Alster Entertainment's tips for selecting your wedding music
Use these guidelines when planning your Colorado wedding and for selecting the music for your special day.

• Have your location, date, and time of ceremony and reception planned prior to calling a music professional. ( these 3 items may effect pricing!)
  
  
• For Ceremonies.- is it ouside or inside? How many people will be attending? A string quartet can be overkill in a small room with less than 30 people attending.
  
  
• A Morning wedding has a much better chance of not being Rained Out!
  
  
• Variety bands are the most expensive thing you can do. D.J.'s are the least expensive for reception music.
  
  
• The 3 main reasons to hire a DJ over a band,
  1. Cost is considerably less,
  2. volume of music is most easily controlled and
  3. Music selections are virtually unlimited in variety. BUT dont give the DJ a list of every song you want played throughtout the entire reception. (Your guests will have a variety of tastes and requests that the DJ should have flexibility to play.)
  
  
• Live Music will usually make the reception more memorable
  
  
• Never hire a relative to DJ or play at the reception! they'll back out at the last minute every time!
  
  
• For a high altitude wedding, a 3 to 4 hr reception is a long time. 1 alcoholic drink at high altitude is equal to 2 drinks at low altitude.
  Guests will tire out more quickly.
  
  
• Include a map to the ceremony and reception locations with each invitation.
  
  
• DONT PANIC- plan a year in advance and you will generally have your choice of all vendors and locations.