Wedding Music for snsranch
October 19, 2005 5:20 PM Subscribe
wedding filter: Music. We have the key elements nailed, music for the ceremony and first dance, however...
We would like song suggestions for a wedding dinner and reception that is Tuscan themed and at a vineyard. We already have our favorites, Sinatra, Deano some classical guitar and selected flamenco, but we need to fill lots of time and would like to make the music meaningful. Note: some who are being honored are Polish, Irish and Appalachian coutry folk (blugrass). Traditional, elegant, fun? Give me some ideas.
We would like song suggestions for a wedding dinner and reception that is Tuscan themed and at a vineyard. We already have our favorites, Sinatra, Deano some classical guitar and selected flamenco, but we need to fill lots of time and would like to make the music meaningful. Note: some who are being honored are Polish, Irish and Appalachian coutry folk (blugrass). Traditional, elegant, fun? Give me some ideas.
Response by poster: Mayor Curley, Congrats to you! We do have a DJ and he's willing to dig up whatever crazy music we want. We pretty much don't want it to sound like a radio station. The more diversity (as long as it's fun and meaningful) the better.
Are you thinking that I should just kind of give it up to the DJ?
posted by snsranch at 5:43 PM on October 19, 2005
Are you thinking that I should just kind of give it up to the DJ?
posted by snsranch at 5:43 PM on October 19, 2005
We had a DJ, and he did a good job -- with ours, he let us fill out what % we wanted played of what type of music, and I think it worked out well.
During dinner, though, before the dancing, we played a CD that my wife and I had put together, an hour or so of our favorite music. I can't stress enough how well that turned out -- every time a new song came on, I thought, "hey, what a great song!" I don't know if other folks enjoyed it, don't really care.
posted by gurple at 5:58 PM on October 19, 2005
During dinner, though, before the dancing, we played a CD that my wife and I had put together, an hour or so of our favorite music. I can't stress enough how well that turned out -- every time a new song came on, I thought, "hey, what a great song!" I don't know if other folks enjoyed it, don't really care.
posted by gurple at 5:58 PM on October 19, 2005
If you're interested in having Irish or Appalachian music played, it might be worth it to look into getting live fiddle-players. Inquire at your local Irish American association, or a nearby Irish dancing school - odds are that they'll know a lot of fiddlers who play dance competitions and things like weddings, as well as students who might be willing to play for cheap. A lot of traditional Irish music is made for dancing, and while it's good in recordings, it's much better live. [It's particularly enjoyable if some of the family knows some of the simple group dances like the Siege of Ennis, which work well at wedding receptions.] You'll probably get a much better set if you go for a live musician as well - improvisation and stuff like that.
The same probably goes for the traditional Polish and Appalachian music, though good musicians from those traditions might be harder to find depending on where you live. No idea if this kind of thing is financially feasible for you, of course, or how much traditional music you want, but it may be worth thinking about.
posted by ubersturm at 8:02 PM on October 19, 2005
The same probably goes for the traditional Polish and Appalachian music, though good musicians from those traditions might be harder to find depending on where you live. No idea if this kind of thing is financially feasible for you, of course, or how much traditional music you want, but it may be worth thinking about.
posted by ubersturm at 8:02 PM on October 19, 2005
Best answer: Are you thinking that I should just kind of give it up to the DJ?
Mostly, this depends on how much fun choosing music is for you. If you like it, it's a fun diversion for the two of you. If you're thinking "I have a ton of other things to sort out," then this is where you have to trust your vendors.
My only other advice is to make sure that there's some room for requests in there-- my dj had a list of "do nots" that he followed religiously. Otherwise, requests from the guests were huge in my wedding's fun factor.
So, figure out what you MUST hear on your day, make a list of secondary suggestions only if you're into it, and I hope that your wedding is a blast.
posted by Mayor Curley at 3:00 AM on October 20, 2005
Mostly, this depends on how much fun choosing music is for you. If you like it, it's a fun diversion for the two of you. If you're thinking "I have a ton of other things to sort out," then this is where you have to trust your vendors.
My only other advice is to make sure that there's some room for requests in there-- my dj had a list of "do nots" that he followed religiously. Otherwise, requests from the guests were huge in my wedding's fun factor.
So, figure out what you MUST hear on your day, make a list of secondary suggestions only if you're into it, and I hope that your wedding is a blast.
posted by Mayor Curley at 3:00 AM on October 20, 2005
Response by poster: Thanks MC, that's some good advice. I also feel some relief as I no longer feel obligated to map the entire thing out.
posted by snsranch at 6:08 PM on October 20, 2005
posted by snsranch at 6:08 PM on October 20, 2005
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posted by Mayor Curley at 5:36 PM on October 19, 2005