Choices In Wedding Reception Music
Kirsten Hawkins
An important decision you’ll make during the course of creating
your perfect wedding is that of wedding reception music. After
all, what’s a wedding reception without music? Do you hire a
band, hire a DJ, or just throw on some tunes for everyone to
dance to? The choice is all up to you from what type of music
you want at your reception to how it’s delivered.
One possibility that a number of people opt for is to hire a
band to provide their wedding reception music. A lot of working
“cover bands” (musicians that specialize in performing spot-on
renditions of popular songs) are available to work wedding
receptions. The cost for hiring a band varies according to the
experience and popularity of the band itself. A band that is
highly skilled tends to be highly sought after and therefore
more expensive to hire. A live band brings a certain level of
excitement to the party atmosphere of a wedding reception and
your guests are sure to enjoy the interactivity that comes
along with live wedding reception music.
Some couples forgo the band in favor of hiring a DJ for their
wedding. The advantages of hiring a DJ as compared to a band
are threefold. First of all, a DJ tends to cost much less to
hire than an entire band does. In addition to the monetary
savings, the DJ will have access to original recordings of
popular songs. Your guests can shimmy to Baby Got Back or The
Locomotion by the original artists rather than a rendition
performed by an unknown singer. Additionally, the DJ will have
access to a far greater number of recordings than any band is
likely to have in its repertoire. For these reasons many
couples enjoy hiring a DJ to supply their wedding reception
music.
Another option is to simply supply the wedding reception music
yourself. Armed with a computer that is equipped with a CD
burner you can create CD’s full of .mp3 files to play at the
reception. Because of the .mp3 file compression, nearly ten
hours of music can be squeezed onto one CD. You can choose
exactly what songs you want, place them on the CD in the order
that you like, and just pop it in to play at the reception.
This is possibly the most cost effective option as it will cost
very little or nothing at all to compile the CD. The downsides
are that you’re left with just a group of songs and no live
interactivity whatsoever and you must have a specific type of
CD player in order to play a disc full of .mp3 files. You will
also need to provide a decent sound system unless the reception
hall happens to come equipped with one.
There are a number of options available for providing music for
your wedding reception. Choosing which one is right for you is
merely a matter of deciding what you want and what you can
afford.
About The Author: Kirsten Hawkins is an event planner from
Nashville, TN. Visit
http://www.wedding411.net/ for more event
planning tips, strategies, and resources.
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