Willoughby Golf Club Stuart Florida Wedding & Party Event facility
I hope that everybody's having a nice December. Billman Disc Jockeys has been pretty busy between weddings, staff holiday parties and even a few birthdays. I can now write about another facility we had played at this past weekend.
Willoughby Golf Club in Stuart Florida is a very upscale venue, hosting many wedding receptions and private parties. They have a full size bar in one room and their main ballroom in the other room. It is quite an elaborate ballroom and has plenty of space for a comfortable 130+ guest count. The dance floor they had at the event we did was pretty good size. You can fit about 60-75 people on the dance floor. I like to fill you in on the specs for these event facilities that way you can determine the best place for the number of guests you plan to invite. For those of you who have a video slideshow they have a built in projector and screen right in the ballroom. That is very convenient.
Willoughby Golf Club also has an overhang area and drive way to help guests enter the facility with a covering. It's great for those bad weather conditions. What is also convenient is the loading dock and ramp they have for the entertainment. Easy access to the back door of the reception and we don't have to disturb the guests as they are leaving or entering.
Overall I don't run into hardly any issues at the places I've been to. I would say the only thing that you may want to cover at any places you go to are the overall timeline with your coordinator. I am always very flexible and I never have a problem bumping the time or doing an activity such as the cake cutting at a later time. But some of these other DJs feel as they are the coordinator of every event they go too and want an exact moment by moment play of the event. I'd recommend going over the timeline with the wedding coordinator and DJ to make sure that they both have a similar plan and time frame. Willoughby staff and myself had a few minor changes throughout the reception and I always go with it. Other DJs may feel differently about how they are performing. So make sure you pick somebody nice, understanding and easy to work with.
I would give Willoughby Golf Club a 9 out of 10. That's a very good rating and it has all the key elements that you would need for music entertainment and for the guests / guest of honor. Oh yes and the bathrooms are very nice, upscale and clean for those of you changing wardrobes.
If you wish to know anymore or have comments or questions feel free to add them and I'd be happy to answer. I will also write about other places too.
- Billman
Willoughby Golf Club in Stuart Florida is a very upscale venue, hosting many wedding receptions and private parties. They have a full size bar in one room and their main ballroom in the other room. It is quite an elaborate ballroom and has plenty of space for a comfortable 130+ guest count. The dance floor they had at the event we did was pretty good size. You can fit about 60-75 people on the dance floor. I like to fill you in on the specs for these event facilities that way you can determine the best place for the number of guests you plan to invite. For those of you who have a video slideshow they have a built in projector and screen right in the ballroom. That is very convenient.
As the DJ of this event the only thing I wasn't crazy about was how far away I was from the dance floor. Normally as the DJ and master of ceremonies it's always good to be near the area where everyone will be. It helps to read the crowd for dancing and interact as needed. Keep that in mind when setting up your layout at any facility. My DJ booth was setup somewhat close but still a little ways back away from from the guests. I zoomed in on this photo above.
The staff was very friendly and nice to work with. They were good in accommodating the guests as they walked in and throughout the reception. The overall setup was a buffet style dinner in the room next door and all the tables were numbered. They had their staff come around to each table and invite them up to the buffet. Sometimes depending upon the situation where you are its okay to have the DJ announce table numbers. But keep in mind that announcing tables numbers at a more extravagant setting isn't always appealing to the guests ears. It's best to have one of the staff at the facility come around to each table. This is just from my experience. 
Overall I don't run into hardly any issues at the places I've been to. I would say the only thing that you may want to cover at any places you go to are the overall timeline with your coordinator. I am always very flexible and I never have a problem bumping the time or doing an activity such as the cake cutting at a later time. But some of these other DJs feel as they are the coordinator of every event they go too and want an exact moment by moment play of the event. I'd recommend going over the timeline with the wedding coordinator and DJ to make sure that they both have a similar plan and time frame. Willoughby staff and myself had a few minor changes throughout the reception and I always go with it. Other DJs may feel differently about how they are performing. So make sure you pick somebody nice, understanding and easy to work with.
I would give Willoughby Golf Club a 9 out of 10. That's a very good rating and it has all the key elements that you would need for music entertainment and for the guests / guest of honor. Oh yes and the bathrooms are very nice, upscale and clean for those of you changing wardrobes.
If you wish to know anymore or have comments or questions feel free to add them and I'd be happy to answer. I will also write about other places too.
- Billman
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