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Ceremony

Ready for a Star Wars wedding?

You know, one of the greatest composers of movie scores ever is John Williams. As I’ve listened to his music over the years, it hit me that the music from Star Wars alone would work beautifully in a wedding ceremony, which leads to the theme of today’s blog: ever thought…

Columbus Pro DJsApril 18, 2022

Culture

Pre-marital counseling reduces divorce

No one likes divorce. No one goes into marriage thinking about divorce. That’s why this blogpost subject is hard to write about. And yet, according to the divorce specialists at www.DivorceMag.com, the incidence of divorce drops by up to 30% among couples who get pre-marital counseling. Most couples get marriage…

Columbus Pro DJsApril 11, 2022

Wedding planning

Outdoor weddings gain in popularity

Thanks to the pandemic, outdoor weddings are more popular than ever. The Wedding Wire surveyed 7000 couples to quantify the tremendous boost enjoyed by outdoor wedding venues. Outdoor ceremonies increased by 11% over 2019; outdoor wedding receptions soared by 16%. In all, 60% of receptions were either fully or partially…

Columbus Pro DJsApril 4, 2022

Wedding cake

What song should you play during your cake-cutting ceremony?

Your cake-cutting ceremony is the perfect occasion for a fun song. Columbus couples tend to gravitate towards sweet and frothy musical confections to put a smile on their guests’ faces. Columbus Pro DJs can suggest some fun ones, beginning with Christina Aguilera’s “Candyman.” This 2006 hit pays homage to the…

Columbus Pro DJsMarch 28, 2022

Budget

The simplest, most affordable way to avoid wedding one-upmanship

Wedding celebrations are beautiful. They’re all about love, except when you spend beyond your means. Sadly, it’s easy to overspend because of a human condition called ‘wedding one-upmanship.’ But there’s a cure. More on that in a second. You know how wedding one-upmanship works. You get engaged and begin nosing…

Columbus Pro DJsMarch 21, 2022

Dance

Top modern wedding songs

Spotify assembled a list of top modern wedding songs. At the head of the list was the hit song, “Shallow,” from the movie, “A Star is Born.” It’s a nice duet between Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Take a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo_efYhYU2A Frankly, the lyrics aren’t all that impressive for a…

Columbus Pro DJsMarch 14, 2022

Dance

Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon is a jazz standard couples still request for their first wedding dance. Written in 1954 by Bart Howard, the song was originally titled, “In Other Words.” But that didn’t last. A hundred different singers covered the song over the next ten years, and the song…

Columbus Pro DJsMarch 7, 2022

Culture

Pros and cons of marriage vs. cohabitation

Is your relationship getting serious? Perhaps it’s time for you to consider the pros and cons of marriage vs. cohabitation. It’s really pretty simple: the pro of cohabitation is less commitment while in marriage it’s more commitment. And commitment is the glue to long-lasting relationships. It defines true love, which…

Columbus Pro DJsFebruary 28, 2022

Dance

Bad song lyrics for your wedding day

Sting sings bad song lyrics for your wedding day Great songs have two components: great music and great lyrics. Which is more important on your wedding day? A writer with National Public Radio wrote a piece that put it this way: “When judging a song based on first impressions, my…

Columbus Pro DJsFebruary 21, 2022

Dance

Best Mary Blige wedding songs

Super Bowl 2022 fielded a particularly star-studded halftime show: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and Mary Blige. Blige is known as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.” With a moniker that provocative, this blog thought we’d check out the best Mary Blige wedding songs. “Everything” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nZueSZRJrA&t=116s What’s…

Columbus Pro DJsFebruary 14, 2022

Columbus Pro DJs

Ready for a Star Wars wedding?

Pre-marital counseling reduces divorce

Outdoor weddings gain in popularity

What song should you play during your cake-cutting ceremony?

The simplest, most affordable way to avoid wedding one-upmanship

Top modern wedding songs

Fly Me to the Moon

Pros and cons of marriage vs. cohabitation

Bad song lyrics for your wedding day

Best Mary Blige wedding songs

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