Photography | Introducing Future Boy Film

Photography | Introducing Future Boy Film

Highlighting the photography services that Snyder Entertainment can provide for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations.

FAQ: Can Guests Make Song Requests?

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During the planning process with our couples, there are some questions that come up over and over again. Today, we’re taking one of those FAQs and turning it into a post! For anyone seeking a DJ for their own event, if this was something you were wondering as well…we have your answer!

And, be sure to read to the end to see some of the funniest song requests our team has gotten at weddings and events!

Can guests make song requests during a wedding or event?

The short and simple answer to this question is yes! It's your event, and of course you or your guests can request a song if the mood strikes. However, it's important to know that the logistics of everyone treating a DJ like a personal jukebox doesn't pan out well in every event setting. You must remember that not every guest will have ideal musical taste. Some requests may not fit in with the atmosphere of your event. Our DJs here at Snyder entertainment work hard to create a playlist that checks all of your boxes, to hopefully keep you and your guests on the dance floor making memories, instead of fretting about particular songs that may or may not be played! Here are just a few things that our team of DJs does to prepare your perfect playlist.

Planning

When you work with us, there is a level of pre-planning that comes before your event. You will have the opportunity to share which songs are important to have played before the big day comes. You can choose the songs you want played during special moments. And you even can pre-select the music you DON’T want to hear! All of these selections help your DJ craft a mix that suits your mood and preferences, perfectly.

Creating Different Moods

Any good party has a playlist that drives the different moods of the evening. There is a time for music that strikes emotion, such as a first dance. There is also a time for music that will get everyone out on the dance floor. Relying on your DJs expertise to create arcs of musical style throughout the evening can prevent you from feeling like your event is lacking anything in the song department!

Multiple Genres

Along the same thread as including different tempos and styles of music throughout your event, you also will find different genres of music represented. When a room responds well to one song, that signals to the DJ that similar songs should be queued up soon. Our DJs have multiple categories of playlists to pull from that ensures all of your guests will have fun dancing, and leave feeling like their favorite types of songs were played. 

To summarize, our DJs aren't going to tell you that you can't make requests. But, if guests start throwing out songs that may not mesh well with the atmosphere of the event, they may have to say no. The job of the DJ is to make sure that the music helps things flow smoothly and the dance floor stays full!

And remember, as the bride and groom, you have full reign over what you do NOT want played at your wedding. That is all part of our planning process. If a guest requests something that you don’t want to hear, our DJ will have no issue saying no!

In the spirit of fun, we've collected some of our craziest requests our DJs have gotten in the middle of events, just to drive the point home a little harder that not every guest request is a good one!

Snyder Entertainment DJ's Craziest Song Requests:

The craziest request I have gotten would have to be "I'm on a Boat" by The Lonely Island -Jay Psanis

I’m sure there were crazier ones than this, but my first ever event, one guy asked me to play Highway to Hell because “that’s exactly where marriages go”. -J Clark

Let’s just say Big Pimpin at a Bat Mitzvah by the girl's father. -Kam

I got a request for George Strait in a night club. -Chase Akers

A 7th grade girl asked me to play Reign In Blood by Slayer at a middle school dance once. That one was pretty wild. -Chase Crosslin

My weirdest was actually two requests.  I had two weddings that were about a week or two apart.  At both weddings, I had a drunk uncle come to me at about 10pm.  Right when I was in the middle of Lil’ Jon, Kendrick Lamar territory and even though these were two separate weddings they both asked me to play “Tied To The Whipping Post” by the Allman Brothers.  So completely random and so not a dance floor song and especially not at that time of the night.  They argued for several minutes that this request would absolutely pack the dance floor.  They were so eerily similar, too. I felt like I was in a episode of Stranger Things or Twilight Zone. -Brad Ford

So, there you have it! Our own team of DJ's craziest song requests. We would love to work with you at your next event to make sure you have the perfect playlist to suit you and your guests. Get in touch with us to learn more!

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Spring Cleaning Playlist | Nashville Wedding and Event DJ

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This month marks the one year anniversary of going inside our homes and closing the doors. Between the warmer temps, and passing the one year mark of staring at the clutter in our homes every day, we’re all feeling a little more inspired to do some Spring cleaning! Spring is a time of new beginnings, and there’s no better time to clean out your house and start fresh!

Today, we’ve collected a handful of songs to inspire you to roll up your sleeves and get to work. There are some obvious choices here: ‘So Fresh, So Clean’ by Outkast, and ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ by Queen. While others, such as ‘Countdown’ or “thank u, next’, are there to help you as you cross things off your checklist. The rest are there to get you off your feet and keep you moving through all of the monotony of cleaning out all of the junk and dust you accumulated all of 2020.

We put playlists out here on the blog every once in a while. You can see a few others HERE, HERE, or HERE! We’re passionate about music here at Snyder, and we believe in putting together the perfect playlist for any occasion, including your next event! Contact us today to see how we can fit into your next event’s plans!

Happy cleaning, everyone!

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You've selected your entertainment package, you've entered in song selections for your must play songs and special moments, you've paid your remaining balance in full, and now it's time for your event! So what should you now expect from our team at this point? Keep reading to see 5 things that you should expect from your DJ on the day of your event!

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