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Rancho Bernardo Inn Wedding 7/30/10

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Jul 302010

This weekend kicked off with a wedding at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. I helped provide the ceremony music which was held just outside the ballroom on the Aragon Lawn. We moved inside the Aragon Ballroom for the cocktail hour and reception. A nice personal touch was the fact that family members made the entire cake this evening. We were all a little worried about it in the beginning because they were bringing it inside all in pieces. They assembled it and added some last minute detailing. It turned out well and was actually a fairly large cake for 200+ people. They wanted to really highlight this so I provided the cake spotlighting (photos below). Take notice of the room shots at a distance to really see how this makes the cake stand out. We also added in the uplighting to match the girl’s dresses and add some color to the walls. Dancing went well tonight. We had a late night break from the dance floor with some cheeseburgers and fries with all the toppings.

Extras Provided: Cake Spotlighting, Custom Colored Uplighting

First Dance: Only You Can Love Me – Keith Urban

Father/Daughter Dance: I Loved Her First – Heartland

Last Dance: The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra

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Museum Of Contemporary Art La Jolla Wedding 7/17/10

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Jul 172010

Tonight I was back at one of my favorite locations… The Museum Of Contemporary Art La Jolla. I enjoy creating art myself so it is always interesting to see what exhibits they have on display. We started with the ceremony outside on the patio where Christopher Tuttle did a great job officiating the wedding. Guests remained outside for the cocktail hour and then proceeded upstairs for the indoor reception. The museum currently has all white pieces in the main Axline Court lobby area that work well for a wedding since they provide a neutral backdrop for lighting and color. Tonight’s colors were light blue and an intense pink. I used 16 uplights throughout the reception room. They really added some much needed color and depth to the space. You can also view some photos of the cake spotlighting that I provide. The before and after pictures are below and the final photo with the uplighting in the background is above. It really does an excellent job of making the cake stand out in a room! You can see the before and after pictures below. One of the best things I have seen in a while were the chocolate covered strawberries at each place setting. When guests first entered the room each one had a special note on it saying: “Life Is Unpredictable… Eat Dessert First!” I thought it was a really fun idea and who doesn’t like to eat dessert first? I played a large variety of music tonight. Guests really had a great time. They danced until the very end. We then invited everyone to make their way outside to see our couple off. Guests were given giant three foot sparklers and formed a tunnel for our bride & groom to exit through. A fun way to end the evening. Click Here to view more photos and a great slide show from their photographers.

Extras Provided: 16 Uplights, Cake Spotlighting

Ceremony Bridesmaid’s Song: Falling in Love – O’Neill Brothers

Ceremony Processional Song: Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

Ceremony Recessional Song: Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin

Grand Entrance Song: Nothin’ But a Good Time – Poison

First Dance Song: The Way you Look Tonight – Tony Bennett

Father/Daughter Dance Song: Into the Mystic – Van Morrison

Mother/Son Dance Song: At Last – Etta James Piano Instrumental

Cake Cutting Song: L-O-V-E – Natalie Cole

Bouquet/Garter Toss Songs: You Can’t Hurry Love/ You Shook Me All Night Long

Last Dance Song: Beyond the Sea – Bobby Darin

San Diego Wedding Vendors:

Ceremony Officiant: Christopher Tuttle with Vows From The Heart

Cake: Edelweiss Bakery

Florist: Patrick with Artistic Florals

Catering: Pear Trees Catering

Photographers: Betsy & Jeff with La Vida Creations

Coordinator: Stephanie with Inspired Events

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Here are some photos from the professional photographers at La Vida Creations:

Rancho Bernardo Inn San Diego Wedding DJ 7/10/10

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Jul 102010

A very intimate wedding at the Rancho Bernardo Inn Grenada Room. This wedding was for around 40 of our bride and groom’s closest family and friends. The bride & groom are planning two weddings… one here in the United States and the other wedding back in Japan with the bride’s family. Since the wedding in Japan will mostly represent the bride’s heritage (with a few things mixed in for the groom) the wedding here in San Diego mostly represented the groom’s Scottish heritage (with a few elements to represent the bride).

The ceremony was held out on the Buena Vista Terrace overlooking the golf course. I played some bagpipe music they selected and the groom was dressed in a traditional kilt. Cocktail hour then moved to another outdoor patio/grass location just outside the reception room. Guests were invited into the Grenada Room for dinner and dancing. Once we kicked off dancing I was a little nervous because it didn’t start off with a bang like most larger receptions. I wasn’t expecting a huge wild party with only 40 people but I wasn’t sure if they would warm up throughout the evening. Let’s just say that was not a problem… Once we got into the music a little bit the guests were out there tearing it up. We not only kept things going until the end but actually extended the party for an extra hour (for a total of 7 hours which is fairly long for a ceremony & reception – especially for a smaller group). They were there to have a great time!

A few unique items tonight: The name cards and the cake cutting set representing the bride. Some excellent chocolate favors that looked like small purses… our bride’s favorite accessory. The water effect lighting added a cool visual effect on the dance floor and ceiling.

Extras Provided: Water Effect Lights

MUSIC:

Grand Entrance: “Scotland The Brave” – Bagpipes

First Dance: “It Had To Be You” – Harry Connick Jr.

Last Dance: “Closing Time” – Semisonic

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Pala Mesa Resort Wedding 7/9/10

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Jul 092010

Pala Mesa Resort has an excellent outdoor tent space they use for weddings complete with waterfall behind the cake and head table. Cocktail hour is held just outside the tent on a nice patio area. They have a grass lawn area (with another waterfall) available for the ceremony but tonight I was only hired to help with the reception. This wedding was a referral from another San Diego wedding I did in 2005 so it is always great to bump into past clients. The reception tent looked very light and fresh with mostly summer whites and a little bit of yellow/pink. I projected the couple’s slide show during the end of cocktail hour and the start of dinner. This worked out well because we did not have to “stop” the reception later on to show it. Guests were also moving around at this point in the evening so they could view the show and then make their way to their seats. I looped it a few times to make sure everybody got a chance to see it. One unique idea for the name place cards they used was the butterfly cutouts with each person’s name on it that looked like they landed on the water glass. Dancing went pretty well tonight. The couple enjoys going to Irish pubs so we played some Irish music and it really got everyone up right after the cake cutting. A variety of requests throughout the entire event kept it interesting. It was great working with Kendra. She does an excellent job making sure all the details are taken care of, as well as, making sure the couple is relaxed and stress free.

Grand Entrance Song: “Forever” by Chris Brown

First Dance: “When You Got A Good Thing” by Lady Antebellum

Father/Daughter Dance: “Daddy’s Little Girl” by David Glenn

Mother/Son Dance: “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Jason Castro

Extras Provided: Slide Show Video Projection

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Rancho Bernardo Inn Wedding 6/13/10

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Jun 132010

A nice summer ceremony out on the Aragon lawn for 225 people. One of the most unique things I have seen at a ceremony happened today. As the groom walked in all of the guests started to clap. The guests continued to clap as each bridesmaid walked down the aisle. They clapped for each person as they walked down including the bride! Having done over 1000 weddings I have never seen this happen. It made for a lighthearted and fun ceremony. Guests then moved into the Aragon ballroom for cocktail hour and reception. After dinner we showed a nice video up on the large screen. The cake spotlighting really made a difference tonight in the large ballroom. Take a look at the before and after pictures below but the photo that stands out is the dark room shot where the spotlighting allows the cake to pop out from a far distance across the room. Dancing went extremely well tonight for a late Sunday night wedding (ending at 11:00pm).

Extras Provided: Cake Spotlighting, Video/Slide Show Projection

San Diego Wedding Vendors:

Coordinator: Tami Austin

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Falkner Winery Wedding 6/11/10

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Jun 112010

I was back in Temecula tonight for a Friday evening wedding. The ceremony was held outside down near the vineyards. Two little guy’s that grabbed everyone’s attention in the beginning of the ceremony were the ring bearers. They were fairly young so to avoid any problems with them getting down the aisle they were towed in a red wagon. This caused every guest to break out their camera to try and get a photograph. The reception was inside the Pinnacle Restaurant above the ceremony area. Dancing went well. The bride and groom’s music selections consisted of a lot of electronic music. I tried to balance it out by mixing in some remixes of mainstream songs that guests would recognize but still keep an electronic feeling. Overall it was a very nice group to work with.

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Private Winery Estate Wedding 5/8/10

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May 082010

After the hour drive up to Temecula I arrived at a private winery estate for tonight’s wedding. It is always interesting to follow the “referral trail” to find out where clients get your information. This wedding was a referral from a 2007 wedding… which was a referral from a 2002 wedding… which was a referral from a 1999 wedding! So basically this wedding is a direct result of a wedding I did over 11 years ago. It is always fun to keep track of these sort of things to see the progress you make over the years. The couple’s house located at the top of the hill overlooking their vineyards was amazing. We held the ceremony out front on the lawn. Cocktail hour moved around back to the pool area. Dinner was held inside the tent. This wedding was for a long time figure within the Billabong surf company. Many of the top surfboard shapers were in attendance tonight including: John Carper, Terry Martin, Pat Taylor (Best Man), and Rich “Toby” Pavel. Inside the tent the groom paid tribute to these shapers with a display of their work along with some background bio information. Dancing went extremely well tonight even with a longer 7 hour event. They really enjoyed family and friends who kept it going until the end. An excellent Temecula Winery Wedding Reception!

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Concepts Event Design Vendor Party 4/22/10

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Apr 222010

Concepts Event Design held an excellent “Grand Opening” vendor party to celebrate the opening of their newly remodeled studio. Thomas Bui Lifestyle hosted the evening and helped orchestrate the event. It was an amazing night with many top vendors from the wedding and event industry. Excellent food, music, and networking for all! See below for a few highlight photos from the event compliments of Resolusean Photography.

Click here to view a short video of the evening compliments of NR3.

Click here to view a video slide show of the evening.

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Thursday Club Wedding 4/21/10

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Apr 212010

Another weekday wedding! Tonight’s Wednesday wedding was held over at The Thursday Club in Point Loma. As guests arrived they were greeted outside by an enormous pink flamingo and a spring fairy. One of the most unique and cool things I have seen! You almost don’t really know what to say… The weather has been crazy the last few days so we had to make a decision to pull the ceremony inside at the last minute. The Thursday Club has an excellent outdoor space for ceremonies but the indoor space we used still has a view that nobody can deny! We were lucky enough to have some nice pockets of weather so they could sneak outside for photos. A few unique items included the custom made poker chips (since the groom likes poker) with each person’s name placed on the dinner plate to designate their seat, as well as, the fact that our bride actually wore her grandmother’s wedding dress! The style fit our bride & groom’s personality perfectly. I made a special announcement about her dress after the toasts and it was a nice personal moment between our bride and her grandmother. I used eight orange uplights that really added color to the white walls and highlighted some of the architecture on the stage. The little flower girls learned a dance before the wedding so they decided to get out there with all the other bridesmaids and perform! Dancing went really well tonight (especially for a Wednesday night). They kept it going until the end when our bride and groom exited to a tunnel of sparklers. A fun way to send them off.

Extras provided: 8 Uplights

Vendors:

Coordinator: Erin from Behind The Bride

Catering: San Diego Authentic Flavors

Photography: Photography by Chana and Don

Flowers: Simply Adina Floral

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Thursday Club Wedding DJ Slow Dance

W Hotel San Diego Wedding 4/15/10

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Apr 152010

Tonight was a rare Thursday night wedding downtown at the W Hotel San Diego. The ceremony and reception were scheduled to be held outside at their “beach” area (with a sand dance floor, fire pits, cabanas, etc.) but two days before the wedding it burnt down. We went into panic mode looking at options to move the venue if they still wanted an outside wedding. The W Hotel offered to close down the majority of their modern lounge style restaurant “RICE” and move the event inside. I think it actually turned out to be a better location because it was a cold evening in San Diego. Guests might not have stayed as long if they were outside.

I was hired to perform as their San Diego wedding DJ, as well as, provide music for the ceremony. The ceremony was held at the top of the stairs with guests gathered around. The candles on the back wall made for a nice backdrop. A great quote from the pastor during the ceremony: “The grass isn’t greener on the other side, it is greener where it gets the most water”. Did you water your relationship today?

Our couple wanted a fun, relaxed, playful wedding. There were a few elements that added to this atmosphere: At the entrance there was a tree with colorful bells on it for the guests to take to be used at the end of the ceremony as the exited. We projected a custom butterfly gobo image onto the ceiling. Their “cake” was actually one of their favorite desserts: a huge cookie. They had a “sexy french fry bar” with various dips and sauces. I used the water effect lights to fill the entire ceiling with moving and rippling water. I kept this set to a nice white light early on until dancing kicked in. Once things got going I switched them over to change color throughout the evening. They only had about 35 guests but they really had an excellent time. I played for about an extra half hour because I was also having a great time and they just kept going…

Extras Provided: Water Effect Lighting

Vendors:

Coordinator: Jen from “Day Of” Love

Photographer: Sean from Resolusean Photography

For more information about this event click here: San Diego Wedding DJ

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