Wedding 'Disco' music

If you're got guests that will also enjoy it.....than yes!

Do whatever is right for you, it's your day!

I am a massive Manics fan and OH is a Foo Fighters fan, not your typical wedding music, and we will be having their music playing during the meal, regardless of my Dad complaining about it!

It's completely up to you guys! It's your wedding so if you feel that yourselves and your guests will enjoy it then by all means go for it.

The only thing I would say is be careful about when you decide to do it, especially if you are going to go for a full hour or an hour block in one go. If you're not into that kind of music, that hour is probably going to feel like an eternity if there's not much else going on (my guests would feel exactly the same about my choice of music!)

If you do it later in the evening and you have quite a few guests who aren't really into it, they may decide to leave a bit earlier than they otherwise would have.

We are in a similar position with our choice of music, but I think we'll be sticking to bursts of 2 or 3 songs back to back every so often. If we put on a full hour of "our" music, everyone would leave ?

Could you have a song played every hour that is one you love? That's what we're doing as I'm a massive Robbie Williams fan and the OH loves Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple - they don't really go together!!! That way, you don't clear the dance floor of everyone who isn't into the same kind of music all in one go and you get those who do like it up and dancing every hour

As a guest I would find a whole hour of music that wasn't "me" too much - and it would take a few songs afterwards before I was back in the vibe if you know what I mean. I think a few songs every hour or so would work better.

(this is the second time I've typed out this reply now!!!)

It sounds like you’re not going for the ‘hard stuff’ that’s some could find offensive – I think that if you get it on after a few drinks people should be a good sport and have a go at it. Perhaps be prepared to cut it at 30 minutes if it’s all going terribly wrong? If you have loads of friends in to the same music, people won’t mind sitting back and watching you all enjoy it, surely?

We are having a 30 minute live salsa set at our wedding (in Spain)!!! We’re having a get together the night before the wedding (have hired a lovely rooftop bar overlooking the sea) and we’re having a salsa instructor come along for laughs. When we came up with the idea I asked OH what if people don’t like salsa, and she replied “I don’t care, it’s my wedding.”

OUR wedding, dear, but whatevs.

I think this sounds like the best way to do it. That way you have the music you want and anyone who doesn't enjoy it won't have too long before something they like comes back on.

As a 24 year old I hate that type of music, whereas my OH loves it so would be happy for it to be played all night! For me, a hour would drive me insane, and like someone said before, if it was later in the night I would want to go home.

I think Pavonephotography has got a good idea of playing 2-3 at a time, or one a hour?

I love that sort of music too but it may be abit much for the oldies! I would do it later into the evening and mix it up with some current music like rihanna, miley etc so it's not so full on! x

I would think a couple of songs an hour would be better. I don't like the type of music you've mentioned, so would not be dancing. When one of my cousins got married they had part of the reception with the dance music they enjoy - the bride, groom and some of their friends were dancing, but family members and other friends were all crowded in the separate bar area, and some of us even retired to our rooms temporarily until later as it seemed to go on forever.

If you don't have a separate area for people who aren't fans of your music to retire to, I'd advise against having a whole hour, and have short bursts instead.

I think it's a great idea! I want our first dance to be Calvin Harris, I shot a wedding where Rudimental was the first dance so there ya go! (I think it's fine!)

I deal with this kind of thing all the while....and actively encourage it. As someone has already pointed out, dispersing your music through the night works much better than having a solid hour of one genre. To give you an idea, I tend to run the '3 song rule' (very loosely!).... if you play three songs, then change the genre (even really obscur stuff) ... in an hours set you can play something that suits everyone!

One wedding I did and the groom had chosen some of the weirdest stuff I'd ever encountered, so i just dropped one in every now and again between sets of more popular genres and it worked a treat. The grooms songs completely cleared the dance floor but it didn't matter because it was only for three minutes which gave my solid core of dancers time to get a drink, nip loo and get back onto the dance floor again for the popular stuff.

I agree that a few songs every hour or so would be best. We're doing this as we're both big rock fans but know an hour straight of our favourites may drive some people insane so trying to split it into sections and hopefully suit everyone

I was a guest at our friends wedding in the summer and they love dance music, by the end if the reception it was pure Ibiza clubby stuff. We would never listen to that sort of thing normally but as the couple were having such a good time you just got swept up in it.

Have what you love- we had indie/rock played during the afternoon reception- nor 'normal' wedding music at all.

I think it will be fine. We are doing a similar thing at our wedding. My partner and I love house music and so have arranged to have two DJ's. We have our reception room until 2am and will have the first DJ play mixed music from 7-11pm and then a friend of ours will take over and play house music from 11pm-2am. I think it would work best at the end of the night when everyone's a little more drunk and less inclined to care. Plus, it's only one hour, I say go for it!