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Sheraton Harbor Island Wedding 2/6/10 – San Diego Wedding DJ

Feb 062010

Today I headed down to the Sheraton Harbor Island near the San Diego airport to provide ceremony and reception DJ services for William and Brenda’s wedding. The weather has been really crazy lately and it was scheduled to rain all day. Our couple decided to move the ceremony inside to be on the safe side. We held the ceremony in one room, guests then moved to the foyer for the cocktail hour (they opted not to use the outdoor patio since it was raining), and later were invited into the Catalina Ballroom for the reception. The room looked good with matching linens and chair covers. The centerpieces added some need interest and height. This was a slightly longer event than most (totaling 7 hours of DJ time) so I wasn’t sure how they were going to last. It wasn’t a crazy group but they danced and enjoyed the evening. It turned out to be a fun relaxed group that stayed until the very end. Jason Taylor from Taylor Films captured some excellent video throughout the evening. Here is a link to his site: San Diego Wedding Videographer. I will try to post a link to some video highlights when it becomes available…

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Oceanview Room Wedding 1/30/10 – San Diego Wedding DJ

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Jan 302010

This morning I was over at the Oceanview Room in Pt. Loma for an early Saturday wedding. I helped provide the ceremony music and microphones out on the grass at 10am with a beautiful view of the San Diego Bay. If you are at a park or location that requires you to pick up your flower petals from the ceremony to avoid a charge a great idea is to have a contest for all the kids at your wedding. We made an announcement after the ceremony that all the kids who helped pick up the petals and put them in the bag would get a prize. The bride had some prize bags with a few toys/gifts in them for the coordinator to hand out as they threw away their petals. Easiest and fastest way to get the job done (and keeps the kids busy)! You never know how a day wedding will turn out when it comes to dancing. Most go really well but every now and then you get a group that is just not in that same nighttime party mode and they just want to relax. This wedding was the best of both worlds. People loved the view and the sunshine but there was a fair amount of dancing throughout the afternoon.

Vendors: Coordinator – Julie from The Best Wedding For You

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Positive Energy Won the 2010 WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Award

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Jan 192010

For the second year in a row WeddingWire announced that Positive Energy Productions has won the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards!

This year’s recipients represent the top five percent of WeddingWire’s vendors, which includes over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews. The Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and honors vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility.

Positive Energy would like to once again thank our past clients for speaking on our behalf and selecting us to win the 2010 Bride’s Choice Award!

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Town & Country Resort Wedding 11/8/09

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Nov 092009

I was over at the Town & Country Resort for a Sunday wedding today. I provided sound for the outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour. We then moved inside the ballroom for the reception. It was funny because they also had an ice sculpture which you don’t see at every wedding (last night’s wedding had an ice sculpture martini luge). I added some colored lighting to the ice sculpture which really made it stand out from across the room. Dancing was fairly consistent throughout the evening considering it was a Sunday night wedding. The lighting looked amazing in the room and really enhanced the atmosphere. It can really hide certain elements and bring out items you want to highlight. Tonight was a perfect example of that. I provided a custom monogram that was projected down onto the dance floor and 7 uplights around the room.

Extras Provided: 7 Uplights, Custom Monogram Projection

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Marriott Downtown San Diego Wedding 11/7/09

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Nov 082009

The Marriott Downtown San Diego was the venue for tonight’s wedding. The Seaview Room is a unique room with many options for lighting! Tonight we had many uplights throughout the space. Three custom monogram projections were projected onto the walls. We had their names above the dance floor and then two other patterned images on the side walls to add some interest. Dancing went well for the entire evening and guests had a good time. We used the water effect lighting above the dance floor during open dancing for color and movement. A fun element was the ice martini luge where guests could select their custom flavored martini before it was chilled going down the ice luge. They also had a chocolate fountain with an assortment of fruits, brownies, rice krispies, and snacks to dip.

The Menu tonight looked amazing:
~Salad~
Mixed Field Greens Topped with Sliced Bartlet Pears, Candied Almonds and Crumbled Feta Cheese Served with Balsamic Vinaigrette
~Entree~
Petite Filet and Crab Stuffed Shrimp served with a Cabernet Reduction
Parmesan Mushroom Risotto
Patty Pan Squash, Asparagus, Baby Carrots, and Roasted Red Tomato with Bread Crumbs
Basket of Baked Breads to Include Mini Cheese Rolls and Cheese Sticks
~Dessert~
Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Starbucks Coffee, and Tea Service

Video Blog Post Of Wedding: Bret Alan Productions Video Blog

Vendors: Cake: Flour Power Cakery,

Videographer: Brett Alan Productions,

Photographer: Sheri Wade

Flowers: Humphrey Florist

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L’Auberge Del Mar Wedding 10/24/09

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Oct 242009

I was back at L’Auberge Del Mar tonight for a great wedding. I projected the couple’s names onto the waterfall for a dramatic outdoor space. Guests kept taking pictures with it so it served a few different purposes. We packed the ballroom with 150 guests, a band, and myself as the DJ. We kicked dancing off 10 minutes into the reception before dinner was served. They had many guests from the east coast so they are used to a little dancing before dinner. It worked out well and the floor was packed. I mostly played Motown and Oldies at this point to keep it friendly for all. After dinner the band played for an hour, we cut the cake, and then I finished off the evening playing more of the current music mixed in with a little funk, 80’s, and 90’s. They kept wanting more. The groom wanted “Shout” as the last song and everyone went completely nuts.
Coordinator: Rachelle from Planning Yours
Photography: First Dance Photography

Extras Provided: Monogram Gobo Projection

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Museum Of Contemporary Art La Jolla Wedding 10/10/09

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Oct 102009

The Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla is always one of my favorite places to work at mainly because it is an interesting space and I have always been into modern art (not to mention the lighting possibilities!) We had the ceremony outside on the patio with my favorite Minister Jerry Bryant this evening. Cocktail hour was held downstairs in the Coast Room. Guests then moved upstairs for the reception where Guiseppe Catering was busy with three excellent food stations. It was perfect timing because it was just getting dark and all the uplighting that I had done in the room was beginning to come to life. Look at the before and after pictures below to really get a great idea of what lighting can do for any reception space! They had a cool lounge area back by the artwork that Haydee from Concepts Event Design provided. John from Aquario Studio Photography documented the evening on film. I am interested to get some of his photos of the lighting in the room since my small camera doesn’t really do these photos justice. Organic Elements did some minimal floral centerpieces that fit well in the modern space. We kicked off dancing with a slightly older music set to make sure all of the family members and family friends were happy. Once we cut the cake a little later we kicked things into high gear. I played more current music and mostly club remixes for the rest of the night. They seemed conservative early on in the evening but got pretty wild the last hour. Excellent well rounded wedding.

Extras Provided: 19 custom colored uplights, slide show projection equipment

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Private Estate Wedding 4/25/09

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Apr 252009

It was a long drive but well worth the effort once I arrived. The wedding was at a private estate tonight with the reception held in an enormous 250 person clear tent out on a large grassy area just beyond the pool. There were many unique and personal touches to this wedding. To start with the gifts were all dropped off in a wooden sailboat leaning on it’s side next to the guest book. The ceremony was on a large grassy hill under a huge tree which looked amazing as the backdrop. Cocktail hour was held out by the pool with one of my favorite items… a full sushi bar. The tables looked amazing in the large clear tent with five hanging chandeliers. The black and white checkered dance floor added a fun element. The candy bar had older vintage style candy to go along with their theme. The food was amazing (a four course meal as you can see by the silverware on the tables). Dinner took over two hours so it was a bit long but guests did not walk away hungry. Later on in the evening milk and cookies were brought out as a surprise for the groom (his favorite). Dancing went really well despite dinner taking up so much time. They were ready to have some fun. It tapered off towards the end but I think that was because guests had to drive a long way home. A very impressive wedding to say the least.

Vendors:

Catering: Anything But Ordinary Catering

Photography: Mindy Sonshine

This wedding is featured in the 2010 issue of Exquisite Weddings Magazine. If you pick up a copy of the magazine their wedding is featured on page 52 through page 55. Enjoy!

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Coronado Community Center Wedding 4/24/09

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Apr 242009

Tonight’s wedding was over at the Coronado Community Center. A few great things about this location are the fact that you are right on the water, there is a nice outside patio for cocktail hour, the reception room is modern yet warm, and the entire location is fairly new. It seemed that is was a very reserved group during the entrance (very little clapping or noise) and dinner hour so I thought it would turn out to be a mellow evening. Once dancing kicked into full gear they were out there having a great time! It is always a nice surprise. A few unique personal touches: They had someone hand paint all of the table numbers with orchids and flowers which looked amazing, there was a frozen dessert bar with all sorts of unknown cold treats, and three close friends got together and played their first dance live. The cake spotlighting and uplighting I provided looked amazing tonight! The cake provided some of the best photos I have been able to capture. I can’t wait to see the professional photos their photographer Jared Bauman took. He had a slideshow going with some beautiful shots. Melanie Montoya from Something Blue Weddings helped coordinate the evening without any glitches.

Here is a link to some professional photos from the wedding: Bauman Photo Blog

Extras Provided: Cake Spotlighting, Colored Uplighting

Grande Colonial La Jolla Wedding 4/4/09

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Apr 042009

Another amazing group tonight! You know you are at a great place when you pull up to the Grande Colonial in La Jolla and there are two Ferrari’s and a Lamborghini sitting out front. It was a smaller group of about 80 people. The Grande Colonial is an excellent place for this size of group because they have different areas to create interest. Cocktail hour and dinner were held outside on the balcony and patio area. Dancing moved inside later on. The bride and groom were very specific with their music requests. It was probably some of the most unique and unusual music I have ever played at a wedding. I wasn’t too sure how all of this music would play out at the event since many of the artists and songs were most likely unfamiliar to their guests (Sound Tribe Sector 9, Pnuma Trio, Nosaj Thing, etc.). I was pleasantly surprised because it really worked well for their group. Everyone had an open mind and enjoyed it (they didn’t have to hear the ultra cliche’ songs in order to dance which is normally difficult for Americans). Highlights included: refreshing/unique music with an electronic twist, I spotlighted the cake which really made it stand out once the sun went down (see photo above), the water effect lighting added some movement and color to the dance floor area, the bride had on a pair of excellent Christian Louboutin heels that the photographer Cary Pennington kept trying to sneak shots of, the coordinators from Red Letter Days helped keep the evening (and guests) on track! Excellent wedding!