music
a little Christmas poem …
Guest blogger: Craig Sumsky, Director, Cutting Edge Entertainment Twitter: cuttingedgedjs
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‘Twas the night before Christmas, when he asked for her hand,
And shortly thereafter a wedding was planned.
They first looked at places for a reception so grand,
Then pondered the question “A DJ or Band?”
They wanted things festive, classy and fun,
And with that thought in mind the search had begun.
They first shopped for bands and their music was nice,
But they took pause to book them because of the price.
So they met with a DJ and booked him with haste,
With a wide range of music for everyone’s taste.
So they planned and they planned for the big wedding day,
And they picked out the songs for the DJ to play.
The DJ had all of the tunes that they chose,
With the radio versions that everyone knows.
And when the time came for the big wedding night,
The DJ introduced them and said the names right.
The guests all were dancing and then danced some more,
And they danced the whole evening til’ their feet were sore.
And when it was over, and the music was done,
The guests all agreed it was sure lots of fun.
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Thank you Craig, that was an awesome poem!
Happy Holidays, everyone!
children’s songs debut at weddings
Trend Spotted:
Children’s songs are finding their way into wedding ceremonies and receptions. We’ve had two brides come down to super cute and adorable songs:
All I Want is You by Barry Louis Polisnar (made popular from the movie, Juno)
The Rainbow Connection by The Muppets (or more specifically that favorite froggie, It’s Not Easy Being Green: Kermit)
We think the use of individualism and creativity is just nifty.
What have you seen?
do not box in your wedding DJ :: part one
Welcome to our “don’t box us in” series about your wedding vendors! We hope you enjoy it!
Your DJ will want to know what kind of music you expect/like to have at your wedding. They don’t want to play gangster rap when the your favorite music and most of your guests are country lovers. The following is based on our experience at watching many wedding receptions and hearing input from guests, clients and DJ’s.
Before your wedding day, your DJ will discuss with you what kind of music that you like to listen to and determine your style (and what you anticipate your wedding guests liking as well). We encourage this meeting! Your DJ does not want to fail nor have an empty dance floor.
Often the bride and groom is encouraged to create a list of songs that they would like to hear and what they would not like to hear. This is NOT a bad idea, all by itself. But we have seen this morph into a bride and groom making a strict playlist for the DJ to play. This is not a good idea for many reasons, as you will read below.
Tips for the best outcome working with your wedding DJ:
1. Don’t tie your DJ’s hands. They are there to please you and your guests (you do want your guests to have a good time, right?).
2. Your strict playlist may be too darn long. There are so many minutes in an hour and hours at a reception. You cannot possibly give 60-80 songs and expect them all to be played within a 4-5 hour period.
3. Try not to create a strict DO NOT PLAY list. Such as, old classics such; Chicken Dance, the Polka, Electric Slide, etc. I understand, these songs do not motivate me personally to dance. However, what happens if approx 45 guests WANT to hear one of these songs (whatever the song may be). Why do you want to put your DJ in a difficult situation by having to tell your guests “No, I cannot play that song for you”. Really? What do you care if your dance floor is packed and your guests are enjoying themselves and you hate the song? Use this opportunity to go to the bathroom. Instead, tell your DJ that unless requested by your guests (and by more people than the sugar-induced 12 year old), then please don’t voluntarily play these songs.
Instead give general guidelines to your DJ. You’re hiring a professional, let them do their job by playing to the crowd, taking some requests and making everyone happy.
Your rented dance floor will thank you for being constantly used. Trust your DJ.
Tomorrow, part 2 of this “don’t box us in” vendor series …
hot wedding trend alert!!
Trend alert:
NEW interesting songs to walk down the aisle to … such as:
This little diddy by Colbie Callat (her voice is smooth like butter). We loved it so much that we used this song for our 2008 Highlights video.
And my bride, Tara Brown, a couple of weekends ago had her Bride’s Processional to a song recently made popular by the movie Juno. Performed by Barry Louis Polisar who writes children’s songs. It was absolutely precious and I hope to see it again soon at another wedding.
Dontcha just love individualism? Have you heard of any other cool songs for the wedding processional?
Plan on! -saundra
thank you blogger music taggers!
We know the tag game goes around A LOT here in the blogging world. After getting tagged numerous times about 6 things nobody knows about you, I decided to change things up.
Name 5 Songs you are Embarrassed to Admit you Like!
Hey …. you know we all have them….the ones that our foot starts tapping to, while everyone else is saying, “Ewwww…this song sucks”!
I started looking around to see how other bloggers answered… I could not believe how many participated!!! I’m sure I’m missing some as it continues out there in cyber space. This is who I trailed so far:
2 Promised Hearts
Affairs with the Elegance
Allure Event Consulting
Bliss Events Ohio
Confessions of the Wedding Diva
Dantzler Designz
Elegant Engagements
eLucky Designs
Erin J Photo
Event Accomplished
Fabu-luxe
HW Events
J Cricket Events
Tying the Knot
Julia Macinnis Photography
Just Jaime
Posh Events LLC
SJB Weddings and Events
Soiree Special Events
The Art of Real Life
The Planning Diva
Wed Lady
Emilie Duncan
Perfect Settings
The Planner Pages
The Wedding Workroom
I know I have missed more…so please feel free to add them in the comments and I’ll link to your blog!!!
And if you didn’t get tagged (shame on your friends) ….feel free to join in! It’s liberating!!!!
Plan on! -saundra
’cause you just have to dance
One of my favorite movies. One of my favorite dance scenes. Cause sometimes you just to dance.
Plan on! -saundra
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