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Reception Planning Worksheet

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______Guests Arrive/Background Music? Light , , Instrumental, 40’s & 50’s Classics YES/NO Mix or other ______Announce Wedding Party’s Entrance? (Please write the names of the wedding party in order YES/NO of introduction on the back, or on a separate sheet of paper)

______Announce Bride and Grooms Entrance? ( Music I.e. I gotta feelin, Lets get it started, , Forever ) Other? YES/NO How would you like to be announced? (Example: Mr. and Mrs. John & Jennifer Smith) ______Should the DJ announce dinner buffet? Time: ______YES/NO ______Will someone be offering a blessing? Name: ______YES/NO ______Should Bride and Groom and wedding party be first through the Buffet? YES/NO ______Background Music Through Dinner? Same as above or Other?______YES/NO ______Pre-Toast Announcement ? (Five or ten minutes prior to the toast) YES/NO ______Will the Caterers be serving drinks or champagne to the tables for the toast? YES/NO ______Will your guest need to fill their own glass’s for the toast? Other______YES/NO ______Announce Toast ? Toast Given By ______&______YES/NO ______After The Official Toast Would You Like The DJ To Invite Others to Toast? YES/NO Do you need a microphone for the Toast? YES/NO

______Announce cake cutting? ( Music? I.e. Sugar sugar, How Sweet it is, Pour some sugar on me, Sweetest thing ) Other?______YES/NO ______Would You Like A Pause To Serve Cake, Or To Move Right into the First Dance? Pause/Dance ______Announce First Dance? Song Title ______YES/NO ______Parent Dance? Daddy/Daughter Song Title ______YES/NO Mother/Son Song Title ______YES/NO ______Wedding Party Dance ? Song Title ______YES/NO ______General Dancing? (See Pre Event Survey) YES/NO

______Bouquet Toss? (Music? I.e.. Single Ladies, Girls just wanna have fun, Its raining men, Ladies night, I'm just a girl ) Other______YES/NO

______Garter Toss? ( Music? I.e. Another One Bites the dust, Lets get it on, Foxy Lady, Legs, Hot in here ) Other______YES/NO ______Money Dance? Would you like us to choose appropriate songs? Other______YES/NO ______More Dancing? YES/NO ______Last Dance Announced? Song Title ______YES/NO ______Will the Bride and Groom be leaving before the rest of the guests? YES/NO ______Would you like the DJ to organize your send off? (Bubbles, Poppers, Other______YES/NO

This is a suggested order of events. If you have any changes or activities not listed, Please include them on the back. Please return this worksheet to Destination Events at least 14 days prior to your event date.

Destination Events, Inc. P.O. Box 1608, Springfield, OR 97477 Toll Free 1-866-345-4476 Eugene (541)345-4476 Salem (503)585-5278 FAX 541-868-5008 www.destinationevents.net Most Commonly Requested Songs For Weddings

Suggested First Dance Songs Mother/Son Dance Songs Continued Brad Paisley—Then Etta James—At Last Fleetwood Mac—Landslide Jason Mraz—Lucky Sunrise Sunset – FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Rascal Flatts—Bless the broken Road In My Life – BEATLES Lonestar—Amazed The Perfect Fan – BACKSTREET BOYS Michael Buble—Everything The Rose – BETTE MIDLER Keith Urban—Only You Can Love Me This Way Could I Have This Dance – ANNE MURRY Ray Lamontagne—Your are the Best Thing Beautiful In My Eyes – JOSHUA KADISON Dave Matthews Band—You and Me If… - BREAD Tim McGraw—My Best Friend Blessed - Kenny Chesney—Me and You Don't Know Much -RONDTADT / NEVILLE Jack Johnson—Better Together Through The Years - KENNY ROGERS George Strait—I cross My Heart - LOUIE ARMSTRONG —Wonderful Tonight Wind Beneath My Wings - BETTE MIDLER Tim McGraw & Faith Hill—Its Your Love Jason Mraz—I'm Yours Suggested Wedding Party Dance Songs Keith Urban—Making Memories of Us Black Eyed Peas—I Gotta Feelin Elvis Presley—Cant Help Falling In Love Jack Johnson—Better together —The Way You Look Tonight We Are Family—Sister Sledge —Make You Feel My Love Journey—Don’t Stop Believing Uncle Kracker—Smile Over the rainbow—Iz Al Green—Lets Stay Together The Way You Look Tonight - Aerosmith—I don’t want to miss a thing Have I Told You Lately - ROD STEWART —What a wonderful World Unchained Melody - THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS Big & Rich—Lost in this Moment We Are Family - SISTER SLEDGE Nora Jones—Come away with me What A Wonderful World - LOUIE ARMSTRONG Snow Patrol—Chasing Cars Wind Beneath My Wings - BETTE MIDLER Brad Paisley—She's Everything We Are Family – SISTER SLEDGE Allison Kraus—When You say Nothing at all Thank You – DIDO Edwin McCain—I could not ask for more Lean on me – CLUB NOUVAEU —Whatever it is You’ve Got A Friend – Journey—Faithfully Lets Stay Together – AL GREEN Van Morrison—Crazy love Firehouse—Love of a lifetime God Gave me You—Blake Shelton CEREMONY MUSIC

Daddy/Daughter Dance Songs Wedding Party Entrance Heartland—I Loved Her First Canon in D (Pachelbel) (Traditional) Tim McGraw—My Little Girl Claire de Lune (Debussy) (Traditional) My Girl - THE TEMPTATIONS Shepherd Moons (Enya) (Contemporary) Butterfly Kisses -BOB CARLISLE Watermark (Enya) (Contemporary) What A Wonderful World - LOUIE ARMSTRONG Theme from Chariots Of Fire (Contemporary) My Wish—Rascal Flatts Chapel Of Love (Dixie Cups) (Very Contemporary) Steven Curtis Chapman—Cinderella The Way You Look Tonight – Tony Bennett Unforgettable – NAT KING COLE & NATALIE Bride’s Entrance In My Life— Bridal March / Bridal Chorus (Wagner) (Traditional, but not Isn't She Lovely— for Jewish weddings) Because You Loved Me - Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) (Traditional) Over the rainbow—Iz Caribbean Blue (Enya) (Contemporary) Wonderful Tonight – ERIC CLAPTAIN Wedding Song (Kenny G) (Contemporary) Daughters— Oh Pretty Woman () (Contemporary) I Hope You Dance—Leanne Womack Daddy’s Little Girl – AL MARTINO Kiss (music optional) Daddy’s Hands – HOLLY DUNN I Feel Good (James Brown) (Very Contemporary) Have I Told You Lately – Van Morison Through The Years - KENNY ROGERS Exit \ as Husband and Wife Wind Beneath My Wings - BETTE MIDLER Wedding March (Mendelssohn) (Traditional, but not for Jewish weddings) Suggested Mother/Son Dance Songs Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel) (Traditional) My Wish—Rascal Flatts Theme from Chariots of Fire (Contemporary) What A Wonderful World – LOUIS ARMSTRONG By the Time This Night Is Over (Kenny G/) A Song For Mama - BOYS II MEN (Contemporary) Lynard Skynard—Simple Man We’ve Only Just Begun (Carpenters) (Contemporary) Josh Groban— Don’t Blink—Kenny Chesney Because You Love Me – CELINE DION