Tags archives: DIY DJ

{Product Review} Wedding Songs Planner App

  • {Product Review} Wedding Songs Planner App

  • One of the biggest DIY projects Jason and I took on for our own wedding was taking charge of our wedding music. We're huge music nerds with eclectic tastes. Finding a DJ we liked, could afford, and who *got* what we wanted for our wedding turned out to be impossible so we opted to create our own wedding day soundtrack.[...]

  • DIY DJ: Review of My Wedding DJ App

    • Wanting to create your wedding music playlist using your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch?  Well, now there’s an app for that.  We were contacted by Allen at Steamclock Software about their new app, My Wedding DJ.  I found My WeddingDJ to be quite easy & fun to use.  It’s divided into two modes: the Music Plan & [...]

  • DIY DJ: Halloween Hits To Rock Your Reception

    • October is my favorite month, including both my wedding anniversary & Halloween. I’ve been eager to write an article featuring some songs for a Halloween wedding playlist, but haven’t been in the Autumn spirit with temperatures in 90s for the past few weeks.  Today is finally a cold, rainy October day and I’m in th[...]

  • DIY DJ: About Our Set-Up

    • Seeing the various responses and questions to the new DIY DJ column, I thought my next few posts might have some answers.  In my next post I’ll discuss editing software & creating mixes.  For this post, I thought I would relate what we did after we had our CDs created.  Okay, what do we do now?  A boombox wasn’t go[...]
A Hello From The DIY DJ

  • A Hello From The DIY DJ

  • Hello DIY community, allow myself to introduce…myself. I am Khris’ husband Jason and I am a music addict and crazed mix-tape/CD/playlist maker. Music has been a huge part of my life: from listening to my mom’s John Denver records as a young child to discovering to Rush, Zeppelin, Sabbath & Floyd in grade school; fr[...]

  • DIY Dilemma: iPod Reception Sound Sucks

    • Hey DIY Bride: My fi and I are going to do the iPod reception thing. We did a test run at our reception hall (our church's hall) after a group meeting a few weekends ago and it sounded like crap. What did we do wrong? -K&S Hey K&S, Having an iPod reception can work - and work well - but it needs some serious [...]

  • Pros & Cons of iPod DJs

    • Are you considering ditching the DJ and using an iPod as your sole source of music entertainment at your reception? You're not alone! iPod weddings are being more and more popular amongst the tech set, but is it for you? Here's a list of pros and cons to help you determine if using your trusty pod pal is your best b[...]

  • Pros and Cons of iPod DJs

    • Are you considering ditching the DJ and using an iPod as your sole source of music entertainment at your reception? You're not alone! iPod weddings are being more and more popular amongst the tech set, but is it for you? Here's a list of pros and cons to help you determine if using your trusty pod pal is your best bet.[...]

  • Is an iPod Wedding For You?

    • When my husband and I got married waaay back in October 2000, we didn't have live music or a DJ. Instead we opted to burn our own CDs (this was pre-iPod) and, with the help of a trusted friend, played them throughout the reception. It was awesome and we'd do it again in a heartbeat. With the advent of the ubiquitous iP[...]