Over the past few days, I have been blogging about creating the musical playlist for your Hawaii wedding. If you haven’t read them yet, click below to read them:
- Part 1, which deals with getting your audience up and dancing when dance music begins
- Part 2, which deals with creating the playlist (actually, FOUR playlists) to help organize your music requests.
In this post, Part 3 will deal with music sources: sources of inspiration to find your music choices.
One way to come up with musical selections would be to look through your old photo albums. As you go through them and reminisce, think about those moments and if there was a particular song associated with those moments. Those would be good songs to play and dedicate to people at your reception.
Find out other people’s first dance songs. If you’ve gone to other people’s weddings, see if you can remember their first dance songs. (It will help if you have access to their wedding DVD, as they will have a clip of the first dance.) Have your DJ play those songs with a dedication to the couple, and it will make that couple feel very special on your wedding day.
Ask your friends! It’s simple yet effective, and it will make your guests feel more involved in the wedding planning process. And when your guests feel involved and become invested in your party, it are more likely to stay since they now have an emotional stake in your celebration. If you read Part 1, there’s a GREAT tip in there to get song requests from your audience. Check it out!
Listen to the radio. In your car or in the office, pay more attention to what is being played. This will help to determine what’s currently hot and what some of your guests are dancing to when they go to the nightclubs.
Check out billboard.com or any of the local radio stations’ websites for their “Top 10″ lists. This also helps you determine what people are listening to.
Here’s a list of Oahu FM radio stations, their formats, and links to their websites, courtesy of the Hawaii Radio & Television Guide:
| Frequency | Call Letters | Programming Format |
|---|---|---|
| 88.1 | KHPR | Hawaii Public Radio: Classical Music & News (National Public Radio) |
| 89.3 | KIPO | Hawaii Public Radio: News, Talk, World Music, Jazz National Public Radio + BBC |
| 90.3 | KTUH | U of H – Jazz, Hawaiian, alternative, rock, rap, world music – Also on 89.9 and 91.3 FM |
| 91.1 | K216FI | Alternative Christian Music “The Effect” (KEFX FM from Twin Falls Idaho) (LP) |
| 92.3 | KSSK | Adult Contemporary Music; Perry & Price Morning Show |
| 92.3-2 | KSSK | Smooth Jazz  |
| 93.1 | KQMQ | “The Zone” Contemporary Hits |
| 93.9 | KIKI | “Hot I-93.9 FM” Urban Contemporary Hits |
| 94.7 | KUMU | “Honolulu’s Lite Rock” Adult Contemporary Music / Lite Rock |
| 95.5 | KAIM | 95.5 “The Fish” – Contemporary Christian Music |
| 96.3 | KRTR | “Krater 96 FM” Adult Contemporary Music |
| 97.5 | KHCM | Hawaii’s Country Music |
| 98.5 | KDNN | “Island Rhythm 98.5″ (Island Music) |
| 99.5 | KHUI | “99.5 The Jewel” – Adult Standards |
| 100.3 | KCCN | FM 100: Island Music & Reggae |
| 101.1 | KORL | “Hawaii’s Smooth Jazz” |
| 101.5 | K268BE | “Hawaii’s Multicultural Radio” (LP) |
| 101.9 | KUCD | “Star 101.9″: Modern Rock Hits |
| 101.9-2 | KUCD | “Radio Free Hawaii“: Commercial Freeform |
| 102.7 | KDDB | “Da Bomb” (Urban Contemporary Hits) |
| 103.5 | KHAI | “Air 1 Radio” – The Positive Alternative (Christian Rock) |
| 104.3 | KPHW | “Power 104.3″ Hawaii’s Hip Hop and R&B Hits |
| 104.7 | K284AL | Simulcasts KKCR FM – Kauai Community Radio |
| 105.1 | KINE | Contemporary Hawaiian Music |
| 105.9 | KPOI | “The Ride” – Hawaii’s Classic Hits (rock) |
| 107.9 | KKOL | Hawaii’s “Kool Gold” (oldies) |
Use these links, lists, suggestions from friends, and your happy memories to create a unique and fun playlist for your guests to dance to!
Images courtesy Adam A. Palmer Photography