What kind of music do you play at cocktail hour? Where dinner is typically the slowest music of a wedding reception and dancing is the fastest, with a higher BPM, cocktail hour can be the part of the evening with medium tempo music. If you have music or songs that don't quite fit in during dinner or aren't hype enough for the dancing portion, cocktail hour is a good time to play them. Examples

What kind of music do you play at a wedding ceremony? If you have a ceremony in a religious institution or building like a church for example, the church will have restrictions on what music can be played. Please ask the person responsible for the religious ceremony what's allowed and not allowed. If you're having a ceremony outside or in an event venue for example where you have the freedom to pick the music,

Should you give a DJ requests? If it's your event or wedding, yes you can give the DJ requests ahead of time (I recommend at least 2 weeks in advance). For cocktail hour/ dinner I recommend 5-10 requests and for dancing 5-10 requests. Give your DJ an idea of what you like, genres of music, artists you like etc. This will give them a snapshot of what to prepare and expect. A good DJ

What kind of music do you play at a wedding? Great question! There are many parts to a wedding: Guest arrival for ceremony (usually soft, romantic music) Ceremony (walking down the isle, signing any contracts and walking out in celebration) Cocktail Hour (This can be string quartet music, soft edm, Buena Vista Social Club, Motown etc. - Think Medium tempo music) Dinner (Normally the slowest music of the evening, Jazz, R&B, Acoustic music