help-having the ceremony @ reception hall

When you get married at the reception hall, do people normally hire a band or something to play the bridal procession, or is that included in the site fee? How does that work, I'm lost......

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we had ours at the catering hall and hired our DJ for the ceremony and cocktail hour. Some places have music they can play during it though, you need to call and ask

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We are having our DJ supply the ceremony music. I didn't want to spring on live musicians (harpist, violinist) b/c we are spending enough as it is & our DJ gave us a good deal. I wouldn't count on the hall for my music though.

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we have a band and they asked us about the ceremony and when we told them it was at the hall, they said they would provide the music. Not the whole band, just two pieces (Keyboard and a singer.) They are also providing music for hte cocktail hour.

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We're having the DJ provide the ceremony music.

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Posted by MrsP2Be

We're having the DJ provide the ceremony music.

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same here

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Posted by JBKempf

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Posted by MrsP2Be

We're having the DJ provide the ceremony music.

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same here

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Us too.

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I asked my hall, and they said the DJ normally provides the microphone for the ceremony as well as the music. I have now changed things and I'm getting married somewhere other than the hall, but my DJ is still providing music and microphone, and he's doing it for the same price as if I was doing everything in one location.

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Posted by 103005FallBride

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Posted by JBKempf

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Posted by MrsP2Be

We're having the DJ provide the ceremony music.

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same here

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Us too.

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Us three!

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Posted by mushsgrl

we had ours at the catering hall and hired our DJ for the ceremony and cocktail hour.

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Us to, it was much cheaper and its only a 1/2 hr ceremony. I don't think most halls do music for the cermony

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Posted by glinda_goodwitch

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Posted by 103005FallBride

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Posted by JBKempf

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Posted by MrsP2Be

We're having the DJ provide the ceremony music.

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same here

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Us too.

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Us three!

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Us four

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Our DJ is taking care of ours.

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Posted by Nadia

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Posted by glinda_goodwitch

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Posted by 103005FallBride

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Posted by JBKempf

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Posted by MrsP2Be

We're having the DJ provide the ceremony music.

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same here

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Us too.

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Us three!

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Us four

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and us

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We hired a string trio to play.

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We're doing that and our DJ is providing the music. If it's a nice day and we have the ceremony outdoors, our place has the hookups for speakers.

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Because we are having our ceremony at the same place, they provide the equipment needed so that our officiant can speak and our dj play the music we need.

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we're having our ceremony and reception at the same place, but we hired a harpist for the ceremony.

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my band is charging a nominal fee to set up a sound system for the CD we're using.

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Thank you soooooooo much for your responses!