Anne's Blog: October 2008

Lori & David had originally thought about doing an iPod wedding. But after comparing the cost of downloading and putting together the music they wanted, and renting equipment, they decided to hire us! Their reception was held at Francis Farm in Rehoboth, MA. If you're not familiar with Francis Farm, they have the best clambakes in the area!

We had a great time at this casual wedding, filled with family and friends. Lori was just beaming the entire night, and she and her friends danced up a storm! Here are a few pictures of their evening including the really neat cake by Sin Desserts, and really cute centerpieces!

Here are some of their songs:
First Dance: Grow Old With You by Adam Sandler
Cake Cutting: How Sweet it Is by James Taylor
Parent Dance: Have I told You Lately that I Love You by Van Morrison

Oh, what a wonderful time we had in Texas! Ye-haw!

We were approached a few months ago by my cousin Michael, who lives in Austin, TX, to DJ his wedding. As we looked into it, it was a wonderful opportunity for us to travel with the business, to enjoy a weekend in another city with family, and to meet new friends and family. A win-win situation!

Michael is in the Army in Austin, and has served 2 tours in Iraq as a helicopter pilot (not sure of his exact position, but he's a hero to us!). He married Michele, who is a second grade teacher and the perfect match for him! Together they are one of the cutest couples we've ever met!

We contacted Tunes Across Texas for rental equipment, the venue (Berry Creek Country Club) and started to set things up. Both places were willing to accommodate us coming in from out of town, so we booked our flights!

Our weekend started on Friday morning with rather painless flights, and no trouble bringing a couple hundred CD's through security. Then a rental car, and on to the hotel to drop off our bags. They had wonderful welcome bags for us, complete with "Don't Mess With Texas" postcards and little Army men! Next, to the church where I was to meet the organist. Oh, I may have forgotten to mention I was also singing at the ceremony!

Finally, after a long day, we were delighted to join the wedding party and all the out-of-towners at the rehearsal dinner at Duke's BBQ. Yum! The food and the company were kickin'!!

The wedding day was spectacular, in fact the whole weekend was 80 degrees and sunny! The guys played golf and the ladies had lunch. After a dip in the pool, Glenn and I went to check out the room and the equipment that had been delivered.

The reception was lovely, and very much like most of the weddings we do here in RI. It's nice to see that brides and grooms have the same decisions to make, the same songs to pick, etc. There were introductions, parent dances and a garter and bouquet toss. There was even a candy buffet! There were two cakes, the traditional wedding cake and the groom's cake both at the reception. The colors were sage green and chocolate brown.

A highlight for everyone was their First Dance - a "Rock the Reception" style song that started out slow and boring, then the DJ "messed up". The next thing you hear is the start of Michael Buble's "Fever" - and the crowd went wild! Michael and Michele were nervous about the dance, but they did great. I told them what my Mother told me when I was a kid - "just smile and no one will look at your feet!"

We'd like to thank our hosts, the bride & groom, for having the confidence in us to fly us in from RI for such an important occasion. Also Rachel at the Berry Creek and all the staff there - talk about service!!! We've never had so many people come up and ask if there was anything WE needed! Yes, Ma'am!

Here are their songs:
1. Parents Entrance: Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer
2. Bridal Party Entrance: Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas
3. Bride & Groom Entrance: It Takes Two – Rob Base
4. First Dance: With Your Love By Journey
5. First Dance: Choreographed Song – Fever By Michael Buble
6. Bridal Party Dance: Glamorous By Fergie
7. Cutting The Cake: Love & Marriage By Frank Sinatra
8. Father/Daughter Dance: You Raise Me Up By Josh Groban
9. Mother/Son Dance: You Are So Beautiful By Joe Cocker
10. Anniversary Dance: Always And Forever By Heatwave
11. Removal Of Garter/Throw Garter: Wild Thing By Tone Loc
12. Song For Tossing Of The Bouquet: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
13. Song For Putting On The Garter: Legs By Zz Top
14. Last Dance Bride & Groom: Come Away With Me By Norah Jones
15. Last Song Of Night: Last Dance By Donna Summer

Here are some pics...
Parents of the groom, Tanie & Hodge from Florida.