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No band or DJ - anyone?

neelynicoleneelynicole
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FI and I have definitely agreed that we don't want a band OR a DJ at our reception. As in, there will be no dance floor, no gawd awful YMCA played, no conga lines, nothing.

I want a string quartet at the ceremony and am thinking of keeping them on through the reception for a little soothing background music. Or possibly a piano player. But it would all be classical, quieter stuff.

Sooo... I was just curious as to how many other ladies have nixed the band/DJ thing too.
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  • tldhtldh member
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    No band or DJ  but we are having music.  We are doing CDs.  I finally have a use for all of my Harry Connick Jr., Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, etc. that everyone made fun of me for having - but i love.
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  • vannymusevannymuse
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    We aren't going to have a band or dj, and I've been to several weddings that didn't have them either. They were  shorter and more low key than the receptions that did have them. However, a disadvantage we found with no no dj, was that we needed to find someone else to act as the MC for the reception.

    I like your idea of having the quartet play at the reception too, or getting a pianist, btw.
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  • jennylove810jennylove810 member
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    What would your reception be like?  Dinner, drinks, mingling?  I think that could be a very classy event with a string quartet.
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  • neelynicoleneelynicole
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_band-dj-anyone?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:14Discussion:b430a1fb-ed5e-4d32-8c63-658105ee8716Post:35125aac-e674-4fde-ab4b-7c6ff95a3dff">Re: No band or DJ - anyone?</a>:
    [QUOTE]What would your reception be like?  Dinner, drinks, mingling?  I think that could be a very classy event with a string quartet.
    Posted by jennylove810[/QUOTE]

    Pretty much, yeah, that would be it. FI's family is right at home with that kind of event. And not a whole lot of my family will be there, so I'm not too concerned about if they want a dance floor or not lol. A lot of our friends are really relaxed too. So neither of us feel like we're going to making things 'boring' for our guests.

    I've thought about bringing in some poker tables and games for the cocktail hour (and perhaps keep them around for after dinner). Also, if I can find some kind of cool performance group, have them come in later in the evening for a short (like 10 minute) show. Acrobatics, performance art, or something. Just to mix it up a little. But there's still tons of time for me to figure that all out.
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  • meganyanimeganyani member
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    My cousin had his iHome and honestly, it was perfect. It was in an upstairs loft with a cocktail-food buffet. Kinda swanky and mod. Everyone liked it a lot.

    oh anyways, I think it's a great idea if you are going for that feel. A piano player in the background would be so cool with the poker table/lounge thing.
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  • aerinpegadrakaerinpegadrak member
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    We just did background music on an iPod.  We actually had our AHR this afternoon at the beach and didn't have any music at all, and it was still lovely and relaxing.  One of our guests actually commented on how nice it was that there wasn't music blaring.
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  • Kristin789Kristin789 member
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    We went with no band/DJ.
    We reserved a small banquet room at a country club, and the catering director told me that they have piped in music of four different kinds that we could have turned on and off for free.  I chose soft jazz.  So as people arrived and got seated, there was the soft jazz playing in the background.  Then when the ceremony was about to start, the head waiter turned off the soft jazz music, and brought it back up when the salads were served.
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  • LesPaulLesPaul member
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    We didn't have a band or DJ either, and no dance floor.  Our dear friend played piano for our processional, and agreed to play through the reception.  We had 2 other guests who play piano, and they each took a turn at the keyboard just for fun.  It was more of a cocktail party style reception, with a buffet meal and a mixture of cafe tables and larger round tables, along with the first floor of the B&B and an outdoor patio for mingling, eating and drinking.  It was fine - we aren't really dancers, and I don't think anyone missed it.

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    Just a sidenote - LesPaul - LOVE the hydrangeas (I'm planning on them too) and I love the color purple you chose for the BM's. <3
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  • veilsandstarlightveilsandstarlight member
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    we're planning on going the "iPod DJ" route; we like the idea of having a little more control over what's played (for example, no "chicken dance" or "YMCA", much as our guests might enjoy then, haha).  we're definitely planning on having dancing & are going to craft a reception playlist to suit all of our guests' tastes.
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