managing a budget is one of the most stressful parts of planning a wedding. When you are balancing venue costs, dresses, suits, florists, photographers and caterers, it is completely understandable why evening entertainment often gets pushed down the to-do list. Over the last 12 months,