At our destination wedding we used one of the few local DJ's...and he didn't speak much English. Which makes sense, we were in another country after all. I was nervous about having never met him, and not having a list of music, basically not having any control. But I figured, we're on the beach...there is tequila, we'll be fine. I burned a few discs of songs I couldn't live without hearing on my wedding night and a list of songs I forbade the DJ to play. Including "YMCA", "The Macarena", "The Chicken Dance" or any of those songs that the 50 and over crowd go crazy for. Okay, okay...I will admit I missed hearing "Shout" ever since Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson did it justice in Wedding Crashers.
Well my DJ didn't listen. Occasionally one of those prized songs would come on and I'd wonder what our communication issues were. Apparently my Mother was going behind my back, with the blessing of my Husband, and requesting the songs. In the DJ's defense he did tell my Mom "the Bride said NO".
It all worked in the end, but due to the language barrier we didn't have anyone to announce the Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dance so fortunately my Brother-in-law played MC for the night.
Lots of couples have had success using iPod play lists at their receptions. You can load it with all your favorite songs and set it up to fade in and out just like a real DJ. If you live in the Seattle area you can even rent an iDJ System. The system includes two powered speakers, a dual cd player mixer combo, wired microphone, three RCA Y-cables to connect iPods, laptops, etc. and some other stuff you need to make it all happen. All for only $250. That is cheaper than a Mexican DJ. No really it is.
Now all you need is an outgoing friend to announce when it is time for the toast and you're good to go!
Thanks Danielle for finding this great idea!
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That's cool! Hey... I got married in the states & my DJ played the wrong song walking down the isle. AND he mispronounced my name every time! 7 years later I'm still pissed!
Great find Nikki! I have found this to be the case many times with my Bride & Grooms. I too always recommended someone MC-ing the actual events though...it just gets awkward if not!
Terrific post. I love reading about your wedding! You're a hoot. Post your playlist!
Yay to D for the find! Very helpful, as the boy and I are definitely going sans DJ (non-English speaking or otherwise)...thanks for the MC tip, Nikki :-)
great find!
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What a terrific idea-I would be hard-pressed to trust a DJ, and since John and I are both musicians, it's a pretty important part of the day for us!
So this reminds me, lets see some wedding pictures! Have you posted them anywhere?
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