Wedding Planning Guide - DJ Bracken Entertainment

Wedding Planning Guide
Bride & Groom:__________________ Contract No: __________________
Phone Numbers:_________________________________________________
EVENT INFORMATION
1- Preferred deejay attire … Semi-Formal (suit/tie)  Casual (slacks dress-shirt)
2- Facility Info……………………... Indoors  Outdoors Stage:  yes  no
Address_________________________ Phone # _____________________
Coordinator? Name_________________ Phone # _____________________
3- Dinner Format……………….  Buffet  Sit Down  Hour’derves only  Alcohol?
4- Guests’ Arrival Time___________ Approximate # of guests _____________
MUSIC FORMAT
*Please indicate the type of music you would like during cocktail hour/dinner time*
__ Big Band/Jazz __ Classical __ Lite Rock
__ Country Love Songs
__ Variety Love Songs __ Deejay Choice __ Provided by Bride/Groom
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Please indicate the types of dance music you believe your
Guests would enjoy throughout the event*
 Current Top 40
 Oldies (50‘s & 60‘s)
 Reggae
 Rap
 Rock (80’s & 90’s)
 Disco
 Motown
 Classic Rock (70’s)
 Country
 Alternative
 Big Band/Ballroom
 Latin (please specify)
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RECEPTION SCHEDULE
*Please number all that applies, indicating the order in which they are to take place.*
___ Grand Entrance (song/artist)____________________________________
___ Prayer By: ____________________________
___ Dinner/Buffet
___Toast/s By:______________________and________________________
___ Cake (song/artist) ____________________Served as dessert?  Yes  No
___ First Dance (song/artist) _______________________________________
___ Mother/Son (song/artist) ______________________________________
___ Father/ Daughter (song/artist) __________________________________
___ Open Dancing(2 to 4 songs)_____________________________________
___ Bouquet Toss (song/artist) _____________________________________
___ Garter Removal (song/artist) _____________________ Reverse? Blindfold?
___ Garter Toss (song/artist) ______________________________________
___ Dollar Dance? (songs/artists)____________________________________
___ Married Couples Dance? (song/artist)_____________________________
*Please specify which specialty songs you would like incorporated in the reception*
 YMCA
 Cha Cha Slide
 Electric Slide
 Hokey Pokey
 Chicken Dance
 Wobble
 Locomotion
 Macarena
 Cupid Shuffle
INTRODUCTIONS
*Please list all individuals being announced in the Grand Entrance*
Brides Parents: _________________________________________________
or Mother w/Escort:____________________________________________
Father w/Escort: _____________________________________________
Grooms Parents: ________________________________________________
or Mother w/Escort:_____________________________________________
Father w/Escort: _____________________________________________
Flower Girl/s: __________________ Ring Bearer/s: _____________________
Bridesmaids:
Groomsmen:
_________________________ Esc. By _________________________
_________________________ Esc. By _________________________
_________________________ Esc. By _________________________
_________________________ Esc. By _________________________
_________________________ Esc. By _________________________
_________________________ Esc. By _________________________
Maid/Matron of Honor:
Best Man:
_________________________ Esc. By _________________________
Now introducing the new:
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DEDICATIONS/REQUESTS
*Please list any additional requests, announcements, and artists/songs that you
would like incorporated at the reception. We cannot guarantee that every song will be
played, though we will do our best to play the majority of them. Please indicate any
“MUST PLAY” requests with a star for maximum priority.
TITLE
ARTIST
1. _______________________
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2. _______________________
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3. _______________________
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4. _______________________
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5. _______________________
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6. _______________________
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7. _______________________
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8. _______________________
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9. _______________________
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10. _______________________
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DO NOT PLAY LIST
*Please indicate any songs, artists, or genres that you DO NOT want played*
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________
DEDICATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
BIRTHDAYS (date and age)
ANNIVERSARIES (years married)
__________________________
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__________________________
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Bridal Song Ideas
Popular Love Songs (First Dance/dinner music)
1. From This Moment On - Shania Twain & Bryan White
2. Amazed - Lonestar
3. It's Your Love - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
4. At Last - Etta James
5. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
6. Unforgettable - Natalie & Nat King Cole
7. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
8. Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart/Van Morrison
9. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
10. I Cross My Heart - George Strait
11. All My Life - KC & Jojo
12. I Do (Cherish You) - 98 Degrees
13. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
14. I Swear - John M. Montgomery/All 4 One
15. I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
16. A Moment Like This - Kelly Clarkson
17. God Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
18. In My Life - Beatles
19. Everything I Do (I Do For You) - Bryan Adams
20. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
21. Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
22. Keeper Of The Stars - Tracy Byrd
23. Breathe - Faith Hill
24. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
25. This I Swear - Nick Lackey
26. I Melt - Rascal Flatts
27. Always And Forever - Heatwave
28. I Finally Found Someone - Barbara Streisand & Bryan Adams
29. Here And Now - Luther Vandross .
29. Always - Atlantic Starr
30. Because of You - Tony Bennet
Funny/Witty First Dance Songs
1. A Fine Romance - Joe Derise
2. After The Loving - Englebert Humperdinck
3. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Ashford & Simpson
4. Ain't That A Kick In The Head - Dean Martin
5. Because - Dave Clark Five
6. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - The Spinners
7. Happy Together - The Turtles
8. You're My First, My Last, My Everything - Barry White
9. With Plenty Of Money And You - Count Basie & Tony Bennet
10. I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
11. I Love You, Always Forever - Donna Lewis
12. I Only Want To Be With You - Vonda Shepard
13. I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
14. Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
15. I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello
16. I'm A Believer - The Monkees
17. Oh, What A Night - The Four Seasons
18. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
19. Love and Marriage - Frank Sinatra
20. Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia
21. She's An Angel - They Might Be Giants
22. Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin
23. Never Knew Love Like This - The Spinners & Dionne Warwick
24. Orange Colored Sky - Nat King Cole
25. Orange Colored Sky - Natalie Cole
Edgy/Upbeat First Dance Songs
1. Kissing You - from “Romeo & Juliet “ soundtrack
2. Ice Cream - Sarah MacLachlan
3. As - Stevie Wonder
4. Blood Of Eden - Peter Gabriel
5. Crash - Dave Matthews Band
6. Everything I Do - Brandy
7. Like Someone In Love - Bjork
8. Heroes - David Bowie
9. You're The Best Thing - Style Council
10. If I Was Your Girlfriend - Prince
11. Waste - Phish
12. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
13. It Must Be Love - Madness
14. Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
15. Alison - Elvis Costello
16. Love Song" - The Cure
17. Forever in My Life - Prince
18. Luna - Smashing Pumpkins
19. Night & Day - U2
20. Nothing Compares To You - Sinead O'Connor
21. She - Elvis Costello
22. Somebody - Depeche Mode
23. Stay By Me - Annie Lennox
24. Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
25. You Are The Everything - R.E.M.
26. Wild Horses - The Sundays
27. Wild Is The Wind - David Bowie
28. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
29. You're Just Too Good To Be True - Lauryn Hill
30. All I Want Is You - U2
Father/Daughter Songs
1. Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
2. Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlise
3. Can You Feel the Love - Elton John
4. Daughters - John Meyer
5. God Only Knows - Beach Boys
6. How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
7. In My Life - The Beatles
8. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
9. Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
10. The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles
11. Love Is A Beautiful Thing - Phil Vassar
12. My Father’s Eyes - Eric Clapton
13. There Goes My life - Kenny Chesney
14. Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
15. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
16. When the Stars Go Blue - Tim McGraw
17. When You Say Nothing At All - Alison Krauss
18. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
19. You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers
20. You Look So Good In Love - George Strait
21. You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
22. You’ve Got A Friend - James Taylor
Mother/Son Songs
1. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
2. You Are the Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
3. Through the Years - Kenny Rogers
4. You Had Me From Hello - Kenny Chesney
5. Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
6. You’re My Best Friend - Tim McGraw
7. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Rod Stewart
8. All Those Years Ago - George Harrison
9. A Song For Mama - Boyz II Men
10. I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
11. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
12. Simple Man - Lynard Skynard
13. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
14. The Perfect Fan - Boyz II Men
15. Sweet Baby Mine - Isla Grant
16. Through the Years - Kenny Rogers
17. Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston
Bouquet Toss Songs
1. Wishin’ and Hopin’ - “My Best Friends Wedding” Soundtrack
2. This One Is For the Girls - Martina McBride
3. I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
4. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benetar
5. Going To the Chapel - Yellowman
6. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
7. It’s Raining Men - The Weather Girls
8. Ladies Night - Cool & the Gang
9. Just A Girl - No Doubt
10. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
11. Can’t Hold Us Down - Christina Aguilera
12. Single White Female - Chely Wright
Garter Removal Songs
1. Wild Thang - Tone Loc
2. Wild Thing - The Troggs
3. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
4.
Do Ya Think I’m Sexy - Rod Stewart
5. You Can’t Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Mission Impossible Theme - Adam Claytion & Larry Mullen
7. Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha Men
8. Legs - ZZ Top
9. Hot Legs - Rod Stewart
10. Hot in Here - Nelly
11. Get Low(Clean Version) - Lil John
12. Macho Man - Village People
Garter Toss Songs
1. I’m Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
2. Oh Yea - Yello
3. Dukes of Hazzard Theme
4. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
5. Just A Gigolo - David Lee Roth
6. Mission Impossible Theme
7. Bad To the Bone - George Thorogood
8. Macho Man - Village People
9. Bad Boys - Inner Circle
10. Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
11. Peter Gunn Theme - Henry Mancini
12. Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins (Top Gun)
Reverse Garter Songs
*Some of the bouquet, removal, or garter toss songs can be good ones for the reverse*
1. Bad To the Bone - George Thorogood
2. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
3. Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye
4. Oh Yeah - Yellow
5. Kissing A Fool - George Michael
6. Missionary Man - Eurythmics
7. You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker
8. Guys Do It All the Time - Mindy McCready