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Bride and Groom Hands. Howerton+Wooten Events.

As wedding pros, we’ve noticed that couples spend most of their creative juices planning the details of their wedding reception, and as a result, they tend to forget to personalize the details of their ceremony. We get it – Everyone wants to focus on the fun. Well, here are eight easy ways to make your […]

8 Easy Ways to Spice Up Your Wedding Ceremony

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Celebrated String Quartet. Howerton+Wooten Events

Music is a key component of your wedding day success!  To ensure that you hire the best wedding vendors for your day, check out our list of 5 things to consider when booking music vendors for your wedding — 1. Vendor Type. Do you want live music or recorded music? Do you want a deejay or […]

5 Things to Consider When Booking Music Vendors for Your Wedding

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Dancing Wedding Guests at Wedding. Howerton+Wooten Events.

If you are starting to think about your wedding day music playlist, here are some things you should consider beforehand — 1. Does Your Venue Have Any Restrictions? Before you determine your wedding day playlist, check with the venue to ensure there are no music restrictions. Some places of worship have restrictions regarding secular music. […]

5 Things to Consider Before You Create a Wedding Day Playlist

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5 WEDDING DAY DETAILS YOUR GUESTS WILL NOTICE. HOWERTON+WOOTEN EVENTS.

Quite often “experts” will tell you that the only way to make your wedding day stand out is to pay attention to all of the “fine details.” I wholeheartedly agree that those “fine details” make quite an impact on your overall day, but I also understand that this doesn’t always fit within everyone’s budget. If […]

5 Wedding Day Details That Your Guests Will Actually Notice

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It’s been five years since we lost the King of Pop (wow).   And, while his music is known for jump-starting a party, we cannot forget his ballads.  Here are three ballads I believe are perfect for a contemporary wedding processional. Song: “Human Nature” Why Do We Think It Is Perfect for a Processional? When Catherine and […]

Three MJ Ballads that are Perfect for Wedding Processionals

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The right music can improve your daily commute, your weekly worship experience, and most of all your workout routine.  Good music is a key ingredient to a happy life. Good music is equally important for your wedding day.  Our couples have used our Wedding Music Guidebook to interview music vendors; rent the proper dance floor size; and […]

A Resource to Plan Your Wedding Day Music

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Julie at Ensemble Elan shared several tips to stretch your wedding music dollars.  I thought they were pretty helpful, so I listed them below. 1. Book an hour of music for the ceremony rather than 1 and 1/2 hours.  This only shortens your prelude music by 15 minutes. 2. Stretch the one hour even more!  Start […]

Four Ways to Stretch Your Wedding Music Budget

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