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Wedding Musicians: 5 Points Before You BookSetting Up for live wedding music is just one of about a hundredchores facing brides and grooms and wedding planners. Between flowers, photos, venues, gowns, parties, rings, video recording, and more, even a moderate and tranquil wedding takes a extraordinary amount of planning. It can be a nerve-wracking time because if even one of these areas falls through the cracks, your big day can end up being a super letdown.

Here are five hints to engaging live wedding bands for your ceremony and reception:

1. you hire a dance band with a tried track record of professionalism. Does the manager return your calls promptly? Does the band have a web site? Business cards? Other promotional materials? Or do you get the sense you’re speaking to a guy practicing in his garage with his buddies? The way the band introduces itself as you begin talking with them is a good indicator of how they’ll come on (or not!) on your big day.

2. Promptness is key. When you set an date to meet personally or on the telephone, it’s like a mini-contract. If the band director is tardy to meet with you, it’s a warning sign that they don’t take their agreements seriously. If they can’t make it on time in the planning stage, what other agreements will they break with you on your wedding day? This extends on to you, too - being timely is just one way you can live a life that displays that you honor your commitments.

3. Make certain the band is easy-going rather than being a bunch of prima donnas. By now you’ve probably heard a hundred Bridezilla stories, even if you’re not hard to please or extreme. Imagine hiring the equal in flakiness for your wedding band. The last thing you want on your wedding day is to have to wait on your musicians hand and foot, bringing them food and beverage, having the thermostat changed for them, or tending to other demanding needs. The greatest band for you is one that can take care of itself, one that’s easy to get along with, and one that does all it can to make sure your day is sweet and fun for you.5. Book a wedding band that’s fun. Getting married is one of the deepest decisions you’ll ever make. It’s important business. The music on your wedding day should be beautiful and fun. You don’t want to see your invitees oblivious, dazed, and wishing the event was done with. You want them up, dancing, singing, and glad. If you choose a live wedding music band well, your choice will do lots to make your wedding day unforgettable in a great way. This is the big day you’ve been waiting for, and music is such a large part of it. Be sure you rent a musician that makes the day flawless - enjoyable for you and your guests.

George Pollis is the handler and a musician with Reel Ting Steel Drum Band. For a professional, prompt, easy-going, gifted, and fun live wedding music band, see Reel Ting at http://www.reelting.com.

The internet was just born and already it has 6 billion websites, one for every person on Earth today. Human beings are obsessed with writing and even more obsessed with Paris Hilton, the number one search on the internet. Lets get to know a little about our modern day Aphrodite aka Venus, the Goddess of Love, Beauty and Sex worshipped by the Greek and Roman people 4 thousand years ago. Paris Hilton proves once again that sex sells both hamburgers and religion.

The Greek Goddess Aphrodite Festival is called the Aphrodisiac, which was celebrated all over Greece especially in Athens and Corinth. Christina Onassis was the heiress of Aristotle Onassis the Greek shipping billionaire. We are talking real money here. Christina was Aristotle’s only living child, a real heiress, like Jennifer Gates, 9, and Phoebe Gates, 3, the two daughters of the world’s richest man, send me the Bill Gates, at $51 billion dollars and counting. Bill and Melinda French of Dallas Texas have given so much money to charity that they have completely eradicated poverty in Africa. Paris Hilton, if she is lucky enough to make it into her grandfather’s will will be lucky to inherit one million dollars. The One with the money, Paris’ great grandfather Conrad Hilton, (whose son Nicky was the first husband of Elizabeth Taylor), left the grand total of nothing to his 4 children. He married his third wife at 87 and then left his entire fortune to the Catholic Church. Paris’ grandfather Barron Hilton went to court to contest the will and he won, becoming the first person ever to defeat the Vatican in court, walking away with a few hundred million. He has 8 kids. They have kids. Paris’ slice of the pie could be $200,000, walking around money for the Sultan of Brunei, whose oil fields America is now spending its blood to protect. That is hot - not.

Being an heiress is normally a mirage, as Christina Onassis can testify to. Have you ever noticed how many pop icons cash in on Jesus’ story right in their names? It’s like people’s minds are like search engines responding either positively or negatively to certain keywords like Paris Hilton. Madonna, the Virgin Mary, Christ Ina Aguilera, Britney Spears, I have a pain in my side, said Jesus. Is that a spear in my ribcage or are you just happy to see me? Jesus Christ was a Jewish Rabbi painted by the Greek New Testament writers with the Godlike qualities of the Greek Goddess Eurynome and Bellerophon and his flying horse Pegasus and several other Greek deities.

I am not so miserable, but without a date, I get pretty lonely. Get this, merely hours ago I ate a whole bag of Oreos. During my birthday party of loneliness, surprise! I pretend to be ashamed about it. Is that even legal? Honestly, it’s when I honestly looked into singles events in Dallas or Denver.

Easy solution. I’ll meet new singles thru a matchmaking service like Great Expectations Dallas. That sounds like a plan. Prolly wouldn’t be an issue, but it is. When I was a little tipsy at my boy’s t-ball game at Oak Park last week, Mom wanted to know if I have yet to win my true love. I don’t know why they even care. I didn’t want to answer, but then laughed, “that’s none of your business.”

There’s nowhere to hide when “The Twerp” (my nephew, age 9) mindlessly kept jabbing me about true relationships. I joked to all of them: “Dating isn’t for me, but my romantic destiny is right over there!”

Can you believe this? They all laughed at me. Immediately, I emailed my astrologist so I could clear my head. That didn’t help! I didn’t learn a thing. Doug, who was a fellow Ram in high school (go Rams!) suggested that I browse the singles profiles at Great Expectations. I said, “That’s what I was going to do.” I have some good friends. I will never regret joining this dating service full of fun and desirable Dallas singles.

When I started, dating services were kinda foreign as I am a simple guy. This was all really foreign to me, and I was speechless at first. This slip up did not put an end to another incredible Great Expectations event. The evening was a limo pub crawl from heaven. The truth is I’ll never forget all the attractive, single women.

There’s something great about going to these amazing Dallas singles nights with Great Expectations, I bumped into some great people who clearly share a like-minded spirit for how dating should be done. I really shouldn’t allow everyone get on my back about living the bachelor’s life after all these years. Surprisingly enough, doing things with Great Expectations is my pleasure and care-free social experience.

Criss

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