Wedding Reception Planner
 

Contact Information

Bride's Name:

Grooms Name:

 

Phone:

Phone:

 

Wedding Date:

Setup start time:

Music Start Time:

Music End Time:

Order of Events

Sequence

Time

Event

 

 

Wedding Ceremony (if DJ providing music for that too)

 

 

Cocktails (if DJ providing music for that too)

 

 

Reception start

 

 

Grand Entrance

 

 

Receiving line (estimate approximately 10 seconds per guest. Not recommended due to the amount of time required—approximately 25 minutes for 100 guests).

 

 

First Dance

 

 

Wedding Party Dance (can be combined with first dance)

 

 

Cocktails / salad

 

 

Toast

 

 

Meal

 

 

Father/Daughter Dance (can be combined with Mother/Son Dance)

Sequence

Time

Event (cont.)

 

 

Mother/Son Dance (can be combined with Father/Daughter Dance)

 

 

Open Dancing

 

 

Cake Cutting

 

 

Open Dancing (maybe just one or two slow songs)

 

 

Dessert

 

 

Bouquet / Garter

 

 

Open Dancing

 

 

Last Dance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The printed order of events is only a suggestion. Every reception is different, and this is YOUR reception. Any event may be added, removed, or rearranged as long as it is clearly indicated in the above table.

Location Information

Name of establishment:

Address:

Contact Name:

Phone:

 

Primary room name/location:

Floor:

Do we have to provide music in other room(s) at any time (such as for cocktail hour)?
If so, what, where and when?:

Directions to reception (use back or additional sheets if necessary):
 
 

 

 

General Information

Number of guests:

Adults: 

Children:

Number of courses to be served (including dessert):

 

Is there "dead air time" during which we shouldn't play? 

When?

Dress for DJ:

 

 

Contact Information For Other Party Professionals

Please give business name, contact name, and phone for each of the following.

Give phonetic pronunciation of difficult names.

Caterer:

Photographer:

Videographer:

Cake maker:

Florist:

Is it OK to acknowledge the above people during the reception?

 

 

Detailed Information For Specific Events Ceremony (If DJ Providing Music)

Music for Wedding Party Entrance (some suggestions follow)

·         Canon in D (Pachelbel) (Traditional)

  • Claire de Lune (Debussy) (Traditional)

  • Shepherd Moons (Enya) (Contemporary)

  • Watermark (Enya) (Contemporary)

  • Theme from Chariots of Fire (Contemporary)

  • Chapel Of Love (Dixie Cups) (Very Contemporary)

 

Music for Bride's Entrance (some suggestions follow)

·         Bridal March / Bridal Chorus (Wagner) (Traditional, but not for Jewish weddings)

  • Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) (Traditional)

  • Caribbean Blue (Enya) (Contemporary)

  • Wedding Song (Kenny G) (Contemporary)

  • Oh Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) (Contemporary)

Music for Kiss (music optional) (some suggestions follow)

·         I Feel Good (Roy Orbison) (Very Contemporary)

Music for Exit as Man and Wife (some suggestions follow)

·         Wedding March (Mendelssohn) (Traditional, but not for Jewish weddings)

  • Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel) (Traditional)

  • Theme from Chariots of Fire (Contemporary)

  • By the Time This Night Is Over (Kenny G/Peabo Bryson) (Contemporary)

  • We've Only Just Begun (Carpenters) (Contemporary)

 

 

Cocktail Hour

Is cocktail hour in same room as main reception?                          If not, what room is it in?

Music for cocktail hour (suggested genres are soft jazz, soft show tunes, or slow rock):

Reception Start (Guests enter main reception room from cocktail room):

Skip this section if cocktails and reception are in the same room).

Music to play as guests enter (high energy dance music recommended):

Number of songs to play before grand entrance (recommend 2):

 

 

 

 

Reception Grand Entrance / Introductions

Introductions can be performed by ChattanoogaDJ MC (Master of Ceremonies), or by someone else. (Requests to change this at the reception will only be honored if given directly by the Bride or Groom to the MC).

Who will be performing the introductions?

Suggested order of intros (note: you can opt to have the grandparents rise in their seats and recognize them there):

1.      Bride's grandparents

  1. Groom's grandparents

  2. Bride's parents

  3. Groom's parents

  4. Bridesmaids and Groomsmen

  5. Maid(s) or Matron(s) of honor (Can be combined with Best Man)

  6. Best Man (Can be combined with Maid/Matron of Honor)

  7. Bride and Groom

 

We recommend upbeat music. Some suggested music follows:

Wedding Party Enters Reception

·         Canon in D (Pachelbel) (Traditional)

  • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) (Traditional)

  • Sirius (Alan Parsons Project) (Contemporary)

  • Revelation (Yellowjackets) (Contemporary)

  • Theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey (Contemporary)

  • Chapel Of Love (Dixie Cups) (Very Contemporary)

  • America (Neil Diamond) (Very Contemporary)

 

Bride and Groom Enter Reception

·         Peter Gunn

  • Tradicion (Gloria Estefan)

  • Star Trek (original TV series) Theme

  • 20th Century Fox Fanfare (or drumroll) (Traditional)

  • Olympic Fanfare (Traditional)

  • Here Comes the Bride (Disco) (Contemporary)

  • Tonight Show Theme (Contemporary)

  • Twilight Zone (2 Unlimited) (Very Contemporary)

 

 

 

Please list those to be introduced during the grand entrance in the order they will be introduced. You can choose different songs for each person or one for the entire group. Use back or additional sheets if necessary. If you want, interesting tidbits of information about relationships to you can be announced—if so, please write details below each person's name.

Name(s)

Phonetic Pronunciation(s)

How to Introduce

Music

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For bride and groom, please clearly indicate how to introduce :

________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Dance

Music for first dance (slow song recommended):

How long do you want to dance alone before asking wedding party and then the rest of the guests to join in?

First slow song after first dance (optional):

Type of music to continue with after first dance. If sitting down to cocktails/dinner, soft music is recommended. If there will be some dancing before sitting down, high-energy dance music is recommended, but slow dancing or any other type can be used. If desired, you can also list specific songs here.

Grace (or other blessings such as challah)

Name of person (with phonetic pronunciation) to be introduced to lead grace:

Toast

Name of person (with phonetic pronunciation) who will give the toast (usually the best man, could also be the best man and maid of honor together):

Should person giving the toast be introduced, or simply handed the microphone (circle one)?

Will there be other people offering toasts? If so, describe:

After the toast, can the MC ask if "anyone else wants to say something to the bride or groom or offer a toast?"

After the toast, can the MC ask if "the bride or groom have anything to say?"

Cake

Music to play during cake cutting (suggestions follow):

·         Bride cuts the cake

  • When I'm 64 (Beatles)

  • How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You (James Taylor or Marvin Gaye)

  • Eat it (Weird Al Yankovic)

  • Mission Impossible

  • Jeopardy theme

  • Circle of Life (Elton John)

  • It Had To Be You (Harry Connick Jr.)

  • Our House (Crosby, Stills & Nash)

  • St. Elmo's Fire (John Parr)

  • Sugar Sugar (The Archies)

  • Cut the Cake or Pick Up the Pieces (Average White Band)

  • Cuts Like a Knife (Bryan Adams)

 

Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances

 

Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances can be combined or can be seperate. Do you want them together or seperate (circle one)? If seperate, who dances first: Groom/Mother or Bride/Father (circle one)? If seperate, also indicate which song for each below.

 

Music for Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dance (suggestions follow):

·         Unforgettable (Dinah Washington, Natalie Cole or Nat King Cole)

  • Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler)

  • Thanks Again by (Ricky Skaggs)

  • Through the Years (Kenny Rogers)

  • A Song For My Son (Mikki Viereck)

  • Stand By Me (Ben E. King)

  • Always and Forever (Heatwave or Luther Vandross)

  • Daddy's Little Girl (Al Martino) (not at Jewish weddings)

  • You've Got a Friend (James Taylor) (If someone other than Father / Mother)

  • That's What Friends are For (Wedding Party Dance)

 

We can invite all fathers/daughters and all mothers/sons to dance instead of just bride's and groom's alone. Do you want to do this?

 

 

You can have us invite your guests to join in part way through the above song, or we can invite them up when the next song begins. We can have the wedding party join you first and invite the rest of the guests to join in one verse later, or we can invite all of the guests (including wedding party) to join in at the same time. When and how do you want us to invite other guests to join in?

 

 

 

 

 

Bouquet and Garter

Music (some suggestions follow):

Bouquet Toss

·         Girls Just Want to Have Fun

  • Pretty Woman

  • Girls, Girls, Girls

  • Pretty Young Thing

 

Garter Toss--Groom Removes Garter

·         Legs

  • The Stripper

  • I'm Too Sexy

Garter Toss--Invite Men Out

·         Peter Gunn

  • Theme From Rocky

  • Oh Yeah

The bouquet and garter toss can be done in an "ordinary" fashion, or it can be "livened up" by many different twists—ask us for ideas if you want to try something different. How do you want to do the bouquet and garter toss?

Will there be additional dancing after the bouquet and garter toss, or is it to be followed immediately by the last dance and the end of the reception?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dancing

How do you want to start off the general dancing after the Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances? We recommend playing one additional slow song, and then going into a high energy follow-along dance. Some specific suggestions follow.

Here are some popular slow songs:

·         Unchained Melody

  • Unforgettable

  • Can't Help Falling In Love

Getting things started after slow song:

·         Old Time Rock and Roll (Bob Seger)

  • In the Mood (Glenn Miller)

  • Twist and Shout (Beatles)

  • `70s Rock

  • We Are Family

  • Celebration

Group/Participation Dance

·       YMCA

·       Electric Slide

·       Casper Slide

·       Hokey Pokey

·       Chicken Dance

·       Conga line

Last Dance

Music for last dance (some suggestions follow):

·         Last Dance

  • Times Of Your Life

  • I've Had the Time of My Life

  • New York, New York

  • The Party's Over

  • Goodnight Sweetheart

  • Day-O

We can organize remaining guests into a circle around the bride and groom, pass the mic around, and allow them to sing along with the final song. Do you want to do this?

 

 

Ethnic Dances, Etc.

Please indicate any specific ethnic dances you want to do or customs you wish to observe, and at what points in the reception (also add them to order of events on page 1). Make sure to include names (with phonetic pronunciations) of specific people to be involved (i.e., names of people that will be lifted up in chairs).
 

 

List of Songs & Music Types NOT to be played
(Use back or additional sheets if necessary) 

 

 

 

List of Songs to be played ONLY IF REQUESTED BY A GUEST
(Use back or additional sheets if necessary) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music Requests (Songs to DEFINITELY be played)
(Use back or additional sheets if necessary)

Note that there are specific sections for music for cocktail hour, guest entrance, grand entrance, and last dance, so do not list those songs here.

 

Title/Artist

Notes (specific time to play, person to dedicate to, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 

Additional Notes
(Use back or additional sheets if necessary)