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Are ties in or out?

TieMart says that “ninety-five percent of the time, you’re going to wear a tie to a wedding.” Our experience suggests that number is a tad high. Nonetheless, when it comes to guest attire at a wedding, most men wear ties for evening weddings. Less for afternoon and summer weddings.…

Columbus Pro DJsApril 14, 2025

Wedding planning

How to avoid wedding day scheduling dramas

Let’s face it, there’s something kind of entertaining reading about wedding dramas, except when it happens to you. Reddit relates the most recent iteration of the genré. Call it wedding day scheduling dramas. An anguished woman (let’s call her Bride #1) vented on Reddit about her situation. It seems her…

Columbus Pro DJsApril 7, 2025

Culture

3 lessons you can learn from celebrity weddings

Be glad you’re not a celebrity. They’ve got it tough as you will soon see. But when they get married, celebrity weddings can teach you three valuable lessons. Celebrity Weddings Lesson #1: No need for a destination wedding Take Jeff Bezos. The second richest person in the world, with a…

Columbus Pro DJsMarch 31, 2025

Toasting

Why to moderate speeches at your wedding

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DMT4iavy7ig Some people are scared-to-death to give a wedding toast. But some people are the exact opposite. Give them a mic and they don’t know when to stop. They become 'mic hogs!' Thus the need for wedding speech moderation. The bride above talks about mistakes she made at her wedding.…

Columbus Pro DJsMarch 24, 2025

Dance

Top foreign love songs for weddings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4REbp0s_G9w Columbus Pro DJs focuses on English language songs for weddings. There are a ton of them, and we have shared an eclectic compendium of these songs on the pages of our blog. Today, let’s look at the top foreign love songs for weddings. La Vie En Rose One of…

Columbus Pro DJsMarch 17, 2025

Dance

Do NOT request this song if Kevin Bacon is your wedding guest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltrMfT4Qz5Y “Footloose” is a great dance song for weddings. It was the title song from the 1984 hit movie by the same name, starring Kevin Bacon. Watch the young Bacon dance to it in the official music video above. In a recent interview, he said: “My worst nightmare is…

Columbus Pro DJsMarch 10, 2025

Toasting

How to give an instant wedding toast

It doesn’t happen often, but it happens. You’re asked to give a wedding toast on the spot. No notice. No preparation. No rehearsal. A mic is thrust in your hand and you’re expected to bring down the house with your instant wedding toast. Mark Twain had a funny take on…

Columbus Pro DJsMarch 3, 2025

Dance

Best Bee Gees love songs for weddings

The recent wedding movie, “You’re Cordially Invited,” put the Bee Gees back in the spotlight with its use of the 1983 hit song, “Islands in the Stream.” A lot of younger readers of this wedding blog may not be aware of the enormous popularity of this band, and the…

Columbus Pro DJsFebruary 24, 2025

Dance

Islands in the Stream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRKOxTFpn0&list=RDKxRKOxTFpn0&start_radio=1 The latest wedding movie to stream on Amazon this season is, “You’re Cordially Invited.” It stars the always fun Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon. Perhaps the best part of the movie was the use of the Bee Gees’ 1983 hit song, “Islands in the Stream,” as originally sung by…

Columbus Pro DJsFebruary 17, 2025

Dance

A Super Talent at Yesterday’s Super Bowl

Rapper Kendrick Lamar may have headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, but Jon Batiste stole the pre-game entertainment with his rendition of the National Anthem. The National Anthem is not a great piece of music per se, but Mr. Batiste used his New Orleans influences to perform a jazzy, bluesy…

Columbus Pro DJsFebruary 10, 2025

Are ties in or out?

How to avoid wedding day scheduling dramas

3 lessons you can learn from celebrity weddings

Why to moderate speeches at your wedding

Top foreign love songs for weddings

Do NOT request this song if Kevin Bacon is your wedding guest

How to give an instant wedding toast

Best Bee Gees love songs for weddings

Islands in the Stream

A Super Talent at Yesterday’s Super Bowl

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