A wedding day should be filled with wonderful wedding melodies to play in your heart for ever. As soon as your marriage date and venue for the wedding and the reception are confirmed, you should start making arrangements for the best musicians or a DJ. The most popular wedding professionals should be booked at least one year in advance.

Cocktail hour is the hour just before the reception begins. It is also called the social hour. It is the important time to have light entertainment for your guests. Music is needed for the wedding ceremony, cocktail hour and the reception. Normally, one month before the wedding you must meet your musicians and confirm all the music details. The cocktail hour music should not be loud as the guests would like to socialize and catch upon old times. Your band leader or the DJ should be able to give light music so that it is a wonderful way to begin the party of your wedding day. Typically, this music is played as background music to create an elegant atmosphere.

Similarly, for the wedding reception music should be planned one month in advance with the bandleader or the DJ and type the reception details like the introduction, announcements, and special songs. See the list of songs with the DJ and plan those songs for special moments. You must tell the DJ when you want these special moments like blessing, toast, cake cutting, first dance, father daughter dance, groom mother dance, wedding party dance and so on.

Once the band or the musician or DJ is finalized, you must sign a contract for the marriage ceremony, cocktail hour and the reception. Keep a responsible member of your family or a close friend informed about all the details so that there is no confusion or misunderstanding. The contract should have all details like the name of the band, the band leader, the name of the DJ, the amount of advance paid, the balance due and the mode of payment of the balance etc.

There are many websites, which provide addresses of the best DJs or musicians, browse through it and carefully select your musician so that the wedding day turns to be a memorable day. Always select some known old numbers, which everyone will cherish and some latest numbers, which the youngsters can cherish, so that a balance is struck for all age groups.

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