I’m so blessed!  Getting to work with couples like Jim and Kristen just drives that point home, I can’t believe that I get to celebrate week in and week out with so many awesome people.  Jim and Kristen had their ceremony and reception at Eaglebrooke Golf and Country Club in Lakeland Florida on July 18, 2009.  A Premier Entertainment was secured to provide sound for the ceremony and entertainment for the reception.  Jim and Kristen asked for me personally to be their entertainer and I was honored to be a part of their special day!  I also got to work again with photographer Tina Sargeant from Sargeant Studios.  Tina is awesome to work with and her photos are amazing … check out her blog (click here), can’t wait to see her photos of Jim and Kristen!

If there was any concern I had before this day, it was the weather.  We’ve been getting rain here almost everyday and the clouds were rolling in during their ceremony.   It held off until after they got their photos done (see the rain coming down in buckets at the beginning of the video, it even knocked out the power for a second).  The day couldn’t have gone any better!

They choose the following for their package:

- Entertainment Coordinator Package
- Uplighting
- D’Elegance Dance Floor lighting package
- Dancing Under The Stars Lighting effect
- Video Slide Show (we used the 40″ LCD Screen on a stick of truss instead of the 5×7 video screen w/ projector because of space and for effect)
- Basic Ceremony Package

Here are some of their highlights:

- Introduction: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (parents), Smooth (Bridal Party), Balada Para Adelina (Love Story), Party Up! for Jim and Kristen
- First Dance: Lost In This Moment by Big & Rich
- Parent Dances:  It Won’t Be This Way For Long by Darius Rucker (Kristen’s dance with her dad), Song for Mama by Boyz II Men (Jim’s Dance with his mom)
- Cake: Sugar Sugar and How Sweet It Is
- Bouquet and Garter: Mission Impossible – Eye of the Tiger – I’m Too Sexy – Single Ladies – Girl Fight – Switch – (Dude) Looks Like A Lady
- Last Dance: At Last by Beyonce

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Tony and Melissa's 1st Dance!

Spent my July 4th seeing fireworks of another kind, the kind you only see between two people that are really in love.  That was the case for Tony and Melissa Lobozzo.  They held their reception at Eaglebrooke Golf and Country Club in Lakeland Florida and it was beautifully decorated.  Eaglebrooke is one of the premier venues in all of Central FL and as always the food and service was incredible!   The personal touches that Tony and Melissa did for their guests were incredible, from the personal notes on everyone’s place cards to the bible verses on the sweet tarts, it was uniquely them.

I was asked to play contemporary Christian music for guest arriving and dinner music.  It was well received by the Lobozzo’s guests.  Many of them complimented us on the selections and we even had a couple of the youth perform a dance to one of the songs they use in their youth worship, very cool!  Their photographer for the day was Jenny from KC Photography and it’s always a pleasure to work with one of our own!  Jenny did a great job and you’ll have to check out the photos when they get them up on their blog (KC BLOG).

Your going to have to watch the video to see just how much fun we had at this reception, the only thing that could have made it better is if we could have kept going!  Here are some of the highlights from the reception:

Intro: Get Ready for This and Peter Gunn Theme
First Dance: I Will Be Here by Steven Curtis Chapman
Father / Daughter Dance: Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman
Mother / Son Dance: Song For My Song by Mikki Vereck
Cake Cutting: Love and Marriage by Sinatra and How Sweet It Is by Marvin Gaye
Bouquet and Garter: Pink Panther / Rocky / Another One Bites The Dust / Single Ladies / Monday Night Football Theme
Last Dance: She’s Everything by Brad Paisley
Grand Exit: Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye by Steam

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The perfect moment!

After meeting with Anna and Toby, I had no doubt that their reception was going to be a non-stop fun train!  I was their wedding DJ for their wedding ceremony and reception at the Grand Plaza Hotel in St. Petersburg Beach FL.  Everything from the room decor to the bridal party attire screamed beach wedding.  Even their cake was decorated with sea shells and brown sugar to look like the beach.  They pulled out all the stops, the Grand Plaza did an amazing job with dinner (the prime rib was spectacular!).  So many highlights, your going to have to see the photos and video to really appreciate it!

Here are some of the song choices for their events:

Intro: Sirus for parents / Kassidy = Gives You Hell / Tyler = Boom Boom Pow (after short intro) / Julie and Jimmie = Fire Burning by Sean Kingston / Becky and John to Jump by Van Halen / Toby and Anna Look At What the Cat Dragged In by Poison
1st Dance:  One Love by Sister Hazel
Parents Dances: Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Middler and Ready Set Dont Let Go by Billy Ray Cyrus
Bouquet and Garter: Legs / Another One Bites The Dust / In The Ayer /Single Ladies / Monday Night Football Theme / Dude Looks Like A Lady
Cake Ceremony:  A Sorta Fairytale by Tori Amos
Last Dance: Everything by Lifehouse

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The New Mr. and Mrs. Bennett!

We were given the opportunity to DJ for Mark and Rhonda Bennett’s wedding reception.  Mark and Rhonda are such nice people and their family and friends came out to celebrate with them for a brunch reception.  They held everything (ceremony and reception) at the Holiday Inn on North 98 in Lakeland.  The room was decorated very nicely and things went very smooth (with the exception of the Omelette station, which was a hit, but they only had two pans going so it did bottleneck the line, but well worth the wait).  KC Photography handled capturing all their important moments.

Some of the highlights of the reception:

1st Dance: Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis
Cake Cutting: Love and Marriage
Rhonda’s Dance with her son Dennis: Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Mark’s Dance with Denise and Iris: My Girl – Temptations
Bouquet and Garter: Let’s Get It On for removal, Rocky and All Shook Up for the Garter, My 1st My Last My Everything and It’s Raining Men for Garter, Pink Panther for Replacement
Last Dance: 1st Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack
Grand Exit: Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye by Steam

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The New Mr. and Mrs. Whatley

Another amazing wedding reception!  I had the opportunity to DJ for the Mele family again (I’ve been friends with Sally since we started our DJ business here in Florida back in 1998).  This time it was Erica getting married to her price charming … Donnie!   They held their reception at Eaglebrooke Golf and Country Club in Lakeland FL.  They ulled out all the stops, everything from the decor to the meal was perfect!  They hired my wife KC Photography’s own Christina Suit (Click to view KC Photography Website) to be their photographer (photos should be on their blog soon).  After we got past dinner the dance floor never emptied (a DJ’s favorite thing, yeah!).  Here are some of he highlights from the reception:

Package: Entertainment Coordinator with D’Elegance Lighting Package and Laser Starfield

- 1st Dance: Open Arms by Journey
- Bride / Father Dance: In My Daughters Eyes by Martina McBride
- Groom / Mother Dance: Simple Man by Lynard Skynard
-  Cake Cutting: Hit Me With Your Best Shot
- Bouquet and Garter: Legs / Rocky / Another One Bites the Dust / Single Ladies / Girlfight / I’m Too Sexy
- Candy Toss: Sugar Sugar
- Bridal Party Dance: Friends In Low Places
- Last Dance: Ive Had the Time of My Life

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Mr. and Mrs. Creeley enjoying their last dance together!

I had the pleasure of entertaining at Matt and Mandy Creeley’s wedding reception.  These are two exceptional people and I’m honored to have been a part of their celebration!

Matt and Mandy hired A Premier Entertainment at the recommendation of Denise from Huntington Hills Golf and Country Club.  We have done many successful events and Denise is one of my absolutely favorite vendors (www.huntingtonhillscountryclub.com).  When I arrived at Huntington Hills for set up, everything looked beautiful (and the Prime Rib was unbelievable, Denise and her staff rock!)!  Mandy choose the colors and decor and we added our uplighting under the cake tables and behind the head table to really pull the head table in as the center point of focus in the room.  We also did the stars on the ceiling, but I didn’t get any good pictures of them so you’ll have to take my word that it looked great!

When I was doing the final consult with Mandy, I knew that this was going to be an awesome reception.  Mandy wanted it to be fun and it turned out exactly as she had hoped!  Her family and friends were wonderful!  Lots of dancing, especially when you consider that this was a dry reception and it didn’t get dark outside until the last hour of the reception.

We also got to work with our favorite photography company, KC Enterprises Photography (www.polkphoto.com) as well as our favorite Videography company (www.storybookweddings.tv).  Make sure you check out KC Enterprises blog after they get the chance to post their photos, Christina (my wife) and Jenny are amazing!  I don’t know if Storybook Weddings will be posting a video, but if they do … check it out!

Some of the highlights of the reception:

- Introduction music: Sandstorm for Parents and Bridal Party, Rock and Roll Part 2 for Matt and Mandy
- 1st Dance: Beautiful by Jim Brickman w/ Wayne Brady
- Father / Daughter Dance: Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman
- Mother / Son Dance: Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
- Bridal Party Dance: That’s What Friends are For by Dionne Warwick and friends
- Bouquet and Garter: Oh Yeah, Let’s Get It On, Rocky Theme, Another One Bites the Dust, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and It’s Raining Men
- Anniversary Dance: Remember When by Alan Jackson
- Last Dance: Always and Forever by Heatwave
- Grand Exit: Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye by Steam

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Wow!  This wedding was so awesome for so many reasons.  Don’t get me wrong, all of the weddings we have done are amazing in one way or another, but Elizabeth and Jeremy’s is definitely one that I won’t ever forget.  I’ve worked at Cypresswoods Golf and Country Club many times in the past (wonderful staff and facility I might add), but with the help of their wedding coordinator Ashly (http://www.olivierevents.com) they transformed the room into something magical (with the help of our uplighting, you need to check out the before and after pictures below).   In fact, this wedding reception broke our record for the most up lights used in at any event (32 up lights in the dinning room and 12 LED up lights in the tent where they had their dance floor). 

Everything was 1st class for this wedding from the decor to the other vendors we had the opportunity to work with including:  

Videography – Kevin Brewer of Brewer Photography and Video (http://www.brewerphotovideo.com)
Photography – Michael Potthast of Potthast Studios (http://www.potthaststudios.com)
Venue – Cypresswood Golf and Country Club – Bob Schade (http://www.cypresswoodcc.com)

It was also wonderful to work with A Premier Entertainments own Arnoldo Offermann.  I was only the MC for this reception while Arnoldo kept the dance floor packed.  Also all of the light shows you will see in the video from our LED uplights were programed by run by Arnoldo, he is da bomb!

Some of the reception highlights:
- 1st Dance to Then by Brad Paisley
- Elizabeth and her dad danced to My Little Girl by Tim McGraw
- Jeremy and his mom dance to The Wedding Coat (can’t remember the artist … inside joke, lol)
- Grand Entrance for Bridal Party to Sirus by Alan Parson’s Project, Elizabeth and Jeremy to Florida Gators Fight Song
- Cake Cutting to How Sweet It Is by James Taylor
- Garter removed to Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye
- Bridal Party Dance to Friends In Low Places by Garth Brooks
- Last Dance to She’s Everything by Brad Paisley

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The newly wed's 1st dance ... awwwhh.

I don’t know if I have ever had a more laid back bride and groom the Amanda and Chris Richey. Their wedding reception was uniquely fitting to their style and personalities, and even picking a Thursday night for their date! From the beginning of the process to the end of the reception, I truly enjoyed being involved with this couple and their wedding. I was honored to be their DJ. The ceremony and reception were held at the Sorosis Building in Lakeland FL (ceremony outside with one of their close friends performing live, and the reception inside with your’s truly).

We skipped several of the traditional reception steps (no bouquet and garter for example). Amanda and Chris really wanted a more relaxed, informal party. Lots of drinking, spending time with their closest family and friends, and a little dancing tossed in for good measure. They assembled an all-star team of vendors too. It was an absolute pleasure working with Angela and her team from Sunshine Celebrations (http://sunshinecelebrations.blogspot.com), they were amazing to work with! So many of their beautiful touches can be seen in the photos at the bottom. The cake was decorated by Andrea from Sweet Cakes (http://www.sweetcakesllc.com), and it was amazing! They had Chef Lo (http://cheflo.com) for their caterer, and not only was Chef Lo’s presentation extraordinary, the food was sooooo good! And of course, they had A Premier Entertainment for their DJ (my own personaly favorite DJ company, lol).

Some of the Highlights:
- Grand Introduction to Black Betty by Ram Jam for the Bridal Party and Touch Me by the Doors for Amanda and Chris
- 1st Dance to The Joker by Steve Miller
- Father / Daughter Dance to A Pirate Looks at 40 by Jimmy Buffet
- Mother / Son Dance to Have I Told You Lately by Van Morrison
- Cake Cutting to My Best Friend by Queen
- Last Dance to Should I Stay or Should I Go by the Clash

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November 15, 2008 Nathan and Summer’s Wedding Celebration!

So into each other ... ahhhhww.

Ok, this is my 3rd experience with the Mize family and Howard (Summer’s Dad) told me that it will be our last for awhile since he’s married all of his kids off (this bites by the way as they are an amazing group of people and I will greatly miss being a part of their legendary celebrations, but I digress…).  I set up my system with light show at Cleveland Heights and then went over to Hollis Gardens to provide music and sound for their ceremony.  It had been raining on and off all day, but we dodged a bullet … the ceremony went off right before the rains came down (well almost, it started raining right as they were exchanging vowes, but we were able to make it to shelter before anything got too wet).

After the ceremony, we hightailed it over to the reception so that we would be ready for their grand enterance.  We used the theme from Kill Bill to bring everyone in except Summer and Nathan, for them we used the AC/DC w/ Ludicris mash up of Back In Black and Move.  The energy when they entered was unbelievable.  Everyone was on their feet yelling and clapping.  We then went right into their 1st dance … Me and You by Kenny Chesney.  After the dance Nathan thanked everyone for coming and Uncle Harry said the blessing.

I got to work with some of Polk Counties finest vendors tonight:
KC Enterprises Photography (www.polkphoto.com)
Mike Arnold Video (www.mikearnoldvideoproductions.com)
and of course Cleveland Heights Golf and Country Club.

Dinner was fantastic, the prime rib was to die for.  They stuffed their guest and then followed up with the cake which was also excellent.  Once we got through the formailties, the party went into overdrive.  We did many of the party favorites like Cupid Shuffle and Cha Cha Slide as well as some requests for 80′s rock (Shook Me All Night Long, Livin’ On a Prayer, Pour Some Sugar on Me, Talk Dirty to Me).  The evening ended up with a selection of today’s hits (Dangerous, Whatever You Like, So What).  We ended the night with Grow Old With you and a group hug.  It was another amazing Mize shing ding!

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