Peter Merry

Peter Merry has been helping couples create fun and entertaining wedding receptions since 1992. He has provided DJ entertainment and served as the Master of Ceremonies at Wedding Receptions across the United States, including California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Washington, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, and New York.

He has presented seminars on wedding entertainment performance techniques, wedding marketing, sales consultation skills, and the value of solid standards and ethics in business. These seminars have been presented to wedding professionals in over 60 cities across the United States, in Canada, in Mexico, in the Bahamas, and in the U.K.

He has presented at conferences alongside several best-selling authors, reality TV show hosts, and wedding industry celebrities, including: Preston Bailey, Sasha Souza, David Tutera, Colin Cowie, Kathy Ireland, Susan Southerland, Andy Ebon, Alan Berg, Mary Dann, Barbara Wallace, Carley Roney, Jane Dayus-Hinch, Donnie Brown, Tom Haibeck, Diann Valentine, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jeffrey Gitomer, and the inimitable Grace Ormonde!

He has also frequently been asked to speak locally and internationally for various professional trade associations and conferences, including:

ABC (Association of Bridal Consultants)

ISES (International Special Events Society)

NACE (National Association of Catering & Events)

WMBA (Wedding Merchants Business Academy)

AfWPi (Association for Wedding Professionals)

WEVA (Wedding & Event Videographers Association)

NAWP (National Association of Wedding Professionals)

MPI (Meeting Professionals International)

JPC (Justice of the Peace Association)

WPIC, (The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada)

W&EPP, (Weddings & Events Proactive Professionals)

ArmDJs (Appalachian Regional Mobile DJ Symposium)

MBLV (Mobile Beat Show in Las Vegas, NV)

DJTE (DJ Times Expo in Atlantic City, NJ)

LVDJS (The Las Vegas DJ Show)

PMC (Pro Mobile Conference)

CDJS (Canadian DJ Show)

He is also listed on Wikipedia.org.

In 2003 and 2004, he served as the National President of the ADJA. (American Disc Jockey Association)

In February of 2005, he was presented with the ADJA's 1st Annual "Peter Merry Leadership Award."

In May of 2007, he founded the WED Guild®. (Wedding Entertainment Directors Guild)

He currently serves his clients across the United States as their Wedding Entertainment Director® via his exclusive wedding entertainment company, Merry Weddings.

His varied entertainment background includes years of public speaking and teaching classes at Saddleback Church, serving as a "Morning Host" for KBRT AM 740, hosting and engineering his own Talk Radio Show on KBRT, and doing Stand-Up Comedy at the Irvine Improv.

He was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and he currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

Peter's infectious passion for creating memorable moments at weddings has caused many to affectionately refer to him as "The FUN Wedding Guy!" To learn more, visit his personal web site: PeterMerry.com.

In his ongoing efforts to promote his ground-breaking book, "The Best Wedding Reception...Ever!", Peter Merry has given over a dozen TV interviews on the topic of creating fun and memorable wedding receptions. He has also been featured on David Tutera's "My Fair Wedding" in their “Wizard of Oz” themed fantasy wedding.