If you are planning a classic “Loungy” and/or acoustic cocktail hour for the period of time before the dinner is to be served at your wedding reception, the possibilities are endless.

The wedding reception introduction is a huge part of the fun to come. You want to make sure that the your grand entrance sets the mood for the night. There are many ways to make an impression here. Lots of people today are really mixing it up and having some crazy dance-oriented multi-theme-song entrances, while other like to go with something more traditional.

Here are some popular entrance song selections:

Wedding Party Reception Entrance
• St. Elmo’s Fire
• Carmina Fortuna
• Rocky Theme -Gonna Fly Now
• It Had to Be You
• Twilight Zone
• Mission Impossible Theme
• Olympic Fanfare – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• White Wedding – Billy Idol
• Star Wars Imperial March Theme

WHatever you choose, remember, it is a song that will set the mood for the evening. Below is an entrance I did recently for a great couple to Chris Brown’s “Forever”, at The Museum of Dance in Saratoga, NY.

The first dance can be a class act, or something fun. A recent trend is to chop up the first dance and add somethign crazy into it. No matter what you choose to do, there are many options to set the tone. Here is a great list of first song options for your wedding reception.

The purpose of playing music at all is to set an atmosphere. Therefore, the real logic behind planning your wedding reception music should be to create an atmosphere where people will have fun, rather than expose your guests to music you like.

Want a list of songs that they don’t usually play at a wedding ceremony? Making a list of songs that aren’t usually played at weddings seems like an oxymoron. It’s therefore an anti-list. If it isn’t a song you usually hear, then it could be anything! Anyhow, there are actually a handful of songs that do seem to see some regularity in non traditional wedding ceremonies, despite the fact that they are not the norm.

Planning music for your wedding reception? While it may sound simple, not everyone thinks to make… THE DO NOT PLAY LIST! Make sure you put one of these together for your DJ.

Here is a great simple little list of popular choices for “Top Bouquet Tossing Songs” where a bride cannot go wrong at her wedding reception.

The traditional cutting of the wedding cake has strange roots. Did you know that back in the Roman Empire, the groom would eat part of some barley baked especially for the nuptials and break the rest over his bride’s head. Did you also know that the multi-tiered wedding cake was originally reserved for English royalty? 
[continue reading...]