Creative Wedding Intro Ideas

Recently before one of our weddings we met with the couple just weeks before their big day. As we began to go through the itinerary the groom was getting confused. “No, he would say, that’s not how it’s done,” and he would look at his bride-to-be for reaffirmation, but she would say “Well yes, that’s how it is done HERE.” The groom was from Boston, the bride from small town Iowa and they were just discovering that different geographical areas of the country have a different protocol when it comes to order of events at wedding receptions. We did kind of a combination of the two cultures and I think it was refreshing for both our east coast guests and our Midwestern folks.

The point is though there is not only ONE WAY to do a wedding reception, and mixing it up can make it fresh and help engage your guests. Take just the introductions for example. You could have your wedding party lined up and announce each couple (bridesmaid, groomsmen) as they enter the reception hall.

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You could introduce each one individually as they enter with a one line intro on how they fit into your wedding party puzzle

Or –

You could introduce just the bride and groom, hand them the microphone and let them introduce their wedding party personally

Or –

 You could let the wedding party be seated with all of the other guests as they prepare for dinner then have your DJ/emcee introduce each of them and ask them just to stand and be recognized from their table and then have the DJ start the song for your first dance, introduce the newly married couple and then enter and go directly into your first dance.

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Or -

You could have the DJ/Emcee introduce your wedding party while still sitting at the head table at the conclusion of dinner, ending with the Best Man, which at that point he could hand the microphone over to him to begin the toasts

Or -

Well. You get the picture. The point is there are several different scenarios for this moment – and this is just the introductions. Your wedding does not have to be a rerun of others that you have seen in the past. Don’t be afraid to create your own.

What ideas do you have to make your wedding your wedding.

Until next time

~Mike

          

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The Missing Ingredient

Have you ever been at a party and when it came to an end there was still a lot of people wanting to continue - so they coerced the bartender into turning on the stereo or they went outside and cranked up their car radio. Funny thing is twenty to thirty minutes later the party dies anyhow.

Why?

"People don't dance to the music, they dance to the moment," says Randy Bartlett, who is a Sacramento DJ and producer of a series of disc jockey training videos [The 1% Solution].

The same can be said about an i-pod wedding. If you have ever been to one of those you may have noticed that a song will come on, people will dance, but by the following song they are walking off the dance floor.

Again . . . why?

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And the answer for both scenarios is that there is an ingredient missing, which is someone that is an expert in music programming and someone who can react to the moment. Songs need to be matched, either by beats per minute or by genre, but more importantly - to the moment.

Did the wedding party come in with all of the guys waving a beer in their hand and wearing cowboy hats or seed corn caps (Drink In My Hand/Eric Church or She Thinks My Tractors Sexy/Kenny Chesney)?  Did the Maid of Honor reminisce about growing up with the Bride, playing with Barbie Dolls before graduating to their Justin Bieber days, during her toast (Barbie Girl/Aqua & Baby/Justin Bieber)?

So as you began to put your music list together for your big day remember . . . . it's not about the music, it's about the moments. Find ways to create moments on your wedding day and we can match the music to enhance them!

Until next time,
~ Mike ~

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