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I would like to gather song choices in advance to be sure

everything you might want played is licensed and downloaded.

RECEPTION PLANNING:
Social hour music is usually Sinatra-style jazz standards

for a classy, upbeat mood: "Martini Style"

Dinner is usually upbeat solo piano.

You are welcome to customize this.
GRAND ENTRANCE: I will learn to pronounce the first

and last names of all of the people you would like

me to introduce. The photographer

and I will line you up and plot the path to the head table.

Please send an email to discjockeypaulyoung@gmail.com

or call 952.239.4115 with the names for the Introductions.

Any names that are hard to pronounce should be spelled out

the way they sound. I will read off the names as they line up

before entering......When you provide your list to me,

the best format is girls before guys, working from the

outside of the ceremony line up, inward, so

Best Man and Maid of Honor come in just before the

Bride and Groom......TIP: Remind the wedding party

about the place they will be lining up and the time

(usually 5 minutes before dinner is served). I will meet them

there to go over the route to the head table with instructions

on where to stop and pose along the way.

Another fun idea is for them to go to the dance floor instead

of the head table.

Props: Usually they bring drinks and drink on the way in,

but you can get creative here.

Costumes: Sometimes wedding party members dress in

costumes just for the Grand Entrance.
MUSIC FOR GRAND ENTRANCE: I suggest

"Celebration" by Kool and the Gang because
I can tie the song lyrics into the introductions,

and there are opportunities for guests to shout

"Ya-HOO!" and "Come ON!"
GRAND ENTRANCE FOLLOW UP:

Will someone say grace? Any clinking instructions

or table release instructions? Any special instructions

for signing the guest book?
Clinking Routine Ideas: __Provide me with a list of

couples who will be there, so I have one of them

and show you how to kiss each time the guests start clinking

___ Spontaneous version of this:

When they clink, YOU rise and point out who will show

you how to kiss.

You can have a microphone at the head table for this.

DISMISSAL GAMES: To determine which table goes to the

buffet line next, we could have a drawing from a hat with

all table numbers. Other ideas: You could have me

ask each table a trivia question about the bride and groom

that has to be answered correctly or they lose their place in line.

BUFFET LINE RECEIVING PHOTO LINE:

Sometimes a bride and groom will stand at the beginning

of the buffet table and as guests get ready to get

food, they take photos with them
CAKE CUTTING: Timing is usually right after toasts,

but you can customize this. The photographer usually

initiates the cake cutting timing. Will your cake cutting be

able to be viewed by guests? Cake Cutting Song Ideas:

___"How Sweet it is to be Loved by You" (James Taylor)

___ "Sugar Sugar" (Archies) ___"Sugar" by Maroon 5,

___"Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Toast Timing: It is best to wait for all guests

to have food before starting it. If I am served last,

then I use that as my cue to walk up to the

head table and ask if they are ready to start.

I then bring them my cordless microphone

and I go back, bring down the dinner music,

and introduce the person starting the toasts

using my second microphone.

Will there be a champagne pour to wait for?

ORDER OF SPEECHES:_________(Send me the order)

SUNSET PHOTOS: Are you leaving the reception

for sunset photos? While you are gone for "Golden Hour"

would you like to me to not play any certain songs to

be saved for when you are back?

SETTING UP THE BEGINNING OF THE DANCE:

We usually play the timing by ear, but often it is done

very early in the evening to get the photos in before

the photographer leaves. I will find you and remind you

of the time line to help determine the start time......

If there are spotlight dances for parents, I will need to locate

them to have them near the dance floor before we begin.

If they are not in the room, I will need an assistant to go out

and find them or call them- you could help out yourself or

send someone such as your personal attendant.....

.if the wedding party is going to have a spotlight dance,

we will need to round them up as well- this is tricky

if the venue has several rooms or outdoor areas,

so I might need help if paging them is not enough.....

.Lighting: I will ask your photographer to check

what I provide for spotlight dance lighting and

which angle to aim my spot light- if we are in a

tight space, they might have me reflect it off the ceiling-
if they have their own special lighting, they might not add mine.
PRE-FIRST DANCE ATTENTION GETTER:-

Sometime I simply give a minute notice for everyone

to gather around, or we can do the
SHOE GAME: This is usually right before the first dance

and takes only 2-3 minutes, but helps gather people

around the dance floor to be ready for the first dance.

I have fine-tuned the best questions in a flow now

that gets the most laughs. I often customize with

info heard during toasts or ideas you send in advance.

If you have a pet, I would like to know the name so

it can be included. Let me know if you are known for

having any collections, hobbies or if you are fans of

any particular sports teams.

Would you like to do the Shoe Game?
SPOTLIGHT SONG CHOICES:.....Let me know the song title,

artist and version of the song you'd like for your first dance.

Second and Third spotlight dances are usually a

Father/Daughter

then Mother/Son dance.....

NOTE: You are welcome to pick a time in each

spotlight dance for me to fade out early......

ALSO NOTE: You are welcome to kick off the

dance with parents to allow the photographer time

to set up angles before your first dance.
After the "Spotlight" dances, I could

#1 Slow Dance: play a slow song for everyone,

#2 Snowball: play a fast song for the wedding party who

would go out and bring more guests to the dance

floor each time I say "Snowball"

#3 Group Photo on Dance Floor

After a few upbeat dances, I usually go to the

Anniversary Routine, Bouquet Toss, Garter, and Dollar Dance,
____Anniversary Dance Routine:

I ask all married couples to dance-and gradually

eliminate them until the couple that has been

married the longest remains on the floor.

I then run out and interview the oldest couple on

the cordless microphone and ask their name,

how many years they have been married and

what advice they have for the new couple.

___Bouquet Toss: After the Anniversary Dance,

the dance floor is cleared, so the timing is perfect

to get the single ladies out there and toss the bouquet.

I play Beyonce "Put a Ring on It" as they come out.

TIP: The bouquet should be brought to the DJ table

before the dance. Follow up:

Should the catcher lead a conga line after?

___Garter Removal Routine: (3 phases: a sexy approach,

removal, then gathering of bachelors)
____Dollar Dance: Who will usher/collect?_______

____Games During Dance Time:

The "Beer Walk" is like a Cake Walk, where I mark spots

on the dance floor and they march around and when music

stops the ones on a certain color have to drink beer.

The "Freeze Prize" is where the dance floor has a grid laid

out with 20 numbered squares, and when I stop the music,

the guests freeze and I roll a 20-sided die and award a prize

or

assign a duty to do (such as a silly dance move) to

the guests in the square with the number I rolled.

END OF NIGHT ROUTINE:

This can be a sequence of SEVERAL songs.
Closing Time Music Ideas: ___Don't Stop Believing

___Piano Man ___Closing Time (Semisonic)_

PRIVATE LAST DANCE: After guests leave you

can come back to dance to a song all alone.

SPARKLER EXIT: If the photographer is leaving at

sunset and needs a shot of a grand exit outside with

sparklers, please think of incentives for guests to

come back to the dance so it is clear that it was a

"False Exit" - this could be something like the bride

and groom dancing together in the middle of a circle

to a fast song where guests jump in and dance with

them.

If you booked me to do your wedding ceremony,

I'll need to know the start time, and will need advance notice

on the song selections in order to obtain licensing rights from the

artists.

The simple format for a ceremony is a music selection at the

beginning, and one at the end.

You could have a separate music selection for the

wedding party and then for the bride.

You might have music in the middle of the ceremony as

well.

I will need to discuss the script with the officiant and

do a sound check before the ceremony begins.

I am able to mix live instruments and voices as well.

I will need to have contact information in advance

for the officiant and any musicians, please.