Wedding Reception Music
You may wonder that what type of music is best for your wedding reception while planning. The reality is that the best music for your wedding reception party depends on various factors such as
- The formality of the wedding
- The location of the reception
- The theme of the wedding
- And the guests who will attend the reception
If you have your reception party in an outdoor garden then it must involve much different music than a country themed wedding. A country themed bash is totally different than an upscale five hundred guest black tie event.
Generally, for the first half part of the reception, some traditional, swing, big band and light pop music can be played. While during dinner you would like to listen to something classic, light and enjoyable music. After dinner some dancing music get played so that your guests will enjoy dancing. For this you can play some popular pop music, R&B, top 40 Ymusic or group music. In short your wedding reception should contain something good mixing of music that pleases every person who is attending the party.
When you have fixed your date of wedding, your location and booked your DJ or band for the wedding, the next task is to make list of events you will require songs to be played. So select some good songs that will create enjoyable atmosphere around the people. Also you have to make list of some songs that should be played, some that should not be played and some special songs for special people.
Here are some things that are necessary for presenting to your music entertainment for your wedding. Below is the list of songs for special moments occur during your wedding reception.
- First Dance Song
- Father Daughter Dance
- Bridal Party Dance
- Mother Son Dance
- Song for the Cake Cutting
- Songs for any other special dances (grandparents, ethnic dances, group dances)
- Song for the bridal bouquet / garter toss
- A closing song for the end of the reception
- Anniversary song for married couples
- Confirm a list of songs you definitely do not want played
- Confirm a list of songs you definitely want played
- Discuss what type of music you want played before dinner, during dinner and after dinner