THE GUEST LIST
DO choose your guest list based on families and friends from both sides.
DON’T choose a venue that is too small for your wedding. “That obviously includes your décor and any
type of tables. Don’t assume that even the best planner can shove it all in there,” Lott says. “It won’t look right.
Give yourself enough room to make it look nice.”
THE MUSIC
DO use professional entertainment. “We’ve seen the DIY wedding reception with the iPod playlist go really
bad,” said Brent Rogers, co-owner of Sounds Unlimited Productions. “When you handle it with a professional,
what you’re going to get is someone who can read the crowd and understand if they’re responding to, say,
old school hip-hop. They can also shift gears with that and bring in some disco or ’90s sing-along. Having a
professional there who can read the crowd and rotate the danced floor is crucial for a successful event.
DON’T restrict yourself into one style or genre. “We had a bride several years ago who was a huge Elvis fan
and her entire playslist was made up of Elvis songs and Elvis cover songs,” recounted Rogers.” I suggested to
her maybe we should shake this up a bit, and she insisted elvis was her guy and this is what she wanted. … We
went through the formalities and once the party started, we had 300 people in the room. About 15 minutes
into the reception, we had a group pf bridesmaids come up and tell us how terrible we were and told us the
bride was in the bathroom crying because no one was dancing. I replied, “Here’s the all-Elvis playlist and the
bride told us to stick to it … but if you give me 15 minutes and let me play whatever I want, I will get the dance
floor back, get the party started and of course play some Elvis. Lo and behold, that’s exactly what happened.
Don’t tie the hand behind the professional’s back. We know what we’re doing and want to do this for you.”
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