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- Receiving
Line
- Receiving
line is the time in which the reception doors
are opened
- for
your
guests to enter. Guests are greeted
by
the
Bride / Groom
- and
their parents as they enter the
reception.
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- Music
for this time would usually include
Contemporary and
- Traditional
Hawaiian,
Jazz
or
Love Songs depending on the
atmosphere
- that
you
are
trying to create.
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- Entrance
Song
- This
is the time where the bridal party makes
their grand entrance.
- Typically
the
emcee for the event introduces the ring
bearer and
- flower
girl
first,
followed
by the bridesmaids and groomsmen
- with
the bride and groom
being
the
final entrants.
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- Music
for this time would usually be a love song
selected by the
- bride
and
groom.
At
times the bride and groom have
requested
- that
a separate song be played for their grand
entrance as opposed
- to
using the same song that the bridal party is
entering to. Songs
- that
brides and grooms have selected for their
entrance have ranged
- from
love songs to all out dance tracks! Let your
imagination run wild
- and
select whatever makes you feel
good!
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- Dinner
/ Lunch
- Dinner
or lunch typically takes place after the
bridal party has
- been
seated
and
the blessing of the food has been
given.
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- Music
for this time would usually include
Contemporary and
- Traditional
Hawaiian,
Jazz
or
Love Songs depending on the
atmosphere
- that
you
are
trying to create.
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- Formal
Program
- In
the formal program, music is typically played
during
the
garter
toss,
- bouquet
toss, and cake cutting.
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- When
a singer, dancer or performer provides their
own music, it should
- be
in CD format.
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- We
like to play "masculine" instrumentals as the
single
men
are
introduced
- for
the garter toss. We also like to play the
"stripper" song
as
the
groom
- takes
off the garter from the
bride.
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- When
it comes to the
bouquet
toss
a high energy dance
instrumental
- usually
works best. Music for the
cake
cutting
can either be a requested
- Love
song or soft instrumental.
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- First
Dance / Money Dance
- The
first dance (or as it's called in Hawaii the
money dance) takes place
- after
the formal program is completed. The money
dance is a Filipino
- custom
in Hawaii
that
is
celebrated by most ethnicities of brides and
- grooms.
The money dance continues until all guests
have had the
- opportunity
to express to the bride and groom their
best
wishes
with
- a
monetary gift. This first dance can sometimes
last for as many
- as
7 songs depending on the amount of
guests.
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- Music
for this time would usually include popular
Love songs and
- sentimental
favorites.
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- Parents
Dance
- After
the first dance has been completed some
brides and grooms
- choose
to have a dance with their parents. The bride
dances with her father,
- and
the groom dance with his mother.
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- Popular
songs for the parents dance from past
receptions have included
- "Thank
Heaven For Little Girls" by Maurice
Chevalier
- "Unforgetable"
by Nat and Natalie Cole and "Mama" from Boyz
II Men.
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- Dancing!!!
- Now
that everything is done, it's time to have
fun and dance!
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- Music
for this time would be a mixture of Dance
tracks and Love songs.
- The
type
of
music
we play for the dance music ranges from
House,
- Latin
House, R&B and Hip
Hop
to Oldies,
Swing, Rock and Disco.
- Selections
we play vary according to the ambience and
requests
- we
receive from guests and from the bride and
groom.
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