How this room nails 2 of our 7 steps for a wonderful dance party, and other room insights that’ll get you familiar with the space.

Le Bouillon ends every wedding at 10 p.m. sharp, and after years of doing this, I think that's the best thing about it. Here's how to throw an unforgettable five-hour wedding in the Old Market's best restaurant.

A nightclub DJ's guide for wedding couples at the Apothecary Lofts and Ridnour Room in Lincoln: the two-floor layout, the built-in DJ booth, and what to plan for.

A nightclub DJ's guide for wedding couples at the Riviera Ballroom in Lake Geneva: the blank-canvas ballroom, the lake-view veranda, sound, and what to plan for.

It's all outdoors, which sounds risky for a DJ until you know the room. Here's how we run the courtyard, what happens when it rains, and why 50 people in this garden out-party 150 in a ballroom.

I tell most couples not to bother with their venue's in-house sound system. The Empire Room is the one place I say yes, but it takes an experienced DJ to make it work.

The Schimmel Ballroom is a 10 to look at, but has difficult acoustics. We’ve set the DJ booth up in every corner of it, so here's where it sounds best, why you can skip the rented dance floor, and how to run your ceremony up top.

The Great Hall is the most beautiful room in Omaha and the wrong place to put your dance floor. Here's where we suggest you put it instead, and how we keep your guests in it.

Nobody thinks about ceremony sound until someone leans over mid-vows and whispers, "Wait, what did they say?" Your words deserve to land in the back row as clearly as the front — here's how we make sure they do.

The best flash mob we’ve seen happened at a little wedding venue in Bennet, Nebraska. We loved it so much that we put together a guide on how you can organize a flashmob at your wedding. See inside.

Most couples obsess over their must-play songs and forget the list that protects the vibe. Here's a real do-not-play list from a wedding at The Admiral in Omaha, and how to write your own.

Only two people in the room knew the saxophone was coming. Here's how the best surprise I've pulled off this year came together, and how to build one into your own reception.

Save time picking your music with our guides.

After hundreds of weddings, you learn which vendors actually show up and deliver. These are the Omaha and Lincoln photographers, planners, florists, and venues we trust enough to send our own couples to.

Here’s our time-tested advice for how to time your wedding reception to maximize the fun. You’ll get a fill-in-the-blank timeline and our best insight into how we’ve seen weddings go.

How the room is set up can help or hurt how much fun your guests have. Here’s how to alter the environment to encourage people to dance.