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Choosing Your Wedding Music
Music is something that is a key element in any good wedding. Deciding what type of music you'd like to play is one of the trickier aspects of planning a wedding. Not only do you have to find music that you like, you also have to choose music that the guests would enjoy. Playing nothing but sappy love songs for hours on end will not only bore the guests, but overdo the whole celebration. So, what type of music should be played at a successful wedding? Variety!
Yes, love songs are to be expected, but they should also be limited. Playing ten love songs back to back can get very tiresome. And no one wants to slow dance for ten consecutive songs, except maybe the love birds. But remember, not everyone that is celebrating your wedding with you is in a relationship. A good idea would be to mix things up a bit. If you'd like to play a lot of romance songs, doing them back to back wouldn't be the best idea. Perhaps playing a love song, and then something different in between would be a better idea. The top most played love songs at weddings include, "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith, "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston, and "Your Song" by Elton John. These songs tend to sum up quite a lot of emotions that couples may not be able to vocalize themselves. Which is why for the first dance these songs, and songs similar, are ideal, but for other parts of the wedding these songs are best to be avoided.
Parts of a wedding where music is to be expected can be broken down into groups. We start off with the ceremony, where the traditional songs can be played. After that music begins to be more of a challenge as we enter into the celebration. There should be different music for the bride's dance with her father, the groom's dance with his mother, the first dance (which was previously touched upon), the garter and bouquet toss, the cutting of the cake, background music for dinner, music for the celebration, and finally music for the last dance.
For the mother dance and the father dance, similar music can actually be used. Both dances are thanking the parents; therefore the music should be thanking the parents as well. Music for the celebration should be a wide variety, since your guests will also be all ages and have very many different music variations that they like. These songs can be anything from an Abba song, to a Justin Timberlake song, or even if you want a song from Queen.
More of a laid back song can be used when cutting the cake or a funny song that plays with the idea such as "Cut The Cake" by Average White Band can be used. And how amusing would it be to have the song "Wild Thing" by Tone Loc plays as the groom strips off the garter. The bouquet toss can take on a different approach. An amusing song such as "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper can play, or a softer song may be selected.
As the celebration comes to an end, a song for the last dance should be played as well. The guests are leaving, and the couple will be beginning a new life together. A song for goodbye to the guests, but hello to a new life would be a perfect song. "Last Dance" by Donna Summer would be a good song for this. But overall just remember to play music that you like, because in the end this is your day, and you'll remember every piece of it. Remember it with good background music!
by Denise Sanger
Tips to Select Your Wedding DJ
A lot of couples will consider the wedding
entertaint very important. To this end they will also consider hiring a wedding DJ. It is very true that the DJ can help to heat up the atmosphere of the reception. It will be just perfect if you would like to dance together with your guests.
Yet the point here is that you do not just hire someone and play some discs in your receptions. The job of a wedding DJ is not that simple. As a result, you will need to choose the DJ with your greatest care. You will just be disappointed if you cannot hire a DJ who can really heat up the atmosphere. His / Her job is to entertain the guests and it will just a pity if he / she fails to do this. You may probably ask how you should select a good wedding DJ. Here are some tips for you.
You will certainly need to consider the experience of the wedding DJ. He / She may have plenty of experience on working in some parties. However, the DJ may not have the experience in doing the job in a wedding. The point here is that there are usually some etiquettes associated with weddings. And he / she should know when to play the right songs. Of course you will also discuss with him / her about the songs to be played. However, the DJ is the one who plays it and it will certainly be problem if the DJ does not have enough experiences. As a result, you should try to ask for some job references related to weddings when you are interviewing the DJ.
Another point is that, you may want to hire a DJ who has been working in your reception hall before. This is because he / she will be more familiar with the venue and he / she will perform better because he / she knows the venue.
If it is a new venue to the DJ, you may consider having a rehearsal with him or her. This will help to ensure that the DJ will understand the venue. Besides, due to the nature of the reception hall, the DJ may need to bring some other equipment. It will be very difficult for him / her to decide what kinds of equipment will be needed if there is no rehearsal before.
As mentioned, you will be discussing with the DJ what songs to be play in your wedding. You need to create a song list with him / her. This is the most important task you have to do. You have to make sure that all songs to be played are good enough and match the theme of your wedding. You may also need to specify if there are some songs you do not like. You will need to tell the DJ not to play these songs in this case.
If you can really do the above, it is sure that you will be able to give a very good entertainment to your guests!
By TM Lung
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