Freddie James & Assoc-Dj Service

11/06/2007 Posted by rachelkh

I used Freddie James DJ Services for my 2007 wedding and after meeting with Freddie himself, the owner of the company he ensured us that the DJ wouldl have all the information he needed to make our night go flawlessly. HOWEVER the DJ PLAYED THE WRONG FIRST DANCE SONG!!!! We specifically noted what song to play and even talked about it at our meeting just days before the wedding. The DJ had no idea, or at least never mentioned anything to us about playing the wrong song, so we strongly feel that Freddie gave incorrect instructions to his employee. He also was supposed to play a specific song, that Freddie convinced us to use, for the bouquet toss and he didn't even play to right song...in fact once i confronted him about it...at this point i was mad since he'd played teh wrong first dance too...he claimed that was what he played...guess this was a case of hitting the wrong track number. We were able to get over that he played thje wrong bouquet toss...but after carefully deciding over MONTHS what the first dance should be...we had our hearts on it and this simple wish was never granted. In fact after that HUGE mistake on their part, we still tipped the DJ $50 (on top of the $800 we paid for 6 hrs.) and I emailed Freddie to let him know what a HUGE deal it was to us that the DJ messed up...never heard back, not even a quick email that said "i'm sorry". NOTHING...guess he's moved on to screwing up major moments in other people's lives. I blaim Freddie for this one. He should make sure that the DJs he sends out have the correct material and correct instructions....because our DJ did a good job...kept people dancing...i think freddie was the one who blew it here.

Pros: kept crowd on dance floor.

Cons: didn't follow directions.

08/28/2007 Posted by jklevins

Definitely don't use Freddie James DJ service. Thank goodness we had a list and a produced wedding otherwise god knows what would have happened. Freddie James told us he would be our DJ. We met with him and gave him a rundown of events. He seemed to understand everything. Then he sends backs the rundown and it is changed. Then I can't get a hold of him, then he gives the excuse that he was so busy with 7-7-7. Which is not an excuse. Then he finally calls us 2 days before the wedding trying to go over everything and it's a mess, then Freddie raises his voice at me saying "that is not how we do things'. My reaction is that I'm paying you, you will do what I want. (I think it was because they actually had to follow a list and gather up the songs we wanted, and that takes work.) So I'm thinking he got it. So Saturday comes around, and HE NEVER SHOWS, but some weird guy shows up with a toupe. He never gets the crowd going, very drab.. He started playing everything correctly but then towards the middle of the night, cd's start skipping, and he doesn't change them, then starts playing his own terrible songs. (more than likely because he didn't have a lot of our songs). I also gave a cd, and never got the cd back. Freddie James will never call you after they do their job to find how things went, because they know it doesn't go good. So BRIDES & GROOMS, here's some advice, pick out every one of your songs and put it in an order, PRODUCE IT, make these DJ'S work, because if they don't they'll play their stupid songs you hear at every wedding and their dumb mixes they think everyone likes. Think about it... $750 + for 6 hours of playing THEIR FAVORITE TUNES.. MAKE THEM WORK AND DO IT YOUR WAY. As for FREDDIE JAMES DJ'S, YOU GOT YOUR MONEY FROM US, BUT THIS REVIEW WILL BE HERE FOREVER! TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T CALL FOR A FOLLOWUP--- And I'll even sign my name. JOYCE KLEVINS/WEDDING 7-14-07