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
Festive Fiasco: DJ ESG's Hilarious Tale of a Bridesmaid's Holiday Sing-Along at a Winter Wedding
What happens when a bridesmaid and a well-built gentleman take on Mariah Carey's iconic "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at a winter wedding? Picture a festive scene filled with unexpected hilarity and holiday cheer as guests join in an impromptu sing-along. On this episode of Honest Wedding Advice, I, DJ ESG, take you back to a memorable Christmas wedding from nearly a decade ago where the high notes weren't exactly Mariah level, but the atmosphere was pure merriment. With subwoofers vibrating and guests belting out tunes, the spirit of the season was alive and well.
Join me as I recount the joyous chaos of that evening when a bridesmaid's spirited performance turned into a comedic spectacle thanks to a would-be singer built like an oak tree. His attempt at a duet was more of a "barbershop quartet from hell," but it left everyone, including myself, in stitches. These are the moments that make weddings unpredictable and unforgettable. So, grab some eggnog and tune in for some hearty laughs and genuine holiday wedding insights that only your favorite DJ can provide.
Peace, Love & God Above! :-)
What's up y'all? Dj ESG Honest Wedding Advice, season number 12,. And today it's story time and I'm talking about some of my favorite Christmas stories ever from weddings. And this one takes me back to, I think, 2013 or 2014,. About 10 or so years ago, and you know the Mariah Carey song still a huge hit, I'm not sure. 30, 40 years, something like that. 20 years the anniversary, I think it's 30. I don't want to date her. Well, no, let me phrase that I used to want to date her, but I I don't want to like date her, like make her too old. So, uh, that song's been around for like the longest time, right? So probably about 2013, 14. That's the. That's the. All I Want for Christmas is you song.
Speaker 1:I had a bridesmaid come up to me and she was like are you going to play that song? Yeah, it was December. I was going to play that song. Yeah, sure, absolutely. So. She's like can I sing it? And I was like it's the holidays.
Speaker 1:Usually I want people to sing because you don't know how people sound when they sing. It could be really good, it? I want people sing because you don't know how people sound when they sing. It could be really good. It could be really bad. Usually, when it's really good, the bride tips you off ahead of time and says listen, my friend Kristen can sing really really well. So I'm just like, oh man, she's not gonna ruin this song. Like is she really gonna ruin this song? So I go, okay. I was like I'll give you the microphone because it sucks and we're laughing, laughing about it. And she goes, okay. So she starts singing and it's not terrible, but it's not great, it's fair.
Speaker 1:And this is when, back in the day, when I used to bring a big subwoofer with me no matter where I went because I thought boom, boom, vibrating grandmom chair was the way to go. So you know, I was like all right. So she's standing on top of the sub and she's singing all I want for Christmas, is you all right? So people are looking at her. I mean it's not terrible. They're singing along with her. So she's not like holding notes or trying to get up there into that like fourth octane Mariah Carey range, so she's just like singing and enjoying herself. Some of the other girls come up on stage with her.
Speaker 1:Up on the sub Sub only holds about three or four. I mean it's a sub, you know, it's like this big by this wide, and you know you can get maybe three or four good-sized, you know medium-sized, shmedium-sized girls up there. So she's up there singing and all of a sudden this one guy wants to get up on the sub and start singing. I knew it was coming. I was like, okay, this, this is gonna happen. Because this dude was built like a tree and we're talking like often, like you, built like me, like offensive lineman, 275 pounds. He puts one step up on the sub, grabs the microphone and then they have to kind of push him up onto the sub like his guy friends, and they push him up onto the sub and he's so big that all four girls go flying off the sub this way. And now, like three hit the floor, one falls on top and like at this point of time he's's. You know he was like, oh my god, like shit, I just knocked these fucking girls off the sump. So he takes the microphone and I'm like, oh no, this is gonna happen. And he starts going. He goes, I want for Christmas and he starts singing and I think my voice is terrible.
Speaker 1:This dude sounded like the barbershop quartet from hell just was over, let off the deserted island to sing for, like the monks and Mormons of like the Dead Sea. And he starts singing and all of a sudden everybody's laughing and the song's coming to an end and he gets to the point where you're supposed to have that big long note and he goes. All I want for Christmas is you, you know. And he goes like this, he goes with you and the microphone goes flying this way because you let it go and I actually somebody caught the mic and he takes a step forward for like a bow and goes straight down on the ground. I mean, he is down Like we're talking, like you know, the truss fall forward and not one person caught this guy. So now you got four girls on the ground over here that just got up. One obviously hurt herself because she's limping and laughing, and now he's face down in front of me in the truss fall. So he goes over. You can tell, tell, you can tell he got.
Speaker 1:So he goes over and sits on a chair and we had like three more songs left in the night and we're talking like December Christmas, they start taking ornaments off this tree. We're at Spring Mill, manor, and they're putting the ornaments on the dude who's sitting down at this point in time you can tell he's injured. They start putting ornaments on him, right. So I'm like, yeah, I gotta end this, like the way that I have to end this night. It's, it's just, it's classic because I got a, an injured bridesmaid from this guy.
Speaker 1:He's singing, he goes for the bride and groom at this point time, or laughing like their his there, they're there and utter hystericsics, just utter hysterics, like these guys are. This dude's got ornaments all over him, whatever. So I play this song, the Celine Dion. The Celine Dion song, you know the one like the real, the real, real song goes, I figure what it's called. Now it's gonna come to me and everybody gets around them and they start singing and they're hanging ornaments on them and then they take a big group picture and went to ornaments. It was the coolest ending to a wedding I think I've ever had, um, when it came to the christmas holiday season.
Speaker 1:So you know, goofy shit happens at weddings and I remember every single thing and I have so many stories. But around the holidays I got. I got some other stories, some really cool ones, but I wanted to bring this one to you today. I got all new audio and video equipment. I wanted to try it out and I had this story and I was like this is one of the best stories I've ever had and I'm trying to find pictures of it.
Speaker 1:I can't find the photos. The photographer doesn't have them anymore. It was over seven years ago. The bride and groom moved away. I don't know where they are. We're not friends on Facebook anymore. I'm not even sure if they're still together. I have no clue and I don't even have Facebook anymore and I don't even know where the pictures that I had taken or took and taken. So if I ever do find them, I'll pop them up. But listen, man, so many great holiday stories, so many great wedding stories. I'm going to bring you some of them the rest of this month. I'm going to entertain you and that's what I do. I'm an entertainer. So peace, love and God above, and I'll be back. I'm DJ ESG. See you later, bye-bye.