The Wedding Count Down

We are now 40 days away from the big event! We got our invitations out last Tuesday and we are now starting to get the RSVP’s back. The RSVP’s are one of the most important parts of the wedding process. I feel like it is Christmas every time I open a reply!

Once we know how many people are coming we can plan our budget out and get a feel for the whole day! So far we have only gotten five responses back but I have a feeling we are going to get a bunch of them over the next week. July 11th is the cut off day for people to mail back their RSVP’s, which is also my bachelorette party!

The other details that are still a work in progress include the wedding programs, the menu cards and the place setting name cards. Hopefully we will get them done by the end of the week. Other then that we have the flowers picked out, we have the all the major vendors locked into place and all the small details are getting taken care of.

One thing that my fiancé and I still need to do is choose all the music for the reception. Our DJ’s website has all the tools we need. We can listen to music and then check to have the song played, not have it played or play only if there is time.

To help save on time my fiancé and I have decided to ask some of our close family and friends for music suggestions. This helps in two ways - first of all it involves other people and makes them feel included and the second thing it does is cut down the work for us.

If you have not chosen your music for your reception I encourage you to think about asking other people for help on song choices!

Good luck fellow brides! I look forward to keeping you updated on all the next up coming events!

The Best Wedding Entertainment Around

With four months to go my fiancé and I are getting very excited. When we first got engaged we already had chosen in our minds are top pick for photographers, videographers and wedding DJ. For our Portland Wedding DJ we had our mind set on Event Team Entertainment!

You may wonder with all the DJ’s that are out there how do you find the one that will make your wedding unforgettable…well my fiancé and I knew from the first wedding we attended where Event Team Entertainment was in charge.

It was the first time my now fiancé and I reconnected. You see we actually used to play together when we were younger and we did not even realize that our lives had connected long before we could remember!

I was the maid of honor at my sister’s wedding and my now fiancé was just an average wedding guest. It all started that night on the dance floor! We danced all night together thanks to Shawn the Wedding Entertainment Director! He did an amazing job and kept the party going all night!

From that night on I knew if I ever found the right person to marry…. (Who knew I had :)  that Shawn would be my first choice hands down

Taking Music to the Next Level!

Now that we have our venue in place it is time to start thinking about all the other vendors we are going to need to complete our big day. My fiancé and I have been to a variety of weddings but the wedding that sticks out is my sister’s wedding. We feel like the reason her wedding was one of the best was because of the DJ she hired. Her wedding is where we met again and danced the night away!

He was the first thing that came to both of our minds when we thought of having the best of the best. My sister and husband raved about him and the way he conducted the whole event. Well my fiancé and I went to a wedding last weekend and he was the DJ at that wedding as well! Again we were overly impressed by his work! When we saw him at the wedding we asked him for his business card and talked about setting a meeting that very next week.

We had our meeting with him last night and my fiancé and I were both blown away by all he has to offer! His name is Shawn and he works for Event Team Entertainment. He and his company take the word DJ to a whole other level! If you are looking for the best in the business you will not be disappointed! His services are anything but standard with packages ranging from picture backdrops, customized songs, game show options, even a new feature called dancing in the clouds! All this and more to make your day anything but ordinary!

Choosing the Music

There are many different choices out there when it comes to music at a wedding. Some of the most popular options include; having a private band, hire a DJ or you burn all of your songs on to an i-pod and play the music yourself.

There are pros and cons to each of these choices. The pros about having a private band are that you get to enjoy your own live performances. Also if you have your own band they can play what ever song you want them to play whenever you want them to play it! The cons of having a live band include taking the time to choose which band you are going to hire and the high cost involved.

The pros of having a DJ are that you have someone to host the whole event. Also DJ’s are really good at picking good music and keeping the party going! The cons of having a DJ are again you have to take the time to choose the right DJ and also the cost involved, although they are less expensive then a private band.

Last but not least there is the option of doing all of the music yourself on an i-pod. The pros of this method are you save a lot of money! The cons are that it is a lot of work to do all of the music yourself. Also if you do all your music yourself you have known one to host the event.

Out of these options I think the best thing to do is hire a DJ and let them do all of the work! That way you do not have to stress out about doing it yourself and you are still saving a little money.