Wedding Reception Elements

Alright!  You've booked your venue, sent out all the invitations.  You've booked your DJ and you've gone over the specifics with your photographer.  You've picked out the  perfect dress and the Mr. looks like your knight in shining armor in his tux.  Mom and dad have given their blessing and are even chipping in to make this a day worth remembering.

This is our Wedding Reception worksheet.  On this form you will have an opportunity to tell us more about your reception.  Who's in your bridal party, whether or not your parents will be involved and any spotlight moments you want to be part of the evening.  It's important to note that the information you give here is not set in stone.  In fact, you may go through several different changes regarding the the specifics of your reception.  You will be working closely with your DJ so I implore you to take advantage of his/ her knowledge.  This is about you so we will not take the lead.  We will be available to bounce idea's off of and suggest a few ourselves.  You may also elect to not include all of these elements or none of them, it's your choice.

In this section you will tell us your bridal party's introduction song.  You will tell us about your bridal party; your maids of honor and the groomsman they are to be escorted by.  You will tell us your matron of honor and the best man's name.  It's important that we get this form as soon as possible because the last thing anyone wants is for the DJ to butcher a member of the bridal party's name.

It's your turn!  We've introduced the bridal party and your parents.  That warmed the crowd up.  Now it's time to be introduced for the first time anywhere in public as Mr. & Mrs.  Make it count!  You can go so many different directions here.  You may choose to go traditional.  You may decide to go slow with the first ballad that was playing the very first time you locked eyes with each other.  You can go with upbeat, high energy and fun.  It's your choice, but we recommend keeping your guests engaged and pumped up.  

The introductions are done.  Now it's time for the two of you to dance for the first time anywhere in public as Mr. & Mrs.  This can easily be the most daunting element of all to figure out.  What song do you go with?  There are no shortage of directions to go here.  You can go upbeat.  You may choose to go slow.  You may decide to combine slow with upbeat.  The rule of thumb here is no matter which way you go... make it personal.  Make it something that means something to you.

He is the first man to love you unconditionally.  He was your very first hero.  He was the one guy on earth you could depend on to be there for you no matter what.  He taught you how to ride a bike, he taught you how to catch a baseball, he spent countless hours helping you perfect your jumpshot.  He taught you how to drive stick.  He was overprotective and stubborn to a fault almost.  It's time to show him just exactly what he means to you.  Choose something that lets him know that no matter what, he's always your dad.

Mother is the name for God written on the lips and hearts of all children.  She is the woman that loved you more than she ever loved herself.  Her heart broke with you when your high school girlfriend broke up with you.  She kissed the hurts away when you did something that had you been able to go back and change the past... you probably wouldn't have done that.  She took the heat off you when dad wanted to ground you for the rest of your natural life.  Mom stayed up with you all night when you were sick.  She was the one that worried about your safety even after you were old enough to look after yourself.  Nows your chance to show her that she's still your best girl and that no matter what no woman can ever take her place.

Dinner is done and you've been dancing for an hour straight.  Lets take a little break and cut that cake.  We recommend something upbeat but you can go any way you want with this.

Some people want this element and some don't.  It's meant to be fun.  You don't have to include this if you don't want to but what the heck... you only get married for the first time once.

We're almost at the finish line regarding spotlight events.  You may choose to do this early on as some traditions have the lucky lady that caught the bouquet have the guy that caught the garter place the garter on the leg of the lady that caught the bouquet.  We highly recommend including both of these elements as it just increases the fun but you don't have to.  You may choose to do it before you leave the venue and we're okay with that too.

You may or may not want to include line dances.  They're fun and generally get your guests up to dance.  You may choose some, all or none of them.  We aren't here to judge!  

We've got everything squared away.  You've picked your elements and the songs you want for those elements.  Remember, this is about you!  We want to make sure you got everything you asked for.  Do not hesitate to bounce ideas off your DJ if you're stumped for a song to use.  We're professionals... we do this for a living.