1,000,000% would recommend Pat!
Pat was by far the most amazing wedding host we could have ever wished for. He not only was an amazing DJ, he also just brought the energy and the atmosphere with him. We had our wedding near Ipswich in Suffolk (South East of England) and Pat travelled all the way down from Bradford staying close by the night before to make sure he was there early in the morning to set up and be ready. He did not charge any extra for this, he brings all of his own high end equipment, and gets everything set up himself by liaising with the venue so you do not need to worry about anything.
For our wedding we really wanted a high energy atmosphere, a wedding full of laughter and fun, in which the guests felt involved. A wedding which did not feel like a long day of formalities and dinners, but which felt like a celebration for everyone. Pat was amazing at creating that for us. From the very beginning, without even us needing to tell him what to do, he made everyone feel at ease and involved. He was fun, charming, and just so good with all the guests. The wedding breakfast was a pure success. There wasn’t even a dull moment, and we got to spend moments of laughter with our loved ones in a way which we could not even anticipate. The way in which he was always there to make a joke, to put some music, to bring the energy up is just fantastic. He got to know our guests, to make them feel involved. In some way, we even got to know our loved ones better than we did before. It was a wedding breakfast of pure laughter and joy. He was so good even with kids, it was incredible! And this all without us having to tell him what to do. We just told him the type of atmosphere we wanted, and he delivered it all. Thanks to him, we felt like guests at our own wedding. We were able to just sit back during the wedding breakfast and enjoy it all, having fun with our loved ones and not needing to worry about a thing.
Apart from being an amazing wedding host, he was also just the best DJ we could have ever wished for. He took all of our favourite music and tastes and made them perfect for a dance floor. It did not feel like a dull playlists of one song after the other, it felt like a perfectly and professionally selected playlist for an amazing party! Pat perfectly understands how to keep the crowd going, when to pick up the tempo, when to slow things down and he just manages to find the right moment for each song. He even added a game (bride v groom DJ battle) that - while sounding cheesy at first - ended up having so much success! Every guest from old to young had so much fun and left telling us what an amazing time they had. Just trust Pat, really!
Our wedding was a very international crowd with 10+ nationalities represented in the room, he somehow was able to unite the entire room through his presence and energy. He really knows how to tailor his work to the people in the room - maybe due to the fact he is a trained psychotherapist - but he just gets people, he knows when to make jokes or when to be more serious or authoritative, he is inclusive of all backgrounds, made everyone feel so welcome and included in our day, and for him it is all about the energy and that translates to everyone!
To conclude, we cannot recommend Pat enough. We know this is a long review but we really want other people to know just how good he is. A usual wedding can go from ceremony, to drinks, to food and speeches, to the disco and feel like a disconnected day - but with Pat, he ties everything together with his music, his personality and interactions with guests, and builds the energy throughout the day peaking with a packed dance floor and us and the guests having the best night! He was absolutely a star and made our day even more special than we could have ever imagined. Everyone came up to us and said how amazing he was, and how different, special, and fun he had made our wedding.
If you are doubting whether to book him or not, just do it, it was genuinely the best investment we could have made for this wedding and we are so so happy to have had him there!
Thank you Pat for everything, you truly made it a very special day for us! :)