multiple music questions? tia

[twojo21]

1st question has anyone had a pianist at an outdoor location like the yc gazebo? can this be done? i have a particular song for my processional & it is meant to be played on piano. or has anyone used a cd for a song during the ceremony? how would you work that, get a dj/sound system?

2nd question can you provide the music to your dj for the reception on cd rewrittables? we know exactly what songs we want played at the reception & some are hard to find/off the beaten path. can you give a list or provide the music for the dj to play at your reception?

3rd question when you select the dj with disney do you get to pick who? & who has everyone used for their disc jockey, experiences?

 

[disneymooner2004]

3rd question when you select the dj with disney do you get to pick who? & who has everyone used for their disc jockey, experiences?

Disney will assign you a DJ about 3-4 weeks prior to your wedding...but being the planner that I am, I wanted to do some homework. I heard about DJ Scooter and researched him online. I talked with his wife and discussed his style and personality. I knew right away that it would be a fit for us and our guests. He was available for our date so I had his wife put me in the books. I then told my EM (or whatever they're called now) that I had chosen him for our DJ. He then contacted him and arranged everything. I know that DJ Scooter does a lot of Disney weddings as well as Disney events. He was the DJ at EPCOT on New Year's Eve (the day after our wedding).

HTH

 

[Fantasia Sam]

1st question has anyone had a pianist at an outdoor location like the yc gazebo? can this be done? i have a particular song for my processional & it is meant to be played on piano. or has anyone used a cd for a song during the ceremony? how would you work that, get a dj/sound system?

Yup I had an outdoor pianist for our YCG wedding I had an outside PA system which IMHO is very necessary for the YCG if you have more than 15 guests

Costs:
1 Keyboardist (we were given the guy that plays at Tarzan Rocks) = $720
Powered speaker package = $150
Mixer = $50
cd player = $60
wireless mike = $140

TOTAL = $1,120 without tax and stuff

We figured as we didn't need to pay for a dance floor at Ariels we were breaking even

We needed the mike and the cd player as well for readings and a girlfriend sang for us during our Unity candle and she used an instrumental CD.

2nd question can you provide the music to your dj for the reception on cd rewrittables? we know exactly what songs we want played at the reception & some are hard to find/off the beaten path. can you give a list or provide the music for the dj to play at your reception?

I provided our DJ with a list - I think it's fair to give the DJ any particular songs that you want and he doesn't have which should be discussed with him a couple of weeks before the wedding - otherwise he or she can work from the list fine - also give a DO NOT play list if there are songs that you don't want to hear.

3rd question when you select the dj with disney do you get to pick who? & who has everyone used for their disc jockey, experiences?

Yup Disney selected our DJ - I had heard about Scooter too but decided to go with the flow and we got assigned DJ Richie who was just right for us - I've been to another Disney wedding and that was another DJ (same one that fireflypixie had too but I can't remember his name) anyway he was awesome as well. Video's I've seen of Scooter show how fun he is. To be honest I've only ever heard one nightmare story of a bad DJ and he was never used again by Disney so you can't really go wrong.

 

[twojo21]

thanks so much for the info & suggestions ladies! that is exactly what i needed to know.

fantasia sam - who turned the cd on/off for your unity candle song?

 

[Fantasia Sam]

thanks so much for the info & suggestions ladies! that is exactly what i needed to know.

fantasia sam - who turned the cd on/off for your unity candle song?

LOL I have no idea it certainly wasn't any of my guests or Sandra - I think it was either the pianist or my EM oh and there was also a Cast Member from Entertainment there and I remember another CM too but I wasn't sure what she was doing - LOL I just remember a whole entourage of Disney people and I was saying to my brother as we were walking up the aisle - wow I feel sooo important - the whole process was very well staged