Ok, I’m about over it. I’ve heard multiple suggestions on multiple budget wedding tip articles (even including ones posted here) about various ways to cut corners during the wedding ceremony. And ALL of them, not just some of them, but ALL of them put the wedding music on the list as things you should cut corners on. And ALL of them threw out the suggestion of using an Ipod instead of a band or DJ. Let me tell you how bad of an idea that is on all accounts.
While I’m sure there are some stories of success using this method, they are few and far between and their expectations were very low to start with. As a professional vocalist and also the owner of a Georgia DJ company, you probably would guess that I’m very biased and shouldn’t even be allowed to talk about it, but let’s get real. Nothing can match the personal touch of a wedding band or wedding DJ when it comes to managing the flow and feel of the wedding reception.
There’s a great video posted on Youtube that is the perfect reason as to why this is a bad idea. You can watch it here. Now granted, this wedding is primarily a disaster from the beginning because there was apparently no rehearsal or planning with a dash of total disorganization. But the use of the Ipod run by friends and family as your MC’s/sound/videographers, etc is just a bad idea. Bands and DJ’s handle most of the announcing, music, and everything is thought out in advance.
Do you really want to take the chance of your cousin starting up “Shook Me All Night Long” during the Daddy/Daughter dance? If you want memories that last a lifetime, that’s definitely the way to do it. You can find affordable DJ’s (and even bands) for under a grand without even looking hard. Now granted, you take a chance if you get too low on your pricing, but doing your homework and using directories of wedding vendors will give you multiple options. I’m sure there are dozens of horror stories from Ipod weddings and I can insure you that you do not want to be one of them.
Please share your disaster (or even success stories) here for all to see.
Wedding vendors from every walk of profession including wedding photographers, caterers, florists, DJ’s, bands and others got a free handout from the television show Get Married. The Lifetime TV show opened its doors wide for 
Brides are a fickle bunch and once you give them bad information, you’re hard pressed to get a second chance with the amount of resources available to them online. I’ll be very curious to see how GetMarried’s offerings align with The Knot’s efforts once the Get Married magazine launches in September and especially since there are major changes that are sure to come with it. Maybe The Knot should start looking for a good moat digger.
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