That’s your wedding DJ’s problem. Even if it’s not his fault.

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Did you hire a DJ to run sound at your outdoor wedding ceremony? Here are three things that can go wrong with that: Your DJ forgot to change the batteries in your officiant’s wireless microphone. It’s dead. No one can hear your wedding now. Your officiant turned her wireless microphone off after soundcheck. When your ceremony started, she forgot to turn it back on. No one can hear your wedding now. Your officiant’s wireless microphone worked great at soundcheck 30 minutes ago – and nothing has changed since. So why is the microphone behaving in a totally different unexpected way now that your wedding ceremony’s started? Could be radio interference, or gremlins, or the 200 guests with cell phones in their pockets that just showed up. We honestly can’t say for sure. This one’s a mystery. All we know is that – you guessed it! – no one can hear your wedding now. The first problem above is your DJ’s fault. The second one is NOT your DJ’s fault. The third one? Hard to say. But either way, you’ve got one problem now: Your guests can’t hear your wedding.   […]

For this couple, celebrating 7 years of marriage meant going right back to the start.

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Genis and Daniel had a Morton Arboretum wedding, right beneath a giant tree. I remember because I was there – the couple chose a Backthird pop strings ensemble to play their wedding ceremony and cocktail music, then one of our reception acts to cover dinner and dance times. That was 7 years ago. So last month, to celebrate 7 years of marriage – and 10 years since first meeting – they decided to go back to their wedding spot again. […]

How should my DJs and musicians set up for my Heritage Prairie Farm wedding?

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I haven’t met you, but I already know two things about your Heritage Prairie Farm wedding: It’s going to be beautiful. And it’s going to have a more complicated setup than most weddings do. I’m not clairvoyant; I just send a lot of DJs and musicians to weddings at Heritage Prairie Farm! We had 18 performances at the Elburn, Illinois wedding location just this year – and every event meant multiple sound setups and multiple outdoor locations for ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner and dancing times. At a Heritage Prairie Farm wedding, your guests are going to have grass under their shoes for at least part of the day – and they won’t be spending too much of that day in any single location. What will that look like at your event? Below are pictures of the setups our teams use to make it work. […]

What’s the best sound setup for my Morton Arboretum wedding ceremony?

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My teams play music at Morton Arbretum wedding ceremonies a LOT. In the height of the Chicago season, it seems like hardly a week goes by without at least one Backthird DJ, jazz group or string ensemble setting up there. And yet one thing we love about Arboretum weddings is that, if you get married there, your event won’t unfold quite like anyone else’s. The sheer number of spaces and the many ways to use them ensures that every couple’s night takes a very personal shape. Couples saying vows at Morton Arboretum have a lot of gardens, lawns and rooms to choose from. It’s no wonder, then, that one of the biggest questions Backthird office staff get is “What kind of sound setup does my wedding ceremony need?” What follows is our specific advice for various Morton Arboretum wedding ceremony spaces. In every case, the goal is the same: To allow all of your guests to hear all of your ceremony without difficulty. For some areas, that means microphones are a must – in others, you could skip the sound setup and go entirely acoustic if your guest list is small. […]

FAQ: Ceremony Music

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Does My Wedding Ceremony Need a Sound System?

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FAQ: Planning Your Wedding Ceremony Music

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If you’ve booked your wedding ceremony with Backthird Entertainment, expect more than music. We want to help you throughout the process from first song selection to first kiss – and the walk back down the aisle. […]

Does My Wedding Ceremony Need a Sound System?

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They’re here to hear you say “I do.” […]