As Glastonbury gives way to the Olympics and Oxegen, some fun fanatics are still on a quest for more music, fun and noise. Surely, an off-the-chart wedding celebration with a silent disco would do the trick? Think about it – we have the wellies and wedding dress combo down to a T, and ‘glamping’ has pretty much eked its way into the wedictionary (more on that soon). So, why not bump it up a notch and add so more festival-like revelry to the mix? Although, technically speaking, you’ll be taking it down a notch. Let’s look into silent disco weddings in Ireland.
Silent disco weddings in Ireland
The Irishman behind HeadphoneDisco.ie – Bob Coggins – brought the unusually hushed merriment of the silent disco to the nightclub scene in 2008. Eventually, he started filling wedding venue dance floors with confusingly joyful guests after a request from a colleague. “One of the girls in work was getting married in a venue with a curfew,” recalls Bob, “which meant they couldn’t have any amplified music after 1.30am. The thing was, they had a bar that ran until 3.30am. So we brought the kit and two DJs along and had the place rocking ‘til 4 o’clock.”
“It was amazing – the dance floor was twice as full for the silent disco as the normal disco. Everyone made the floor their own, dancing to one of the two tunes, while older guest chatted and laughed looking at the dancers!”
The beauty of the silent disco is that you can play two types of music from two sources, while not making any noise at all in the venue. Silent disco weddings in Ireland are perfect for venues with curfews or for outdoor parties.
The silent disco suits any venue, outdoor or indoor and for any number of guests from 30 to 1500. All you need is one electric plug for the transmitter and DJ.
Silent Cinema – Keeping the Kids Quietly Entertained
Headphone Disco also run Silent Cinema, where you can watch two films side by side and listen through headphones (for the younger guests perhaps?). They also run Silent Sales in Kildare Village, where the shoppers bop away to the tunes while wandering around.
Stuck on what tunes to select? Here are some no-fail hits for your wedding reception set list.
Main image by Mark Carey Photography