Music Tip

YOUR EVENT/RECEPTION MUSIC SELECTIONS

Although it is your special day, you should consider the musical tastes of your guests along with your own. I meet with many brides and grooms/party planners, and once in a while I encounter an occasional music issue. Once in a while, a bride or groom/event planner will have a misguided vision of their reception/party, or want to carry a 'theme' too far. One bride I met only wanted Country music played at her reception because it was the only music she liked. I explained the different reactions we might create by not considering the other 200 guests at her reception, but she insisted. Reluctantly, we agreed to go with her plan. As I expected, after only 20 minutes a guest rushed to the DJ booth and asked, 'Is this all we are going to hear all night?'. I was instructed by the bride to send all requests directly to her, so I did. After half the guests voiced their opinion to her and were not dancing, she finally came to the booth and told us to do what we had to do. We packed the dancefloor with a perfect program of popular music mixed with requests and classic party jams. We would occasionally bounce back to Country for transitions to keep her theme going. It was an incredible success. Since that experience, we make sure that we are a good match in every way with our couples/event planners. Indianapolis dj