{"id":51466,"date":"2013-07-27T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.5starweddingmagazine.com\/?p=51466"},"modified":"2017-11-22T22:39:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T22:39:40","slug":"top-tips-for-designing-a-wedding-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/top-tips-for-designing-a-wedding-playlist\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Design A Wedding Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have been sent exclusive wonderful advice by award-winning Mighty Fine Entertainment, a leading DJ hire and mobile disco provider.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A wedding is a wonderful and rare opportunity to bring together every generation of a family for a good knees up. How often do you go out partying with your Nan? When did you last get upstaged on the dance floor by a three-year old? While togetherness can only be a good thing, such an eclectic mix of tastes, eras and expectations can also be tricky to manage, and it\u2019s your wedding DJ\u2019s job to keep everyone happy without killing anyone\u2019s buzz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thankfully, a good wedding DJ will be armed with a wealth of experience and ideas. <strong>Expert DJ, Mark<\/strong> of Mighty Fine Entertainment has let us in on the following tips and tricks to keep everyone entertained, no matter what their age:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-51469\" title=\"Luxury Wedding DJ\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Olde-Bell-Black-DJ-Booth-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"Olde Bell - Black DJ Booth\" width=\"805\" height=\"535\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-51469\" title=\"Luxury Wedding DJ\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Olde-Bell-Black-DJ-Booth-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"Olde Bell - Black DJ Booth\" width=\"805\" height=\"535\" \/><\/noscript><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Warm up the crowd<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A good general rule to follow is to ask your DJ to warm up earlier in the evening with some classics for the older generation who may get tired or have plans to leave before the night is over. For those charismatic older folk with energy that would put most twenty year olds to shame, putting on music they\u2019re likely to love will get them in the mood to dance the night away even if the more up-to-date music isn\u2019t quite their thing later on.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bridge the generational gap with some clever choices<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are some songs that bridge the generational gap and make perfect additions to a wedding playlist. For example, recent covers or remixes of older songs can be very popular at weddings, the revival having introduced them to a new generation where some guests will be remembering the songs from the first time around. Motown and soul standards are also multi-generational godsend, so playing them to transition from one vibe into another can be really useful. Other acts that never seem to go out of fashion include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Beach Boys, amongst others.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Don\u2019t be obscure too early on<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hottest new thing that nobody\u2019s heard of is unlikely to get everyone up on their feet. While, as the bride and groom, your music tastes are important, if you\u2019re die-hard musos, embrace that, but don\u2019t make it the sole focus of the playlist. Ask the DJ to balance your favourite tunes with music that people will at least recognise, even if it isn\u2019t their cup of tea. Your personal choices are key to creating the right vibe for your big day, and they shouldn\u2019t be ignored, but your DJ should have the expertise to build the mood to a peak and play your favourite songs at the right time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-51470\" title=\"Luxury Wedding Entertainment\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Andaz-Lights-Smoke-598x900.jpg\" alt=\"Luxury Wedding Entertainment\" width=\"800\" height=\"1204\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-51470\" title=\"Luxury Wedding Entertainment\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Andaz-Lights-Smoke-598x900.jpg\" alt=\"Luxury Wedding Entertainment\" width=\"800\" height=\"1204\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Don\u2019t underestimate the power of a good sing along<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ask your DJ to end the evening on a high note \u2013 or lots of high notes, sung loudly, potentially horribly out of tune, without inhibitions by an ecstatic crowd of your nearest and dearest. Those classic anthems that you can\u2019t help singing along to really bring everyone together and finish off the party with a bang, so bring it back to basics for the last few tracks. Think carefully about what you want your wedding anthem to be and make that the last song, because that\u2019s what everyone will remember.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mighty Fine Entertainment \u00a0are an award-winning team of hand-picked professional wedding DJs. Established in 2006 by internationally acclaimed DJ, Mark van den Berg (aka Mark Luvdup), Mighty Fine Entertainment is one of the leading wedding DJ hire and mobile disco providers in London and the South-East.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mighty Fine Entertainment has won \u201cBest Wedding DJs in the UK\u201d at the prestigious 2013 Wedding Industry Awards, by past client vote.<br \/>\nMark van den Berg (aka Mark Luvdup) has been voted one of the best 25 DJs in the world, by reader vote<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mighty Fine Entertainment\u2019s ethos is simple, \u00a0ensuring couples have the wedding of their dreams. The team of expert DJs is trained to provide a party that is personal, memorable, fun and delivered just the way the bride and groom imagined. By listening intently to their couples and having a positive, can-do approach in bringing their couples\u2019 vision to life, they ensure that the whole entertainment and production process is easy and stress-free. Mighty Fine has a consistent highly positive testimonial rate, an impeccable track record of getting everyone on their feet and is recommended by many of top venues and planners.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mighty Fine is a the recommended\/preferred supplier at a number of prestigious venues including The Olde Bell, Stoke Place, The Zetter, The Mandarin Oriental, The Royal Institution of Great Britain, Lincoln\u2019s Inn, Andaz Liverpool Street and Dyrham Park among many others. <a href=\"http:\/\/mfent.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">mfent.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wedding is a wonderful and rare opportunity to bring together every generation of a family for a good knees up. 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