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The risk of a public proposal

A public proposal seems like such a cool idea. Just think of the romance of it all! Your sweetheart will revel in all the attention as a mob of strangers applaud this beautiful moment. You’ll talk about it the rest of your lives. On the other hand, you might want…

Columbus Pro DJsSeptember 2, 2019

Toasting

Another lousy wedding toast

Columbus Pro DJs has heard more wedding toasts than Elton John has eye glasses. We’ve heard some good ones, and boy, we’ve heard some bad ones. I heard another lousy wedding toast recently and found myself muttering, “It doesn’t have to be this way.” Wedding couples DESERVE a scintillating wedding…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 26, 2019

Budget

Don’t overspend on your wedding in the wrong places

The average wedding budget is $33,391. Obviously, it varies dramatically depending on where you live. San Francisco and New York City will be a lot higher than a Columbus wedding. Regardless of where you live, you can experience a great wedding for less if you heed the advice of brides…

Columbus Pro DJsAugust 19, 2019

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

The risk of a public proposal

Another lousy wedding toast

Don’t overspend on your wedding in the wrong places

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

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