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Plan the music and the moments around it, from the walk down the aisle to the last song. These wedding planning guides come from an Austin party band and karaoke crew.
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Wedding reception timeline template
A copyable schedule for four, five, and six-hour receptions, with timing, music cues, announcements, and owners for every moment.
9 min read - Weddings
Wedding reception entrance music
Plan on about twenty seconds for each introduction. The opening bars of the song ruin most entrances.
8 min read - Weddings
Who announces what at a reception
This covers every announcement a reception needs, who each one is meant for, and the order they should follow.
8 min read - Weddings
Do you need a separate MC?
The answer is usually no, with a real exception. The limit is attention, not talent.
6 min read - Weddings
How to choose your ceremony songs
Identify the moment, then choose the music. Working in reverse is the reason ceremony music falls apart.
7 min read - Weddings
Harp, piano, organ or a band
The room and the weather settle this more often than what you like. In Austin that holds unusually true.
11 min read - Weddings
Wedding music, hour by hour
The venue curfew is the only fixed point in the evening, so the schedule is built backward from it.
7 min read - Weddings
What a live band plays during a ceremony
Four cues instead of a playlist, and how to handle a song the band doesn't know.
7 min read - Weddings
Cocktail hour music with a live band
It looks like a music problem, but it's really a room-flip problem in a space that hasn't been soundchecked.
5 min read
Cross the anger bridge to the friendship shore. The dance floor is right there.
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