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Major iPod playlist accomplishment

After about two days, I've finally finished.

Harder than I ever thought it would be, but I'm pretty sure I've successfully put together 2 hours of Cocktail/dinner music and 3 hours of dancing music.

Good luck to all of you other iPod brides out there!!!!
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Re: Major iPod playlist accomplishment

  • MsAmanda923MsAmanda923 member
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    edited December 2011
    What are some songs that you have chosen?? I am also doing an iPOD reception... and I am MAJORLY stumped!! !LOL
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  • edited December 2011
    For cocktail hour/dinner I chose mostly soft songs and songs without words... a lot of Air, Muddy Waters, some Muse, Neutral Milk Hotel, mixed it up a little with the Clash, etc.

    For dancing, I went for a mix of fun/terrlbe/awesome.  So a little Queen, Timbaland, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Beatles, Van Morrison, Pink Martini, Goldfrapp, Talking Heads, James Brown, Buddy Holly, Vampire Weekend. 

    Our group is REALLY diverse, and although all the songs are dance songs, I wanted to get everyone in.  There are some songs that are "our" songs for my friends and I, so I included those, but my FI and I are mostly into the classics, so it's a lot of 40's-60's with some contemporary and sily thrown in. It really depends on what you want your wedding to feel like. If you're still interested, message me and I can get you our playlist.
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  • edited December 2011
    That sounds great! I'm actually thinking of just running an iPod playlist too, but the only thing that I'm worried about is transitions and announcements. How are you managing those? It makes no sense to hire a dj or anything just to make announcements and work a playlist!
  • donnaoneilldonnaoneill member
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    edited December 2011
    Same here! I'm just starting mine, it's a pain, but I'm happy to save myself some money and an annoying DJ who doesn't have half the music I want. Congrats on being done!!
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  • edited December 2011
    The best songs to dance to are the ones you can also sing along to.  When people recognize a song they've had fun dancing to in the past they are instantly drawn to the dance floor.
  • srkropfsrkropf member
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    edited December 2011
    We're going with a similar approach, but I'm blessed that my FFIL has a band and all sorts of sound equipment, and has used my laptop to do other parties, so he's our DJ for the night, with mike, music, transition, etc.
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  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_first-dance_major-ipod-playlist-accomplishment?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:29Discussion:cdaf10b3-dd35-4346-88f6-e21364947818Post:8825722b-77bf-4566-887c-9b9afc837fe3">Re: Major iPod playlist accomplishment</a>:
    [QUOTE]That sounds great! I'm actually thinking of just running an iPod playlist too, but the only thing that I'm worried about is transitions and announcements. How are you managing those? It makes no sense to hire a dj or anything just to make announcements and work a playlist!
    Posted by steph369rodrig[/QUOTE]


    Well, my cocktail hour/dinner playlist (because it's the same type of music) is designed so that it can be on shuffle.

    The dance playlist is designed in a specific order.  I've got it down so that the cocktail hour/dinner playlist starts at 5:15 and ends at almost exactly 7:30, when dinner will end and the toasting will begin. Then dancing after, so after the toasts, the venue's event coordinator will just push on the dance playlist.

    Our cake cutting is at 8:00, and the event coordinator is keeping an eye on the time for us. When it gets to be 8:00, she'll turn the music down. My day of coordinator (aka awesome friend) will be doing the announcement of the cake cutting. I've basically done it so that it's almost self-playing. My friends did it this way at their wedding, and it worked fabulously. Also, we have a small venue and a small guest list (45), so we're pretty lucky in that we won't need a mic.
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  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_first-dance_major-ipod-playlist-accomplishment?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:29Discussion:cdaf10b3-dd35-4346-88f6-e21364947818Post:104c4a30-a385-4821-a9b3-34fb4488b5c3">Re: Major iPod playlist accomplishment</a>:
    [QUOTE]The best songs to dance to are the ones you can also sing along to.  When people recognize a song they've had fun dancing to in the past they are instantly drawn to the dance floor.
    Posted by jsmith7[/QUOTE]


    Exactly! I chose a lot of classics and oldies, because no one will feel like they're unfamiliar. Some of them are silly sing-a-long dance types (bohemian rapsody, sweet caroline, etc), and some of them are dancy types (the frank sinatra, ella fitzgerald, and even some timbaland)
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