DJ Joe Bunn-Auten/Kenley Reception-June 26th, 2010
June 27th, 2010
Jessica and Graham’s reception yesterday was really top notch! I mean they had it all and with the best wedding vendors in the industry all represented! Grace Beason with Grace Leisure Events was on hand to make sure the day ran smoothly and she did a great job as usual.
Guests arrived to cocktail hour at American Tobacco’s Bay 7 in Durham as I played standards and drinks and light apps were served. As the bridal party started to arrive, guests found their seats upstairs and downstairs for the introductions. I introduced the party to “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz and then the father of the bride gave a brief but humorous welcome. Shortly after, the incredible beef, seafood, and Asian stations were opened courtesy of Premiere Catering. Heather and her staff pulled out all the stops for this party! Great food! Near the end of dinner, we were ready for the “special” dances. Jessica and Graham danced to Lady Antebellum’s “When You Got a Good Thing”, Jessica and her dad danced to Heartland’s “I Loved Her First” and then Graham and his mom danced to “My Wish” by Rascal Flatts. Next up…open dancing! It took me a few songs to get people going, but once they did, it was a party!
We took a short break a half hour later to knock out the cake cutting (as I played “Lucky” by Jason Mraz). This cake was another masterpiece by Donna at Sweet Memories. Immediately after they cut the cake, another one was brought out. It was a surprise for Jessica’s brother Jay who was celebrating his 30th! It was a cool moment for sure! Next, back to dancing, and by this point, people were really ready to rock! The party took off and the only other stop was to do the bouquet toss (“Single Ladies”) and garter toss (“Eye of the Tiger”). In addition to great music, the room had incredible lighting by Jeff Simpson and his crew with Simpsound and they really made the LED uplighting go nuts during that final dance set.
I closed the night out to some of my favorite closers like “Shout”, “Hey Ya”, and “I Gotta Feeling”. Before I played their last dance, I played a huge sing along song “Chicken Fried” by Zac Brown Band. Everyone went nuts and then we brought it all back down with “At Last” for the final song. As guests filed out for the departure, I fired off the ECU and NCSU fight songs for the guests and bride and groom. What a great ending to a great party. Check out the killer photos from Tammy Wingo.
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