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How to defeat wedding envy

Let’s say your brother is getting married three months ahead of you. Let’s say his fiancé (your future sister-in-law) is rich, and let’s say you’re not. It’s kind of hard not to succumb to wedding envy when you’re concerned the two weddings are going to be compared. That’s the dilemma…

Columbus Pro DJsOctober 14, 2024

Dance

Top Kris Kristofferson love songs for weddings

Singer, songwriter, and actor Kris Kristofferson died in Hawaii on September 28th. He left behind a rich legacy of well-crafted songs that were anything but cookie-cutter. This blog looks at his top love songs for weddings. Kristofferson was a high IQ Rhodes scholar who had a knack for telling great…

Columbus Pro DJsOctober 7, 2024

Toasting

20 minute wedding speeches are a no-no

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2a-S3rjDBw One of the greatest speeches in American history, the Gettysburg Address (re-enacted in the video above), took but two minutes to deliver. And yet a recent bride writing to an advice columnist mentioned that her future in-laws gave a 20 minute wedding ‘speech,’ a real no-no. Even Martin Luther…

Columbus Pro DJsSeptember 30, 2024

Dance

Best Coldplay wedding songs

Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin, was just in the news. People Magazine reports that he disguised himself in a "frumpy suit and red-haired wig” and handed out red balloons at the Tunnel of Love Wedding Ceremony in Vegas. Later on, Mr. Martin popped into a dive bar to shoot a music…

Columbus Pro DJsSeptember 23, 2024

Wedding etiquette

Is wedding gift-giving in decline?

If you’re a fan of Reddit, you’re accustomed to reading lots of griping. Brides, in particular, like to complain, especially when it comes to the subject of wedding gift-giving. One bride complained that … “I recently had a wedding and had probably 70% of guests not give a gift a…

Columbus Pro DJsSeptember 16, 2024

Photography

Why vintage camera sales have increased by 16 times

Which image do you like better? We stumbled across an interesting article on yahoo!Life. They reported on an odd trend in the world of photography. It seems sales for vintage cameras have spiked 1600%, and the reason is weddings. Brittney Green-Asquith, who is an auction coordinator at Vintage Cash Cow,…

Columbus Pro DJsSeptember 9, 2024

Culture

What’s your favorite music genre?

Every state has a favorite music genre. So does every generation. And so does every couple. What’s yours? Wedding celebrations are defined by their music, and your favorite genre influences the entire theme of your wedding. We ran across an interesting map (above) which shows which music genres are most…

Columbus Pro DJsSeptember 2, 2024

Dance

Dolly Parton: The wedding ‘songteller’

Dolly Parton has written and performed a shocking number of hit songs since she burst upon the the music scene in 1955. Still active at age 78, Dolly Parton wedding songs are staples at weddings, because she knows how to tell a story in her songs. She calls herself a…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 26, 2024

Culture

TikTok wedding controversy

A couple recently posted a set of ‘rules’ to which their guests must adhere, stirring up a TikTok wedding controversy. Here are their 4 rules: MY dj will not take YOUR song requests. Just go to the club if you want your songs played. DO NOT ask MY photographer for…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 19, 2024

Culture

What would you do in this situation?

My goodness how human relationships can become so messy! A Reddit user shared a remarkable story of betrayal before her wedding. Here’s the recap. Alison was engaged to a guy for two years. Three months before the wedding, she discovers he was cheating on her, so she immediately breaks it…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 12, 2024

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How to defeat wedding envy

Top Kris Kristofferson love songs for weddings

20 minute wedding speeches are a no-no

Best Coldplay wedding songs

Is wedding gift-giving in decline?

Why vintage camera sales have increased by 16 times

What’s your favorite music genre?

Dolly Parton: The wedding ‘songteller’

TikTok wedding controversy

What would you do in this situation?

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