Ceremonies...

Hello everyone, as always, I hope all is well. The weather is beautiful and we have made it past our first busy weekend of the year!

As the summer rolls on, we start to see more and more ceremonies that are being performed outside of the conventional church setting. There are a lot of couples out there who love the customization and personalization of a DJ playing music for the ceremony.

With any ceremony location, the couple obviously has a choice of what music they would like to be played during the event. With ceremonies being performed by the DJ the amount of music that the bride and groom can select from becomes even more infinite.

Normally in a wedding ceremony, you will hear a few pieces of music. It all starts with the processional, then the bridal march (where the bride walks down the aisle), some couples will opt to have a song played during their unity candle or sand ceremony, and then to end the whole thing we normally hear the recessional.

There are a few things that need to be kept in mind when you plan out the music for your ceremony. Ceremonies like many things, are programmed to start calm and work it's way up to a climax. When you choose the processional and bridal march songs, we usually recommend something a little classier and a little more laid back. As I mentioned above, some people choose music for their sand ceremony or unity candle ceremony, but a lot of people realize that those events really only take about ten seconds altogether. If you do choose music for those events, keep a shorter song in mind, or maybe ask to fade out the track half way through the song.

This is where we get to the best part of the DJ playing music for the ceremony. The end of the ceremony is the recessional. This is the part where you can choose whatever song/s you would like. We have seen everything from Metallica to game show themes. This is really the first song that you will hear as a newly married couple. You can put as much significance as you would like on that.

If you are interested in adding a ceremony, or if you would like more information, please let us know!

Have a great day.

"What music should I pick for...?"

Hello again everyone. As always, I hope that all is well in your world. I hope that all of the planning and preparation is going smoothly.

We are getting to the point in the year where the amount of performances goes through the roof! This is also that time of the year where we start to see more and more planning forms coming in. This is always a fun time for us because we get to know the couples even more. We get to sort of look into what their world is all about.

This aspect of the business is one of the more appealing reasons to be in the wedding industry. We are able to spend an entire day with a particular group of people, friends, family, and others. We get to meet everyone when they are looking their best, usually feeling their best, and excited about the day's festivities. This is the point in the process where we get to make sure that people are smiling and just letting themselves go. Before we can get to this point however, there is a lot of planning and calculation on what to do and when to do it.

I would say almost everyday multiple times a day we get a phone call from a client asking "what music should I pick for the Grand March, Father/Daughter dance, Mother/Son dance, etc..." This is a great question. I'm sure many of you who frequent weddings throughout the year start to hear a lot of the same music over and over. I know so many couples who want to make sure that their wedding is unique and different from every other wedding that they will be at. Well, here is a fun way to stand out from the pack.

When we get questions like that, we will always ask in return, "what kind of music are you into?" We always ask that because we will not recommend an upbeat hip-hop song for your Grand March if you aren't into hip-hop. These are things that we like to know about our couples. If you are choosing a song for the Grand March, pick something that is close to home for you. That is one of those times in the night where you can stand out and play that hard rock tune, or that techno track, or that ridiculous sing a long anthem that you loved in high school. That moment is all about you, the bride and groom.

As for the other spotlight dances, just pick something that you know you can look back on in ten years and be happy with. Those are the songs that always make the biggest impact. If you try so hard to make a moment special, we have all come to learn it doesn't always work. Choose music that will make you smile, that will make your Father smile, your Mother smile, or your wedding party smile.

I hope that this could be a little bit of a help for those of you who are at this stage in the planning process. If you do ever have questions, always feel free to get a hold of us.

Have a great week!