Arrogance - Disease of the Heart
Posted by Phil Waring at 8/9/2008 6:16 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
I arrived at the Metro Center area hotel early and saw that the DJ had already set-up. He had nice equipment in both the reception room and the indoor ceremony room.
The DJ came into the ceremony room and saw me speaking with the groom. He came over to us, introduced himself and asked if I was the minister or officiant. Everything seemed normal up to this point.
He immediately said that he was contracted to mic the minister, but since the ceremony was moved indoors, the minister "didn't need the extra equipment."
I didn't say a word, but I knew any other DJ would have had a hand-held mic ready for the officiant. Usually, the DJ allows the minister make such a decision, based on his vocal strength.
After the groom excused himself, the DJ and I started to discuss the ceremony. He described the procession, which was completely out of normal etiquette order. I brought this to his attention and he mentioned that this was "how it was rehearsed" and it "didn't matter" what was right.
He then added, "I do hundreds of these a year, just like this. Is this your first wedding?"
He then told me that he officiates weddings all the time... a Reverend DJ! Since anyone can be ordained on the internet, I have met realtor ministers, carpenter ministers, State Employee Ministers, and others just pretending to be real ministers of God.
He assumed, because this was a budget wedding, that this family was unsophisticated and uncaring about credibility.
He could not have been more wrong. Every family deserves professional leadership whenever they pay money for services, even if it is provided at a discount. Call me when you need a DJ referral!
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