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Kristen and Wei are a great couple currently living in New York, but I’m glad they chose to get married down here at the Doubletree in RTP! Cara Zuehlke with A Southern Soiree was once again on hand to direct the ceremony and plan the reception! Of course, this makes my job ALOT easier when she’s on board! This was a full service wedding for me, meaning I was doing the audio for the ceremony and doing the reception. The ceremony, unfortunately, had to be moved inside due to rain, but we pulled it off. I think the highlight for me was the singer doing “I Want To Hold Your Hand” but in a slow, acoustic version. She was amazing! As the guests entered the tent behind the Doubletree for the reception, they were greeted by the brand new Onyx photobooth by Palmetto City Photobooth. That thing was the hit of the night! As I lined up the bridal party in the hall, I noticed how amazing Kristen’s dress was (great style!) and that all of the bridesmaids were rocking their own hot heels with their black dresses. Nice! After the intro, Kristen and Wei did their first dance to The Pretenders’ “I’ll Stand by You”. Kristen then danced with her dad and Wei with his mom. Food stations opened right afterwards. Following dinner, we had some great toasts and the lovely cake was cut. Next it was party time! I was all over the map with the music with a strong focus on the 80’s and top 40. It was a fun crowd and by the end of the night, “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas and “One More Time” by Daft Punk had everyone out there! Wow, check out the amazing pictures from James and Meridith Walters of Walters & Walters Photography fame below…killer!

I met Elissa at a wedding seminar that I participated in earlier this year at the Washington Duke Inn She came up to me and said “Kate Foster told me to get you for my wedding”. I was like “I’m in!”. I will have to say that this wedding was really over the top, but in a good way. Kate Foster Productions handled the planning and really knocked it out of the park. She pulled in alot of amazing vendors, some of which I don’t recall. The entire hotel ballroom had been converted to white, including the carpet! The lighting was amazing and changed almost every hour to another look. Very cool. The cake by Art of Cake was very pretty, it had diamonds on it! Iced out! Bea from Floral Dimensions really did a great job too. Awesome flowers. The event started with a big introduction to “Let it Rock” by Kevin Rudolf. Their first dance was to “Making Memories of Us” by Keith Urban. A welcome and a blessing followed and then a huge dinner was served. After dinner, Sean and Elissa cut their cake and then there were toasts, the final one being from Sean who did a really, really good job with his toast to his new wife. Truly great. Afterwards, Elissa danced with her dad and then we did a reverse anniversary dance. This was a first for me, but basically you start with the newlyweds and then I say something like “all guests married a year or less come on out to the dance floor”, then I just go 5 years, 10 years, etc. The longest married couple was Sean’s grandparts, 66 years! Unbelievable! How great! Finally, it was time to dance. I had 3 hours to fill with dance music, which is a very long set. I was worried, but these folks came to party! What a great response. At one point, Kate Foster got a text saying something about the Kanye/Taylor swift ordeal and we came up with a hilarious idea. We only told the bridesmaid (see the video below). It was really funny! Great wedding all the way around! Check out the pictures below from Kristin with KPO Photography.

I have known Angela for many years since she used to come out with her crew and see me DJ on Thursdays at Bogart’s. Her husband Chris is a great guy too. They were married recently in Hawaii or Kawaii or however you spell it, lol. This party was for their friends and family. It was held at Bass Lake Park in Holly Springs, NC. This place is really cool. I basically DJ’ed on a dock overlooking a little lake. They had great food from Catering Works and after everyone had some hors doeuvres and cocktails, they were ready to dance. I started out my set with a few oldies and then got to rock a bunch of Top 40 stuff. The funny part about this night is that somehow one guest started posting about the party on facebook and I made a comment something like “I’ll rock it”. The next thing you know it turned into an all out request session. It was hilarious! I tried to play all of those requests, I hope that I did! Great party! Congrats to Angela and Chris Nasto!

If you’re a little bit country, but love elegant upscale without compromise then the barn at Fearrington Village in Pittsboro NC is your kind of place. That’s where Bart and Beth’s Wedding reception was this past Saturday. We started off the festivities with high energy introductions, with a different song for every couple in the bridal party ending with Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” for Bart and Beth. Then the newlyweds went straight into their first dance as husband and wife to Brad Paisley’s “Then”. Then Beth danced with her father Tim to “Angel’s Lullaby” by Richard Marx. Immediately following their dance, Bart danced with his mother Betty to Rascal Flatt’s “My Wish”. After dinner, the Maid of Honor Heather gave a well thought out toast. Steven, Bart’s Best man was emotional, and it carried over to everyone in the room. You could tell he was so proud of Bart and Beth on their big day. Sometimes just a big emotional man hug means more than 1000 words. After the cake cutting, we began the open dancing, and the party was on. The dance floor stayed packed all night. Along with the music, food and fun was Marianne Diana from Joe Bunn DJ Company who was operating the photo booth. Kevin Alexander from Blue Bird Productions was capturing the night on video. Joe Bunn DJ Company exclusively recommends Bluebird Productions for all of your wedding videography needs. The AWESOME staff from Wake Forest Portrait Shoppe was taking photos and I can’t wait to see a sneak preview. Good luck to Bart and Beth! You guys made the night one of the most enjoyable weddings I’ve ever attended and I was proud to be part of your special day.

Jacqueline and Adam’s reception Saturday was at the lovely TPC at Wakefield Plantation. I always love playing there and the room looked amazing! Jaclyn Parks that works there does a fantastic job of keeping things running! From the start, I knew this was going to be a fun party. The bride and groom and bridal party were young and energetic during the lineup. They came in to “It’s Not Unusual” by Tom Jones and then went right into their first dance “Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts. Afterwards, Jacqueline’s dad said a welcome and the blessing was said. The dining room opened soon after and the guests were seated for the huge buffet dinner. As dinner ended, the best main and maid of honor gave their toasts and Jacqueline and Adam cut the cake. I moved everyone back into the ballroom (thank goodness for that extra speaker I set up!) for the parent dances and open dancing! Once the dancing started, they didn’t stop! Everyone was going between the bar, the dance floor, the candy bar, and the awesome photo booth right beside me brought in by Shutterbooth. This was a great reception and I wish the Brewers the best! I will post some pictures from their photographer Lashelle Chappell as soon as she sends them to me!

Kim and Mark’s reception began at TPC at Wakefield Plantation with an introduction to “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas and it set the mood for a truly great night. Jaclyn Parks and her staff had the Williamsburg Ballroom looking stunning in pink and white. Immediately following the introductions, their first dance began to Nat King Cole’s “When I Fall In Love”. What followed that first dance, I don’t think anyone was prepared for. The raw emotion during the Bride and her Father’s dance to “Daddy’s Little Girl” by Al Martino was so electric that it spilled into the Groom and his Mother’s dance to “You Raise Me Up” by Josh Groban. Following dinner, the toasts from the Best Man and Maid of Honor paved the way for the cake cutting to “Sugar Sugar” by The Archies and then we opened dance floor with “September” from Earth, Wind, and Fire. The evening capped off by a final dance of “At Last” by Etta James and then a sparkler exit! Congrats to Kim and Mark and thanks for allowing me to take part in a wonderful reception. Check out the killer pictures from Brian Mullens of Brian Mullens Photography.

Adam and Lee’s reception took place Sunday at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, which is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina. Julie and her staff there are always attentive to details, and seem to always exceed everyone’s expectations. We began by introducing the bridal party, and then went straight into Adam and Lee’s first dance which was to the song “Love Gonna Walk Out On Me” performed by Toots and the Matals featuring Ben Harper. Then, a welcome by Lee’s father Ken, And then one of the highlights of the evening was when bridesmaid Shae Fiol sang a song while playing guitar to begin the dinner hour. And I must say, she KILLED IT!! There is no way my recorded music could match what she did. After dinner, we had the champagne toasts and the cake cutting. Next, Lee danced with her father to “Forever Young” by Bob Dylan, and Adam danced with his mother to the song “In My Life” by the Beatles. Soon after that we began the open dancing and I must say that the floor stayed full the rest of the night. The reception was a blast. Chris from Azul Photography was capturing the images and I can’t wait to see a preview of the pictures. Good Luck Adam and Lee. You guys were awesome!

One of the most beautiful places in the Triangle has to be Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham. This was the location for Kate and Stefan’s wedding ceremony and reception this past Saturday. I got there nice and early to get set up at the Amphitheater behind the Doris Duke Center. The Bridal party walked in to a Celtic version of Canon in D, and the Bride came in to a Celtic Harp Version of the traditional “Here Comes the Bride”. Ceremony flowers were beautifully done in clean and crisp hues of various green flowers. Flowers used were cymbidium orchids, jade roses, South America lime hydrangeas, Sahara roses, YoKo Ono green button poms and bells of Ireland. A Designing Mind event floral designer Christy White did an outstanding job putting together these ensembles of floral art. Rev. Robin Renteria, Ph.D. handled the ceremony with style and grace. The Recessional song was Michael Franti & Spearhead’s version of “Say Hey I Love You”. Once we got to the reception, the crew from The Catering Company had everything ready to go. We introduced the wedding party and went straight into Kate and Stefan’s first dance as husband and wife. Their first dance song was Ray Lamontagne’s “You are the Best Thing”. Then Kate’s father David delivered an unforgettable welcome. After dinner, the best man Harrison and the Matron of Honor Katherine gave two well planned toasts. Next came the cake cutting, Kate danced with her father, Stefan danced with his mother, and we opened the dance floor which stayed packed the rest of the night. Allison from Sandfoot Photography was capturing the images and I here is a sneak preview of the pictures. Good luck Stefan and Kate, you guys were awesome!