Author: Phil Smith

Making Wedding days memorable

Phil Smith 26th February 2024
ok, you are planning your menu with the on-location chef or caterer. It takes a lot of planning to choose meal choices you think will please the majority of your friends and family. Are there any allergies to worry about? Do you give enough choices to accommodate all the different taste buds? Now that that's done it's time to think about the music selections from the DJ or choosing a band that matches your music likes; do you try and have something from different genres and variety from country to pop to maybe rock and roll. Now it's time to…
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Magic & Halloween (they go together)

Phil Smith 6th September 2023
Halloween is a magical time; spooky fun happens all around from decorations, kids costumes, to even music on the radio and tv shows are all covering monsters and magic. Magicians, wizards (like Harry Potter) & witches are a big part of Halloween in subtle and blatant ways; magic shows at Halloween parties to a month of vampires, Friday the 13th movies on the television. Companies may even choose to do an employee Halloween function that parents can bring their families too. A couple years ago during the pandemic 2021 Oct. I was a roaming magician for a trick or trunk…
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Wedding Receptions- it’s all about your guests!

Phil Smith 28th August 2023
You've been planning your special day for some time now, it's getting real close. The venue was booked a year ago, the flowers ordered, the caterer, but what about the reception? An open bar/cash bar isn't entertainment, and not everyone drinks. What do you do for your wedding reception? Wedding receptions in Maine often hire me (wedding magician) to help make their guests relax and enjoy the reception until the bridal party arrives to the venue. A wedding magician helps transform the atmosphere from a dull wait into something memorable! You want to keep your guests happy so you can…
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Festival Fun- add entertainment

Phil Smith 16th August 2023
Festivals happen in the summer and fall for all kinds of events; like town celebrations, schools end of school or fall festivals, to holiday festivals. In a nutshell it's to allow the school, community, or towns to celebrate something they are proud of or want to highlight in a positive way. In New England, many towns have summer festivals to celebrate the communities; Windham Maine has Windham summerfest which is a 6 hour event starting with the parade, and vendors (companies) showcasing their services and products to families. Hampden, Maine focuses on the children with what is called Hampden's Kidsfest.…
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Weddings- the Rehearsal Dinner, it’s about connections!

Phil Smith 27th April 2023
So much planning goes into the day of event; location usually many months to even 2 years booked ahead of the wedding date. The flowers (meeting with your florist so they can help you bring about your colors, style and vision. The food (at hotel/destination) or professional caterer help plan the perfect meal, etc... The rehearsal dinner is all about connections; family and friends that perhaps have not met till this event. What kind of planning has gone into the rehearsal dinner? Of course it depends on budgets, themes, etc... Last year one of the rehearsal dinners I performed at…
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High School Graduation parties ideas-

Phil Smith 9th February 2022
Holy cow it's time to get all your ducks in a row for your seniors Project Graduation night. That's their chemical free fun night to hang with fellow classmates in a safe environment. It's up to you (the parent committee) to choose fun entertainment that will keep them entertained and engaged. Magicians are a terrific solution to the nights plans; roaming magic (Strolling) is that WOW factor that brings the entertainment to small groups of seniors as they are eating, doing other activities, etc... Having entertained seniors at their Chem Free graduations for more than 20 years I've worked lots…
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The Magic of Project Graduations

Phil Smith 14th October 2021
Parents of High Schools back in the 80's created a chemical free night on graduation night for seniors. To many drinking and driving accidents happened with seniors on graduation nights; so a totally fun night was started to make graduations safe. Entertainment, food, and fun are the building blocks of seniors fun times on these events. Entertainment comes in the form of DJ's, Hypnotists, magicians, bounce inflatables, caricature artists, comedians, temporary tattoos, to chair massages. Depending on the fund raising of that senior class will depend on how many extra fun activities they can provide:) I have been performing at…
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Halloween & Magic entertainment (2 things that go together.)

Phil Smith 7th September 2021
Some things naturally go together like peanut butter and jelly; cake and birthdays, and magic(ians) and Halloween! Magic is a natural because it started out as Trick or Treat (trick is in the phrase kids all say while dressing up in costumes on the hunt for free candy.) Who doesn't remember dressing up and trying to bob for apples, eating candy corn, or trying to win the best costume at your school Halloween party?:) Witches and Warlocks create magic so the symbol of magic is a big part of the fun for those of us just looking for candy and…
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Wedding Magic

Phil Smith 21st June 2021
Planning your wedding is challenging, because it's your big day and you want it perfect. A wedding magician working the cocktail hour is the perfect start to your reception. I often work the cocktail hour(s) at wedding receptions to help couples relax as they take all the time they need to get the bridal photos correct at the ceremony spot/venue. Most couples worry about getting back to their reception where their family and guests are waiting for you (I know I did when I got married.) Imagine, instead you have some time to sip some champagne in the limo with…
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