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NADJ Party Planner and Vibe Check

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Your Wedding Night Planner

Grab a drink, sit together, and fill this in — your progress saves as you go so take your time and come back whenever.

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Step 1 of 11

The Basics

The essentials — takes about two minutes and unlocks everything else.

A copy of the finished plan will be sent to your DJ.

Someone your DJ can call if they can't reach you — name and mobile

Step 2 of 11

Your Story 💛

This is how your DJ makes your night feel like yours. The funnier and more honest you are here, the better your introduction will be.

🤔 How long have you known each other?
📍 Where did you two first meet?
😂 Tell your DJ a story — funny, embarrassing, romantic, chaotic — about how you met or your early days together. This might end up in your intro.
💍 How did the proposal happen? Smooth and planned, or a complete disaster?
🤫 Anything your DJ should quietly know about before he gets on the mic?

Family situations, guests to tread carefully around, topics to avoid — in complete confidence

Step 3 of 11

The Run Sheet ⏱️

A tight run sheet means your DJ can plan every moment. Fill in what you know — you can always come back and update it.

Fireworks, photo booth, games, surprise performances, sparkler exits…

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First Dance & Cake Cutting 🎂

Two of the most photographed moments of your night — let's make sure they're absolutely perfect.

🕺 First Dance

The exact words — he'll say them word for word

Kids joining halfway, transitioning to another song, keeping it loose and fun — tell your DJ everything

Just the two of us
Wedding party joins halfway
Everyone invited to join

🎂 Cake Cutting

Yes please — make a moment of it
No thanks — keep it low-key

Step 5 of 11

The Last Dance 🌙

The song everyone remembers on the drive home. What's it going to be?

Just end naturally — no fuss
Form a circle around us
Tunnel / arch send-off
Yes — always end on a high
No — play through no matter what

Birthdays, anniversaries, guests who've travelled a long way, big thank yous

Step 6 of 11

Your Guests 👥

Knowing your crowd is half the battle. The age mix tells your DJ everything about how to pitch the music as the night evolves.

Rough adult age split — drag to adjust

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Key Moments 🎶

This is where it gets personal. Your DJ uses these to drop in musical moments that'll make your guests stop and smile. Some we can look up — others only you know.

📅 The Number Ones

Enter your dates of birth and we'll look up the UK No.1 song at key milestones in your lives — your DJ might just sneak one in.

🥂 Stag & Hen

🎓 University & Going Out

🏫 Did either of you go to uni or college? What was the song of your time there?
🕐 What's the song that used to come on at 2am and absolutely destroyed the dancefloor on nights out?
🚗 What's the song that comes on in the car and everyone loses it?
🏠 What song do your closest friends or family always associate with the two of you?
🎉 Is there a track that if your DJ played it tonight, would absolutely guarantee the dancefloor fills?

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Music Vibes 🎧

Swipe right on tracks you'd love to hear, left on ones you'd skip. More useful than any star rating — your DJ gets a proper feel for your taste in 2 minutes.

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Anything you actually listen to — your DJ uses it as a guide alongside your swipes

Step 9 of 11

Requests & No-Plays 🎵

Your personal wishlist — up to 20 songs you want your DJ to find a home for. Then tell them what's absolutely off the table.

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Songs you'd be gutted to not hear tonight. Your DJ will do his best to work every one in.

Separate with commas. These don't get played regardless of who asks or how much they beg.

Come and check with us first
Absolutely not — just say no
Leave it to your DJ's judgement

🕺 The Party Dances

They might not be your scene — but they might save the dancefloor at 10pm. Tell your DJ what to do with each one.

Step 10 of 11

Your Crew 🤝

Your DJ works best when he knows everyone on the team before the day. The more detail here, the smoother the night runs — and the better the network for everyone.

📸 Photographer

Specific moments they want to capture, shots they need quiet for, anything like that

🎬 Videographer / Content Creator
Yes — needs a feed from your DJ
No — ambient only
Not sure — your DJ to ask them
🏛️ Venue

Volume curfews, noise limiter, load-in restrictions, parking, electricity supply quirks…

🎸 Band or Other Entertainment (if any)
📋 Wedding Planner / Coordinator
🍽️ Caterer

If you're happy for your DJ to tag you in any content from the night

100% — happy to help
Yes — remind me afterwards
I'd prefer not to
Google
Facebook
Instagram
Personal recommendation
Venue suggested him
Other

Step 11 of 11 — nearly there!

Final Thoughts 💬

Last chance to tell your DJ anything — no detail is too small, too weird, or too obvious. If you're thinking it, write it.

🎯 What would make tonight a 10/10 for you? What does success look like?
😬 Is there anything you're nervous about for the evening? Anything that could go wrong?
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You're all done!

Your DJ now has everything he needs to make your evening absolutely brilliant. They’ll be in touch before the big day if he has any questions.

Your save code — keep this safe

Nick Chatten

Avtar Thethy

WHAT WILL I DO?

I have a ‘Goldmine’ of ideas, that, if elected, I will endeavour to implement and achieve top results.

EQUALITY

Equal partnerships with manufacturer’s and service providers within the DJ sector.

Strengthen existing relationships and look for new participants to drive us all forward.

Create more fund raising opportunities for NADJ.

Social Events

The 1st Internal NADJ DJ Awards evening.

We all are from the same entity, so I believe that we as a membership, we deserve equal recognition as other Associations, past present and future.

ACCOUNTABILITY

To promote the visibility of NADJ, at exhibitions and shows, both Nationally and Regionally.

Reintroduce the NADJ clothing range, with additional items.

To make myself as the National Chairman more accessible to existing Members in all classes of membership, and new ones – introducing new opportunities for the membership as a whole to perform at top level events and functions.

Allowing the membership to “air” their views as we go on, and make a positive but constructive contribution on matters that effect YOU the member.

Have standardised forms available for the whole network to use and adapt, with all Health and Safety documentation required by venues in a Welcome pack.

STRENGTH

To be a strong chairman who truly represents the membership interests at high level meetings and events.

To maintain, strengthen and underpin the membership voice by improving the NADJ’s representative role in the open marketplace.

Empower all members and NADJ Reps to become co – creators of Change (Regional Led Projects)

INNOVATION

Improve NADJ facilities to allow Members to deliver a more professional service in their own respective businesses, in an ever growing industry.

The development of a more social and approachable network of DJ’s across the UK.

Introduce a ‘one stop shop’ making it easer for the member and client to obtain everything under one roof.

WHO AM I ?

My name is Avtar Thethy, 55 years old, married and a father to two boys.

Based in West London for last 52 years.

Running my own business LED Factory for last 9+ years.

An active and helpful member of NADJ London and I’m also the London Chairman.

I am determined, committed and will always endeavour to get the best results possible for YOU, the Member.

WHY ME?

Existing NADJ Member, Chairman for London.

I’ve been blessed with many opportunities week in week out to attend the TOP Events up, down and across the UK – as a supplier, organiser, judge and simply as a guest.

I enjoy the creative benefits of product and service integration with the following well established AV companies daily:

Kudos Av & Kudos Music
Calibar Events
Ritzy Music
UVD Ultimate Visual Display
AVH

(There are many more.)

We are consistently facilitating well over 100 events pa. All of them different,
So you can see that not do I only talk the talk, but I am constantly and walking the walk.

I feel the Association needs CHANGE and Change for the better, It needs to recognise the huge talent that it has within and needs to promote that from within.

It also cannot have its members to have disproportionate inequality in the outside world.

I certainly have the Passion, Commitment and fully understand the hardships in running a business without help.

In talking to a few fellow members, over the last few years, I understand what is missing and what Needs need to be addressed – If you can see these gaps, then,
I am the man to deliver.

Avtar Thethy
Led Factory / NADJ

Fabio Capozzi

Change is good but change for change sake can be a sign of not understanding the true needs of what must be done. I believe the secret of change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. The Association is long overdue revision and reform that better suits the members.

A new approach to reviving the many reasons why membership is the right choice for hard-working DJs is a better understanding of today’s DJ. By helping members maintain a better work-life balance with money saving benefits or having access to advice from experienced fellow members or sharing work opportunities, it is all for naught unless there is a fundamental mutual respect towards everyone, no matter their view or standing.

Community is important to the success of NADJ and it is the huge support of the membership that we can all pride ourselves on. It is, however, inevitable that a collective of people will disagree from time to time, albeit having a common goal. It is essential that open and fair discussion is encouraged to allow opinion and debate to enhance the values that NADJ stand by. I believe that by creating a culture of positive ideas backed by action this forum can encourage us to move forwards in boosting the public opinion of UK DJs. By way of a campaign, aimed directly at the consumer, NADJ in collaboration with other associations and DJ groups, can represent the benefits of choosing a DJ that is encouraged to apply best practices towards their clients with a view to enhance their business. This path can be applied to all types of DJ, from bedroom to festival and radio and by being more inclusive and properly acknowledging these equally important types of DJ into our community, we can be enriched with their viewpoint and expertise of the industry we all work in.

Our industry is one of supplying a serious amount of dedication and excellent customer experience wrapped in an evening of fun, music and dancing. When you are passionate about your work and strive to be professional, it is a welcome relief to be able to meet, network and collaborate with industry colleagues whilst having a little fun. The branch sessions, events and gatherings that happen across the UK require dedicated committee officers to make these happen regionally and nationally. Without the hard work, that is volunteered, the branch sessions would not be possible – and I thank all of you for your unflagging efforts to run great branches. I agree with opinion that NADJ life has become overly serious and in some cases stale, adopting a tired constitution, no longer in keeping with current member needs and aspirations undermined by language that is outdated. I see the need for reform of the constitution, more inclusive language and attitude, updated to reflect the industry we work in today and instrumental in helping the membership to grow and develop by attracting younger DJs to understand how the NADJ can offer a sound platform to boost their DJ career.

All this I believe is important to make being a member an enjoyable and enriching experience but the serious business of running an association is not all about fun (not for NEC committee members anyway), it is a task that relies on consistency, diplomacy and the ability to make new relationships whilst maintain the ones we have happy. Without the support of members and the industry, no matter how much fun and energy you would like at a branch session, it will be difficult to achieve without the help of great content organised on time and with consideration – this is not a job where you can ‘wing it’… I have never winged anything. I look forward to your vote.

Alastair Craig

My name is Alastair Craig and I am a full time DJ with over 30 years’ experience of providing services to many events, including Weddings, Birthdays and Corporates.

Apart from DJ’ing I am also involved in the IT industry and have been advisory on protecting Children’s Data and more recently been involved in testing software for a leading DJ company.

Outside of work I am is a keen Scuba Diver and currently serve as the Diving Officer for Reading University in which I also act as a mentor and Assistant Instructor.

I am running for Secretary for NADJ as I feel that I can bring some new ideas as well as my organisational skills to the table, not just from my experience within my DJ work but from my other involvement in IT to which assessment, planning through to delivery  was key to my role.

At this time, I feel NADJ is ready for change and I am certainly open to listening to new ideas from the membership to move the association in a new fresh direction.

Let’s leave the politics behind and concentrate on building new relationships from within as well as looking after the ones that have already been established.

Yes, it will be a challenge for the new committee but no doubt, as D-ream sang “Things Can Only Get Better” 😊

Dave Mills

Firstly, thank you to those who felt I was worthy to be nominated for a position on the National Committee. I’m not sure I should be grateful, but I am very honoured by your faith in me.

Some of you may know me as the fun, gig addicted, rock music loving Chairman of the South Central Branch but if you don’t and haven’t seen my recent profile piece in Pro Mobile issue 95 (yes shameless self-promotion) then let me briefly introduce myself.

I’m Dave Mills; I had been a struggling DJ for many years working for an agency in Berkshire until I was invited to a NADJ meeting. The people I met within NADJ inspired and helped me to leave the agency and successfully branch out on my own. I’ve made some great friends and learned A LOT. By joining the committee and then becoming the south central chairman I have found myself in a position to encourage and support other aspiring DJ’s to do the same as myself. The range and wealth of knowledge, experience and professionalism within NADJ still floors me making me feel in awe but very proud to be a part of it all.

I am open minded to new ideas and using feedback from our members and non-members, working together as a team so everyone has a voice and every member gets something extra from being in NADJ (not just a P.L.I.) and feels part of our mad music addicted community.

*I hope I haven’t bored you to death yet, nearly there*

I would like to think that my 6 years on an NADJ committee have given me the experience required to move up to the challenge of becoming National Secretary. I am under no illusion that there is a difference between running a branch and taking on a role at national level and it’s not always going to be easy (but I hope not to the point of sitting on a chair sticking pencils up my nose, with pants on my head and saying ‘wibble’) but for some insane reason I’m looking forward to taking on the challenge.

If you are kind enough to vote me in, my main aims would be to help make the association more open and inclusive, encouraging and supporting the current membership as well aspiring DJ’s of any age and gender to join us in our mission to make the DJ industry truly recognised as a profession in a positive, encouraging way.