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Cake smashing ruins wedding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtJt5e7ZnfQ Did you see the recent news article about cake smashing? You know what cake-smashing is, when the newly married couple smashes a piece of cake into each other’s faces during the cake cutting. A recent, nameless bride went on Reddit to rant about this awful tradition. It seems she…

Columbus Pro DJsSeptember 25, 2023

Ceremony

Ten majestic wedding entrance songs

Marriage is the ultimate institution, the central focus of the human experience for more than three millennia. That’s why most couples desire a majestic wedding entrance song to announce the start of their ceremony. They want to make an opening statement that is lofty, dignified, grand. That’s why classical or…

Columbus Pro DJsSeptember 18, 2023

Honeymoons

Top honeymoon destinations in the U.S.

Couples dream of a honeymoon that is a trip of a lifetime. Sometimes the size of the dream exceeds the size of the bank account. Don’t despair. You can still realize a trip that may end up being the trip of a lifetime by simply avoiding overseas airfares. Let’s take…

Columbus Pro DJsSeptember 11, 2023

Dance

Best Lionel Richie wedding songs

Lionel Richie is a hall of fame songwriter who has written too many great love songs to be covered in a single blogpost. He’s won 4 Grammy Awards and has written/co-written/lovingly crafted some of the finest ballads of his generation. You’ve seen him serve as a judge on American Idol.…

Columbus Pro DJsSeptember 4, 2023

Wedding planning

A bride discusses her wedding regrets

People tend to dwell on their regrets in life, often to their detriment. Let’s face it, you can’t change the past. On the other hand, we can learn from others’ regrets, especially when it comes to their wedding regrets. A wellness website called “Well With Courtney” shared some interesting wedding…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 28, 2023

Toasting

Wedding toast experts reveal wedding toast secrets

Is there a single secret to giving a memorable wedding toast? Not really. In fact, wedding toast experts Marissa Polansky and Kristine Keller lay out six steps to knocking it out of the park when your opportunity to make a wedding toast comes along. They are founders of Speech Tank,…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 21, 2023

Culture

Top bachelor party movies

We discussed dumb bachelor party ideas in a previous blogpost. So many dumb ideas abound when it comes to this ritual, that Hollywood has devoted considerable energy to producing scores of bachelor party movies. Here are a few of the best. The Hangover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcdUhdOlz9M&t=9s This 2009 comedy was a smash…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 14, 2023

Bachelor/bachelorette parties

Dumb bachelor party ideas

Use some common sense when planning your bachelor party. There are some really dumb bachelor party ideas that are wrought with pitfalls. Bachelor parties date back 2500 years ago to ancient Sparta where soldiers would raise a chalice the night before the wedding to toast their comrade as he passed…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 7, 2023

Wedding humor

Fun wedding stories

Weddings are solemn occasions. People are all dressed up. Couples make public vows. So in the midst of such dignified proceedings, sometimes things go a little wrong, creating some fun wedding stories. Our advice when these things happen: keep your sense of humor. You will laugh at them someday, recounting…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 31, 2023

Dance

The timeless wedding music of Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett died this past week at the age of 96. In considering his seven decade singing career, something stands out: his fan base was ridiculously broad. You wouldn’t think young music lovers (like you) would be the least bit interested in an aging crooner, but they were. And the…

Columbus Pro DJsJuly 24, 2023

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