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Are separate ‘His and Her’ Weddings a good idea?

We know a couple that had three weddings. The first was in the coastal city in which they lived. The second was in Mexico from where he came. And the third was half a continent away in her Midwest home town. We’re reminded of them in light of the latest…

Columbus Pro DJsJanuary 13, 2025

Dance

Amazon’s 100 Greatest Wedding Songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkuJJsApACc Amazon’s 100 Greatest Wedding Songs contains many of the usual songs you’d expect. "At Last” by Etta James tops the list followed by Elvis’ “Can’t Help Falling In Love.” Number fourteen on the list is an interesting song, because the composer himself didn’t like the song. Billy Joel’s “Just…

Columbus Pro DJsJanuary 6, 2025

Budget

Is Bruno Mars really worth $5 million to play your wedding?

Everyone loves hearing about celebrity weddings. Jennifer Lopez has gained the most notoriety in this regard simply because she gets married so often! One of her wedding planners just revealed that Bruno Mars wanted $5 million to play her then-planned wedding to Alex Rodriguez! To recap, the 55 year old…

Columbus Pro DJsDecember 30, 2024

Wedding planning

Another mother/daughter wedding conflict

Why are mother/daughter wedding conflicts so common? It usually comes down to control. Sometimes the mom wants the daughter to have the wedding she never had. So she throws her weight (pocketbook) around until she gets her way. That, in turn, makes the daughter want to pushback all the more.…

Columbus Pro DJsDecember 23, 2024

Culture

What is Love?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OlL0OpbW8 We stumbled on to a delightful YouTube video featuring Coldplay’s Chris Martin and the legendary entertainer, Dick Van Dyke. During the course of the video (above), Mr. Van Dyke is asked that timeless question, “what is love?” Before we give you his answer, younger readers of this blog may…

Columbus Pro DJsDecember 16, 2024

Toasting

How to wrap up a wedding toast with flair

This blog has explored at length techniques for giving a memorable wedding toast with flair. You’ve read on these pages to keep it concise, just a few minutes in length. You’ve read that if you make ‘em laugh and cry, you’ve done your job. But we haven’t really provided you…

Columbus Pro DJsDecember 9, 2024

Wedding planning

Weddings aren’t rocket science

Martha Stewart is a trend identifier and a trend setter when it comes to weddings. This blog is quick to acknowledge her acumen on all things weddings. Her design and theme ideas are quite creative. BUT … we’d like to make the case to readers of this blog that creating…

Columbus Pro DJsDecember 2, 2024

Wedding etiquette

Bring back thank-you notes

Southern Living Magazine has readers with strong opinions on weddings. They don’t like receiving lines. They don’t want gifts brought to the reception. They don’t like rigid protocols on who pays for the wedding. But something they wish would make a comeback are thank-you notes. This is the #1 sticking…

Columbus Pro DJsNovember 25, 2024

Wedding etiquette

A wedding is the wrong time to settle a grudge with your ex

Weddings are a time of love, joy, and unity. Whatever you do, don’t use the occasion as an opportunity to stick it to your ex, especially if the ex is your daughter’s father. A wedding grudge is major no-no. A woman wrote to advice columnist, Carolyn Hax, complaining about her…

Columbus Pro DJsNovember 18, 2024

Wedding etiquette

What is the purpose of a wedding?

Social media churns out juicy wedding controversies on a weekly basis. This blog ran across two recent stories that point to larger question than just wedding etiquette questions. The question is: what is the purpose of a wedding? Is it an excuse to have a party? No. Is it an…

Columbus Pro DJsNovember 11, 2024

Are separate ‘His and Her’ Weddings a good idea?

Amazon’s 100 Greatest Wedding Songs

Is Bruno Mars really worth $5 million to play your wedding?

Another mother/daughter wedding conflict

What is Love?

How to wrap up a wedding toast with flair

Weddings aren’t rocket science

Bring back thank-you notes

A wedding is the wrong time to settle a grudge with your ex

What is the purpose of a wedding?

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