As a DJ, I have no idea how to bustle a dress. I do know you’ll likely be fumbling around with it while your bridal party waits to be introduced into the reception.

I would suggest having a specific person who practices the bustle beforehand. This may sound silly, but I’ll often see the mom, Maid of Honor, and an aunt struggling to do this.

Also, have a planned time to do it. You may have a DJ who’s not aware your dress needs bustled. I wish I knew this on my wedding day. The DJ announced our first dance, and my wife’s dress wasn’t bustled yet. She did her best to dance with me, but it wasn’t the easiest.

A DJ I respected plugged every piece of equipment into one circuit. He was going over-the-top, wanting to give the Bride and Groom the best experience possible. Then it happened. During the height of dancing, the lights and music turned off. He tripped the breaker. Too much was plugged-in.

This happened over and over again until I suggested he split the load between two circuits. I helped him do it and everything was fine from that point out.

This was early-on in my DJ career; I was also going to school for Electrical Engineering Technology. Ever since then, I always do my best to ensure a breaker doesn’t need reset at a wedding. No music is the quickest way to kill a dance floor :)

Okay, it wasn’t an outhouse, but a Port-A-Potty.

Being in NE Ohio, I DJ many weddings at barns; some of them don’t have bathrooms! Yes, this is rare, but you should double check.

A good bathroom provides many benefits to your guests. They’ll have a place to freshen up and make sure they look great. Some might get sick from drinking too much; having a dedicated stall in helpful. Parents may need an area to change their child’s diapers. And you can put a nice basket of breath mints and Aspirin for the guests.

Providing guests a small Port-A-Potty simply isn’t the right way to go. It’s small, not temperature controlled, smelly, and often dark once the sun goes down. There are vehicles that provide nice portable bathrooms. These are bigger, offer power, and are sometimes temperature controlled.

You’re like a bright light that attracts moths. Okay, that sounds bad, but people gravitate to you during your wedding. By being on the dance floor, you communicate that’s where the fun is at. So why wouldn’t you be out on the dance floor all night?

Maybe you want to ensure to talk with all your guests. The first strategy is to talk with only certain guests during dinner time, those who might not be on the dance floor later. Second, you need to see the dance floor as a place where conversations can happen. I see brides all the time going back and forth between talking and dancing.

Lastly, if you’re worried your drink will get low, every guest relishes the chance to serve a bride on her big day.