Planning: The ideas on this page cover just about everything I can do for you as your DJ, but if you think of more ideas,
let me know- I'm flexible and open to anything.
Copy the text below, fill in your questions and answers, and paste it to an email to
djpaulyoung@yahoo.com
We can then meet in person or by phone to cover questions and ideas.
Ceremony: Will I be involved with providing a sound system and microphones? Will I be playing the Prelude, Processionals, Meditation, Recessional and
Afterglow music? If so, I will need to load the music into my laptop at least a week before the event to study the intros, endings and volume levels. I will also
need visual cues as well as a script. Also, plan a location for my set up, electrical source, etc.
Social Hour: Will you need me to set up a separate sound system in the foyer or on a patio for background music during social hour?
Grand March:
I'll need to practice pronouncing the names and have a list in order.
Following the Grand March, I usually introduce someone who does a welcome or prayer- what would you like to do?
Dinner Music: Any particular style of dinner music you'd prefer?
Slide Show: Will I be involved with the slide show in any way? (If your venue allows, I could provide a video projector and
a projection screen- be sure to check with your venue contract to see if outside AV gear is allowed).
Clinking Glasses Announcement: Usually the glasses will begin clinking to get you to kiss right away- either you or I
could then announce your special procedure as an alternative to clinking.
Ideas: “Bride and Groom History Trivia” If they get it wrong or do not know the answer, they can still get you to kiss if
they do a 20-second dance move that I pick for them.
Idea #2: Kissing demonstrations that you need to imitate.
Idea #3: Tables of guests standing up and singing a part of a song with the word "love" in it, as a choir (or with my
microphone).
Idea #4: Have me announce a different special couple that needs to stand up and kiss before you do, each time the
glasses clink. This could be a random drawing.
Idea #5: Have guests randomly draw a Hershey's Kiss or Hug from a jar- if they draw a Kiss, the bride and groom kiss, if
a Hug, the guest has to hug somebody. Let me know if you'd like option #5 in advance so I have a chance to pick up some fresh candy.
Cake Cutting: "How Sweet it is to be Loved by You" (James Taylor) "Sugar Sugar" (Archies) “The Sweetest Thing” (U2)
Would you like one or two of these songs played while you cut the cake?
Toasts: I'll be ready to turn down the background music and introduce the guests using the microphone. Some clients have
had me play bits of songs during the toasts- one best man even had me do a video presentation during his toast. Feel free to be creative.
Beginning the Dance: I will check with you every 5 minutes or so to see if you are ready to do the first dance.
HOW TO WORD THE FIRST DANCE ANNOUNCEMENT:
For example:
"Let's welcome_________________________to the dance floor for their first dance as husband and wife"
FIRST DANCE:
Let me know the song title, artist and version of the song you'd like for your first dance.
Special choreography? I am able to edit your first dance song to fit your routine.
2nd spotlight dance?
Song title, artist, whom to announce:
3rd spotlight dance?
Song title, artist, whom to announce:
(Sometimes there are 4 spotlight dances: Bride and Groom, Father/Daughter, Mother/Son, Wedding Party)
Would you like to do your first dance following the Grand March before dinner?
Would you like to save the Father/Daughter, Mother/Son dances until 40 minutes into the dance?
Would you like a Salute to the couple that has been married the longest: There is a routine where I ask all married
couples to dance-and gradually eliminate them until the couple that has been married the longest remains on the floor?
Will anyone appreciate music that references any particular geographical region, city, state, country, or school?
Any predominant cultural ties (ethnic music)?
Special events during the dance: I usually wait about 10 songs into the dance before doing these:
____Bouquet Toss ____Garter Toss ____Dollar Dance
Should we have the catchers of the garter and bouquet do something special, such as leading a conga line around the
room? Should they be required to dance a slow song together? Dance off?
Should I dedicate a Birthday or Anniversary song to anyone?
___“SEND-OFF” Is there a special song you’d like to end the dance with?
Suggestions: Piano Man... New York New York Happy Trails, Closing Time, Goodnight Sweetheart...etc.
GENRE SURVEY: Any particular styles of music to avoid? Any style of music you and your friends dance to a lot? Any
particular style of music your parents generation would like?
ARTIST SURVEY: Any particular artists to avoid?
Are there any artists that you and your friends really like, even if it's not "dance music?"
SONG SURVEY:
Please indicate how much you like each of these- Y=Yes, N=No YYY! = must play NNN! = do not play even if requested
(please paste to the text of an email addressed to djpaulyoung@yahoo.com)
Etta James: At Last
Frank Sinatra: The Way You Look Tonight
Journey: Don't Stop Believing
Cupid: The Cupid Shuffle
Marcia Griffiths: Electric Slide
Natalie Cole: (This Will Be An) Everlasting Love
Nat "King" Cole: L.O.V.E.
Kenny Loggins: Footloose
Ke$ha: ____Tik Tok ____Your Love is My Drug ___My First Kiss
Sister Sledge: We Are Family
Michael Jackson ___Billy Jean ___Thriller ___Don't Stop till You Get Enough ___The Way You Make Me Feel
__Black or White ___PYT ___Rock With You ___ABC ___I Want You Back ___Shake your Body
Black-Eyed Peas: ___Boom Boom Pow ___I Got a Feeling __Imma Be (clean versions) ___Let's Get it Started
Lady Ga Ga: ___Just Dance ___Poker Face ___Bad Romance ___Telephone
Bee Gees: Stayin' Alive
Casper: Cha Cha Slide
Summer 2010 KDWB Dance Pop: ____La Roux: Bulletproof ____Mike Posner: Cooler Than Me
Madonna: ___Holiday ___Like a Prayer ___Material Girl ___4 Minutes
Emeralds: Dance Little Bird (Birdie Dance/Chicken Dance)
AC/DC: ___You Shook Me All Night Long ___Back in Black
Katy Perry: ___California Gurls ___Hot and Cold ___Waking Up In Vegas ___I Kissed a Girl
Allison Krauss: When You Say Nothing at All
Righteous Brothers: ___ Unchained Melody ___You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
Nick Lowe: I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll
Bon Jovi: Living on a Prayer
Billy Joel: Piano Man
Louis Armstrong: What A Wonderful World
Commodores: Brick House
Beyonce: Put a Ring On It (Single Ladies)
Earth Wind and Fire: __September ___Groove Tonight ___Boogie Wonderland
Kool and the Gang: ___Celebration ___Get Down On It ___Jungle Boogie
Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Otis Day and the Nights (Animal House) Shout!
Miley Cyrus: ____Party in the U.S.A. ___Can't Be Tamed
Buster Poindexter: Hot Hot Hot
Dexy's Midnight Runners Come On Eileen
Neil Diamond: Sweet Caroline
Foundations: Build Me Up Buttercup
Elvis Presley: ___Can't Help Falling In Love ____Love Me ___Love Me Tender
Sean Kingston: ___Fire Burning ___Eenie Meenie (Justin Bieber)
Bob Seger: Old Time Rock & Roll
Rolling Stones: ___Start Me Up ___Honkey Tonk Women ___Satisfaction ___It's All Over Now
Van Morrison: ___Brown-Eyed Girl ___Somebody Like You ___Crazy Love ___Tupelo Honey ___Into the Mystic
___Have I told You Lately That I Love you ___Wild Night ___ Domino
Jason Mraz and Colby C: Lucky
Britney Spears: ___ Womanizer ___If You Seek Amy ____3 ___Circus
Hollies: Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive
Marvin Gaye: ___Let's Get It On ___Sexual Healing
Flo Rida: ___ Low ___You Spin Me Round (Right Round)
Aretha Franklin: ___ Respect ___Think!
Ike and Tina Turner: Proud Mary
Rednex: Cotton-Eyed Joe
Beastie Boys: ___ Brass Monkey ___Sabotage ___Fight for Your Right To Party
Prince: ___Kiss ___DMSR ___ E City
Montell Jordan: This Is How We Do It
Al Green: Let's Stay Together
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight
Jeff Healy Band: Angel Eyes
James Brown: ___I Got You- I Feel Good; ___Get Up Off a' That Thing; ___Sex Machine
B-52’s: Love Shack
Beatles: ____When I'm 64 ___Twist and Shout ___I Saw Her Standing There ___Something
Village People: ___Y.M.C.A. ___Macho Man
House Of Pain: Jump Around
Rascal Flatts: ___Bless The Broken Road ___Summertime ___My Wish
Warren G: Regulators
Chubby Checker Let's Twist Again
Cascada: ___ Evacuate the Dance Floor ____Every Time We Touch
Def Leppard: Pour Some Sugar on Me
Zac Brown Band: Chicken Fried
Natalie With Nat King Cole: Unforgettable
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Fishin' in the Dark
Abba: ___Dancing Queen ___Take a Chance on Me
Simon and Garfunkel: ___ Cecelia
Donna Summer: ___Hot Stuff ___Last Dance ___I Feel Love
Temptations: My Girl
David Grey: ___Be Mine ___This Year's Love
Justin Timberlake: ___Rock Your Body ___Sexy Back ___Senorita
Firehouse: Love of a Lifetime
Glenn Miller: In the Mood
Stevie Wonder: ____ I Wish ___Superstition ___Sir Duke
Frank Sinatra: ___Cheek to Cheek ___New York New York ___Summer Wind
Dean Martin: ___That's Amore ___Ain't That a Kick in the Head
Michael Buble: ___Save The Last Dance For Me ___Sway ___Home
Polka: ____Roll out the Barrel (Beer Barrel Polka)
69 Boys Tootsie Roll
Outkast: Hey Ya
Digital Underground: Humpty Dance
Notorious B.I.G.: Mo Money Mo Problems
Tone Loc: ___Funky Cold Medina ___Wild Thing
Soulja Boy Tell'em - Crank That
Train: Hey Soul Sister
Weather Girls It's Raining Men
Usher: ___OMG ___Yeah
Young M.C. Bust A Move
Proclaimers: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Lil Jon; Get Low (___Clean ___Explicit)
KC & the Sunshine Band: ____ Boogie Shoes ___Get Down Tonight ___That's the Way I Like It
Commitments: Mustang Sally
Elton John: Crocodile Rock
Bachman-Turner Overdrive: Takin' Care of Business
Spaniels: Goodnight Sweetheart
Sublime: Santeria
OAR: ___Hey Girl ___Crazy Game of Poker
Phish: ___Farmhouse
Jack Johnson: ___Better Together ___Bubble Toes ___Banana Pancakes ___Upside Down
Big N' Rich: Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy
Harry Belafonte: Jump in the Line (Shake Senora)
Celia Cruz: La Vida Es Un Carnival (Salsa)
DJ Kool: Let Me Clear My Throat
Marc Cohn: True Companion
Kid Rock: All Summer Long
Kings of Leon: Use Somebody
MGMT: Kids
Sugarhill Gang: ___Rapper's Delight ___Jump On It
Joan Jett: I Love Rock & Roll
Sir Mix Alot: Baby Got Back
Grand Funk Railroad: ___Some Kinda Wonderful ___LocoMotion
Roy Orbison: Oh, Pretty Woman
Billy Idol: ___Mony Mony ___Dancing With Myself
Bryan Adams: ___Summer of 69 ___Everything I Do, I Do for you
Shania Twain: ___Man, I Feel Like a Woman ___ Still The One
Dirty Dancing: I've Had the Time of My Life
Garth Brooks: ___Callin' Baton Rouge ___Friends in Low Places
Alan Jackson: ___Remember When ___Chattahoochie
Los Del Rio: Macarena
Right Said Fred: I'm Too Sexy
Christina Aguilera: ___Dirrty ___Lady Marmalade ___Fighter
Meatloaf: Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Johnny Cash: ___Get Rhythm __Ring of Fire ___Folsom Prison Blues
Michael Franti and Spearhead: Say Hey (I Love you )
Ingrid Michaelson: The Way I Am
Timbaland: The Way I Are
Norah Jones: Come Away With Me
ADD your "Must Play" list and email it anytime- add songs now and then- to djpaulyoung@yahoo.com
AUDIO SAMPLES of any of these songs (and more) can be found on Youtube or Playlist.com. Paul is available to
discuss songs and other plans by phone at 952.832.5555, or 952.239.4115 - Paul wants to "go the extra mile" to earn
your vote in the next Minnesota Bride contest for "Best DJ" -so feel free to add ideas to this list.