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Destination 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…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 22, 2024

Budget

Why do weddings cost so much?

Marketplace ran a provocative piece titled, “Why do weddings cost so much?” They cited a stat from Zola that says the average cost of a wedding nationally hit $33,000 this year, up from $29,000 last year. We think that’s the wrong question. The better question is: What’s the right wedding…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 15, 2024

Dance

The band played the wrong song!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBIWpVBEYwY 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…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 8, 2024

Culture

Mother of the Bride

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUSoEQBHtSg Netflix released another wedding-themed movie, Mother of the Bride, starring Brooke Shields. It follows right on the heals of Irish Wish, starring Lindsay Lohan, released just a few months earlier. Although wedding movies can be endlessly fun, Mother of the Bride was haltingly boring. The premise: Emma (Miranda Cosgrove)…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 1, 2024

Ceremony

Bridgerton wedding music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cePX6cbdNog The Netflix smash hit Bridgerton series resonates in the way it modernizes the historical romance novel. Set in London in the early 1800s, the series uses mixed races to cast the roles of the English aristocracy. But it is the Bridgerton wedding music that really winks at its audience.…

Columbus Pro DJsJune 24, 2024

Tuxedos

Groom’s guide to suits in hot weather

Don't make him sweat! We remember a wedding we attended as guests a number of years ago. The ceremony was in a lovely, small country church. What an idyllic setting! There was one hitch: no air conditioning! Seriously. The temperature was in the 90s, and the humidity was off the…

Columbus Pro DJsJune 17, 2024

Dance

First wedding dance advice for lousy dancers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1qp7r99DcE The satyrical website, The Babylon Bee, poked some gentle fun at wedding couples who simply can’t dance. Believe us, there are lots of them. Some people just don’t have any sense of rhythm. For them, we offer some practical first wedding dance advice. First, let’s savor a little wedding…

Columbus Pro DJsJune 10, 2024

Toasting

How 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…

Columbus Pro DJsJune 3, 2024

Wedding planning

Wedding 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…

Columbus Pro DJsMay 27, 2024

Culture

Wedding movies keep coming!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gKXowSyfjM 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.…

Columbus Pro DJsMay 20, 2024

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