Here's a nice little gimmick I do when I play weddings........
The bride and groom are obviously very busy and VERY in demand at the reception, and there isn't the chance to get to see everybody who has come to the reception.
It's a good idea to have the DJ stop the music at an apt moment and call for attention.
Ask everybody in the room to come to the dancefloor and form a big circle with the bride and groom in the middle.
Start the bride at one side of the circle, and the groom on the other, and explain they are to follow each other around the circle clockwise (or anti if you want lol) and to greet all their guests in person.
Play an appropriate song and start them on their way.
Don't know if it's big in America, but here in England i'd go with Congratulations by Cliff Richard (without any prompt from me, I guarantee that the whole crowd will be clapping along together by the end of the opening chorus) .
It might all sound a bit cheesy (including the song) , but believe me, i've done plenty of weddings and trust me, cheese is
GOOD.
It's another moment of putting the spotlight on the happy couple, and it also makes all the guests feel part of the celebration.
Make sure you don't leave it too late in the night to do this as you don't want the music stopping once the beer has been flowing, the party starts proper, and people start hitting the dancefloor.
Organization after beer is not easy and does not flow well
If you DO do this, and the DJ you tell the routine to wants to use it again, tell him I want 15%
