Basic Blank Wedding Introduction Worksheet

The Wedding introductions can be especially hard if you do not have an outline to follow or you read your notes that are not clear or you just scratched down while talking to your client so here is a sample for you. and the file is also attached as a plain rich text document.

WEDDING WORKSHEET

GROOM : _____________________________ BRIDE : ______________________________

LOCATION : _________________________________________________ DATE : ____________

Bridal Party Introductions

Parents Of The Bride : ___________________________________________________________

Parents Of The Groom : ___________________________________________________________

Bridesmaids Groomsmen

1 : ________________________________ Escorted By __________________________________

2 : ________________________________ Escorted By __________________________________

3 : ________________________________ Escorted By __________________________________

4 : ________________________________ Escorted By __________________________________

5 : ________________________________ Escorted By __________________________________

Flower Girl : __________________________ Ring Bearer : _____________________________

Maid / Matron Of Honor : ______________________ Best Man : __________________________

The New Mr. & Mrs : _____________________________________________________________

Blessing By : _________________________ Toast By : __________________________________

1st Dance : __________________________________By_________________________________
Song Title Artist

Bridal Party Dance : _____________________________ By ______________________________
Song Title Artist

Bride and father Dance: ___________________________By______________________________

Groom and his mother Dance: ______________________By _____________________________

Cake Cutting ? _______ Garter / Bouquet ? ______ Dollar Dance ? _____Centerpieces?_______

Announcements/Requests: __________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

INTRO SONGS: __________________________________________________________________

Don't dump the Biz Cards just yet!

No more trading of business cards at conventions, bridal shows and networking events? Well maybe but we're not there yet.  You can however connect with other DJ pros and vendors in some pretty cool and high tech ways that just might be a lot more useful!
Business cards..well...they suck.  I'm sorry but they really do.  Whenever I go to a convention or a "professional mixer" networking event or even a bridal show, I come home with a stack of them.  In order to make them truly useful they need to be entered into my phone and from there into my database of vendors, sorted into the appropriate category and of course then shared into my email address book.  That's a TON of work for some information I may or may not ever need.  Well the good (and bad as you'll see) news is that there are a ton of companies trying to find a way to make it easier.  While it may seem like the days of the business card are numbered I don't think we'll ever truly get there but here are some great ways to get started using new millennium tools!
With the nearly universal use of smart phones in the DJ world you have many different choices for capturing and sharing that all important contact data on that small rectangle you've just been handed.  To start you can simply scan them using your all in one printer and then with the use of programs like ABBY convert them into searchable documents.  ABBY is character recognition software that will turn that scanned image into real text. This is a good start.  By creating a business card image folder you can make yourself a nice searchable directory.  Even if you don't create a separate business card folder using Google Desktop search can net you a pretty good return on a search performed by simply hitting CTRL 2x and typing in the search term.  If you want to go one step further you can cut & paste the info into your preferred contact manager ( I use Gmail so Google contacts is my default which plays better than nice with my Android phone!)  This is still pretty time consuming as you have to scan every card and then slice the data up.
Recently Hardware has been introduced that makes this job even easier.  You can pick up any number of business card scanners or a unit like NeatReceipts and the included software will instantly (though not always 100% reliably) sort that scanned data into a nice database that you can shuffle to where it works for you.  The big bonus to this dedicated software is that you can also use it to scan receipts for your business (something your accountant will appreciate at tax time.  Dude it's time to retire that shoe box!)  The downside...well they're kinda pricey and bulky and you have to sit down and manage the thing when you get back to the office.  It's still a process with too many steps.
This idea has been taken into the smartphone realm and now you're phone can do pretty much the same thing depending on the app you rock on your phone.  Using your phones camera and any number of either free (stay away from these they are frustrating in the that they limit the number of cards to something absurd or hold back the most useful features) or paid apps ($2.99 - $49.99) you can get the same result.  Simply fire up the app, snap a pic of the card and follow the steps on that program.  Pretty sweet!  Instantly available and depending on the app relatively simple.  But still a mulit-step process.
Enter the direct transfer.  If you have a Blackberry or you ever used a PDA (remember them) you've been using direct information sharing for years.  This process involves either clicking to transmit or "beaming" your contact info between to devices.  The end result all of the contact info immediately available right in you mobile device.  Already in the most likely place you'll want to use it.  Nice.  Nowadays the apps are many and varied that can accomplish this task.  This is good right?  Well, not really.  If you aren't using the same app as the person you want to exchange info with then there's no way to trade data or if there is it is less than straight forward in most cases and turns the process into a long a drawn out thing.  The beauty of the old skool business card exchange is that it's over in less than a second.  Sure it can be a mess to make that info usable and truly useful but the actual exchange is immediate.

To connect with people, first register at Hashable online and get the app for your phone. Once you’re set up, you simply use the standard hashtags, or you can create your own, then add a person’s Twitter handle and you have made your connection. Some examples are as follows.
#justmet @InsertYourName
#intro
#lunch
#coffee
#thanks
There’s also an Introduce feature, so you can play matchmaker on business and personal levels. Digital matchmaking in real time: who could have imagined?
To exchange business cards you simply use the Exchange Business Card feature. Once you’ve connected Hashable to LinkedIn your information is stored and ready to send electronically to your newest business contact or your latest love interest.
Hashable, now in Beta, available to the public without an invitation, recently released a new feature called, “The Inner Circle.” This allows users to see each other’s primary contact information and their interactions.
Before the official launch at SXSW, there will be several #HashUps. We, in the Chicagoland area are lucky enough to have Chicago pre-SXSW #Hashup next week on Tuesday, March 8th at Sushi Samba Rio!
While in its infancy, Hashable seems like a boon for the networking world. Give it a try and see if it enhances your business interaction and your social networking.

Be sure to check out the Hashable cheat sheet. Very handy for beginners.

Mother son or Groom and Mother dance

Here are some ideas for the Groom and Mother dance. There are alot so please reply to this and add more!

I am your child - Barry Manilow
A song for my son - Mikki Verrick
Summerwind - Mayer and Mercer or Frank Sinatra
I get a kick out of you - Porter
You're the top - Porter
You are the sunshine of my life - Stevie Wonder
Wind beneath my wings - Siblar and Henley Bette Middler

Wedding Ceremony Recessional Music

Here are just some ideas of songs you can use for your wedding ceremony recessional music.

Priests' March, The Magic Flute - Mozart
Toccata, Organ symphony No. 5, Opus 42 - Widor
Trumpet Tune - Stanley
Rondeau, fanfares for Violins, Oboe, Bassoon, trumpets, and Percussions (Masterpiece Theater theme) - Mouret
Bridal March - Hollins
March No. 4, pomp and circumstance - Elgar
Radetzky March - Johann Strauss Sr.
Benedictus - Simon and Garfunkel

Please reply to this post and add some of your favorite Recessional songs.

Wedding Ceremony Processional songs

Here are Just a Few Wedding Ceremony Processional songs

Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
Prince of Denmark's march - Clarke
Allemande - G Minor Suite - Pachelbel
Spring - The four seasons - Vivaldi
Apotheosis - Sleeping Beauty - Tchaikovsky
Music for a royal occasion - March - Handel
Air and Bourree - Water Music - Handel
Wedding March - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn
Wedding March - The Marriage of Figaro - Mozart
Wedding March - Bridal chorus AKA Here comes the Bride - Lohengrin - Wagner
Fanfare - Te Deum - Charpentier
St. Anthony Chorale - Haydn
Coronation March - Crown Imperial - Walton
Intrada - Sibelius

These are traditional and classical songs you can use.

Can you name any more in the comments below?

Wedding Ceremony Prelude songs

Below are just some Ideas of Ceremony Prelude songs

Chant de May - Jongen
The Lors'd Prayer - Malotte
Adagio - Albinoni
Siciliano for a High Ceremony - Hoewlls
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen - lyric pieces Grieg
Largo - The New World Symphony - Dvorak
O Perfect Love - Burleigh
Benediction Nuptiale - Saint-Saens
Songs without words - #48 Mendelssohn
The Wedding Song - Paul Stookey

Ballroom Dancing List - Fox Trot - Jitterbug - Rumba - Waltz - ect

Cha Cha:

Brand New Man Brooks & Dunn

Smooth – Santana ft. Rob Thomas
Dance With Me – Debelah Morgan

I Need To Know – Marc Anthony*
Friends In Low Places Garth Brooks
That Don't Impress Me Much Shania Twain
A Hard Days Night Beatles
Ain't To Proud To Beg Temptations*
Chain Of fools Aretha franklin
Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann
Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha Sam Cooke*
Loco Motion Little Eva

Tea For Two – Tommy Dorsey*

Jitterbug:

In The Mood / Chattanooga Choo Choo / Pennsylvania 6-5000/Little Brown Jug – Glen Miller*

Take The A Train – Duke Ellington

Swing The Mood – Jive Bunny*

Rock Around The Clock – Bill Hailey & The Comets*

Jailhouse Rock / Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley

Mack The Kinfe – Bobby Darin

Sexy & 17 – Stray Cats

At The Hop – Danny & The Juniors

Foxtrot

Fly Me To The Moon/ I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra

L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole

Fever – Peggy lee / Michael Buble

Your Nobody Til Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin

It had To be You – Harry Connick Jr.

King Of The Road Roger Miller
Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Four Freshmen/ Nat King Cole
Mack The Knife Bobby Darin
Red Roses for A Blue Lady Vic Dana
There Goes My Baby Drifters
You Always Hurt The One You Love Henry Frogman
A Wink and A Smile Harry Connick Jr.

A Kiss To Build A Dream On – Louis Armstrong

Crazy Love / Have I Told You lately – Van Morrison

Triple Swing:

String Of Pearls / Tuxedo Junction/St. Louis Blues March– Glen Miller

Old Time Rock N Roll – Bob Seger

Runaround Sue – Dion

Still Rock N Roll To Be – Billy Joel

How Sweet It Is – Marvin Gaye

I Love You – Martina McBride

Im A Believer – Monkees / Smash Mouth

Im Gonna Be (500 Miles) – Proclaimers

Signed, Sealed, delivered – Stevie Wonder

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole

This Kiss – Faith Hill

Rockin’ At Midnight - Honeydrippers

Foxtrot/Triple Swing:

Come Go With Me – Del Vikings

I Hear A Symphony – Supremes

Moondance – Van Morrison

Triple Swing/Hustle/Cha Cha:

My First, My Last, My Everything – Barry White

Foxtrot/Two Step/Single Swing:

Forever And Ever Amen – Randy Travis

Waltz

Come Away With Me – Norah Jones

Open Arms - Journey
Could I Have This Dance - Ann Murray*
Pocket Full of Gold - Vince Gill
A Lover's Prayer - Dion & Belmonts
Pretty Paper - Roy Orbinson
Rock & Roll Waltz - Kay Starr
Take It To The Limit - Eagles

Rainbow Connection – Muppet Movie

Viennese Waltz

Cant Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley

I’ll Be – Edwin McCain

Delilah Tom Jones
Norwegin Wood Beatles
Scarborough Fair Simon & Garfunkel

Quickstep

Mr Sandman Cordettes
Summer In the City Lovin Spoonful

Rumba

Sway – Michael Buble’ *

A groovy Kind Of Love Wayne Fontana
A Summer Song Chad & Jeremy
And I Love Her Beatles
As Tears Go By Rolling Stones
Blue Bayou Roy Orbinson
Goin Out Of My Head Little Anthony
It's Now Or Never Elvis * (great one!)
Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye
My Cherie Amour Steve Wonder
Rain Drops Dee Clark
Under The Boardwalk Drifters*
I Cross My Heart – George Strait
Come Monday Jimmy Buffett
Best Of My Love Eagles
Slow Hand Pointer Sisters

West Coast Swing I Feel Lucky - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mother In Law Huey Lewis / Ernie K Doe
Duke Of Earl Gene Chandler
Game Of Love Wayne Fontana
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
Joy To the World Three Dog Night
Maggie May Rod Stewart

The Way You Make Me Feel / Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

This Love – Maroon 5

Mambo

Mambo Italiano – Rosemary Cloony

Papa Loves Mambo Perry Como
Tequilla Champs
Because You Loved Me Celine Dion

Samba

In the Summer Time Mongo Jerry

Jump In The Line – Harry Belefonte

Cuban Pete – Jim Carrey
Rhythm Divine – Enrique Iglesias

Aint It Funny – Jennifer Lopez

Kiss Kiss – Stella Soleil

Tic Tic Tac – Fruit De Passion

Merengue

Hot Hot Hot Xaviar Cougat/ Buster Poindexter
Wolly Bully -Sam The Sham & Pharohs
You Can Call Me Al -Paul Simon
La Bamba Los Lobos/Ritchie Valens

Suavemente / Tu Sunrisa– Elvis Crespo*

Salsa:

Refugio De Amor (You Are My Home) – Chayanne

Sin Tu Amor – Christian Castro*

No me Ames – Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony

Swing/Lindy Hop:

Crazy Little Thing Call Love – Queen

Candyman – Christina Aguilera

Sing Sing Sing – Benny Goodman

Swing:

Jump Jive & Wail – Louie Prima/ Brian Setzer*

You & Me and The Bottle Makes Three – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Zoot Suit Riot – Cherry Poppin Daddys

Tell her About It – Billy Joel

Crocodile Rock – Elton John

Two Step:

River Of Dreams – Billy Joel

Lady In Red – Chris DeBurgh

Thank You – Dido

Tango:

Blue Tango – Leroy Anderson

Objection – Shakira

Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Tony Bennett*

La Cumparsita – Julio Iglesias