we are making my cocktail hour an extra hour so that we have picture taking time and my dj wants to charge me an extra 200.00 for that hour !!!!!!
DO I REALLY NEED MUSIC AT MY COCKTAIL HOUR ???
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to top it off the dj also wants 200.00 more to do ceremony music !!!! he only plays the song for what 5 mins i think this is crazy what would you do in this situation ???
Toucan311
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I'm having just a piano player during cocktail hour, maybe that would be more economical? Sometimes you can even find a college student or what not to do it.
meli722
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last wedding i went to was at Jericho Terrace, and i dont remember any music at the cocktail hour, i dont think its necessary...the food was great though! i think people will be more concerned with what they eating, then having music
Papillon25
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Maybe you can ask your hall if they have speakers set up - you might be able to just play a mixed cd in the background on low and you could make it yourself.
I know some rooms in the fox hollow do this.
akrasner
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My hall said that if i wanted i could bring a CD or an i-pod and they would hook it up and play it for the CH. Maybe you can ask about that
Autumn08
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I'm having a piano player for the ceremony and CH. I really wanted it for the CH because there is a baby grand piano in the room and it was only a little bit more for the ceremony. But I do like how the prerecorded music works for the ceremony.
ETA: $200 is a lot though. It's a half hour ceremony and the music isn't playing the entire time either.
gettinghizitched
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No i don't think that you need music at your CH. People are going to to eating and talking to eachother. I don't think that they would even notice. HTH.
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Posted by MISSESPINK722
last wedding i went to was at Jericho Terrace, and i dont remember any music at the cocktail hour, i dont think its necessary...the food was great though! i think people will be more concerned with what they eating, then having music
Ditto to this whole post.
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Posted by mookie73
Posted by MISSESPINK722
last wedding i went to was at Jericho Terrace, and i dont remember any music at the cocktail hour, i dont think its necessary...the food was great though! i think people will be more concerned with what they eating, then having music
Ditto to this whole post.
I ditto the ditto!
jennandrolo
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my dj threw in CH for free but otherwise i dont think its really needed
yelley77
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my dj threw in CH for free but otherwise i dont think its really needed
Yeah, Ch was included in mine and my DJ 'threw in' the ceremony music. Another DJ wanted $200 for it...
angl2001
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so your cocktail hour is gong to be 2 hours? Id say yes to the music...if its just for the hour then i dont think its really needed.
AS
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CH and ceremony music is just sooo nice to have during both. Is your CH 2 hours or 1? If you are into having music for that then go for it, you dont want to regret it later on
angl2001
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Did you try to negotiate with the DJ? I got my DJ to throw it in for the cocktail hour. Always negotiate. theyd rather give you a discount or thrw something in than to lose a client.
tamianderic
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thank you guys for the posts i tried to get back to this earlier but couldn't. Yes i did try to work something out with the dj but that didn't work well and so far i haven't been able to ask the hall if they have something set up thank you so much for the great ideas
xoxoxo
Espo22
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wait is your CH 2 hours long?
emcheung
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$200 a piece for CH and ceremony is a little ridiculous. maybe try to negotiate with them. but worse comes to worse, music at ch is completely optional. noone will miss it. they'll be too busy eating. but i would check with your reception hall to see if they have loud speakers in the room for you to hook something up to. or hire a live musician to play...doesn't have to be a three string orchestra...maybe even someone to play acoustic guitar for an hour or the piano. just some ideas.
