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Jamie and Andrew’s ceremony and reception was at The Velvet Cloak on Hillsborough St. in Raleigh. I had not played there in a couple of years, but I must say that have done some really nice renovations.

I handled the traditional ceremony with classical music and a mic on the officiant which picked up both the bride and groom. I also had one a stand for the 2 readers. The ceremony was lovely and they even got a song from the groom’s mother’s trio.

The reception was catered by Caffe Luna and all of the food looked delicious. Ryon Mason (I’m doing her wedding in November!) from Luna took care of a lot of small details and catering, and I of course was the DJ and MC. John Williford of Carolina Productions was there capturing the full day on video and the photographer was Amber Gerberich from Amber Ocean Photographic. After some very funny toasts and the cake cutting, Jamie and her friends hit the dance floor hard. Not only did she look beautiful, but her energy level was through the roof. That girl danced all night! For all of you brides to be out there, take note…when the bride and groom dance, the other guests want to dance, and that leads to a packed floor…my favorite. Everyone had a blast, including me.

Well, I feel like I am a million years behind on this thing, but I am going to give blogging a shot starting today while I am sitting in this real estate update class…boring! I know my webmaster is going to be so proud of me. In this blog, I will be covering alot of different topics like upcoming and past shows, music, movies, TV, DVD’s, travel, concerts, parenthood and just about anything else that comes to mind. I guess you are supposed to do this on a daily basis…we’ll see about that. I am also going to be posting some pictures and video clips from events, so you will definitely want to check back often at least to see that. Some people are really funny dancing.

After a long weekend at the Forever Bridal show at the NC State Fairgrounds, it is time to reflect. We did a killer booth with a DJ spinning in the front and a huge shadowbox in the background that had a mannequin in it dressed up like our silhouette of a dancer on our marketing. On the second day of the show, the girls from Aradia Fitness dropped by and danced in there live. It was awesome!

We talked to a ton of brides for 2 straight days. If you stopped by, thanks, if you missed us, please come out on April 13th for another great show. Here is a tip for all brides coming to the show. Come later in the day when there are less people. You will have more time to talk to the vendors. Also, have a list of the vendors or vendor types that you are still needing for your wedding. Start there first. Collect as much information as you can at the show, sort it out when you get home, and then make calls soon after. Remember, there may be hundreds of brides in the area that want the same vendors and have the same wedding date that you do!

Lora and Harry’s wedding was amazing. I have never seen the ballroom at the Hilton RTP look so cool. When I walked in, I thought I was at the wrong place! Jeff Simpson of Simpsound did a light blue ambient lighting with giant white snowflakes projected on the side walls. Even better, it actually snowed that night. When the dancing started, he cranked up the fog machine and the dance lights hanging from the ceiling. It looked like a nighclub in there!

Samantha Slapnick of Emma Grace Designs did a great job as the coordinator. One of the area’s great photography teams, Chris and Kathleen Perez from Azul Photography shot the day. Lora looked gorgeous, as did the bridesmaids.

I knew this was going to be a great wedding since their intro song was “Party Like a Rock Star”! Their first dance then began with a slow song and about midway through they wanted it cut and for “Yeah” by Usher to crank. I pulled it off and so did they with a perfectly choreographed routine. It was hilarious. The guests loved it and it set the mood for the whole night. Great party!

This Saturday was incredibly long. I set a personal record for the earliest I have ever been playing music. I started a corporate show at 8:30am for a computer hardware company at one of the most gorgeous hotels I have been to, The Umstead Hotel and Spa. Lynne Wilkerson of Carolina Arrangements contacted me and set this show up. Basically, I MC’ed and played music for 7 teams of 7 people. The teams were instructed to build a girl and boy’s bike, answer trivia questions, and later race the bikes. After it was all done and a winner was announced, 14 kids from the Boys and Girls Club came and were given the bikes. It was very sweet and a great ending to the event.

My evening show was also at The Umstead. I barely had to move my gear, it was great. Suzy Savod and Allen Sherman looked perfect when they entered the room to U2’s “Beautiful Day”. The room was unbelievable. Lyn Graves of Fresh Affairs had done gorgeous centerpieces which made a really nice ballroom even more dramatic. Kevin Milz Photography was there to capture the photos for the day. And, for the second weekend in a row, I got the play the Hora before dinner started. Now that is a way to kick off a party! This should happen at every wedding, Jewish or not! I also got to play a lot of songs that I haven’t spun in forever since they had a heavy 80’s concentration on their list. Another fun one.

Jamie and Andrew's ceremony and reception was at The Velvet Cloak on Hillsborough St. in Raleigh. I had not played there in a couple of years, but I must say that have done some really nice renovations.

I handled the traditional ceremony with classical music and a mic on the officiant which picked up both the bride and groom. I also had one a stand for the 2 readers. The ceremony was lovely and they even got a song from the groom’s mother’s trio.

The reception was catered by Caffe Luna and all of the food looked delicious. Ryon Mason (I’m doing her wedding in November!) from Luna took care of a lot of small details and catering, and I of course was the DJ and MC. John Williford of Carolina Productions was there capturing the full day on video and the photographer was Amber Gerberich from Amber Ocean Photographic. After some very funny toasts and the cake cutting, Jamie and her friends hit the dance floor hard. Not only did she look beautiful, but her energy level was through the roof. That girl danced all night! For all of your brides to be out there, take note...when the bride and groom dance, the other guests want to dance, and that leads to a packed floor…my favorite. Everyone had a blast, including me.

I’m on the plane heading back to Raleigh from Las Vegas. We just finished up our 3rd year of attending this huge DJ conference in Las Vegas. Two of my DJ’s, Randy Bennett and Mark Toney made the trip as well. We all learned a lot and got to see a ton of new DJ gear which is always fun.

Tuesday through Thursday, I was basically in seminars started at 8am until around 4pm. We covered everything from being a better MC to marketing to remixing songs. It is exhausting, but is a very well produced DJ show. Of course, at night we would hit the strip hard. I will give you a rundown of that as well. Monday night after arriving we went to Wynn where we had dinner at Daniel Boloud. A great restaurant with a view of the wildest light and water show you have ever seen every 30 minutes. I shut it down early that night. Tuesday night we were back out and hit The Palms. Nove is an Italian Restaurant on the 50th floor of their new tower…amazing view and food. Next, we went up to the 51st floor to the Playboy Club that has blackjack with bunnies as dealers, nice! Finally,we ended up on the top floor at their nightclub Moon. This place is unreal. The DJ, sound and lights are out of control, but nothing tops the fact that the roof opens to the sky! Wednesday night was probably the best. We went to the Cirque du Soleil show O at the Bellagio. This show is set primarily in water and our seats were so close that we got wet! You have to see this show if go out to Vegas, I’m making it mandatory. Finally, we wound up at DJ AM and company’s new club at the Luxor called LAX. It was cool, but crazy crowded and everyone just wants to see celebrities instead of wanting to dance. Paris showed up and babbled something on the microphone, but I was long gone by then, LOL. A great trip altogether. I will be bringing back a lot of memories and a lot of knowledge.

If you like U2 even just a little bit, you have got to get to a theatre and see this movie. I saw it at the IMAX theatre in Raleigh a few weeks ago. I can’t even explain how great this concert is. Not only do you feel like you are there, you feel like you are in the band as the 5th member! The 3D glasses won’t make you look cool, but they are essential to fully get the most out of the show. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed. Please go and check it out if it is still around. If it’s not at IMAX, check their website and I think it is going to come back around. I have got to go again!

If you haven’t discovered Pandora.com yet, let me be the first to introduce you. It is great and it’s free. You log onto the site and set up an account. After that, you’re ready to start programming it. Pick an artist that you love, for example, I picked Marvin Gaye. So, now I have the Marvin Gaye station to which I then added other artists to like Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, etc. Now, Pandora not only plays those artists, but picks ones that it thinks you will like. When the song plays, you can click on thumbs up or down, and you can also bookmark the song to buy later on amazon.com or iTunes. It rocks!