Posts Tagged ‘Fayetteville wedding DJ’
Dumb 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…
Read MoreWhy grooms carry brides over the threshold … and why they shouldn’t!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qD_zpwtpco Weddings abound with rich, and sometimes odd, traditions. One of the oddest is the notion that grooms should carry brides over the threshold. According to the book “Marriage Customs of the World,” the tradition hearkens back the 7th century B.C. when ancient Rome was founded by Romulus. The city needed to grow their population,…
Read MoreWedding attire 101
Engaged? Your wedding invitation should clearly convey your preferred dress code. But not all wedding guests understand what various wedding attire descriptions actually mean. This blogpost provides a quick primer. CASUAL: This is kind of a murky category, because your wedding attire intent may be influenced by your venue and the time of day of…
Read MoreHow to invite good wedding guests to your wedding
Wedding guests matter to couples planning their wedding. The headline above isn’t focused as much on WHO you invite, but rather HOW your wedding guests should behave at your wedding celebration. The purpose of this blogpost is to provide you with practical information to pass on to your wedding guests to enhance everyone’s experience. Just…
Read MoreThe power of professionalism
The video above showcases the dynamic first wedding dance for the Canadian celebrity couple, Josh and Anna Wolfman. The dance is wildly entertaining, but that’s not what leaps out at us. What does is the power of professionalism. Everything is exquisite. The decorating. The lighting. The music. The attire. The videography. Everything. Yes … and…
Read MoreA tribute to Burt Bacharach love songs
An old man died last week that you may not know, but you probably know his music. Yes, ninety-four year old Burt Bacharach died after a legendary career of composing hit songs. Burt Bacharach love songs are one of a kind, which is why we still get requests for them for wedding first dance songs.…
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