Bunn DJ Company

Well, Christmas is over and it was great. I even had the 27th off even though some of the guys did weddings. Heels lost, booooo! Anyway, It’s all about the kids now for sure! I will post some pictures here once I get them off my camera. I think the best gift was Colin’s Escalade electric car. He is loving it, check out the photo below I took with my iPhone yesterday. Hilarious. He rules the neighborhood with that thing. Little kids were coming out of their houses jumping all over it. Classic Bunn style! Well, gotta run, intense week ahead. School dance tonight, New Year’s party tomorrow, wedding Friday, and then wedding show all weekend (all brides to be come on out to the NC State Fairgrounds this Saturday and Sunday!). Have a great New Year everyone!

By now, alot of you have gotten a Christmas card from either my company or my family or both! If you didn’t, don’t feel bad or sad or left out because here are some of the best pictures that were taken by Shane Snider (my officemate). Thanks to Shane for putting up with all of us Bunn Boys, we are a tough lot to deal with and he provided us with some great images for this year’s card. Check out his site and book him for your family shoot, he won’t disappoint!

Meghan and Chuck, the bride and groom from Saturday, are both F-15 pilots in the Air Force. How cool is that? I actually had never even met them until the wedding day. Cara Zuehlke with A Southern Soiree booked me months ago and help Meghan plan every aspect of the wedding. She even got a shout out from the father of the bride during his toast. She did a great job as usual in keeping things moving and the timeline in place. I only introduced the b&g to “No One” by Alicia Keys and they went into their first dance, “The Very Thought of You” by Frank. Great choice going with Frank! After that, Mr. Stanley toasted and welcomed everyone and then dinner was served.

Jaclyn Parks and the staff at TPC at Wakefield did a phenomenal job of cooking and serving all of the guests. The tables looked radiant with the touch of Lyn Graves from Fresh Affairs, and Donna with Sweet Memories cooked up another amazingly delicious cake. She had great vendors as you can see!

After toasts, cake cutting, and a combined parents dance to “What a Wonderful World”, the dance floor was open! At first, I was worried. Not alot of response to my Motown set, but after breaking into the 80’s and some 90’s dance stuff like “What is Love” by Haddaway (you know, the one with the head bobbing on “Night at the Roxbury”). By the end of the night they wanted to extend another half hour and I basically clubbed it out! I was mixing all new stuff by Usher, Rihanna, and T.I. It was great and I love playing newer stuff at weddings. They left under a shower of sparklers to head off the Asheville for a short honeymoon. Thanks to them for serving in our armed forces and for having me at their wedding!

What is a Terp anyway? This is the group that puts on and organizes the annual Deb Ball here in Raleigh, NC. Most of these guys I know from either school at UNC or just living in Raleigh for many years. They are in their 20’s and 30’s, and when I say they love to party, they LOVE to party. Their black tie Christmas party was held at Raleigh’s Carolina Country Club. My part of the night didn’t even start until past 11! I think I’m getting old. They had a Rolling Stones cover band for the first part of the night, then my set. I busted out with “Single Ladies” by Beyonce and the girls went nuts! I literally mixed everything in and out all night while getting drunken requests screamed in the other ear. It was nuts. The band came out for their second set, then I closed it out from 1am-2am. I think that only the hardest of the hardcore were left at that point, but they stuck around and we had a good time. It was great to see many old friends there, and I hope to be back again next year!

One of the divisions of Glaxo held their annual holiday party again this year at Bay 7 of the American Tobacco Building. This group has been hiring me for years and every year the party gets a little stronger. They had a great turnout this year and after some cocktails and then an informal dinner, they moved the station tables and it was my time to rock it. I started out with some older stuff like “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” and “Respect”, but then played alot of line dances like the “Cha Cha Slide” and “Electric Slide” by request. I also got to mix in some of the newer top 40 stuff. The crowd was definitely into it, and I built a great dance floor by the end of the night. I ended with my party closer, “Shout” and sent them on their way! I hope to do this party again next year, it’s always a good time with great people.

Friday December 12th was yet another holiday party for Equity Residential. They own many apartment developments in the area. I have been doing this group for years, and believe me, they like to party. This gig starts at noon at The Red Room on Glenwood Ave. in Raleigh. By the time they’ve had lunch, done some prizes and some awards, they are ready to dance. Yes, in broad daylight. I know, hard to believe, but it happens. I always get to play some great new and old tunes, along with some line dances of course. They eat it up and it’s always a nice way to spend the afternoon…making people dance!

Saturday’s gig was once again at the lovely Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, NC. The group was Brasfield & Gorrie general contractors. This group showed up for cocktails and dinner and shortly afterwards, they were ready to dance. I started off slow, but eventually built up a good group of dancers that were making some great requests. Overall, a good party and I think that everyone had a nice time. Thanks B&G!

To round out the weekend, I did the Governor’s Club holiday party for their employees which they actually held at the Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill. I love that little ballroom and it sounded great in there with the new sound system I was demo’ing (I won’t bore you with those details). They had a nice dinner with stations and drinks, handed out bonuses and then hit the dance floor. There were alot of Latin employees and some of them even gave me salsa CD’s to play! Thanks for the hookup, those songs rocked! I also played some 80’s, hip hop, reggaeton, and more! I was all over the place and their crowd loved it. I look forward to playing at the GC for the members on New Year’s Eve next week!

Matt and Jen’s wedding reception took place at Brier Creek Country Club. As soon as I entered the room, I could tell they had gone “all out”. It was gorgeous and definitely had Lyn Graves’ touch all over it. He is the owner of Fresh Affairs, an amazing Raleigh florist and design center. There were giant silver branches with crystals hanging from them as centerpieces! The walls and dance floor were lit up red with their initials projected in white light in the center. Rick with Total Production Services took care of that part of the event. Photography and videography were done by A Moment Like This team Seth and Bianca. They are awesome, check out some shots below. Planning and coordinating was handled by Angie Wright with Chic Details. She always does a great job of making sure we stay on schedule and things are flowing. I, of course, was in charge of the tunes!

Their introduction was a mix of songs like “Sexyback” and “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”. Their bridal party and crowd were pumped! I knew this was going to be a good one. Their first dance was “Making Memories of Us” by Keith Urban. A great one. After dinner, the guys serenaded Jen with “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” and not to be outdone, the ladies sang “Respect” to Matt. Hilarious. The cake cutting and parent’s dances went off without a hitch and the dance floor finally opened. The couple only had a few requests, so I did my thing and rocked requests from all the guests and then filled in the blanks. Great party!

I have been doing Kruger’s holiday party for years. They do something with water filters or something. Anyway, this was their second year in a row at the lovely Umstead Hotel & Spa. They had a cocktail hour in which I played a mix of holiday music (new and old) and some stuff by Rat Pack era guys. After that, they went into the ballroom and had a huge dinner with dessert. There weren’t alot of formalities, so they turned the party over to me right after their “new employee initiation” where they had all of the “newbies” come up and dress up like Frosty the Snowman with a box full of toilet paper and some other things. It was hilarious. Anyway, once I started, I played alot of different types of music and some requests. The guests had a great time and so did I, as usual! Thanks again Kruger, hope to see you again next year.

I will have to say that having last Saturday off was great, but very strange. I don’t think I’ve had a Saturday off in months! We did the family thing and went to Richmond on Thursday for Thanksgiving and returned on Friday. Not great with two young boys, but it’s family after all! Saturday was the day to get the Christmas tree and put it up. Again, madness with 2 boys, but alot of fun. Sunday was raining and Colin and I went to see “Bolt” at North Hills. It was in 3D and he loved it! Okay, so did I, I’ll admit it. Anyway, I will post a couple of pictures here soon from the holiday weekend!