Spinning Truths & Dropping Wedding Bombs: DJ ESG’s No-BS Guide to Your Big Day
- In a world where weddings are both chaos and perfection, DJ ESG—aka Eric Scott Gold—emerges as the wise-cracking, truth-dropping, mic-spinning legend the Philadelphia Tri-State area never knew it needed. Armed with nearly 175 thousand streams across 15 separate platforms, he’s the proud host of the region's number one wedding podcast, where advice flows freely—sometimes for couples, sometimes for vendors, and always delivered with the subtlety of a confetti cannon.
DJ ESG is not your average private event DJ; he’s a walking wedding encyclopedia with a sarcasm filter permanently set to "off." With 30+ years in the biz, over 3,500 events rocked, 1,000 glowing reviews, and a résumé so sparkly it could double as a disco ball, this guy doesn’t just sugarcoat reality—he skips the sugar altogether. Millennials and Gen Z? He sees you. He knows your flea-sized attention spans. That’s why his micro tips are short, snappy, and unfiltered, served with a heaping side of "you're welcome."
The accolades? Oh, they’re endless. Seven-time "International Mobile Entertainer of the Year" finalist. Multi-time "Best Of" winner in Philadelphia, San Diego, AND Bucks County. The nation’s loudest, proudest LGBTQ wedding advocate, and the first to hoist the Pride flags at the International DJ Expo like the hero weddings never knew they needed. Oh, and did we mention he’s officiated over 200 weddings? Including 50+ same-sex unions? Or that he had the honor of MCing THE Jason Kelce wedding with his buddy Bob on the decks? Yeah. #GoBirds indeed.
So, buckle up for DJ ESG's wedding wisdom—raw, real, and straight from the heart. Peace, Love, and God Above!
Spinning Truths & Dropping Wedding Bombs: DJ ESG’s No-BS Guide to Your Big Day
Vendor Harmony: DJ ESG's Tale of Overcoming Wedding Day Surprises with Teamwork
Picture this: You're at a wedding, the music's perfect, the couple's dancing, and suddenly, the photographer swoops in and whisks the bride and groom away for a surprise nighttime photo shoot. It's chaotic, right? Join DJ ESG as he pulls back the curtain on the world of wedding vendors, sharing a personal tale of navigating the unpredictable landscape of multiple weddings in a single weekend. Learn the art of balancing spontaneity with structure, as he emphasizes the crucial need for clear communication and teamwork among DJs, photographers, and videographers to prevent those "what just happened?" moments.
Ever wondered how to keep everything running smoothly when the plan goes off the rails? Tune in to hear DJ ESG recount the highs and lows of coordinating with a diverse group of professionals, each with their own agenda. From unexpected timing glitches during a goodbye circle to last-minute window dance shots, this episode explores how mutual respect and proactive planning can transform potential disasters into successful events. Whether you're a wedding pro or simply curious about what goes on behind the scenes, DJ ESG's insights offer a humorous yet heartfelt look into the collaborative effort required to create unforgettable wedding memories.
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What's up guys? Dj ESG, honest, wedding Advice, season 11, and today I'm talking about hiring vendors who play nice in the sandbox together. Yes, this weekend again, I had four events. Well, hold on a second, I had four events this weekend, which means I had at least four photographers and I had two videographers. Well, let's see.
Speaker 1:I tell all the clients listen, I am an okay, swell, go with anything type of dude, you know. I mean just if the photographers or videographers want to take you guys out or want to do something to you, just give me the heads up before they do it. I'm so open to allowing that and not arguing it, but just give me the heads up and like, when I say heads up, I don't mean just like as you're leaving, I mean to say, listen, in five minutes we're going to take them out, we're going to do this, we're going to do that x, y and z. Okay, sunday, listen, I don't care who you are. I mean I will throw Annie Leibovitz under the bus if she does it to me, and if you don't know who Annie Leibovitz is, you got to google it, because she's one of the best photographers in the world, all right. So I turned around and I said, listen, I'm about to do this goodbye circle early for the videographer and the photographer to get nice pictures, you know, and a nice video, a nice goodbye video for the videographer. So the photographer looks at me and says I was just about to take him out. For what? For nighttime pictures.
Speaker 1:Okay, we went over this whole sheet. I gave you the entire sheet that I was going to do. I gave you from soup to nuts, cover to cover. The venue told you what we were doing. The videographer told you what he was doing. Where on this is anything to do with taking them out for nighttime photos? Well, they asked for it. Okay, that's great, they asked for it. So come up to me say, hey, listen, they want to go out for nighttime pictures. This is when I want to go. I'm just giving you the heads up, yada, yada, yada.
Speaker 1:So I'm about to do this big closing circle and the photographer goes. We're going outside for nighttime pictures and I was like, were you going to tell me that, like prior to me doing this, like I'm doing my job, I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing and you're about to go outside for nighttime pictures? Your lights are already out there, set up, which means I had no idea you were doing this. And now I have to. You know, stop, no, no, no, no. I got the mic, I got the music Circle, let's go.
Speaker 1:So then we get to the point where the event's coming to a close and they're supposed to have this like goodbye dance, like in the window and shot through the window and all this other stuff. It's supposed to go off at a certain time and they're like, hey, we're ready to go, and I put them against the window and I'm ready to do it, and the photographer goes well, I'm not ready, I need time to set these lights up. We're just going to look stupid. I go okay, well, set them up, let me know when you're done. So now I'm standing there with a microphone in my hand. I before got to get another song. Now we're into this song. We're playing another song. She's getting lights set up. Finally gives me the thumbs up and there's two of them. They're not one, there's two. So I'm thinking to myself why wasn't this set up 10 minutes ago, ready to go, when this was supposed to start? Well, listen, they were nice people. I mean, I'm not going to lie, they were very, very sweet. They were nice. We had a good time together.
Speaker 1:But it's not always about you. You know, I don't care who you are as a photographer or a videographer, or a venue or a dj. It's not always about you. We all have a job to do and we all want to make sure that job is done properly. From the venue to the chef, to the photographer, to the videographer, to the dj, everybody. They want to make sure the job is done right. Okay, it's not about one person, it's not about you, okay, unless you are the best photographer or the best videographer, or the best DJ, or the best chef or the best venue, or the best rabbi or the best officiant or the best driver or the best florist in America. It's not about you. It's not about you.
Speaker 1:So, as a bride, as a groom, as two brides, as two grooms, you need to hire vendors that are going to play nice together, that are going to all you know. Come together, conform, let everybody know what's going on. Give people you know, give a heads up when they're going to do something. It's just, it's good, juju, I mean, come on now Listen. At the end of the day, I have the microphone in my hand, okay? So the last person that you're going to tell what to do as a DJ. Okay, you're a photographer, you're going to get X, y and Z together by screaming over top of my music up, you're going to get up, you know, you're going get nope, nope, I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do and, as long as you don't dick me over, I'm gonna help you out immensely. I'm going to give you exactly what you need.
Speaker 1:Then that's my, it's my favorite part about the whole thing. So yesterday, after I rolled my eyes twice and I kind of gave, like you know, like a shot. She leaves and doesn't even say goodbye, walks right by, not thank you for your help, not thank you for being patient, just gets in the fucking car and takes off. Okay, just, I'm just like all right. So the venue said goodbye, the videographer said goodbye, the client said goodbye, people that were there said goodbye, uh, even the staff that was there, the co-room person but you, the photographer, just fucking took off like your shit didn't stink. All right, I hate people like that.
Speaker 1:Listen, if you're gonna hire vendors, the vendors need to work together and play nice in the sandbox. They don't need to be fucking assholes. All right, like I said, on a personal level. She was sweet as pie, okay, but as the night went forward and it got to be professional, it got to be what she wanted and not what I wanted. So if I was going to do something, I came up to them three or four times and said we're going to do this, this, this, this and this. I went over the timeline with them three or four times. We're about to start the ceremony, start the ceremony. And she's in the parking lot talking to these people with dogs in their cars, because there was going to be shots of these dogs later there were seven dogs, so we're ready to start the ceremony. Here comes the officiant walking outside. She's in the parking lot talking to these people that are in an SUV. All right, that's all I got to say.
Speaker 1:Honest wedding advice. When you hire your vendors, I don't care if they're family, friends or somebody you found off the street or word of mouth make sure everybody's on the same page and they're going to play nice in the same sandbox. It's great advice. Take it or leave it. I'm ESG peace, loving God above, and I'm out Bye-bye.