Hey That’s A Nice Life

Let’s get it out there for those who haven’t heard.  We’re having an iPod wedding. 

Yes, I have heard the horror stories - iPods that failed, sound systems that weren’t powerful enough, the friend charged with manning it getting sick or drunk … but I’ve also heard lots of good stories, too.  So we decided to chance it.

As far as I can tell, one of the biggest reasons to have a DJ (beside the fact that you have money budgeted to spend on one) is that they are able to read the crowd, change the tone of the tunes and encourage people to dance.  And sometimes they are awful and can ruin a wedding as easily as a poorly planned playlist.  So we might as well take a our chances.

I’ve read 100 articles about how to make it work from a technical standpoint (multiple iPods loaded with the same playlists, sound board, software that helps manage the flow between songs and provides uniform volume, etc.).  But the part about how to get people on the dance floor is a harder.

One of my biggest fears about the iPod wedding is that no one will dance.  So, I’m begging you now - three months out - promise me you’ll dance.  A lot.  All night.

To make it more fun for you, we’ll take requests.  Since there is no live DJ, we’re taking requests any time between now and April 15 or so. 

• If you’re married, what was your first dance (or if you didn’t have a reception, is there a song that you consider “your song”)?
• After dinner, it will be time to shake your moneymaker.  What do you want to hear?

Katy, CDott and Kelly getting their groove on

An e-mail will go out with a more formal request for requests, but start thinking about it and let us know now if there is something that would really inspire you to dance. Try to remember some of the songs that played at the most fun wedding you ever attended.

Please note there will be some country music, but a pretty limited amount so make your requests carefully.  Oh - and no group dances.