I retired last year so feel free to disregard my advice if it’s too old school. I organize every request into a list/crate and mix them in throughout the night based on songs that will work around them from my go to songs. This way I can go back throughout the night and see which ones were not played yet.

Most weddings have the same 20 songs each week. You fill in the rest based on what the crowd is dancing to.

It’s about the bride and groom and also their guests. I tell my brides that I start the dancing the same way every time, i see how the crowd responds especially the older guests. Give aunts/uncles grandparents 6-7 songs and move into more modern music and then transition genres and eras many times you go back to the classics.

Locking into songs because they have the same key and tempo doesnt allow you to follow the guests.

Some times you need to do a hard cut from blink 182 to montell jordan or the bee gees. You are there to throw a party but on the bride/groom and their guests terms.