Leaving the Ceremony to begin their lives together!

Kevin and Jessica are awesome!  When we did our 1st meeting I knew this would be an reception that I was going to really enjoy.  They had their ceremony and reception at Leu Gardens and both the gardens and the facility are beautiful.  They had Puff n Stuff as their caterer (they did an awesome job, food was great and the presentation was perfect!).  KC Enterprises Photography was their photographers (Christina and Jenny are the absolute best, but I’m sure I’m being biased as they work with us all the time). Arlene Blake from Designs by Cornelia as their coordinator (Arlene is amazing, she was running around making sure everything was perfect for Kevin and Jessica.  Couldn’t ask for a better coordinator to work with, thanks Arlene).  This was such a great team to work with, everything went off without a hitch.

It was a little cool for the ceremony, but overall they couldn’t have asked for better weather.  The ceremony went off perfectly and then when the guest arrived at the reception, Arnoldo and I kept them entertained for the duration of the reception.  Some of the highlights: The Time Warp, Kevin and Jessica singing With a Little Help From My Friends, and the group effort on Gin and Juice.  This is  a reception that I will never forget!  Check out the  videos at the bottom of the photos, there are 2 (the pretty one is Arnoldo’s, but I had some footage he didn’t so that is why there is 2).

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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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November 14, 2008 Catie and Josh’s Wedding Celebration!

Lost in the moment together

Josh and Catie were on time for their introductions (we used Clocks from Coldplay) and went right into their 1st dance (In the Aeroplane over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel).  All of their guests surrounded them on the dance floor, it was awesome!  After the dance, Josh thanked everyone for coming and we went into dinner.

I got the opportunity to work with some great vendors today.  Again, the staff at the Don Vicente was exceptional.  I really enjoyed meeting and working with their photographer; Theresa Marie Jasper (her website is www.theresamariephotography.com) and her fiance (he assisted her on this one).  The cake was delicious and very pretty, it was done by A Piece of Cake (www.cakestampa.com).  I would love to tell you who did the flowers, but I didn’t get to meet them, but their work was gorgeous.

Josh and Catie were incredible to work with.  Their family and friends, while small in number (there were about 50 guests), the were big in heart.  The vast majority of them stayed for almost the entire reception.  Josh and Catie told me that they didn’t expect a lot of dancing, but even with the eclectic play list, they had people on the dance floor all night long.

This reception was fun, elegante, and very personalized for the couple, I’m thankful that I was a part of their special day.

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