Posts Tagged ‘Fayetteville wedding entertainment’
What’s your favorite music genre?
Every state has a favorite music genre. So does every generation. And so does every couple. What’s yours? Wedding celebrations are defined by their music, and your favorite genre influences the entire theme of your wedding. We ran across an interesting map (above) which shows which music genres are most popular on a state-by-state basis.…
Read MoreTikTok wedding controversy
A couple recently posted a set of ‘rules’ to which their guests must adhere, stirring up a TikTok wedding controversy. Here are their 4 rules: MY dj will not take YOUR song requests. Just go to the club if you want your songs played. DO NOT ask MY photographer for pictures of you. I did…
Read MoreA wedding toast for an older couple
Discussions on how to give a wedding toast typically focus on younger couples in their twenties or early thirties. Young love is especially passionate, often reflected in the toasts themselves. But what about a wedding toast for an older couple? Is there anything different about them? To be clear, passion isn’t strictly the domain of…
Read MoreDestination wedding etiquette
If you’re thinking of a destination wedding, you’re probably wondering what is proper destination wedding etiquette on your end … and on your guests’ end. A father wrote to Miss Manners still seething over his son’s pre-COVID destination wedding. The father paid to wine and dine guests for the rehearsal dinner, and the bride’s parents…
Read MoreThe band played the wrong song!
On their 15th wedding anniversary, Eric and Jenny were reminiscing about their wedding day. And do you know what they remembered most? That the band played the wrong song for the first dance! Mistakes happen, but this one was a whopper! First dance songs are practically sacred, because they define a romance. They provide lifelong…
Read MoreHow to toast someone you don’t like
Most wedding toasts are fairly easy, because you’re toasting someone you like. What happens if you’re put in the position of leading a toast for someone you don’t like? It happens. A dad wrote in to advice columnist, Carolyn Hax, presenting his dilemma: “My son is getting married, and I’m expected to give a toast.…
Read MoreWedding date drama
What’s more important to you? Getting the wedding date you want? Or ensuring that the most important people in your life can attend your big day? These questions were the flashpoint of a wedding date drama that appeared in a recent advice column. A recently engaged bride wrote to Carolyn Hax grousing about her situation.…
Read MoreWedding movies keep coming!
Hollywood never gets tired of making wedding movies. The latest one is called, “Irish Wish,” starring Lindsay Lohan and Ed Speleers of Downton Abby fame. You’ll find it streaming at Netflix. The movie dives into themes of unrequited love and careful-what-you-wish-for plot gyrations that, of course, are totally predictable. But that’s not necessarily a bad…
Read MoreA master class in giving a wedding toast
Rarely, VERY rarely, do we run across an impeccable best man toast. But we stumbled across this one on YouTube (above), and it’s worth a closer look, as this gentlemen delivers a wedding toast master class. As we’ve written before, the best wedding toast should make your guests laugh and cry. Humor and sentiment are…
Read MoreThe Great American Songbook
Will singers still be singing Taylor Swift songs fifty to a hundred years from now? Time will tell. Time HAS weighed in on a canon of American songs dubbed “The Great American Songbook.” These are songs that have withstood the test of time. The Great American Songbook Foundation defines these songs like this: The “Great…
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