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Dance

Untraditional first dance songs

I love a good song. Why do you think I started Columbus Pro DJs? A good song makes people happy, or moves them in some sort of profound way. That’s why we’ve written a number of blogposts on favorite songs for a first dance. In today’s post, let’s take a…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 12, 2019

Culture

Traditional weddings lose favor with modern couples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRdfX7ut8gw Tradition is the glue that holds our world together. Right? Wrong … at least according to modern couples who increasingly distance themselves from the customs that so defined traditional weddings. "Fiddler on the Roof" extolled the virtues of tradition The virtues of tradition are gloriously proclaimed in the classic…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 5, 2019

Dance

A fun wedding reception is now more important than an elegant reception

Engaged? Answer these four questions to see what really matters to you when planning your wedding reception. Do you prefer a fun wedding reception to a romantic one? Or do you prefer a fun wedding reception to an elegant reception? Do you prefer a fun wedding reception to a down-to-earth…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 29, 2019

Dance

Fabulous cover songs that blew away the original

Last week’s blogpost talked about a bad cover song that ruined the first dance for a bride. Sometimes, though, a great artist builds on the legacy of the original version of a song and surpasses it with a fabulous cover song of his or her own. As wedding DJs, Columbus…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 22, 2019

Dance

The day Julie’s wedding reception was ruined

Never had a Columbus bride anticipated her first dance more than Julie (I changed the name to protect the innocent). She and her fiancée, 'Wally', had diligently, even feverishly, worked on their dance technique to pull off the perfect first dance. And then it all fell apart, leaving them victims…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 15, 2019

Dance

Who sang it best?

Don’t you love the songs written by Herman Hupfeld? Wait … what?! Who the heck is he? He’s simply the guy who wrote one of the most beloved songs in American music history, “As Time Goes By.” This blog ranks it as the #1 first dance song ever, and The…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 8, 2019

Culture

Millennial marriage proposal

Poor Millennials. They seem to be the butt of a lot of jokes these days. Our guess is that the older generations are just jealous. On the other, hand the culture and technology have changed enough that the Millennial marriage proposal in the video below has just enough plausibility to…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 1, 2019

Ceremony

How Pachebel’s Canon became wedding magic

A lovely little piece of baroque music written more than three centuries ago was resurrected in a Robert Redford movie and somehow became wedding magic. Yes, Johann Pachebel’s repetitive little ditty known as Pachebel’s Canon is one of the most popular wedding ceremony entrance songs for brides. Robert Redford resurrected…

Columbus Pro DJsJune 24, 2019

Ceremony

Popular wedding Bible verses for wedding ceremonies

Millennials are interesting. They by and large have similar beliefs on heaven, hell, and miracles as previous generations. They pray. But they don’t attend church regularly, because they’re not all that comfortable with organized religion. Nonetheless, when it comes time for planning their wedding ceremonies, they are totally interested in…

Columbus Pro DJsJune 17, 2019

Proposals

Top 10 Marriage proposal movie scenes

Proposing marriage is an art. Should you do it on your knee? Should it be an intimate experience? Or is your romance one that lends itself to a grand, public proposal? Let’s take a look at how they do it in the movies. Here are the top ten marriage proposal…

Columbus Pro DJsJune 10, 2019

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Untraditional first dance songs

Traditional weddings lose favor with modern couples

A fun wedding reception is now more important than an elegant reception

Fabulous cover songs that blew away the original

The day Julie’s wedding reception was ruined

Who sang it best?

Millennial marriage proposal

How Pachebel’s Canon became wedding magic

Popular wedding Bible verses for wedding ceremonies

Top 10 Marriage proposal movie scenes

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