A wedding is incomplete without music & dance Sangeet is organized, a night before the wedding. All the family members including children, male, female, elders join the function & enjoy dancing to their favourite music. For a memorable wedding, the Sangeet function needs to be entertaining & special. Following is the list of arrangements you need to do to have a rocking sangeet function:
- Traditionally the bride & groom’s family have their sangeet separately but current trend is to have a joint function so that all the family members can meet each other & enjoy together.
- Decide the budget.
- Prepare guests list with contact details & postal address.
- You can send separate invitation cards for sangeet function or include it in the wedding invitation card as an extra leaflet.
- Decide a venue which has a great ambience, dance floor, stage, etc. to set the mood. For eg: an open lawn, garden, ground or a hall with large space, etc.
- You can have various heavy & light snacks stalls along with fruit juices & drinks. As per your budget you can have dinner instead of snacks.
- Decide the menu & inform all the details to the caterer.
- As per the budget, you need to make arrangements for decorations of the venue with flowers, lights, scented candles, fabric, etc.
- Appoint a band to play the music or as per your budget you can have a DJ.
- There should be a good music system & speakers for the music.
- Prepare a CD of good mix music to be played at the sangeet. For eg: dance /item numbers, romantic songs, popular Bollywood songs, folk songs, etc.
- To make the sangeet function exciting & memorable for the guests, you can have dance competitions between various participants from the bride & groom’s family or all the dances can be choreographed, etc.
- Small plays, skits, dramas, etc. add fun & frolic to the Sangeet function.
- You need to organize & arrange all the programs in a systematic manner so that the entire program is entertaining.
- Select a person to manage the entire program, as you will be watching the program.
- Appoint a photographer/ videographer to take photos & videos so that you can preserve all the memories of these special moments forever.
- A good comparer adds the spice to the function, so look out for one.
- If your budget permits, you can hire professional dancers, singers, comparer, etc. to entertain the guests.
- You have theme based Sangeet with a dress code, so that all the guests are involved.
You can also refer to sangeet planning sheet for keeping a track of all the arrangements.