When the money’s not flowing, we have to get creative. Recently, a couple whose budget was very tight got creative with their music. Hiring a band or a DJ is one of the larger chunks of the budget, so removing it from the equation freed up a lot of cash.
A wedding without music?
It wasn’t that this wedding lacked music entirely; it just didn’t pay for any. At a reception, it’s easy to borrow a church organ or to have friends and family play guitar, violin, or piano. The reception, however, demands a bit more creativity. Music is one of the primary determining factors of whether the party will be good. There is a party psychology, which rides on the ebb and flow of the tone, quality, energy, and familiarity of the music in the background and especially in the foreground.
