Choosing a DJ for A Gay or Biracial Wedding?
Today
in the “New World” of gender anonymity and marriages without conventional
constraints, we try to find new ways to open our business to all that are in
love and wish to celebrate. When a gay, lesbian or biracial couple gets
engaged, they are met with happy greetings and best wishes from their friends
and families. We hope that they find the same happiness and joy from their
Wedding Vendors as well. When it comes
to planning a Wedding Celebration, our
Chicago Wedding DJs know that few things differ between heterosexual and
Same-Sex and (LGBT) Weddings. LGBT couples may face some challenges in the
planning and preparation of a wedding that straight couples do not but, the
planning process carries on as it would for the traditional husband and wife
scenario; the location, invitations, menu selections, floral arrangements,
outfits, and, even the DJ.
As a wedding
& party service DJ company we don’t have a specific “same-sex” package
because every wedding is specific and unique in its own way.
We
don’t feel a need to cater to a specialty market. We don’t want to keep with
the old ways of pointing out when things are different, but rather, point out
when things are special. The music you choose, the ceremony you dreamed
of — it’s all part of what a couple has imagined since they first began talking
with each other about the possibility of having a wedding.
Gay
and Lesbian couples face a lot of the same challenges and excitement that
straight couples do. Biracial couples
also receive their share of outside problems too. For example, Gay or Straight,
nowadays we ALL love to go on Facebook or other social media sites to post all
about the big wedding day.
We
disagree about color patterns, budgets, and which vendors to hire. And we all
get nervous about walking down the aisle, and argue over which song will be
used for the First Dance just as all Married Couples do. As seasoned, experienced and professional
Wedding DJs in Chicago, we recognize some of the differences that are
unavoidable, but we also know that, at the end of the day, hiring a DJ for a
LGBT, “Same-sex” or biracial wedding celebration is no different than a straight
wedding in this regard: The trick to having a great DJ at your event is having
someone who sees it as a special day and nothing out of the norm. It’s a wedding and that’s that.
The
vows may be a little different and you may have two Father/Daughter dances or a
Mother/Daughter or Father/Son dance, or some other special highlight that
doesn’t always show up in a typical Male-Female “Straight” Wedding. The music and Emceeing should still be
executed professionally just as they would for any event. Here at the Original Mr. DJ, it’s our job
as the DJ to help you plan those announcements, to realize your vision for the
perfect music for each portion of the event, and to execute it to perfection.
There
are some unique decisions and concerns that same-sex couples may face during
their planning, for example, straight couples may worry about the look of their
outfits, but it’s not because they’re worried about their gender identity being
misunderstood. Some LGBT couples might
be concerned that the family members or wedding party members use the correct
pronoun when mentioning them in a toast.
Those
factors are common, but it’s the responsibility of the Original Mr. DJ Emcee
to make sure those issues are dealt with before the wedding day arrives, we
understand your wishes and executes them. Whether you’re Jewish and you bless
the Challah, or you’re Chinese and you change into a ceremonial dress
mid-wedding, your DJ should be professional and adaptable, even if he/she has
never worked for a wedding that has your particular unique concerns.
You
want your DJ to understand these points and to incorporate them into the event
just as he/she would any event… but not go over overboard and feel manufactured
or to make you feel uncomfortable by his/her overly enthusiastic approach to a
Gay Wedding, as if it were something so out of the ordinary that the DJ needs
to bring special attention to it. Our
DJs simply don’t feel that way.
We are
here to make your moment with your best friend, your partner and your fiancé
the most special day that it can be. We
recognize the historical significance of the recent freedoms and progress
gained within the Gay Community, but we never want our clients to feel singled
out, or that their DJ is uncomfortable or unfamiliar with Gay wedding
celebrations.
Long
before same sex marriage was “Legal” in any state, we have been called upon to
provide music and entertainment for the celebration of same-sex unions. The future is always moving. Lifestyles are
changing, families are no longer the stereotypical “TV family”, or “colored
people” and weddings will continue to evolve, even beyond what we know them as
today.
For our Wedding DJ services,
little has changed, and we want our customers to know that we are completely
open and accepting of our same-sex couples and clients. The Original Mr. DJ don’t see
people as categories, rather, we see two people sharing a night of love,
family, food, drinks, and of course, dancing!
We
wish all the best to every happy couple pledging endless love to their soul
mates!
