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Contact Information

Bride’s Name:                                                                                              Groom’s Name:

Phone/Email:                                                                                               Phone/Email:

Wedding Date:                                                   Setup Start Time:                        Entertainment Start Time:                      End Time:

Order of Events

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.

Remember to review this schedule with your caterer! ‘~’ means approximate time.

Location Information

Name/address of establishment:

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 additional sheets if necessary):

 

General Information

Number of guests:                                                Children:

Number of courses to be served (including dessert):

Does the caterer need everyone seated to take orders for the main course?            If yes, when and for how long?

Is there “dead air time” during which we shouldn’t play?           When?

Tuxedo pants, shirts, and gold musical note vests are the normal outfit for MCs, DJs, and Party Motivators. Party dancers (if any) will dress in appropriate, tasteful costumes. If you wish different attire, detail preference here:

 

Contact Information For Other Party Professionals

	Name	Phone	Fax	Booked From-To
Caterer
Banquet Hall/Venue
Planner/Coordinator
Photographer
Videographer

 

Music For Ceremony (If DJ Providing Music)

Wedding Party Entrance (some suggestions follow):

·         Canon in D (Pachelbel) (Traditional)

·         Shepherd Moons (Enya) (Contemporary)

·         Watermark (Enya) (Contemporary)

·         Theme from Chariots Of Fire (Contemporary)

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

Bride’s Entrance (some suggestions follow):

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

·         Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) (Traditional)

·         The Wedding Song (Kenny G) (Contemporary)

·         Oh Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) (Contemporary)

Kiss (music optional) (some suggestions follow):

·         I Feel Good (James Brown) (Very Contemporary)

Exit as Husband 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)

Music to start with (soft music recommended if food on tables, high-energy dance music recommended otherwise):

Reception Grand Entrance / Introductions

Introductions can be performed by DJ Gemini’s 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 introductions (note: you can opt to have the grandparents rise in their seats and recognize them there):

1.        Bride’s grandparents

2.        Groom’s grandparents

3.        Bride’s parents

4.        Groom’s parents

5.        Bridesmaids and Groomsmen

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

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

8.        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)

·         Theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey (Contemporary)

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

·         America (Neil Diamond) (Very Contemporary)

·         Party Time (Gloria Estefan) (Very Contemporary)

·         Havana (Kenny G) (Very Contemporary)

Bride and Groom Enter Reception

·         Peter Gunn (Contemporary)

·         Tradicion (Gloria Estefan) (Very Contemporary)

·         Star Trek (original series) Theme (Contemporary)

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

·         Olympic Theme (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 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. Some common possibilities (given Jane Doe marrying John Buck):

·         Jane and John Buck

·         John and Jane Buck

·         Mr. and Mrs. John Buck

First Dance

Music for first dance (slow song recommended):

You can have us invite your guests to join in partway 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?

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:

Toast

Name of person (with phonetic pronunciation) who will be introduced to give the toast (usually the Best Man, could also be the Best Man and Maid/Matron Of Honor together):

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

After the toast, can the MC ask “does anyone else want to say something to the bride or groom or offer a toast?”

After the toast, will the bride and groom want to say something (i.e., thank you for coming)?

Grace (or other blessings such as Kiddush and Motzi)

Blessing	Name of person (with phonetic pronunciation) to be introduced to say the blessing

 

Meal

Type of music:

For buffet (not applicable to sit down/served meal), we can do music trivia with the guests still sitting (to win the right to go next for food). Is this OK?

While guests are waiting for food, we can encourage other couples to come out on the floor and slow dance. Is this OK with you AND the caterer?

Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances

Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances can be combined or can be separate. Do you want them together or separate (circle one)? If separate, who dances first: Father/Bride or Mother/Groom (circle one)? If separate, 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)

·         Through the Years (Kenny Rogers)

·         A Song For My Son/Daughter (Mikki Viereck)

·         Always Daddy (Melanie Trent)

·         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 the bride’s and groom’s alone. You can have us invite your guests to join in partway 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?

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