This sample wedding planner is just to give you some ideas and suggestions.

Contact Information Bride's Name:
Phone:
Groom's Name:
Phone:
Wedding Date:
Setup Start Time:
Entertainment Start Time:
End Time:

Order of Events

Wedding Ceremony (if DJ providing music)
Cocktail Hour (if DJ providing music)
Reception Start
Salad
Grand Entrance
Receiving Line (estimate approximately 15 seconds per guest. Not recommended due to the amount of time required-approximately 25 minutes for 100 guests).
First Dance
Wedding Party Dance (can be combined with first dance)
Father/Daughter Dance (can be combined with Mother/Son Dance)
Mother/Son Dance (can be combined with Father/Daughter Dance)
Open dancing (maybe just one or two slow songs)
Toast
Meal
Cake Cutting
Toast
Bouquet / Garter
Open Dancing
Last Dance

Note: The printed order of events is only a suggestion. Every reception is different, and this is YOUR reception. Any event may be added, removed, or rearranged as long as it is clearly indicated in the above table.

Location Information
Name/address of establishment:
Contact name:
Phone:
Primary room name/location:

Do we have to provide music in other room(s) at any time (such as for cocktail hour)? If so, what, where and when?

General Information
Number of guests:
Adults:        Children:
Number of courses to be served (including dessert):
Is there "dead air time" during which we shouldn't play?
When?
Dark suits are the normal outfit for Music 1 DC DJs. If you wish different attire, detail preference here:

Contact Information for Other Party Professionals
Please give business name, contact name.
Party Planner:
Caterer:
Photographer:
Videographer:

Detailed Information for Specific Events
Music for Ceremony (If Music 1 DC DJ Providing Music)

Wedding Party Entrance (some suggestions follow):

• Canon in D (Pachelbel) (Traditional)
• Claire de Lune (Debussy) (Traditional)
• Shepherd Moons (Enya) (Contemporary)
• Watermark (Enya) (Contemporary)
• Theme from Chariots Of Fire (Contemporary)
• Chapel Of Love (Dixie Cups) (Very Contemporary)

Bride's Entrance (some suggestions follow):

• Bridal March / Bridal Chorus (Wagner) (Traditional, but not for Jewish weddings)
• Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) (Traditional)
• Caribbean Blue (Enya) (Contemporary)
• Wedding Song (Kenny G) (Contemporary)
• Oh Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) (Contemporary)

Exit as Husband and Wife (some suggestions follow):

• Wedding March (Mendelssohn) (Traditional, but not for Jewish weddings)
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel) (Traditional)
• Theme from Chariots of Fire (Contemporary)
• By the Time This Night Is Over (Kenny G/Peabo Bryson) (Contemporary)
• We've Only Just Begun (Carpenters) (Contemporary)

Cocktail Hour
Is cocktail hour in same room as main reception? If not, what room is it in?

Music for cocktail hour (suggested genres are soft jazz, soft show tunes, or slow big band era):

Reception Start (Guests enter main reception room from cocktail room)
Music to start with (soft vocal music recommended):
Number of songs to play before grand entrance (recommend 2-4):
Reception Grand Entrance / Introductions
Introductions will be performed MC (Master of Ceremonies) (one of your guests with good voice highly recommended as the MC), (Requests to change this at the reception will only be honored if given directly by the Bride or Groom to the MC.)
Suggested order of introductions (note: you can have the grandparents rise in their seats and recognize them there):

1. Bride's grandparents
2. Groom's grandparents
3. Bride's parents
4. Groom's parents
5. Bridesmaids and Groomsmen
6. Maid/Matron Of Honor (Can be combined with Best Man)
7. Best Man (Can be combined with Maid/Matron of Honor)
8. Bride and Groom

We recommend upbeat music. Some suggested music as follows but not limited:

Wedding Party Enters Reception:

• Canon in D (Pachelbel) (Traditional)
• Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) (Traditional)
• Sirius (Alan Parsons Project) (Contemporary)
• Revelation (Yellowjackets) (Contemporary)
• Theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey (Contemporary)
• Chapel of Love (Dixie Cups) (Very Contemporary)
• Bitter Sweet Symphony

Bride and Groom Enter Reception

• Peter Gunn (Contemporary)
• Last of the Mohicans Theme
• Star Trek (original series) Theme (Contemporary)
• 20th Century Fox Fanfare (or drum roll)
• Bitter sweet Symphony
• Here Comes the Bride (Disco) (Contemporary)
• Tonight Show Theme (Contemporary)
• Twilight Zone (2 Unlimited) (Very Contemporary)

Please list those to be introduced during the grand entrance in the order they will be introduced. Name(s)         How to Introduce          Music

For bride and groom, please clearly indicate how to introduce. Some common possibilities (given Mary Jane marrying John Smith):

• Mary and John Smith
• John and Mary Smith
• Mr. and Mrs. John Smith

Receiving Line (optional)
Music:

First Dance
Music for first dance (slow song recommended):
You can have MC invite your guests to join in partway through the above song, or MC can invite them up when the next song begins. MC can have the wedding party join you first and invite the rest of the guests to join in one verse later, or MC can invite all of the guests (including wedding party) to join in at the same time. When and how do you want MC to invite other guests to join in?
First slow song after first dance (optional):
Type of music to continue with after first dance. If sitting down to cocktails/dinner, soft music is recommended. If there will be some dancing before sitting down, a slow dance set is recommended. If desired, you can also list specific songs here:

Grace (or other blessings such as Kiddush and Motzi)

Blessing
Name of person (with phonetic pronunciation) to be introduced to lead blessing

Toast
Name of person (with phonetic pronunciation) who will give the toast (usually the Best Man, could also be the Best Man and Maid/Matron of Honor together): Should person giving the toast be introduced, or simply handed the microphone? Will there be other people offering toasts? If so, describe:

Meal
While guests are waiting for food, we can encourage other couples to come out on the floor and slow dance. Is this OK?

Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances
Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances can be combined or can be separate. Do you want them together or separate (circle one)? If separate, who dances first: Father/Bride or Mother/Groom (circle one)? If separate, also indicate which song for each below.
Music for Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dance (suggestions follow):

• Unforgettable (Dinah Washington, Natalie Cole or Nat King Cole)
• Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler)
• Thanks Again (Ricky Skaggs)
• Through the Years (Kenny Rogers)
• A Song For My Son/Daughter (Mikki Viereck)
• Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
• Always and Forever (Heatwave or Luther Vandross)
• Daddy's Little Girl (Al Martino) (not at Jewish weddings)
• You've Got a Friend (James Taylor) (If someone other than Father / Mother)
• That's What Friends Are For (Wedding Party Dance)

You can have MC invite your guests to join in partway through the above song, or MC can invite them up when the next song begins. MC can have the wedding party join you first and invite the rest of the guests to join in one verse later, or MC can invite all of the guests (including wedding party) to join in at the same time. When and how do you want MC to invite other guests to join in? Dancing How do you want to start off the general dancing after the Father/Daughter and Mother/Son dances? We recommend playing one additional slow song, and then going into a high-energy follow-along dance. Some specific suggestions follow. Here are some popular slow songs:

• Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)
• Unforgettable (Dinah Washington, Natalie Cole, or Nat King Cole)
• Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)
• Somewhere under the rainbow (Ray Charles)

Getting things started after slow song:

• Old Time Rock and Roll (Bob Seger)
• In the Mood (Glenn Miller)
• Twist and Shout (The Beatles)
• `70s Rock
• Celebration (Kool and the Gang)

Cake Cutting
Music to play during cake cutting (suggestions follow):

• Bride Cuts the Cake
• When I'm 64 (Beatles)
• How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You (James Taylor or Marvin Gaye)
• Eat It (Weird Al Yankovic)
• Mission Impossible
• Jeopardy Theme
• Circle Of Life (Elton John)
• It Had To Be You (Harry Connick Jr.)
• Our House (Crosby, Stills