Bunn DJ Company

Although technically my second event of the new year, this is my first blog. I started 2010 off with the reception for a great young couple that are hopelessly in love and just great kids to work with. Bethany and Stephen’s Reception was held in the heart of Downtown Durham in Rigsbee Hall. This little known spot is very quaint but offers simplistic beauty in it’s brick walls and old warehouse styled floors.

The guests entered to the soft sounds of Frank Sinatra and one of my faves, Michael Buble. The introduction song was U2’s “Beautiful Day”, afterward the couple danced to a very non-traditional but beautiful “You Are Mine” by Mutemath.

After a welcome by the Bride’s Father and a blessing by the Pastor, the dinner stations were opened. Soon afterwards, the Bride danced with her Father to Michael Buble’s “The Way You Look Tonight”, followed by Stephen’s dance with his mother to “Fly Me To The Moon” by Frank Sinatra. The beautiful cake was cut to “Everything” by Michael Buble and everyone joined them on the dance floor to “I’ve Got Friends” by Manchester Orchestra.

The “Single Ladies” were in full force on the dance floor when Beyonce’ cracked off the bouquet toss, but the guys (as usual) were hesitant for the garter toss to “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon. The final dance of the evening was Michael Buble’s “Save The Last Dance for Me”.

These fantastic photos below were taken by Brett Arthur Weddings. Congrats Bethany and Stephen and thanks for kicking 2010 off to a great start!

Wow, what a week, and in January no less. It all started on Tuesday night for Med-El’s annual holiday bash at The Angus Barn Pavilion. This company makes cochlear implants for the hearing impaired, very cool. And I gotta be honest, these folks know how to party! They started with an awesome dinner and had trivia hosted by one of the employees after they ordered. It was alot of fun. As soon as dinner was done, they turned it back over to me. I ran through all kinds of songs and got them out there dancing! What a great party! Thanks Med-El and especially Cara and Angela that hired me!

On Wednesday, I DJ’ed the biggest and largest production corporate event I’ve ever done at the new Raleigh Convention Center. The event was for BioMerieux Pharmaceutical and they go ALL OUT for their awards ceremony. This event looked like the MTV Video Music Awards. The Fantasy Band kicked off the entertainment portion of the night after the awards were handed out. They played an awesome 90 minute set and then turned it over to me. As soon as they hit their last note, I cranked “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas and the crowd went nuts! I played for another hour and a half and they were still wanting more. Awesome event! I have to thank Amy Cox from Deep South Entertainment and Stungun Productions.

Thursday took me to Prestonwood Country Club where I DJ’ed The Umstead Hotel & Spa’s holiday party for their employees. The guests entered and were treated to some amazing food and drinks for the first hour and then it was my turn to rock ‘em. From the first song to the last, it was a great crowd. It’s funny how service industry folks love to cut loose! I am already looking forward to DJ’ing this party again next year.

The last gig of the week was Sunday at Galloway Ridge for their employees. I’ve been doing this party for a few years and it is always a good time. After some background music, food, drinks, and door prizes, it was time to party! I started out with some Motown and 70’s and then worked in the standard line dances (Electric Slide, Cupid Shuffle, etc.) By the end of the night, we were rocking to some Top 40. The guests had a great time and I was home by 9:00…bonus!

What a week. I haven’t worked that many nights in a long, long time…

The Washington Duke Inn in Durham, NC hosted an amazing event yesterday. Now in its third year, the Once in a Lifetime show is really unique. Basically, brides, grooms, and their parents are treated to an amazing lunch and wedding education experience. The top vendors in the area participated, and this is unlike any bridal show you may have been to. Basically, lunch begins and then two vendors from each category (florists, decor, music, etc.) come up and answer questions moderated by Diane Tighe from the Washington Duke Inn and Ivy Robinson. I think that the couples learned alot in that session and then afterwards, they were treated to drinks and desserts on the large heated and tented patio. All of the participating vendors were out there with a small setup where we mixed and mingled with other vendors and the potential brides. It was a great show and I’m looking forward to next year’s! Scott Faber provided me with a great shot of our “booth”.

This past weekend was another great wedding show put on by Dom & Laura with Forever Bridal Productions. There were hundreds of great vendors there from florists to DJs, and even though it was cold outside, the brides still came out! We did a unique booth (as always) where we had spinning pictures of myself and DJ Randy Bennett. One one side, there was a formal shot of us. On the back side, there was a picture of us with a bride and groom whose wedding we had done earlier this year. We also did alot of uplighting and intelligent lighting which we are also now offering. The booth was capped off by candles and flowers provide by Lyn Graves with Fresh Affairs. Check out the great images below from Walters & Walters

I was hired by Wakefield Country Club many months ago to DJ their New Year’s Eve event. Jaclyn Parks did a great job of decking out the place to make it look like a club, they even had a VIP section. The rentals were provided by Flair of Triangle Catering and they were awesome. The night started out with food and cocktails, but I soon had ‘em dancing and we were on our way to midnight! Once the clock struck 12:00, we did the countdown, I played “Auld Lang Syne” and then my first song of 2010 was “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas. It was madness after that! What a great party and great way to start the new year! Thanks Wakefield!