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I contacted a DJ yesterday and after several emails back and forth he sent me a link....THIS IS GOOD! Its a link of an iPod wedding GONE BAD! (or at least it seems like it could happen at any iPod wedding).
My FI thought this was a great idea until he saw this video....its at the bottom of the webpage.... EMBARRASING...PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND when considering an iPOD wedding!!
Lol~ Well that was a little awkward wasn't it? I'd love to hear about how other iPod weddings went...
Yea an IPod does seem risky, but yeah I have never actually been to one and I would like to see how others had turned out.
What happened? (My computer can't play the video!)
I guess the only thing I'd worry about with an iPod is the possible technical problems. And to keep that from being a problem, I'd just bring two of them.
Well, I have always wanted a band, but I think we're going with an iPod because I don't know if we can find a band in our budget that we like, and DJs can be super annoying (I'm sure there are good ones, but I haven't encountered any at weddings I've attended). DJs can have technical difficulties, too, and obviously a DJ has a vested interest in making iPods sound like a bad idea. Honestly, that moment on the video was a little awkward, but no wedding day goes off without a little snafu - not a big deal, IMO, whether caused by human or a machine.
We're doing an iTunes wedding this weekend (bringing a laptop instead of an iPod). I can see how this could be an awkward situation--but also this is coming from an organization for DJs.
I think this type of wedding can be great, especially for weddings that are less formal and not doing some of the traditional things. We're doing cocktail hour with a band and doing our first dance to one of their songs. We're not doing any other formal dances or introducing the wedding party. The music is solely for the reception entertainment.
I couldn't play the video, either. What happened?
I'm doing an iPod wedding in September. Well, we're actually running the music from iTunes on our MacBook. But I agree with latoya. Our wedding is pretty non-traditional, with the exception of the first dance, so there really aren't any music cues. That's why it made no sense for us to spend upwards of $300-$400 for a DJ when we could do the same thing ourselves for free (our venue has build-in surround sound computer/iPod hook-ups, so we didn't even need to rent equipment).
However, for a larger event with lots of music cues and such, I would think a DJ would be a great investment. It just didn't suit our small wedding.
We had an iPod wedding and it worked out great! The only thing I'd say is that make sure your designated person is fending off guests who want to change up the music!
Ah, well, I didn't think it was that bad. A little awkward, but what wedding isn't at some point? Obviously dad just snuck off for something. Shoot, my parents were outside having a smoke when we were supposed to cut the cake.
It's obviously a pretty casual budget wedding, things happen!
I think the bride going "daddy?" in a whiny-sounding voice was the worst, lol. And the daughter's name is, uh, Precious, and you can hear someone calling for her. =P
I'm sure this is the DJ's "worst of the worst" adveritsing video anyways! Hasn't anyone ever seen a really really bad DJ or band?
The video wouldn't play for me either.
We're going to have a band for our wedding, but are using an Ipod for the pre-celebration party and the prelude music.
No idea what to do, but I have a friend who used to DJ off his itunes which is the best of both worlds in a way. I wouldn't feel comfortable just leaving the iPod playing (and I hadn't thoght of people trying to change up the playlist--thanks Doctorgirl) but a band is out of the question. Hopefully I'll have a friendor or a really laid back DJ.
I was going to hook my macbook up to the speakers at the place and have someone in the wedding party do the announcements, but how much would that suck for them when they're trying to have a good time to have to be checking their watch constantly trying to figure out if it's time do do this or that. I think you can find an inexpensive DJ and it will be worth it. Craigslist is GREAT for DJs!!!
For those you can't see it - basically the music keeps messing up, stopping during the first dance, etc. But you can clearly see this was a very small wedding (the dance floor could hold probably 10 people) and that spending a lot of money on a DJ was not a priority for them. This video is being presented by the American Disc Jockey Association so OF COURSE they want to show how an ipod wedding is bad. It all depends on your situation, if you're doing a tiny wedding like this and dancing/music isn't a priority, then go for it. Or even if you're having a larger wedding - just make sure to rent good sound equipment and have someone you trust manning the ipod and making announcements.
I watched part of the video, but it was so alarmist I didn't feel like watching the whole thing. In the first part, the groomsman or whoever is acting as the MC has to wait for someone to tell him that the bride and groom are ready to be introduced. Then, the bride and groom have to wait for him to turn the music on for approximately 15 second. Second, the bride's father is not around when they are ready to start the father-daughter dance.
I can't really get on board with the idea that everything has to run really smoothly in order for the reception to go well. Clearly, it's a bit disorganized, but there's nothing wrong with that. I mean, it's a wedding reception, not the Oscars. And it's certainly not because of the ipod.
wOw. that was brutal and uncomfortable. in the end, you still need someone to man the whole show. for something like a wedding, you want to minimize the risk of anything going wrong as much as possible. the music is not one risk i would take.
We are using the iPod (or MacBook), but it is really for background music as we aren't really having a dancing kind of party. I don't think it should be an issue!
We're planning an iPod wedding, with someone to manage it. I'm not concerned at all!
I think we need to take things with a grain of salt, so to speak. While I can't watch this video, it seems like the facts are pretty much distorted in this video.
We're having an iPod wedding as well, mostly because we're foregoing nearly all of the traditions...I think the only ones we're doing are announcing the couple, fathers' speeches/toasts, & couple thanking guests...no first dance, no father-daughter dance, no cake cutting or bouquet, no post dinner dancing (it's a lunch reception with some family fun stuff instead). I think it'll work out great since we're getting rid of all the extra parts that need to run smoothly - it just depends on the kind of reception you're having, I think. Every wedding's different, so there's really no ONE way to do it.
Like another poster said, we're pretty much having music as background, we're not having dancing. As long as you have back-ups and someone keeping an eye on the ipod, it shouldn't be an issue.
Didn't one of the Bees from a couple of years ago have an iPod wedding that went wrong?
First I Think the view is a little slanted coming from a DJ association site, hehe. I mean including an ipod in the cost at the end? Come on, if you do buy an ipod do some good accounting and spread the cost over the lifetime that you'll use it. Our rental equip comes with 2 technicians, real speakers, a mixer, a back up cd player if our computer and ipod go bust, and its costing us $300, including set up etc. That said, if you don't plan ahead you could end up with some awkward moments like that video shows. That's why we've asked a friend to be emcee, he'll do all the announcing etc and he is fully aware of those duties, but we'll make him a cheat sheet anyway.
I see it as your taking a risk either way, there have been successful dj weddings, and really awkward awful ones, and there have been good ipod weddings, and I guess from this video awkward ones as well. Either is acceptable in my book :)
I want to have an IPOD wedding but I'm hoping someone will volunteer to take care of the music all night long because I don’t trust my listing music skills :P
We're not having an iPod reception, but we are having a CD for our ceremony music. However, we'll make sure the person operating the CD player knows where the "on" button is before the ceremony starts. Really, it isn't that hard!
My brother volunteered to Freejay my wedding. I had all the playlists named (Processional, Daddy Dance, Cake Cutting, etc.) and he just played whatever playlist for that moment. Then he'd switch it back to the Reception playlist. Not only did it save us a ton of money, we were also able to buy a sound dock which we have kept, so our music was actually an investment!
Feel bad for the bride though...a continuous playlist that's timed? Just begging for this moment. Have a freejay standing by!
I recorded 3 songs onto a CD for the wedding and for the pig roast, I will use the new satellite radio FI is getting me for my birthday!
I really didn't think this was so bad. This was obviously a low key wedding in someone's backyard. I was expecting this video to be waaaaaay worse. Honestly I thought it was going to include the husband's MP3 of the couple having phone sex or something! LOL. Is this really the worst example the DJ dudes could come up with?
Anyway, this is not what I am going for at all but it's all about what you're comfortable with. They seem to be a happy couple and they are comfortable with the IPod and not perfectionistic about it. If they don't care, why should we?
sure this is one opinion...but it makes for a pretty boring video.
We can't afford a dj or a band and I have 50,000+ songs on my ipod and my FI is in a band (and comes complete with a PA system for speakers etc.).
I have never had my ipod stop playing mid song. That seems weird, like a problem with the mp3 file, not the device itself.
Also wanted to add, I was at a wedding a few years ago with a DJ and they kepy prounouncing my cousin's new wife's name wrong. AND her daddy dance song skipped like 15 times. It was awful.
Sound snafus are the result of not checking your media before the party.
My chest is tight! How awkward...
I guess if you're going to go with an iPod reception just make sure your MC isn't also playing DJ! Also, what was up with the system being on a chair with the mic? There was just a lack of organization & preparation. Such a nice wedding with such a ghetto makeshift "sound system".
if you look and interview and talk to the DJs you will find one you can trust. Someone who will give you the vibe and style of the day you want... why on your WEDDING day would you want to take chances..
an in requard to some of the posts, yes, your wedding day can be perfect if you hire the right people....
How much are you paying for that limo? why?
we r doing an ipod reception.mostly because we dont really dance just need it for background sound and figure a dj would be a waste plus i find them annoying
I know these guys! They all went to my college...
Yes it was awkward but everyone looked like they were doing just fine.
We had a live band for most of the night and for the last 45 minutes switched to an ipod. It worked fabulously!!
I think an iPod reception will work great if you can get a friend to play DJ and help emcee things like the first dance, food, etc. I think for one horror story, there are a gazillion other success stories for iPod weddings.
We're doing an iPod wedding, but we haven't figured out all of the specifics yet (since we're still 11 months out!). This article has some helpful hints for those of you considering it!
We're going for an Ipod reception and I'm really looking forward to it. I figure, you're taking a risk either way and frankly I've heard some horrible stories about pushy or lame DJ's who ignore "Do Not Play" lists and insist on running the show. I'd feel weird about having a complete stranger pretty much running our reception. And just think how annoyed you'd be if you we're paying something and they played something you'd asked them not to! (Any Van Morrison in my case!!!)
We've decided that my FIL will be our MC and he'll introduce any dances or whatever. We'll have very clear play lists and will discuss it with him beforehand. I'm looking forward to a reception with lots of dancing and I'm going to put a little note in with our invites that asks people to list their fav dancefloor songs which will encourage people to dance. Even if there is a problem our crowd is the type that'll laugh it off so i'm not worried about it! I'd rather save the dosh!!
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