My friend Jen just got engaged (!) to her boyfriend of four years. They having a small wedding in Mexico and I’m hoping I’ll be able to make it. Jen and I got together yesterday, and when I offered to help with any wedding planning pieces I could, she said the one thing she’d really like help with is making the dance mix. “You know, so that there are things that everyone knows and wants to dance to,” she said.
I have been known to be very critical of DJs at weddings, mainly because I have very high expectations when it comes to DJs in general. Wedding DJs need to play a good mix of old and new, but almost all upbeat (keep in mind I’m always the single girl at weddings). Slow songs have their places: first dances, father/daughter dances… maybe one or two more. That’s it.
But the thing about wedding DJs is that everyone has an opinion about what they should play. So here’s your chance: what would you want to hear at a wedding?
“We Are Family” is always a big hit at weddings. New in-laws giddily dancing together and all that.
Jody Miller is a must.
sugar shack – definitely
PYT, the way you make me feel MJ
stayin alive
good thing – paul revere n raiders
anything by KC and the sunshine band
i’ll be there – ray charles
miss you dr dre remix – stones
thank you for letting me be myself – sly stone
we didn’t start the fire…aka emmy’s tune
keepin the faith/river of dreams
sho do love you…b raitt
thank you boyzll men
best of my love – the emotions
reach out i’ll be there – 4 tops
beautiful – the youngbloods
it’s your thing – isley bros
jr walker – shake and finger pop, come see about me
more love, more joy – doittome smokey
sweet little 16 – chuck berry
stevie w – signed sealed delivered i’m yours
ok that’s a start – i’m off to bed
I don’t have the slightest clue what you should choose, but I do know that when it comes to music, you are definitely the go to gal. And, I agree, keep it mainly to fun, upbeat music because even those of us who bring dates can’t get their dates to dance :)