J & I live and breath music. We even spent our first date arguing over who was the bigger music aficionado. So there was no doubt that when we got married, music would be a huge part of the event. The only problem was we both hate to dance and have a huge aversion toward the traditional wedding DJ. The solution: we had to take control of every note.
We agreed on two things: 1) we didn’t want a dance floor and 2) we wanted our friend Nyles to play during various parts of the wedding. But we weren’t sure what to do the rest of the time. And what about the welcome party the night before? Since we had recently digitized nearly our entire music collection, it was pretty clear that making our own mix was the way to go. So we set out to make the soundtrack of our life together.
While vinyl is divine, you just can’t beat the convenience of MP3s. No crating a bunch of records to the venue and all the actual “mixing” happens before the event. Creating the playlists was a welcome break from wedding planning and something we could contribute to equally. Plus, it was a great excuse to buy a new iPod. For much less than the cost of a wedding DJ, we had our personal mix of songs for the entire weekend and we didn’t have to worry about coordinating (and paying) yet another wedding vendor. And best of all, the iPod and mixes came home with us.
Stay tuned for some of our themed playlists to borrow for your reception.
TIP: Make sure your venue has a set-up for your iPod. A simple stereo system with an 1/8-inch-to-RCA cable will do (you can find these on Amazon or Radio Shack for super cheap).
