Joe Bunn DJ Company Blog Wilson/Micatrotto Reception-May 9th, 2009

Wilson/Micatrotto Reception-May 9th, 2009

May 13th, 2009

This is going to be a doozy (is that how you spell that?) of a blog post because this was one wild wedding weekend. First off, I must say that Renata is one of the prettiest brides I’ve ever seen. She is currently the lead in The Lion King in Vegas and after seeing her and hearing her sing, I know why. I will also say that Golden Belt is one of the coolest and most unique venues around. The white fabric and neat rentals by Triangle and CE Rentals and lighting by Rick Bryda with Total Production Services really made this old warehouse space look perfect. In addition, the cake (tasty!) by Swank Cake Design was gorgeous, and the food (tasty!) by Posh Nosh Catering had everyone stuffed. I will have to say that once again Cara and her A Southern Soiree team pulled off an amazing looking room and reception. More on them later.

Now for the not so great part. Where do I start? I guess from the top. Here we go. 15 minutes into the cocktail hour, I hear a loud POP come through my speakers (which is never good by the way), seconds after, we lose all power in the building. However, it’s not just in the building, it’s the entire block and Duke Power is reporting mass outages throughout the city. Nice way to start a reception. As the bridal party arrived with Stephanie, Cara’s assistant, we started brainstorming. Let’s go get a generator and get this party started! Stephanie and a groomsman took off to Home Depot with my credit card (ummm, not sure how that part happened, but I ended up returning it and getting my $ back, classic). They came back less than an hour later with a 5500 watt generator and plenty of gas. We had lighting and power soon afterwards for dinner! Then what happened? The power came back ON! Nuts.

So we finally got around to their first dance “Patience” by Guns N’ Roses. I couldn’t have been more pumped about that one. We went into their parent dances and then had some very moving toasts and our cake cutting. Finally, it was dance time and let me tell you, they have some friends that can GET DOWN! I played a mix of songs from all genres from old to new and back again. In the middle of the dance set, Renata sang “At Last” with a friend of hers that played acoustic guitar. It was AMAZING! It was definitely the highlight of the reception for me after all that had happened. At the end of the night as everyone rocked out to “Shout” and a final slow song by Louis Armstrong, we waited for their car to arrive after the sparkler departure. We waited and called and waited and called. Finally, a taxi showed up! Umm, not good. So, Stephanie stepped up and drove the bride and groom to their hotel back in Cary from Durham! I will have to say, that this wedding was amazing, but could have been a disaster if not for these amazing vendors mentioned in this blog post. Cara, Stephanie, Rick, Ana, the caterers, and myself worked our butts off that day to keep things running smoothly. Ana with Studio One shot some amazing pictures below.