Tag: DJ tips
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Ceremony Sound: The Part Nobody Thinks About Until It Squeals
Ask a bride what she’s worried about for her wedding and she’ll say the dance floor. The dress. The flowers. The drunk uncle. She will not say the ceremony sound. Nobody ever says wedding ceremony sound. And that is exactly why, at roughly 6:18 on a Saturday evening somewhere in Kentucky, a hundred guests are… Read more
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The Do-Not-Play List: Songs to Ban From Your Wedding
The Do-Not-Play List: Songs to Ban From Your Wedding You know what’s more important than your first dance song? Your do-not-play list. Sounds dramatic. It’s not. Your first dance is three minutes. Your do-not-play list protects the other four hours. Every wedding has at least one song that — if it comes on — makes… Read more
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How to Pick Your First Dance Song (Without Overthinking It)
Somewhere out there right now, a couple is on month four of a first-dance-song debate. They have a spreadsheet. There are tabs. One of them has cried about it. (It was him.) I’m not kidding. In twenty-plus years behind the decks, I’ve watched couples burn more emotional energy on this one three-minute decision than on… Read more
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The Song Request Survival Guide: How I Handle Requests Without Throwing the Couple Under the Bus
Let me guess what you’re worried about. It’s not the first dance or the cake. It’s some guy in your wedding party, three drinks deep, marching up to my booth at 9:47 PM with wedding DJ song requests your grandmother should never have to hear. You’re not wrong to worry. Guests make requests at every… Read more