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Choosing A Band Or DJ in Portland For Your Wedding

March 4th, 2007
There are 2 general types of music available for any wedding, - a DJ or live musicians
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Choosing A Band Or DJ in Portland For Your Wedding

The wedding ceremony is very important on this momentous occasion and using live music can give the ceremony a unique perspective to the wedding. A ceremony that has no music or a wedding ceremony that does not have the appropriate music may work out but it will not have that romantic feel and it will feel lifeless.

The wedding ceremony is the more serious part of the wedding while the reception in the grand celebration which congratulates the couple on their marriage. There are 2 general types of music available for a modern wedding, they are a DJ or live musicians. A DJ is a person who plays CDs through a sound system at your reception and provides stage lighting for additional effect. The advantage to hiring a live band for your reception is that there is a certain synergy that occurs when live musicians perform together that cannot be achieved with a DJ, and live musicians can are also able to adapt to the “vibe” of the room – playing faster, slower, louder or softer depending on the preferences of you and your guests.

Unless, of course, you're determined to have a band sing at your wedding. One of the critical steps during wedding music planning is to decide the type of music to be played, and who will perform it, a live band or a DJ. Regardless of a live band or a DJ, your goal is to hire the right person(s) for the job to enliven your wedding.

A four or five-piece band with a small PA system is generally required if the party is 100 or more. Listen to recordings of the band performing live, where available. If the band is having fun on stage, so will you on the dance-floor. You need a band that wants to party as much as you do.

Here are some tips you can use when you choose music for your wedding. When choosing the music for your wedding make sure you choose something that you and your guests will dance to. Experienced musicians are able to play songs that will be appropriate to the wedding even if you don’t know what songs to choose from.

If there is no theme and you are having trouble choosing the song this means you will have many choices to choose from. Why not walk down the aisle to an appropriate pop song or soundtrack from a favorite movie or musical. Choosing music for your wedding you need to find a piece that stands apart from other music.

Many people are still using traditional bridal songs, but many are not because most want to walk down the isle to music that fits their personalities.

There should be songs that are exciting and that will make the guests get up and dance. During the first dance of the wedding most people never forget how their spouses looked. The most enjoyable part of the wedding reception is the dance music. When choosing dance music for your wedding, you need to decide if you want the services of a DJ or a band for your wedding.

When your marriage is over many grooms and brides can recall the songs that were played at their wedding are able to relive the day they were married. There are so many wonderfully romantic and very suitable songs available today.

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David Marc Fishman is the owner of www.bornasuperstar.com The online audition for comedians

 





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 Weddings DJs vs. Live music I’m proud to be a wedding DJ and I can tell you this I make more than most live musicians. Why? Because I do more. Here’s my small list; meet with the bride twice before the wedding, wear a clean and pressed tuxedo, have my time line and play list organized according to the brides wishes, respect the fact that I’m playing to 4 to 5 generations of invited quests, be the MC and my favorite, to play and honor in memory the
Comments From:William Belknap March 10th, 2007

Choosing A Band Or DJ in Portland For Your Wedding This article is offensive and is an insult to my profession. DJs are not the music. Are photographers the pictures. "Hire pictures do do your wedding". It's hire a photographer for your wedding. The same for DJs. "Hire the entertainment for your wedding". This part of the article is my complaint:
"A DJ is a person who plays CDs through a sound system at your reception and provides stage lighting
Comments From:Craig Brown March 9th, 2007


 

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