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Unique iPod Wedding Music Packages
 Planning a wedding can be so overwhelming that often, the music for the wedding ends up on the back burner until the last minute. That's when it's easy to make mistakes.
Even though an iPod wedding can save you a ton of money, you still have to know what to play and when to play it. The smallest wedding still needs a well coordinated plan.
We can help.
Our iPod playlists are more than random groups of wedding songs to be played. They're actual Pre-planned Wedding Music Programs designed by wedding music specialists with 3 different styles in mind so you can...
• Save time and money
• Avoid crucial mistakes
• Know What to Play & When to Play it
• Make your wedding memorable
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Romantic / Traditional
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Regal / Classic
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Informal / Casual
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Arioso
(Prelude)
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Air on the G String
(Prelude)
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The Wedding Song
(Pre-Processional)
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Canon in D - II
(Processional: Wedding Party)
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Minuet
(Processional: Flower Girl/Ring Bearer)
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Con Te Partiro
(Processional: Bride)
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Coming Home
(Unity Candle)
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The Wedding March
(Recessional)
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Someone to Watch Over Me (Interlude)
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Two Hearts, One Love (First Dance)
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Sunrise, Sunset
(Family Dance)
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Chapel of Love
(Cake Cutting)
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Winter (Vivaldi)
(Prelude)
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Jesu (Bach)
(Prelude)
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Ave Maria (Bach)
(Pre-Processional)
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Beethoven's 5th (Andante)
(Processional: Wedding Party)
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Minuet
(Processional: Flower Girl/Ring Bearer)
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Here Comes the Bride
(Processional: Bride)
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Trumpet Voluntary
(Recessional)
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Lasia Ch'io Pianga
(Interlude)
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Greensleeves
(Interlude)
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Unforgettable
(First Dance)
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She Delivers
(Garter Song)
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Thank You
(Last Dance)
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Through the Eyes of Love (Prelude)
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The Wedding Song
(Pre-Processional)
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Greensleeves
(Prelude)
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Lasia Ch'io Pianga
(Processional: Wedding Party)
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Canon in D - I
(Processional: Bride)
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Love Knows No Wrong
(Unity Candle)
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Chapel of Love
(Recessional)
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Someone to Watch Over Me (Interlude)
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When I Needed You Most (First Dance)
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Because You Loved Me (First Dance)
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Sunrise, Sunset
(Family Dance)
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She Delivers
(Garter Song)
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Friends Are Quiet Angels (Last Dance)
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Once you've downloaded on an iPod package that's right for you, all you have to do is add a few of your own favorite songs for your first dance, mother son dance, father daughter dance, and other reception highlights. Check these links out for unique new wedding song choices. You'll need about 15-20 minutes of up-tempo music for each dance set you plan between dinner courses. Remember to add ‘mellow', romantic instrumentals for dinner courses. Then, with a reliable friend at the controls, you can breathe a sigh of relief.
Check out more Tips For Your iPod Wedding below, and visit Music Planning 101 for ‘insider' planning tips and ideas from the experts and learn how to avoid the crucial mistakes that can lead to disappointment on your wedding day.
No one knows better than wedding music specialists GLORIA SKLEROV and co-writer BARBARA ROTHSTEIN how to plan a music program to make your wedding flow like the dream you envision - on any budget, even days before the wedding.
If you have any wedding music planning questions we haven't answered, feel free to call us directly at (877) 600-1123 (toll free in the U.S.) or (818) 783-8485 for International calls.
Best wishes for a wonderful wedding!
Gloria & Barbara
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Tips For Your iPod Wedding
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If You're Planning An iPod Wedding On Your Own
• Don't even THINK of doing it all on your own. Have a friend help you at the wedding. Let them be at the controls to ‘work' the program and coordinate the highlights, etc. A ‘dry run' to work out logistics is a must.
• Do a sound check at least a few days or a week before the wedding.
• Select the special songs you've chosen for special highlights at least 2 or 3 weeks before your wedding day if possible. Add them to your playlist on your iPod. Select your favorite ‘Dinner' or background music CDs and add them also, and do the same with favorite dance numbers.
• Consider renting an iPod already ‘loaded' with dance songs and romantic movie soundtracks. Then let the DJ add your MP3 playlist. More and more DJs offer ‘loaded' iPods with dock and speakers for around $200, sometimes less.
• Check out our music planning 101 pages for more planning ideas and tips and download our free planning CD with music samples for your style wedding for more ideas. It's a great planning tool and fun to listen to.
The Pros and Cons of Using an iPod
Much has been written about the advantages of using an iPod or other MP3 playback device for wedding ceremonies and receptions. One obvious advantage is that you can save quite a bit of money not hiring a DJ for your wedding music. You can also have absolute control of each and every selection of music and the order in which it's played throughout the entire event.
However, the harsh reality is that in most cases, these may not be advantages at all. Just ask anyone who has been to a wedding where an iPod was used without the guidance of a professional wedding disc jockey. True, you may save hundreds of dollars, but at what cost to the quality of your wedding reception?
Keep these facts in mind:
• An iPod can't "read the crowd", but that's a professional wedding DJ's 'specialty'. A pro can change the tempo if your guests want a slow song next or a faster song played. Working with a professional wedding DJ who has a vast knowledge of all styles of music will, in most cases, make your wedding reception 'an affair to remember'. Filling your iPod with songs that YOU like doesn't guarantee that all your guests will like them as well.
• An iPod can't mix the music like a professional DJ. You'll have a 2 or 3-second 'dead-air' gap between songs that can kill the energy on the dancefloor. On the other hand, a professional wedding DJ can mix almost seamlessly from song to song, keeping the guests dancing until the very end.
• An iPod can't act as a Master of Ceremonies. Hiring someone who does weddings on a regular basis and knows all the formalities associated with such events is priceless. If you think a friend can do the same job as a professional, think again. Be very careful and sure of the friend or relative you ask to do this for your wedding. Unfortunately, too many friends have 'frozen' at too many weddings, and there are no "do-overs" when it comes to weddings.
There's a reason we use the words "professional wedding DJ" and not just "DJ". There is a huge difference between the occasional wedding DJ (the 'weekend warrior' that has given the industry a bad name) and the full-time professional who customizes and personalizes every wedding s/he does. I urge you to seek out a professional who can help you plan the wedding of your dreams. A professional wedding DJ will go beyond just playing the music like an iPod or hobbyist DJ. They will act as Master of Ceremonies and keep the flow of the reception going through his or her coordination and directing skills.
(Thanks to DJ Ron Michaels at Ron Michaels Weddings for the Pros and Cons)
If You're Having A DJ
• Give the DJ you special MP3 selections and include them with the music program you and your DJ work out together.
• Make sure to have a meeting with your DJ at least 2 weeks before the wedding to finalize your plan.
• Have the DJ print out a program (your script) including all toasts, special dances, special ‘must play' songs, even your ‘don't play' selections.
• Coordinate your ‘script' with the caterer, photographer, videographer and have a friend the DJ can call on to help coordinate special moments such as first dance, father daughter dance, mother son dance, toasts, etc.
• Check out Music Planning 101 for more tips on working with DJs Before You Hire A DJ, and After
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