Laporsha Davis asked us to supply the lighting decor for her wedding and we were happy to assist.  We setup a dozen uplights and a monogram for her June 25, 2011 Wedding Reception at Nora Mayo Hall in Winter Haven.  I’ve included some photos of both the before and after.  If you are in the Polk County Area, we can provide you with lighting rentals like uplighting / monograms / breakout gobos / spot lights / and pin spotting.  Please give us a call and we can help you create the perfect light scape for your event!

I had the pleasure of being the DJ for Scott and Shawna Whitener’s wedding reception at the Admirals Inn in Winter Haven FL on February 27, 2010.  Shawna and Scott might have been the most laid back clients I’ve ever worked with.  They put their total trust into my hands to do whatever I wanted with their reception.  All I received as requests from them were the 1st dance song and both parents dance songs.  Lots of responsibility, but I enjoyed the creative control

The reception went fantastic!  The guests had a great time and I even offered Scott a job if he’s ever interested (he did the best Groom thank you / introduction of his own bridal party that I’ve ever seen, I wish I would have taped it!).  Check out the photos and video, I truly enjoyed being their DJ / Master of Ceremonies and it’s always a joy to work with the staff at the Admirals Inn.  I also had the opportunity to work with Donna from Everlasting Memories Photography, very nice to work with and extremely professional!

So please enjoy the photos, check out the video at the bottom (don’t forget to leave great comments, lol), and as always … enjoy!

And here is the video

This was my 1st time working with Centerstate Bank (in fact this was the 1st time that they had a DJ for their Christmas Party) and I have to say that I had so much fun with this group, I can’t wait to be asked back next year!  They held their party at Lake Region Yacht and Country Club (one of Polk Counties best kept secrets for having any type of party) and they did it up right!  Their buffet looked amazing with a Prime Rib carving station to boot!  For desert they had a make your own strawberry short cake station, delicous!

As for the party, we hit the ground running!  My dance floor was packed almost the entire night, it was fantastic!  There was an awards ceremony in the middle of dancing and even when that was over we picked up right where we left off, with a packed floor!  One of the branches even had their own dance to Stayin’ Alive (you got to watch the video to see how cool that was).  This was such a great group and the perfect way to end my events for 2009!

I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed 2010 … see you next year!  In the mean time, enjoy the photos and videos from this party, leave me positive comments (you know I love em’) and … as always, enjoy

And now for the video

I was at the Admirals Inn in Winter Haven on December 11, 2009 to perform for the staff at Dundee Elementary School’s Christmas party.  This is a client that we have had the pleasure of working with for the last 3 years (my 1st time, Arnoldo was their DJ the previous 2 years).  This was a small group (less then 50 people), but they were lots of fun!  We did several of the fun participation dances like; Cha Cha Slide, Electric Slide, Cupid Shuffle and they all went over great!  It’s always great to get to work with the staff at Admirals Inn as well, they do such a great job!

Check out the photos and video below and please leave positive comments!  Merry Christmas and enjoy …

And here is the video

I had the pleasure to DJ this past Friday at the  Chain of Lakes Complex in Winter Haven FL for the State Attorney’s Office Christmas Party.  Gini Beth Henderson from GiniBeth’s Weddings and More handled the food and the decor and did an amazing job as usual!  I brought out a small light show along with the audio to make things more festive.  This group was a little slow to warm up, but once they got going it was a blast!

This was my 1st Christmas Party of 2009 and it was a great way to get into the spirt of the season.  I’ve already signed up this group for next years party, can’t wait

Here are some photos of everything,  if you like, please leave me some my blog some love by leaving positive feed back … and as always, enjoy!

This past weekend Arnoldo and I had the pleasure of working with Matt and Kali Morgan for their wedding reception.  They held it at Eaglebrooke Golf and Country Club in Lakeland Florida (if you have read any of my past blogs, you know that I love Eaglebrooke!  It’s such an amazing site and the staff is excellent.)

Matt and Kali were looking for something different.  They wanted a very elegant, cocktail style reception where the focus was on the guests mingling rather then on dancing.  We played lots of crooner style music (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Michael Buble) mixed in with some country and motown.  If the guests danced, it was a bonus as long as it was in that style.  We did have some dancers (you know there are hard core dancers at every reception, God love em’), but for the most part it was everything that Kali and Matt wanted and hoped for.  I was excited to be able to deliver for them as they are both wonderful people!

Funny side note, Matt’s brother Kyle (the best man) was in my office just 2 days earlier with his lovely fiance Elizabeth.  They booked our services for a reception in 2010, but oddly Matt and Kyle never spoke so neither knew that our company would be entertaining both receptions.  It’s a small world indeed!

Check out the photos below and make sure to watch the video at the bottom of the page.  Make sure to leave positive comments on the blog and as always … enjoy!

And here is the video

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

I hope you like the photos below and the video, and if you do like what you see, please leave a comment on the blog.  Click the more button to view and as always … enjoy

These two young ladies were on the dance floor all night.  Lots of fun!

Showing off their monogram, Mandy designed this herself.  Check out the cake topper too

The room looked great.  I loved this shade of green

Mandy told me that tying the cards on the boxes was a real treat, lol.

Like I said, look familiar!

Matt and Mandy’s 1st Dance

Matt and Lynda enjoying their dance

Electric slide with the monogram, very cool!

The head table all decorated and lit up by A Premier Entertainment!

My setup, very clean with the awesomeness of the Bose system.

Matt’s cake while looking very cool was even better when I found out it was cheese cake, yum!

Walt and Mandy during the father / daughter dance.

For a daytime reception without alcohol, this group was on the dance floor lots

Congratulations Matt and Mandy – may your life be a thrill ride of joy and happiness!

Now for the video:

It was like they were the only 2 people in the room!

Londann and Jeremy Andrews were so wonderful to work with.  They are great people and I was honored to be part of their celebration.  They had their wedding reception at the Garden Ballroom in Winter Haven.  The Gardenball room is a beautiful location and they had it decorated exquisitely.  Because Londann and Jeremy are such incredible people, the ballroom was packed!  They had so many guests that getting around to the tables to invite them to the buffet was a challenge, but I managed, lol.  If there was any drawback to the day, it would have been that they were running late to the reception which pushed things back a little (with this crowd I hated to take away any of the dance time because they are so much fun).  We did manage to get back most of the time we lost and when we opened up the dance floor, it was classic Merrick family fun!  It was also great to get to meet and entertain for the Andrews, they are going to be a perfect addition to the Merrick clan.  Can’t wait for the next celebration!

Some of the highlights from the reception:

- Introductions: Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts for the parents and bridal party, Welcome to the Family by Little Big town for Londann and Jeremy
- First Dance: Then by Brad Paisley (this was a surprise from Jeremy to Londann)
- Parents Dances: My Little Girl by Tim McGraw for Londann and Dale.  Song for Mama by Boyz II Men for Jeremy and Patti
- Cake Cutting: I Thought I’d Seen Everything by Bryan Adams
- Bouquet and Garter: Bad Boys by Inner Circle for Removal and Garter Toss.  American Woman for Bouquet toss.
- Last Dance: This Kind of Love by Sister Hazel
- Grand Exit: All I Ever Wanted by Chuck Hicks

Deserving much credit is Debbie O’Kelley (Regina’s – Mother of the Bride – Sister in Law) for doing an amazing job with the catering.  The food was delicious!

Also, this was my 1st time working with Tammy Koukoulis from Soleil Photography.  She and her staff were wonderful to work with, I look forward to seeing Londann and Jeremy’s photos up on her blog and you can check them out too (http://tammykoukoulis.wordpress.com/).

In the mean time, you can enjoy the photos and video I took … click the more button to see the photos and video from the reception.  As always, please leave positive feed back on my blog, thanks and enjoy …

One of the employees at the Garden Ballroom said this was the cleanest set up and the smallest speakers he’d ever seen there.

They had one of their relatives cater the event (I wish I had picked up a card, if the let me know I’ll edit this), the food was delicious!

Their 1st Dance was so perfect, they were totally into each other!

The Maid of honor Lindsay’s toast was hilarious.

Londann and her proud poppa.  Dale held it together so much better than I could have.  Major Props!

I love this picture of Jadin (the flower girl), it was so natural.

Jeremy and Patti during their dance, I think he was telling her jokes or something

Another one of the love birds.  It does my heart good to see a couple so much in love!

I wish we would have had more time, the dance floor really started to heat up at the very end.

Londann, great job with the Salsa dancing!

Jeremy being the MAN!

Regina finally getting to let her hair down, I love working for this family, they are AWESOME!

Don’t know what she said to Londann, but I love the expression.

Everyone out doing the Cupid Shuffle.

Congratulation Mr and Mrs Andrews, you two were made for each other.  Can’t wait until the 10 Anniversary Party!

And now for the video … enjoy

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

I don’t normally include as my photos as you will see below, but there were so many great personal touches as well as great photo opportunities, I couldn’t help myself.   Please click the more button to see them and the video … Enjoy!

Congratulations Elizabeth and Jeremy!  I can’t wait to see you at your 25th Wedding Anniversary!

The Newlyweds doing their 1st dance!

We (A Premier Entertainment) were the DJ for Tom and Mandy Miller’s wedding reception at the Admirals Inn in Winter Haven, FL this past saturday.  It was great working with Tom and Mandy (very down to earth, fun people)!  Most of the guest came down from Pittsburg and you could tell this was Steeler’s country themed.  The grooms cake was a Steelers Helmet and even the colors were yellow and black.  I was just the DJ for this reception as Matt was the Master Of Ceremonies for the reception. 

Some of the highlights of the evening included; 1st Dance to Phil Colin’s Groovy Kind Of Love, Father’s Dances to You’ve got a Friend by James Taylor and Hero by Mariah Carey, a special request from a 2 year old for the Chicken Dance (approved by Mandy, you can see the little tike in the video, he liked the song, but they couldn’t get him out to dance), and of cource Armand’s toast surprise video from Mr. Arnold Palmer.  All in all, this was a great reception!  Check out the photos and video below.