Tag: wedding reception
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Grand Entrance Songs: Set the Tone in 30 Seconds
Your grand entrance lasts about 30 seconds. That is it. Thirty seconds to walk through a door, wave at people you love, and tell a room full of guests exactly what kind of night this is going to be. Most couples spend months picking a first dance song. They spend about four minutes picking a… Read more
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The Last Song of the Night: How to End It Right
Your first dance gets the photos. Your last song of the night gets the feeling people take home. Think about it. Nobody leaves a wedding talking about the third song of the second set. They talk about how the night ended. Did it fizzle out while half the room was already in the parking lot?… 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