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Music and Ent ertainment ISLAND HOUSE 1852 GRILL ROOM M usic is a really big element of your wedding celebration. Music at your ceremony and reception can make the difference to ensure a memorable wedding for you and your guests. In a recent survey from Bride and Groom Magazine, 72% of all brides say they would have spent more time choosing their musical entertainment. When asked, 81% of guests say what they remember most about a wedding is the music and entertainment. CEREMONIES At a wedding ceremony, music sets the mood. Whether as a background to a candle lighting ceremony or during the processional and recessional, music surely enhances the event. There has been a trend in recent years to use prerecorded music stored on a phone and played through a blue- tooth enabled speaker. These have created some unintentional incidents at ceremonies such as songs being 36 Mackinac Island Wedding Guide played out of order or the phone ringing during the vows. Speak with any active wedding professional and they are certain to suggest against it. Ask your DJ to play beautiful music for your ceremony. You can even select your favorite special song for your recessional after the ceremony when you walk down the aisle as newlyweds. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A DJ THAT UNDERSTANDS HOW TO READ A CROWD, BUILD UP THE ENERGY AND THEN KEEP IT UP. RECEPTIONS Without question, your DJ is essential to the overall success of your wedding reception, whether it's a large or small wedding. The local DJs on Mackinac are experienced and properly equipped to handle these responsibilities. "You deserve all aspects of your wedding to be in tune," says Brevin Cawthorne of DJ BREVIN. Most couples have a style of music they like and provide me with a list of 'must have' song selections, but can also feel comfortable leaving the majority of the music selections to the DJ who knows what string of songs works best. A DJ's assignment is not only to facilitate music for dinner and dancing but also announce the arrival of the wedding party into the reception, coordinate timing with the hotel staff to announce dinner, cake cutting, wedding toas t s , sp e eches and basically is the project manager of the reception.