Photo Credit: Val Bozzi Photography – Maine Wedding Photographer
Setting the Stage
for your reception truly starts with the song you choose for your recessional at your ceremony. But, in all honesty, your cocktail hour and dinner music vibe builds the energy for your dance floor early on in the night. As a Maine DJ I encourage couples to set their stage in two ways:
First: Make Your Music Tastes Shine!
DJs in Maine, and all over the place I am sure, are guilty of playing what they played last weekend. As experienced Maine Wedding DJs we encourage you to utilize the music that screams “this is us!” during your cocktail and dinner hour. For some couples this is country music and others it is Indie and Folk Rock. No matter the genre of music you are into, that “doesn’t fit in at a wedding”, we’re huge proponents of making sure it gets worked in one way or the other. The easiest way to make your wedding soundtrack reflect you as a couple is to utilize the background music during cocktail and dinner hour to play the songs you like. Of course, you do want to be conservative as to respect the guests but also a little adventurous because… it’s your wedding, damn it.
Second: Keep the Music Upbeat.
Classical, jazz quartets, and string music are all great for a very traditional wedding. But these styles just aren’t full of a whole lot of life. The vision we want to portray is that everyone should want to get down, shake their tail-feather, and enjoy themselves. All DJs should be encouraging you to keep things lively! Sure, dinner should be somewhat subdued, in comparison to cocktail hour, but would you rather sit back and listen to Ray Lamontagne – You Are the Best Thing or Miles Davis – It Never Entered My Mind while you sit back and stuff your face with chicken?
Finally, the Crescendo:
As experienced wedding DJs we understand the importance of the arch that makes everybody’s energy rise. Even if you are kicking back to Mozart during your dinner, yuck, allow your Maine DJ and MC to ramp the music energy up builds a natural energy within those attending. This arch, this energy building, this crescendo that gets everyone ready to hit the dance floor is SO important. You’ve set the stage with upbeat music that reflects you both as a couple and now, toward the end of your dinner, it is time to begin building the energy. There’s nothing that Wilson Pickett – 634-5789, Abba – Dancing Queen, or The Temptations – Sugar Pie Honey Bunch can’t get you geared up to dance for. Trust us.
You’re hiring a Maine Wedding DJ, right? *wink*
Photo Credit – Samantha Kensell Photography – Maine Wedding Photographer
Photo Credit – Samantha Kensell Photography – Maine Wedding Photographer
Second: Keep the Music Upbeat.
Classical, jazz quartets, and string music are all great for a very traditional wedding. But these styles just aren’t full of a whole lot of life. The vision we want to portray is that everyone should want to get down, shake their tail-feather, and enjoy themselves. All DJs should be encouraging you to keep things lively! Sure, dinner should be somewhat subdued, in comparison to cocktail hour, but would you rather sit back and listen to Ray Lamontagne – You Are the Best Thing or Miles Davis – It Never Entered My Mind while you sit back and stuff your face with chicken?
Finally, the Crescendo:
As experienced wedding DJs we understand the importance of the arch that makes everybody’s energy rise. Even if you are kicking back to Mozart during your dinner, yuck, allow your Maine DJ and MC to ramp the music energy up builds a natural energy within those attending. This arch, this energy building, this crescendo that gets everyone ready to hit the dance floor is SO important. You’ve set the stage with upbeat music that reflects you both as a couple and now, toward the end of your dinner, it is time to begin building the energy. There’s nothing that Wilson Pickett – 634-5789, Abba – Dancing Queen, or The Temptations – Sugar Pie Honey Bunch can’t get you geared up to dance for. Trust us.
You’re hiring a Maine Wedding DJ, right? *wink*