SECTION 3
- COCKTAIL HOUR /
DINNER ACTIVITIES
Special
activities conducted during the cocktail hour /
dinner segment of the reception
Please
answer all that apply - If you are unsure of any
questions, just leave them blank and we will
discuss the question during your consultation.
COCKTAIL HOUR
INFORMATION
3-1
Guest Arrival / DJ
Starting time
Time of guest
arrival:
SPECIAL NOTE
- Mixmaster DJ Services arrives approximately 60
- 90
minutes prior
to starting time. Please be sure someone will
be at the venue at this time so we can begin
setup procedures
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Cocktail Hour Music
What type of
music would you like played as background music
during the cocktail hour?
Cocktail hour music
suggestions
Current Top 40 Pop/Rock Cocktail Hour Music
Y2K Top 40 Pop (2000 - 2010) Cocktail Hour
Music
90's Pop Cocktail Hour Music
80's Cocktail Hour Music
70's Cocktail Hour Music
60's Cocktail Hour Music
Jazz music
Current country music
Y2K Country (2000 -
2010 country)
Classic Country
(80's & 90's country)
Dean Martin / Frank Sinatra / Michael Buble
Mix
Jazz Music
Holiday Music
Other - Please specify your choice in the
box below
Cocktail
hour music choice:
3-3
Grand
Entrance Preparation
Estimated bridal
party arrival time for your grand entrance?
TIP - Grand
Entrance Time Frame - Please discuss with your
photographer and all others involved for time needed
after your ceremony. This will help determine your
arrival time at the reception.
TIP -
Grand Entrance Preparation
- Mixmaster DJ Services will meet you and
your bridal party
in the lobby or
outside the hall to
verify, organize, and
instruct you and your bridal party for the
procedures of a
grand
entrance .
This process takes about 15 minutes. Please be sure
to allow this time in your scheduling of events.
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Announcements
Mixmaster DJ Services can
make any of the following announcements during
the cocktail hour. (check all that apply)
Guest
Book
Guests
to sign picture frame
Kids
table
Photo
Booth (We will discuss times at the
consultation)
Bar
hours
Dinner
place cards - Have guests place meal choice
cards easily visible for
servers
Shuttle
Service (We will discuss times at the
consultation)
No
special announcements
Other announcements to be made
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Bridal
Party Grand Entrance
Would you like a bridal party
grand entrance? Please choose a song to be
played in the background when we bring in the
bridal party.
Bridal Party Grand Entrance Song Suggestions
AC-DC - Thunderstruck
Alan Parsons Project - Sirius (Chicago Bulls Theme)
Bruno Mars - 24K
Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars
Flo Rida - My House
Garth Brooks - Friends In Low Places
Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop This Feeling
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Poison - Nothing But A Good Time
T I ft Jay Z - Bring'Em Out
TV-Movie Themes - Star Wars Main Theme
Usher - Yeah
Various Artists - Pittsburgh Penguins Intro Theme
Song
Other - Song
Choose seperate songs for each bridal party couple
NOTE - If
you do not want a bridal party grand entrance
please write "No bridal party grand
entrance in the text box below
Bridal party grand
entrance music choice :
3-6
Bride &
Groom Grand Entrance
Would you like a b ride
&
g room
g rand entrance ?
Please choose a song to be
played in the background when we bring in the
B&G.
Bride & Groom Grand Entrance Song Suggestions
2 Unlimited - Get Ready For This (10-1
Countdown)
Alan Parsons Project - Sirius (Chicago Bulls Theme song)
American Authors - Best Day Of My Life
Beyounce ft Jay Z - Crazy In Love
Bruno Mars - Marry You
Chris Brown - Forever
Fitz & The Tantrums -
HandClap
Imagine Dragons - Top Of The World
Jagged Edge - Let's Get
Married
Macklemore & Ryan - Can't Hold Us
Pitbull - Don't Stop
The Party
Various Artists - Jock
Jams / The Main Event
Walk The Moon - Shut Up
And Dance With Me (Special Grand Entrance Mix)
Other - Song
NOTE - If you do not want any music played in the
background for the bride & groom grand entrance
write "No music - Just make bride & groom
announcements" in the text box below.
NOTE - If you do not want a bride & groom grand entrance
please write "No grand entrance in the text
box below
Bride & groom grand entrance
song:
DINNER
HOUR
INFORMATION
3-7
What type of music would
you like played during the dinner hour?
Dinner song suggestions
Jazz music
Piano music
Dean Martin / Fr ank
Sinatra / Michael Buble mix
Slow love song mix
Holiday music
Dinner music choice :
3-8
Bride &
Groom Welcome / Thank Guests
Message
Would you
like to welcome and thank everyone for being
part of the wedding day at the reception?
-
Yes - Given by:
-
No welcome / thank guests message.
TIP
- Welcome / Thank Guests Message
- The welcome speech / thank guests - Is a fun,
personal, and memorable way to welcome everyone to
your special celebration. Upon entering the
room, we encourage you to acknowledge your guests.
We will provide you with a wireless mic. This
is a wonderful opportunity to welcome everyone and
to do any special acknowledgements, such as guests
who have traveled a long distance or friends or
family who have contributed in the preparation of
the ceremony or reception. It’s especially
meaningful to hear from the bride and groom how
important their friends and family are to t hem.
Most importantly don’t forget for the B&G to thank
each other for what each one means to each other.
3-9
Toast
Toast given by: (Please list
all names in the order of giving toasts)
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Blessing
Who will be giving the
blessing?
3-11
Cutting
the Cake
When will the cake be cut?
Before
Dinner - Right after the grand entrance and
before blessing and toasts
After
Dinner - After the dinner has been served /
Before the dancing begins
3-12
Estimated / Scheduled dinner serving tim e:
3-13
Dinner Format
Sit
Down
Buffet
Buffet
-
DJ
to assist the guests to
the buffet line
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SPECIAL
ACTIVITIES DURING THE DINNER HOUR
(All games emceed by
Mixmaster DJ Services)
Kissing Games
Would you like
any kissing games during the dinner hour?
-
Yes -
Names In A
Basket For A
Kiss (Names and
basket to be provided by contraction p arty )
-
Yes - Sing A Song
For A Kiss
-
No Kissing Game s
TIP
-
Names In A Basket
-
It is
recommended for the bride and groom
to
pick approximately
10 names of different couples
and write these names on separate pieces of
paper. Then place the papers with the names on
them in a basket at the head table.
Great choices could be parents of the bride and
or groom, close couples and
the family jokesters
3-15
Wedding Newlywed
Game
Would you like to play the
newlywed game
-
Yes
-
No
TIP
- Wedding Newlywed
Game -
This is a short comical game played during the
dinner hour where Mixmaster DJ Service asks the
bride and groom a series of questions about each
other. The object is to see how well the B&G
know each other. Questions examples: Who is the better driver?
Who does the most cleaning? Etc.
3-16
Centerpiece Giveaway
Will there be any
centerpieces for Mixmaster DJ Services to give
away?
-
Yes
- Centerpiece giveaway
- No centerpiece giveaways
TIP -
Centerpiece
Giveaways -
Mixmaster DJ Services has a very fun and interactive
way of giving away the centerpieces to your guests
during the dinner hour
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Special
Dinner Activities
Are there
any other special activities you would like
conducted during the dinner hour?
- Yes - Please use the box below to describe any
other special dinner activities you would like
to have conducted?
Please describe your special
dinner activities in the box below/
- No other special activities
Examples Of Other Dinner Activities
Birthday salutes (please list
names and birthdate)
Family traditions
Speeches
Any other activities you
would like conducted during the dinner hour
Tip - After Dinner Hour
Music - After dinner and before the dancing
begins we start playing upbeat more upbeat music to
help set the mood for when dancing begins
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Wedding Love Story Scavenger Hunt
(WLSSH)
Share / Involve with your guests a chronological
order of how your wedding day came to be by
playing wedding love story scavenger hunt.
A game that shares your story to conclude your
dinner hour.
- Yes
- No
Examples Of Love Story
Musical Chairs / Scavenger Hunt
How did you meet
(Work, online, club etc)
Where was your first
date (dinner etc)
Where you got engaged
(Location)
Engagement date
Your hobbies that both
of you share
Tip -
This is a great transition from dinner into your
first dance.