DJ Joe Bunn-Britt/Cooper Reception-June 19th, 2010
June 21st, 2010
Niki Leigh and Thomas had their reception this past Saturday at The Sutherland in Wake Forest. To say this plantation is gorgeous is an understatement. It is just so well done out there. It was a HOT day, but the guests made it through the ceremony with only one fainting! They made their way around the other side of the house afterwards where I was set up under a large tent. Catering Works was on hand to provide cold drinks and passed apps. After their formal photos, the bridal party was ready to be introduced.
I brought in the bridal party with the super high energy “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas. Everyone cheered when Niki and Thomas hit the dance floor. The first dance was actually a surprise for Niki. It was “That’s All” by Michael Buble and it was very sweet. After the blessing, guests were treated to great food stations like a mashed potato bar and quesadilla station. We picked it back up later on with Niki and her father’s dance to “My Girl” and then Thomas and his mom really stole the show dancing to “How Sweet It Is” by Michael Buble. They actually shagged to it. If you haven’t heard this version of this classic song, download it, it’s excellent! The cake cutting was next inside the house and I played “Accidentally in Love” by The Counting Crows. Next up was open dancing! The couple didn’t pick a ton of songs, but the ones they did pick went over really well. A few beach and a few ballads.
The next thing we did was the bouquet toss to Martina McBride’s “This One’s for The Girls” and the garter to Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher”. Next up was my favorite part of the night. FIREWORKS!!! Yep, and I’m talking good ones too. In fact, the backdrop to the tent had been covered all day, but after they uncovered it and lit it up, it was NIKI & THOMAS lit up in fireworks! Awesome! I played a few marches by Sousa to really set the mood, and everyone loved it! I cannot wait to see the pictures and Mike Bayley and his son took of this reception!
After a few more fast dances, we closed out the night with Buble’s live version of “Everything” and sent the couple off down the long walkway under a barrage of glow sticks! It looked really cool! Thanks to the new Mr. & Mrs. Cooper for having me! It was quite a night!
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