§  Bridesmaids                                                §  Groomsmen

 

o   Build story behind announcement (Ladies and Gentlemen she stands 5’6’ tall, she graduated from …..)

o   Roll right into first dance…..sweeping across the floor to the dance area

o   Attack of Paparazzi – ask guests to grab camera’s and swarm you at entrance

o   Song Ideas:

§  Save A Horse (Dance Version) – Big and Rich

§  Swing – Trace Adkins

§  Take Me Out to The Ball Game -

§  Love and Marriage – Frank Sinatra

§  Oh Yeah (Pheris Buehler Song) – Yello

§  Unlimited Megajam – Jock Jams

§  Monday Night Football Theme – Johnny Pearson

§  College Fight Songs

§  Movie Theme – Superman, Jaws, Mission Impossible, Rocky (Gonna Fly Now)

§  Sirius - The Alan Parsons Project

 

·         Cake Cutting   

o   Timing – Immediately following entrance, After Dinner, After First Dance?

o   Song Ideas:

§  Hit me with your Best Shot – Pat Benatar

§  Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard

§  Beautiful In My Eyes – Joshua Kadison

§  Don’t Be Cruel – Elvis Presley

§  How Sweet It is To Be Loved By You – James Taylor

§  Sugar, Sugar  - The Archies

§  That’s Amore – Dean Martin

§  Guests are given Lyric Sheets and sing along to a song for your cake cutting (Sweet Caroline, I got you Babe, .

·         Dinner – Buffet or Served, Blessing or No Blessing (Who will do Blessing)

o   Provide Bride and Groom Trivia Questionnaire at each table – 10 to 20 questions that your guests will have to ask each other to get completed (Great Mixer)

o   Each Table compiles a Top 10 List of why Couple should be together. DJ then compiles and reads top 10.

o   Kissing Couples Drawing – DJ has a list of other couples that can be called to stand and kiss when the Bride and Groom are asked to kiss (this can be turned into a kissing contest)

o   Singing Tables to be dismissed for the Dinner – Each table has to sing a song together to be released

o   Assign a Song to each table (written on a card at each table), DJ releases table when there song is played

o   Song Title Trivia to be released for Dinner (DJ Plays Song, table gives name of song or artist, correct answer gets released next)

o   Centerpiece Give A Way – Sticker under the chair or most correct answers on Trivia questions gets centerpiece

·         Video Spotlight – will you be having a video or slide show?

·         Toasts

o   What is the order of people giving toasts?

o   Any guest toasts from friend or family that is not in the wedding party?

o   Multimedia (Pre-Recorded) Toast?

·         Bride and Groom Dance

o   Song Ideas:

§  Lost In This Moment – Big and Rich

§  Angel Eyes – Frank Sinatra

§  Cross My Heart – George Strait

§  It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

§  At Last – Etta James

§  Amazed – Lonestar

·         Bride and Father Dance

o   Only Bride and Father or Invite all Fathers and Daughters to the floor after first verse

o   Song Ideas:

§  I Loved Her First – Heartland

§  My Little Girl – Tim McGraw

§  Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton

§  There You’ll Be – Faith Hill

§  The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra

§  Making Memories of Us – Keith Urban

·         Groom and Mother Dance

o   Only Groom and Mother or Invite all Fathers and Daughters to the floor after first verse

o   Song Ideas:

§  It’s Your Song – Garth Brooks

§  A Song For My Son – The Hit Crew

§  I Hope You Dance – Leanne Womack

§  Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis

§  Don’t Know Much – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville

·         Longevity Dance

o   Start a slow song and ask all married couples to dance. Then ask the couples married under 24 hours to sit, under 1 year, under 5 years, under 10 years, under 20 years, under 30 years. Congratulate longest married couple and ask them to give advice to newlyweds. (If you know a couple that will be at your wedding has been married a long time, ask them to give a toast) (could have the eliminated couples move to one side so you don’t empty the dance floor).

·         Special dedication dance

o   Any couples that have been recently married, just back from military services, traveled a long way to be present, received award or recently graduated (anything that gets more guests involved)

·         Money Dance

o   Can use other name like (Honeymoon Dance, Congratulatory Dance)

o   Regulate the Line with Maid of Honor and Best Man

o   Have guest Pin money to groom with safety pins

·         Garter Toss (Traditional toss or personally present it to a friend that has been recently engaged, dedicate  slow song to that couple)

o   If the dance is going strong, don’t stop the dance, just conduct the toss onto the packed dance floor

o   Best Man becomes a Human Chair for the removal

o   Groom wears head lamp flashlight to remove garter

o   Song Ideas:

§  Mission Impossible Theme Song

§  Jaws Theme Song

§  Legs – ZZ Top

§  Macho Man – Village People

·         Bouquet Toss

o   Teddy Bear Toss for the kids before the Bouquet toss

o   Throw a Bouquet that separates into 4 or 5 Bouqets in mid-air

o   Song Ideas:

§  Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cindy Lauper

§  Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

·         Parents Dance

o   Song Ideas:        

§  Two People Fell In Love – Brad Paisley

§  Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney

§  Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley                                                                               

·         Wedding Party Dance

o   Dance off between Groomsman and Bridesmaids

o   Song Ideas:

§  Medley of Classic Dance Songs

§  What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

§  The Way I Are – Timbaland

§  Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks

§  She’s More – Andy Griggs

§  Find Yourself – Brad Paisley

§  Cha Cha Slide – Mr. C.

·         Ice Breakers:

o   Chicken Dance                 

o   Macho Man

o   Strokin’                               

o   Macarena

o   YMCA                   

o   Cotton-Eyed Joe

o   Conga (Shoulder Rub)   

o   Electric Slide

o   Shout                                   

o   Achy Breaky Heart

o   Cha Cha Slide                    

o   Crank That                         

o   Group Photo on Dance Floor     

o   Others?

·         Dance Song Styles:

o   Top 40                                  

o   Dance

o   Country

o   Rap                                       

o   Big Band

o   90's, 80's, 70's, 60's, 50's    

o   Video Presentation Equipment (add $100)

 ·         Some Dance Song Choices

o   Low – Flo Rida                  

o   Dancing Queen – Abba

o   Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC            

o   All Summer Long – Kid Rock

o   Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

o   Grease Megamix – John Travolta

o   I Love Rock & Roll – Joan Jett

o   Old Time Rock & Roll – Bob Seger

o   Save A Horse – Big & Rich

o   Hey Mickey – Toni Basil

o   Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

o   Bust A Move – Young MC

o   Sexyback – Justin Timberlake

o   I  Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry

o   Jump In The Line – Harry Belafonte        

o   Cyclone – T-Pain

o   Mony Mony – Billy Idol                 

o   Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

o   Friends In Low Places – Hank Williams   

o   Walk This Way – Aerosmith

o   Superfreak – Rick James                              

o   We Are Family –

o   Celebration – KC & the Sunshine Band  

o   Love Shack – B-52’s

o   When I Grow Up – Pussy Cat Dolls          

o   Don’t Stop The Music - Rhianna

o   Honky Tonk Badonkadonk – Trace Adkins