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Creating a personalized wedding event timeline is the job of the Wedding Entertainment Director. Wheres the “typical” DJ is all about “typical”…the Wedding Entertainment Director is all about “personal”. Only by taking the time to get to know you on a personal level can an entertainer create an entertainment schedule or timeline that will truly fit your unique styles and personalities. A Wedding Entertainment Director will focus their attention well beyond the music program, but rather upon your reception as a whole…start to finish.

If your wedding reception was merely a “dance”, then choosing entertainment for your event would not be nearly so complicated. However, your wedding event is much more than a “dance”, but rather an entire sequence of individual events including “dinner”, the “cake cutting”, “bouquet & garter toss”, the “wedding toast” and many other events and activities that all need to flow seamlessly from one to another .

Who will run the show?…the answer…your Wedding Entertainment Director. I’m sure that you’ve all heard the term “too many chiefs and not enough Indians”. For an event to run smoothly there needs to be one individual that all of the other wedding vendors and helpers can look to…to keep everything together and on track. This individual should be the one with the most experience with keeping things running on an entertainment flow. Once again…your Wedding Entertainment Director.

A good Wedding Entertainment Director will work with you from the very beginning of the planning process to help and guide you in the creation of the ever important “Wedding Time line”. The “Wedding Time line” is much like “scenes” and “acts” in a stage performance and will be the “script” for your wedding event.

Okay…how about personalization? After your Wedding Entertainment Director has gathered all of the pertinent information about you, your visions and goals and specific reception details, he or she should begin to “paint a picture” for you of how your event will likely unfold. One you are comfortable with the direction and flow of your event, it is time to look at specific ways to make those events and activities your very own.

Your Wedding Entertainment Director might help you with such things as:

• Voice Over First Dance (Messages from the Bride & Groom to each other embedded in their first dance song)
• Custom Video Photo and Slide Presentation
• Large Screen Music Video Option (Nothing motivates a dance crowd in quite the same way)
• Audible Memories (Personal recorded messages from friends and family to be played at reception)
• Love Story or Fun Story (Personalized introductions of the wedding party – my clients frequently say that they loved this most of all)
• Games & Activities (These can help to build a connection with your guests)
• Much, Much More (Talk to your Wedding Entertainment Director for tips and ideas for keeping your even FUN and interesting)

Remember, whether you and your guests remember your event as a FUN and exciting experience will not be a matter of whether or not certain activities take place, but rather, how those activities make you feel.

Stay Tuned for: Part Five (How Much Should I Expect To Pay)

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