Category Archives: Blog

Andy and Nikki – 11-12-2011 Love Story and Same Day Edit [Peoria Wedding Videography and Disc Jockey]

Andy and Nikki got married on 11-12-2011, Premier Productions provided Entertainment, Lighting and Videography… Including our Video Love Story and Same Day Edit! You can see both the Love Story, and the Same day edit here!

Erik and Jenna 07-16-2011 Vlog – Bloomington Illinois Wedding DJ

Erik and Jenna had their reception at the Holiday Inn in Bloomington, IL. Premier Productions provided Entertainment, Videography, LED/LCD TVs and Custom Intelligent Lighting!

Top Ten Reasons I’ll Never Become a Wedding Photographer!

Lots of people think Premier Productions will start offering photography… Lots of people are wrong!

The importance of fun

We’ve had a lot of friends tell us that if you could just sum up their entire wedding reception into one word, it would be “fun”. However, a lot of friends also say that they want it to be “fun…. but elegant”.   Keep in mind that they’re saying this in our first meeting, before…

How to avoid a horrible wedding toast

We start planning weddings with our friends anywhere from 2-3 months before their weddings (and are more than happy to answer questions throughout the engagement!). We’ll typically sit down for 1-2 hours to go over every aspect of the wedding reception and how we can help make it go more smoothly. An obvious question that…

We don’t have clients, we have friends!

In our business, whether it’s providing DJ entertainment at wedding receptions as well as incredible Masters of Ceremonies, documenting your day with our sunning HD wedding Videography, providing elegant light design, or just having a great time with our photobooth.… we’ve made a lot of friends over the years. In order to provide an excellent…

Our “Do Not Play List”

Last night I was meeting with a bride and planning her upcoming wedding in January.  Having just posted my blog yesterday about being creative, it was a perfect opportunity to talk about what she did and did not like about wedding DJs. One of the things that she brought up was that she didn’t like…

Let’s Get Creative!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen “Jill and Kevin’s Wedding Ceremony” better known on YouTube as the “JK Wedding Dance”.  In fact, this video went SO viral on the internet that it was even parodied on NBC’s The Office. I wish I could have sat down with Jill and Kevin both…

Ben Miller Interviews Peter Merry about His New Book – The Best Wedding Reception Ever!

Ben Miller, Owner of Premier Productions in Bloomington/Normal Illinois and Wedding Entertainment Director, interviews Peter Merry. Peter is the author of “The Best Wedding Reception Ever!” Available in bookstores on October 12th!

Unique Cake Cutting Song

In just a few weeks one of my best friends Chris will be celebrating his one year anniversary with his wife Kelly. Not too often do I get to be on the other side of the head table, just enjoying a wedding reception like any other guest. Chris has been one of my friend and…