Nine decades have passed, and DJs are still playing “It Had to be You.” That’s because it is that good of a song. The Knot puts it at #21 in their list of best songs for a first dance. It’s such a good song that Michael Bublé and Barbra Streisand sang it as a duet a few years ago. Watch a few excerpts in the video above. The song is the perfect blend of a great melody by Isham Jones and memorable lyrics by Gus Kahn, with a great hook like this: It had to be you, it had to be you I wandered around and finally found, that somebody who Could make me be true Could make me feel blue And even be g ..read more

When you think about your wedding celebration, your budget breaks down into three broad categories:  the LOOK & STYLE of your event vs. the EXPERIENCE of your event vs. the MEMORIES retained from your event.  DJ entertainment as provided by DJ Delights is the great wedding equalizer for couples on a budget. We can help make your wedding better in all three categories and probably save you money in the process. When couples are surveyed after their wedding has taken place, they tend to regret overspending on the look and style of their event. By the same token, they regret undersp ..read more

American mating rituals are endlessly fascinating. If you’re in the early stages of planning your wedding, you’ll get a big kick out of some wedding trivia. In fact, you’ll find this info helpful. Answers appear at the bottom of this blogpost. What is the most popular destination wedding location? Las Vegas, Nevada Hawaii Des Moines, Iowa Bethel Alaska In what month do most couples get engaged? February December May July What percentage of engaged couples create a wedding website? 62% 72% 82% 92% What was the first store to offer a bridal registry? Macy’s Tiffany’s Marshall Fields Sears ..read more

22% of recently married couples said they overspent on flowers Even the Wall Street Journal got involved in the wedding flowers controversy. A man wrote in to their advice columnist with this question: “I’m planning my wedding, and my fiancée and I disagree about one major topic—the flowers. All of the options we’ve seen are incredibly expensive, and I’m just not comfortable spending so much money on something that is only going to last a day or two. But my fiancée feels the wedding wouldn’t be complete without flower arrangements at every table. Is there any way I can change her mind?” Go ..read more

Last week’s blogpost looked at some of the best father/daughter wedding dance songs.  This week, let’s consider some of the best mother/son wedding dance songs. A good place to start is Carol King’s “Sweet Child of Mine” from her iconic 1970s Tapestry album: The lyrics are tender because they come from a mother’s perspective: Child of mine Child of mine Oh, yes sweet darling So glad you are a child of mine. Josh Groban had a big hit with another beautiful song that works well for a mother/son wedding dance song:  You Lift Me Up: The lyrics are truly touching, coming from a son’s ..read more

At a recent wedding, a father told me how hard it was to find good father/daughter wedding dance songs.  He finally settled on a super popular wedding song, “What a Wonderful World.” Now this dad was very skittish about his dancing ability, and didn’t want to look like a total klutz on the dance floor.  He wanted to rehearse to the exact version of the song to which he’d be dancing.  The band playing at the wedding didn’t have “What a Wonderful World” in their repertoire of 100 songs, but they thought they could get it whipped together in a couple of weeks. The father was stress ..read more

The King of Rock and Roll has been gone for more than four decades, but his music lives forever.  Millennials don’t put Elvis Presley on the same pedestal as earlier generations, so it’s worth a blogpost talking about the best Elvis wedding songs, because there are some good ones. How popular is Elvis?  Well, some 382,000,000 people streamed his music on Spotify last year.  But a recent poll by YouGov discovered that 29% of eighteen to twenty-four year olds have never heard a single Elvis song. He’s worth listening to because of his profound impact on music.  He blended gos ..read more

You know DJ Delights for our wedding entertainment services. Don’t forget, we also can provide customized wedding ceremony music.  This is becoming a bigger deal as more and more couples insist on custom-curated ceremony music matched to their personality, style, and religious traditions. These couples aren’t content with a simple piano or guitar accompanist. They want an orchestra or the Whitworth Hall Organ. In other words, something a little out of their budget. And yet it’s so affordable with DJ Delights, and we can play the version of your ceremony music you want. Take one of the mos ..read more

Zola did a survey of recently married couples to pinpoint post-wedding regrets.  They learned that couples really regret scrimping on memories, especially when it comes to professional wedding videography. In hindsight, twenty-five percent wished they had spent more on the wedding videography (and 22% wished they had spent more on photography). Where couples go wrong is thinking that good ‘ol Uncle Charlie can simply videotape their event, and it will only cost them a six pack! Granted, video technology has closed the gap between a polished professional and a good amateur, but not by that ..read more

Wedding invitation etiquette hasn’t changed much over the years. But the look of wedding invitations sure has.  Today’s couples are creating some wildly original invitations, but the basic etiquette remains essentially the same. When to send invitations Wedding invitations are getting creative! Are you getting married in town?  Then send your invitations out six to eight weeks in advance.  That gives most of your guests plenty of time to make arrangements and lock your event into their calendars. If you’re planning a destination wedding, better get them out a good three months ..read more