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Festive Events knows that every wedding is special and unique. Our approach is designed to assist you in planning your perfect wedding reception.

Upon contacting Festive Events, you will immediately be assigned a Professional DJ/Entertainer who will work with you to start your planning process.

Throughout your planning process, your DJ will continue to work with you to ensure everything is just as you dreamed your wedding would be.

Whether you want your DJ to be interactive, reserved, or something in-between you choose the style for your Festive Event.

Festive Events can also provide separate music for the wedding ceremony.  Violinists, piano players, harpists, jazz trios or quartets. We will work with you to select music that fits your desires.

We also offer musical suggestions for when your guests are being seated, for the processional & recessional, as well as any selections you may want during the ceremony.
 

- FESTIVE EVENTS TRADITIONAL CEREMONY SUGGESTIONS -

PRELUDE: Three Lute Dances Courante
PRELUDE:Sonata E Flat Adagio
PRELUDE:Brandenburg Concerto Number 4 Allegro
PRELUDE:Water Music Prelude No. 1 Handel
PROCESSIONAL:Trumpet Voluntary Classical
PROCESSIONAL: Te Deum Classical
PROCESSIONAL:Canon In D Classical
PROCESSIONAL: Trumpet Tune Classical
PROCESSIONAL: The Wedding March - Lohengrin
CEREMONY: Jesu Joy Of Mans Desiring Mozart
CEREMONY: Spring Allegro Vivaldi
CEREMONY:Ave Maria Kate Smith
Ceremony/Recessional Such A Joy Mario Lanza
Ceremony/RecessionalSheep May Safely Graze Classical
RECESSIONAL: Organ Recessional Classical
RECESSIONAL:Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba Classical
RECESSIONAL:Brandenburg First Movement Classical
RECESSIONAL: Anywhere Is Enya
RECESSIONAL:This Will Be An Everlasting Love Natalie Cole
RECESSIONAL:You're The First, My Last, My Every... Barry White


Here are some special dance suggestions:
 

A Song for My Daughter Mikki Viereck
After All Cher/Peter Catera
All My Life Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Neville
Always Atlantic Star
Always and Forever Heatwave
Angel Eyes Jeff Healy
As Times Go By Carly Simon
Beautiful in My Eyes Joshua Kadison
Because You Loved Me Celine Dion
Could I Have This Dance Anne Murray
Don't Know Much Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Neville
Endless Love Luther Vandross/Mariah Carey
Everything I Do Bryan Adams
Have I told you Lately Van Morrison
Here and Now Luther Vandross
I Cross My Heart George Strait
I Love You Climax Blues Band
I Only Have Eyes For You Art Garfunkel
I Swear All 4 One
I will always Love You Taylor Dayne
In my Life The Beatles
It Had to be You Harry Connick Jr.
Just the way you are Billy Joel
Just You and I Eddie Rabbit/Crystal Gayle
Lets stay Together Al Green
Love Nat King Cole
Love Is all around Wet, Wet, Wet
Up where We belong Joe Cocker/Jennifer Warnes
Nobody Loves Me Like You Whitney Houston/Jermain Jackson
Now and Forever Richard Marx
The One Elton John
One In a Million Larry Graham
Power of Love Celine Dion
Sea of Love Honey Yrippers
A Song for My Son Mikki Viereck
Suddenly Billy Ocean
The way You look Tonight Frank Sinatra
The Wedding Song Paul Stookey
Through the eyes of Love Melissa Manchester
Through the Fire Chaka Kahn
Through the Years Kenny Rogers
Tonight I Celebrate My Love Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack
True Companion Mare Cohn
Truly Lionel Ritchie
Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers
Unforgettable Nat King Cole
What a wonderful world Louis Armstrong
When I Fall in Love Celine Dion/Clive Griffin
Whole New World Peabo Bryson/Regina Belle
Wind beneath my Wings Bette Midler
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
You are so Beautiful Joe Cocker
Your Song Elton John
Introductions

Introductions can be "livened" up by using different types of music. You may also have one selection for the bridal party and one selection for the Bride and Groom. This is a good time to set the attitude of the reception. You may want jazz music, sports themes, or a selection from the entertainment industry. How about your ushers entering the Grand Ballroom with Blues Brother's sunglasses to the Blue Brother's theme music?  Whatever your taste, Festive Events will assist you in a Grand Entrance of epic proportion.

First Dance
The timing of the first dance can have an impact as to the amount of attention that is given to the bride & groom. For example, doing your first dance right after your introductions will have the most amount of attention given to the bride and groom. This is usually good, unless the bride and groom are more subdued. The bride and groom may also choose to have some or the entire bridal party join in the first or second dance. It may be better to do your first dance right after introductions, so as to keep the bridal party together (after a meal, the members may roam around and be not as easy to assemble).


Getting the Bride & Groom to Kiss

Most people are familiar with the tapping of the glasses to get the attention of the bride and groom to kiss.
Other ideas include:

Having the DJ instruct the guests that the bride and groom are happy to kiss but each table has to get up and sing a song with the word "love" in it.
Have the bride and groom create a box with the names of all the married couples in attendance. When someone taps the glass, the bride and groom will pick a name from the box and the couple will display (or teach) the newlywed couple how to show affection, where the bride and groom must mimic the actions of the selected couple. After all, the newlyweds are inexperienced.

Parents Dances

Ask your DJ to help you come up with "non-traditional" selections for you to dance with your parent. Maybe you would like to have the bride and dad dancing at the same time as the groom and mom.


Giving Away the Pieces

Using a variety of dances with people dancing around the table to giveaway the centerpiece.
You may also choose a variation of passing the dollar bills to various music selections.


Cake Cutting

Instead of the traditional "Bride Cuts the Cake", try using some other type of music that may be more reflective of the bride and groom.


Garter and Bouquet Toss

The traditional garter and bouquet may be "livened" up with different music.
Try using the Best Man on one knee for the bride to sit, (instead of using a chair). It makes for a great picture.
How about presenting the bouquet to another person instead of tossing it. It may be appropriate to pass it to a maid of honor, a sister or mom, or someone who has assisted above and beyond in planning your wedding.

Method for Last Dance

The last dance can be done in either a circle, or walk around and say good-byes. Another option is to have the guests join the bride and groom at some point during their last dance. Still yet another idea is announcing last song with everyone dancing together.
Festive Events believes that every wedding is special and unique. Festive Event's approach is designed to assist you in planning your perfect wedding reception.
Upon contacting Festive Events, you will immediately be assigned a deejay/entertainer who will work with you to start your planning process.


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