Posts Tagged ‘Fayetteville wedding DJ’
Top love songs of the 21st century
This is a wedding blog. Love songs play an important role in the overall scheme of wedding entertainment, especially when it comes to the first dance. Interestingly, Billboard Magazine said fewer love songs are being written these days when compared to pop songs of the 20th century. This should concern all of us. As music…
Read MoreThe problem with destination weddings
What’s the problem with destination weddings? Listen to Larry David’s funny response in the video above. Larry won’t go to any wedding where you have to get on a plane. Let’s face it, a lot of people hate flying. And plane fares for a family get pricey fast. And then you have to get a…
Read MoreWhat you can learn from a celebrity wedding toast
The movies provide a font of material for future wedding toasters. Movie toasts are often cheesy, but occasionally brilliant. When you watch a celebrity wedding toast on the silver screen, pay attention to how the toast is delivered. A great delivery helps overcome cheesy content. But when you couple great content with a polished delivery,…
Read MoreTis the season for celebrity wedding crashers
Celebrity wedding crashers are everywhere. The question is: would you like to have one crash your affair? There are pros and cons, you know. For example, Will Smith and James Corden take a break from a segment of Carpool Karaoke to crash this wedding: You can see the con: they disrupt everything. And when Will…
Read MoreBest Lionel Richie wedding songs
Lionel Richie is a hall of fame songwriter who has written too many great love songs to be covered in a single blogpost. He’s won 4 Grammy Awards and has written/co-written/lovingly crafted some of the finest ballads of his generation. You’ve seen him serve as a judge on American Idol. And now that you’re planning…
Read MoreDumb bachelor party ideas
Use some common sense when planning your bachelor party. There are some really dumb bachelor party ideas that are wrought with pitfalls. Bachelor parties date back 2500 years ago to ancient Sparta where soldiers would raise a chalice the night before the wedding to toast their comrade as he passed from bachelorhood to marriage. Modern…
Read MoreThe timeless wedding music of Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett died this past week at the age of 96. In considering his seven decade singing career, something stands out: his fan base was ridiculously broad. You wouldn’t think young music lovers (like you) would be the least bit interested in an aging crooner, but they were. And the wedding music of Tony Bennett…
Read MoreDeclining wedding trends
The Knot’s Real Weddings Study always provides invaluable insights to couples planning their own wedding. The 2022 survey identified some surprising declining wedding trends. For example, the whole idea of creating a wedding hashtag is plummeting, experiencing a 23% decline over the past half a decade. Handing out wedding favors fell by 21% in the…
Read MoreIntroducing the double wedding proposal
Tradition evolves over time, to the chagrin of … well, traditionalists! You may remember the anguish of the milkman, Tevye, in “Fiddler on the Roof” as tradition buckled before his very eyes. Marriages based on mutual love replaced those based on arrangement. Imagine what he would think about an emerging 21st century trend, the double…
Read MoreHow to give a ‘weird’ wedding toast in two minutes
So we were guests at a recent out-of-state wedding. When it came time for the wedding toasts, we held our breath, hoping for the best. Sadly, our hopes weren’t realized as the toasts went off the rails, as they so often do. It’s so much easier to simply give a weird wedding toast. We’ll explain…
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