Luke & Lauren 7/17/10

This rainy Saturday turned into anything but a dreary affair as Luke & Lauren celebrated their wedding day with us! It was practically a monsoon all the way down I-85 to downtown Mooresville where the reception was to take place at The Charles Mack Citizens Center. Of course, that made the pre-ceremony festivities with my favorite photographers (2 & 3 Photography) very interesting! But the rain subsided and the festivities began around 6pm. After a rousing introduction of the bridal party, Luke & Lauren made full use of my MC credentials by having me direct the crowd through dinner. 

After dinner, we got things going with the traditional First Dance. Luke & Lauren chose the classic "With This Ring" by The Platters, followed by Lauren and her father dancing to "The Way You Look Tonight" and Luke and his mother hitting the floor to "My Friend" by Plus One. 

We then invited everyone to the join them on the floor as we spanned both genre and generation, with some of the requests including "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang, "The Cupid Shuffle", "Carolina Girls", Sean Kingston's "Fire Burning" and "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. 

The party worked itself into a lather by 10 o'clock and we finished strong with requests like "Party In The USA", "Shout!", "Cotton Eyed Joe" and "The Train" (which as you can see above, ended up taking the party the full length of the ballroom!) We ended with their requested last song "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas and then sent the newlyweds out through the courtyard to their awaiting limo ride and a happily ever after! 

Thanks once again to Thad and Sarah from 2&3 Photography for the pictures. If you'd like to see more moments from this event, check out their photo blog by clicking here. 

These are the type of weddings that make me really love my job as a DJ. I get to be a part of once-in-a-lifetime celebrations and get to see those pure, unblemished moments of happiness and love. To know that I've played my role and somehow been a small part of that is genuinely humbling. Thanks so much to Luke, Lauren, and their families for letting me be there!

Justin & Lindsay 7/10/10

I was two-fold excited about Justin & Lindsay's weddings: 1. the chance to play at Revolution Mill Studios in Greensboro and 2. because I'm friends with both, meaning lots of familiar faces and good times!

They were married in a short but sweet ceremony in the Mill's courtyard, and then came inside for a lively celebration that lasted deep into the night! The bridal party came up with their own dance moves to be introduced to and then Justin and Lindsay shared their first married dance to "Better Today" by Coffee.

After dances with both the father of the bride and mother of the groom and a dinner complete with some heart-felt toasts, the bridal party got the dance floor going with some "Dirty Dancing" - as in the song "Time of Our Lives". It didn't take long to get the rest of the guests moving with requests like "Don't Stop Believing", "Rude Boy", "Copperhead Road", and "Devil Went Down To Georgia"

It was another awesome celebration with lots of great friends. Thanks to Justin and Lindsay for having us at the party!

Kshitij & Caroline 7/3/10

We started our summer-long wedding marathon on July 3rd with Kshitij & Caroline's big day at The Carolina Theater in Greensboro! What an awesome night!

Although our services weren't needed for the ceremony - we were lucky enough to get to see it happen because it was downstairs from the reception area. The relatively small and intimate crowd of family and friends got to take part in a picture perfect ceremony, with Caroline sweeping down the giant staircase for everyone to see. After a cocktail hour, the newly weds snuck off to their own private table to dine while the rest of the guests ate in the reception area. After dinner and the introduction of the newly weds, the two had their first dance to the tune "Cheek to Cheek" by Jane Monheit.

After that it was off to the races! The seemingly small and quiet crowd packed the dance floor from beginning to end! With no hesitation and practically no breaks, the families celebrated to an mix of everything from "Love Shack", "Shout!", "Brick House" to Michael Jackson, The Black Eyed Peas, and even some upbeat Hindu music! (a first for this DJ)

It was one of the most fun and unique weddings we've been a part of. As always, our favorite photographer team of Thad & Sarah Lawrence of 2 & 3 Photography were a blast to work with and captured this wonderful night with great creativity and passion! Thanks to those two for these pictures and thanks to Kshitij and Carolina for letting Southern Entertainment be a part of your wedding!