07/07/2023
We do things differently than most other DJ companies. For example: We don't do surprises. Never. Not one. Why? Because we've seen them go horribly wrong. If mom/dad/maid of honor/uncle billy bob want to surprise the couple they are welcome to do it on their own but Buckeye will not have any part of it. That is, unless we hear it directly from the bride or groom that they know someone is planning a surprise and they are ok with that.
We've seen this topic come up many times in DJ groups and as far as we can tell we're the only DJs it seems like in the damn country that won't go along with surprises. But here's the thing, it's YOUR day. It's not the parent's day, it's not uncle billy bob's day. YOU had a vision for your wedding and we promised to give you what you wanted.
We bring this up because a mom just emailed us this: "I want to surprise my daughter and guests by having “singing waiters”. Have you seen this done at an event? Its only for a few songs. I think they DJ would need to be in the loop and engage in this surprise. Thoughts?"
We've done 5000 weddings and honestly thought we'd seen it all. Apparently not. :) Now, while we think this sounds cool her daughter might be horrified at this. And 99.9% of DJ companies would hop right on board and do this surprise waiter thing no questions asked but we will not. Here's my response:
"In over 5000 weddings I don't think we've ever seen that. Just when I thought we've seen it all, lol!
Here's our company policy with surprises. We don't do them. We've seen them go horribly, horribly wrong and we decided long ago to not put our reputation on the line for someone else's surprise. So, we would need your daughter to tell us directly that she knows someone has a surprise for her and she's ok with it. Obviously you don't need to disclose much but we need clearance before we will participate. Sorry about that!"
And that, my friends, is the Buckeye Entertainment difference. WE PROTECT OUR CLIENTS.
Ultimately the mom refused to ask her daughter if it was ok to have a surprise which tells us that the bride probably would not have liked this idea and it was more for the mom than the daughter. What one person thinks is cool the person sitting next to them might think is cheesy as hell.
Your wedding is about YOU, not anyone else. That's also the reason why we're not flashy, but that's another post. lol