Guides
The questions couples actually ask, answered properly.
Written by Rob Kermidas, who has played the events rather than researched them. Mostly about money and timing, because those are the two things nobody in this industry wants to put in writing.
10 Best Knoxville Wedding Photographers, Ranked by Couples
Ten Knoxville wedding photographers couples keep recommending, what each one is known for, and how to tell whose style fits your day.
Read it7 Wedding Venues in Knoxville You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Seven Knoxville wedding venues that do not turn up on the first page of every planning site, and what each room is like to celebrate in.
Read itHow Far Ahead Should You Book a Wedding DJ?
How far ahead to book a wedding DJ in East Tennessee, why the good dates go 9 to 18 months out, and what to have ready before you start asking.
Read itKnoxville Bridal Shows & Wedding Expos: What to Expect
What a Knoxville bridal show is really like, which vendors are worth your afternoon, and the questions to bring so you leave with more than a tote bag.
Read itPhotographer or DJ, Which Should Cost More?
Photographer or DJ: where a wedding budget does the most work. What each one changes about the day, and why the honest answer is not a tie.
Read itQuestions to Ask a Wedding DJ Before You Sign
The questions to ask a wedding DJ before you sign, the answers worth hearing, and the ones that quietly tell you how many weddings they have played.
Read itThe 10 Most Popular First Dance Songs
The ten songs couples pick most often for a first dance, why each one works on a floor, and how to choose one that suits how you actually dance.
Read itThe Knoxville Wedding DJ Brides Say Made the Night
Why guests remember the dance floor and not the dinner menu, and what a Knoxville wedding DJ changes about the night, in couples’ own words.
Read itWedding Venues in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Smoky Mountain wedding venues, from chapels to barns to lodges, and what each kind of room means for your ceremony sound, lighting and timeline.
Read itWhat a Wedding DJ Really Costs in Knoxville
Why Knoxville wedding DJ prices run from $200 to five figures, what the difference actually buys, and how to tell which end of the range you are in.
Read itWhat Does a Wedding DJ Actually Do?
A wedding DJ does far more than press play. The planning, the run of show, and the hours of work before a single guest walks into the room.
Read itStart here
If you only read one.
The cost guide. It is the question everybody has and almost nobody in this market will answer on their own website, which is exactly why the pages that do answer it are the ones winning the search results.
Then this
What Rob charges.
Reading about what things cost in general is useful. Seeing the actual number is more useful, so it is on the site rather than behind a form.
Rather just ask him?
Send the date and the question. Rob answers these himself, and a two-line reply beats a two-thousand-word article most of the time.