Style Unveiled has just featured another Positive Energy Productions San Diego wedding.
Lots of details and photos…
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Here are a few photos courtesy of La Vida Creations from that wedding:
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Today I was near downtown at the El Cortez to provide San Diego wedding DJ and lighting services for a ceremony & reception. It was in the forecast to likely be a very rainy day here in San Diego. Our bride and groom knew this was going to be a problem for their planned outdoor ceremony so they had a tent setup outside on the El Cortez patio. The ceremony and our bride’s uncle performed ceremony which was held facing the fireplace. He was really able to add a personal touch to the couple’s stories & vows.
Our couple met in high school and one memory that was brought up during the wedding ceremony was the fact that our groom always remembers his first kiss on the cheek with her. He graduated a few years before her & went on to college at USD. During this time they broke up for a while & moved on their lives. They both went their separate ways during college. Seven years went by… They didn’t totally lose touch during this time because when they were both in San Diego during holidays and summer they had a similar group of old friends. Our bride eventually moved back to San Diego. Once back they began to spend more time together and both realized they felt a little differently towards each other. They were a little older, wiser, more understanding, & slightly more mature. They learned how to value each other and eventually decided to get engaged & married. The bride’s uncle ended the ceremony with a great saying: “It only takes a few minutes to marry the one you love but it takes a lifetime to learn how to love the one you marry.”
Once inside the reception room our couple used lots of gold linens, candles, and manzanita branch centerpieces to complete their fall themed wedding. As a unique wedding favor our bride and groom decided to give each guest a personalized bottle of champagne. Our couple hired me as their San Diego wedding DJ but they also knew that they wanted to hire me to provide quite a bit of lighting for the reception ballroom inside the El Cortez. Our couple felt that the reception room tends to be on the darker side of things so it needed quite a bit of lighting to really make it look good. We were originally going to also add some lighting to the outside patio space and on the fireplace but because of the rain we had to pull everything inside. I used 20 uplights in various fall themed colors, cake spotlighting, and a gobo monogram projected down onto the dance floor to give the room a really warm and interesting look.
After the meal we kicked things off with the toasts. Our bride and groom made a very personal slide show that I projected onto an 8 foot screen as their “thank you” to family & friends. We then moved into the first dance and opened up the dance floor. Guests were a little slow to start dancing early on in the evening but after the cake they really warmed up and let loose. Everyone ended up having a great time.
San Diego Wedding Lighting & Extras Provided: 20 uplights, gobo monogram projection, cake spotlighting, and slide show projection equipment
SAN DIEGO WEDDING DJ MUSIC:
Ceremony Bridesmaid’s Song: Forest Gump Theme – Soundtrack
Ceremony Bride’s Processional Song: Canon in D – O’Neill brothers
Ceremony Recessional Song: The Prince of Denmark’s March – Wynton Marsalis
Wedding Party Introductions Song: Galvanize – Chemical Brothers
Bride & Groom Entrance Song: Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns n Roses
First Dance Song: Until – Sting
Mother/Daughter & Mother/Son Dance Song: I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
Bouquet Toss Song: Girls Just Want To Have Fun – Cindy Lauper
Cake Cutting Song: Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leopard & Sugar Sugar – Archies
Last Dance Song: November Rain – Guns and Roses
SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDORS:
Photographers = Your Inner Song Photography
For more information about this event or to hire us as your San Diego wedding DJ click here: Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
I was downtown at the El Cortez for tonight’s wedding. This wedding was a referral from two past weddings. I provided my San Diego wedding DJ services for them back in 2007 and 2008. It is always nice to see past couples at an event!
The room looked nice tonight with the contrasting purple linens & yellow uplighting. Even though the photo below was taken while there was a lot of sunlight coming into the room you can see the warmth that they add to the space. The El Cortez tends to be one of the darker reception venues due to the dark wood ceiling, red drapes, and dark wood dance floor. Lighting in this space really helps to balance that out.
A nice personal touch to the wedding was our groom’s grandparent’s wedding cake topper on display next to the cake. I am sure it was fun for them to see this after all of these years. They also had a special San Diego Chargers themed groom’s cake since he is a big fan.
I provided the cake spotlighting tonight and you can really see in the photo below what a difference it makes in a room like this! It places some importance on the cake and helps it stand out from across the room (especially when we dim the lights down later on). We opened up the dance floor and guests were ready to get out of their seats.
It really is extremely important for all of the vendors to communicate with each other. A professional coordinator always helps with this process.There were a few hiccups in the schedule (the photographers taking the bride & groom outside right after I announced that we were going into the next event). This put things on hold for about 15 minutes and guests started lose their momentum. We picked things up once they got back inside and ended the night on a strong note.
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Extras Provided: Gobo Monogram Projection, Slide Show Projection Equipment, Cake Spotlighting
MUSIC:
Bridal Party Introductions – “Yeah 3X” by Chris Brown
Bride & Groom Introduction – “The Time (Dirty Bit)” by Black Eyed Peas
First Dance – “From this Moment” sung by Bride’s Mom & Step-dad
Mother/Son Dance – “The Perfect Fan” by Backstreet Boys
Bouquet Toss – “Holding Out For a Hero” by Bonnie Tyler
Garter Toss – “Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard
Last Dance - “When You Got A Good Thing” by Lady Antebellum
SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDORS:
Coordinator = Courtney
Catering = Ranch Events
Photographer = Pix Of Life
Videographer = Taylor Films
For more information about this event click here: San Diego Wedding DJ
Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
Tonight’s wedding was held at the Bali Hai Restaurant on Shelter Island. Our couple had their ceremony in a church so I was hired as their San Diego wedding DJ for the reception only.
They opted to have a music theme throughout the wedding decor so I knew music was important to them! The cake was wrapped in music notes, the tables were all named after famous music artists or groups, and the place cards were actual custom printed concert tickets for each guest.
Our couple decided to add in some lighting at the last minute. I provided light blue uplighting around the room and projected a gobo letter onto the center of the dance floor. They thought it really made a huge difference!
Once we opened up the dance floor everyone jumped out there and were ready to party. Dancing was pretty solid for most of the evening and then slowly tapered off towards the end. They were an extremely nice group to work with.
Here is a link to the photographer’s blog: view professional photos from this event
Extras Provided: 8 Uplights & Gobo Letter Projection
MUSIC:
Grand Entrance: One Block Radius – “You Got Me”
First Dance: Jay Sean – “Down (Candlelight Remix)”
Father/Daughter Dance: Mariah Carey – “Hero”
Cake Cutting: T.I. Feat. Keri Hilson – “Got Your Back Boy”
SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDORS:
Photographer = Adam Baruh Photography
For more information about this event click here = San Diego Wedding DJ
Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
Cake Spotlighting
The Robert Paine Scripps Forum in La Jolla is one of my favorite San Diego wedding venue locations because of the modern architecture (which opens up many options for lighting) and the view!
The ceremony was held out on the grass at an angle facing the palm trees and ocean. The wooden birds at the base of the floral stands added a fun element to the design (these birds also showed up at the base of the cake table later on).
After the ceremony guests were greeted into the reception space by a fun place card display strung between two white ladders topped off with flowers and hanging photographs. Our coordinator Suzanne from Crown Weddings and her team really helped keep the schedule and events running on time.
I performed my main duties as their San Diego wedding DJ but they also were really interested in many of the lighting options I was able to show them. We added lots of uplighting throughout, projected a custom monogram gobo up above their sweetheart table, added in the cake spotlighting, as well as, some ambient dance floor lighting for later in the evening. I can really do quite a bit with this space to totally transform it into something special!
After the meal and toasts were finished their guests were ready to dance! I started off with a few slow songs and some older songs that worked for all ages. As you can see a few of the photo booth props made it out onto the dance floor.
As the evening progressed I played more and more of the current music to make sure the younger crowd was also having a great time.
I used some ambient dance floor lighting (in the photos above and below) to really throw some color into the area and to also set off the fun dancing photos. Guests danced until the end and our bride & groom had an excellent night!
Extras Provided: Uplighting, Cake Spotlighting, Monogram Gobo Projection, Ambient Dance Floor Lights
MUSIC:
Ceremony Bridesmaid’s Entrance – The Frey “How To Save A Life Instrumental”
Ceremony Bride’s Processional - Norah Jones “Come Away With Me Instrumental”
Ceremony Recessional – Ingrid Michaelson “The Way I Am”
First Dance – Sade “By Your Side”
Mother/Son Dance – Sarah McLachlin “Blackbird”
Last Dance - Tim McGraw “Tiny Dancer”
SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDORS:
Coordinator = Suzanne with Crown Weddings
Photographer = Michael with True Photography
Caterer = TK&A Custom Catering
Cake = Michele Coulon Dessertier
Chairs & Linens = Concepts Event Design
Transportation = Avante-Garde Limousine
For more information about this event click here: San Diego Wedding DJ
Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
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A Positive Energy Productions San Diego wedding is featured in the 2011 Ceremony Magazine! This was a great wedding held at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines.
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You can view professional photos and a description of the wedding here: California Wedding Wave Website
Here is a link to the Positive Energy blog post from that wedding: Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Wedding
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The Bali Hai on Shelter Island was remodeled about a year ago and has really been updated into a nice San Diego wedding venue with one of the best views of downtown. It still has a comfortable Polynesian feel with a modern twist. We started off with the ceremony right at sunset which made for some dramatic photos. Perfect spring weather for an outdoor ceremony!
The wedding lighting I provided this evening looked amazing. I think the uplighting (they selected blue to go with the wedding colors) and the monogram gobo on dance floor really made these photos stand out. The monogram gobo was a complete surprise for our bride & groom since the bride’s parents told me to keep it a secret. They loved it!
After dinner we moved into our couple’s first dance and then into about 45 minutes of dancing.
Time to cut the cake!
They had a great time this evening. Guests of all ages were out there on the dance floor.
We topped it all off with an exit filled with bubbles.
San Diego Wedding Vendors:
Photographer: A Slice Of Life Photography
Cake: Shirley The Cake Lady
For more information about this event click here: San Diego Wedding DJ
Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
The Scripps Forum is one of the best modern inside and outside La Jolla wedding venues in San Diego. The view isn’t too bad either… We started off with the ceremony out on the grass facing the ocean. At the end of the ceremony our couple released two white doves as a symbol of love since the white dove chooses one mate for life.
Guests moved to the side patio for cocktail hour. The clear acrylic tables were illuminated by uplights and were a small taste of what was waiting for them inside. We were all treated to one of the best sunsets San Diego can offer!
Our couple is truly into electronic music and nightlife. Each table was named a different nightclub they have been to in the past. They primarily hired me as their San Diego wedding DJ but I also walked them through some excellent options for lighting that quickly caught their attention. They had clear acrylic tables inside that were also illuminated with blue uplights. We then placed purple uplights around the perimeter. This provided enough light so we didn’t have to use any of the ceiling lights. The whole room gave off a warm glow and really set the tone for the rest of the evening.
Lighting can make such a difference in a space! The fun and personal slide show looked great on the large screen above their sweetheart table.
Dinner was amazing as you can see from the photo below. After the meal we moved into dancing. I projected their custom monogram gobo down onto the dance floor which looked great during their first dance.
After 30 to 45 minutes of dancing we cut the cake and tossed the bouquet and garter.
As I mentioned our couple and all of their friends are really into electronic music. We planned on playing progressive house and electro for the last hour. Their friends were waiting for this all night to say the least… The bride and groom broke out about 200 glow sticks and we turned the volume up!
The night would not have been complete without a formal glow stick sendoff. No bubbles or sparklers here! A truly perfect wedding.
This wedding was featured by San Diego Style Weddings Magazine. Click Here for photos & information.
Click Here to view professional video highlights from NR3 Video.
Click here to view a short video from the last hour…
Here are some professional photos from Felici Photography:
Click Here to view professional photos and slide show from Felici Photography.
Extras Provided: 18 Uplights, Custom Gobo Monogram Projection, Water Effect Lighting
MUSIC:
| Bride’ Entrance: This Moment | Nic Chagall & J. Mendelsohn |
| Recessional: In This Life | Kaskade |
| Grand Entrance: One More Time | Daft Punk |
| First Dance: Together As One | Elan |
| Father/Daughter Dance: In My Life | Beatles |
| Mother/Son Dance: Because you loved me | Celine Dion |
| Cake Cutting: Sweetest Thing | U2 |
| Bouquet Toss: Pour Some Sugar on Me | Def Leppard |
| Garter Toss: Hot in herre | Nelly |
| Last Dance: I’m In Love (I Wanna Do It) (Club Mix) | Alex Gaudino |
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SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDORS:
Coordinator: Melissa with I Do… Weddings!
Photographers: Felici Photography
Videographers: NR3 Video Productions
Catering: Coast Catering
Rentals & Lounge Furniture: Kool Party Rentals
Florist: Jennifer Cole Florals
For more information about this event click here: San Diego Wedding DJ
Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
The Bristol Hotel in downtown San Diego has one of the most unique elements within it’s Starlight Ballroom reception space. The ceiling opens! Guests are usually totally surprised because most often this is kept as a secret before the big event. Most couples choose to open the roof during their first dance.
Tonight’s wedding couple decided to have their ceremony in the ballroom. A fun moment was when they opened the roof right as the bride was walking down the aisle.
Some unique elements to this wedding were the Halloween inspired cake complete with a red candied apple ontop, the personal first dance song that was sung by a friend, and the large “B” for the couple’s last name that I projected onto the dance floor.
San Diego wedding entertainment breakdown: fun crowd + fun music = fun dancing.
Extras Provided: Monogram Projection
For more information about this event click here: San Diego Wedding DJ
Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
The Bahia Resort is a San Diego wedding venue located on Mission Bay. The property has a few different ballrooms available, as well as, a few different locations for an outdoor ceremony. Tonight’s couple started off with their wedding ceremony outside by the pond. This area is tucked away in a garden and is fairly hidden from the main resort. After the ceremony guest’s headed up to the Mission Ballroom which is on the top floor of the main tower. The large windows provided excellent views of the water and the Sea World fireworks in the summer.
One unique wedding item tonight was the large map located at the entrance. The tables were all named after places the bride & groom had traveled to in the past. Each location was pinned and the guest’s names were all connected to that location. The flowers were also unique colors and extremely vibrant.
They hired me as their San Diego wedding DJ but I also provided quite a bit of lighting tonight. The lighting included 12 uplights and a custom gobo monogram projection. The projection of their names onto the wall really helped distract attention away from the fact that it is an airwall. The uplighting added warmth and interest to all of the columns in the ballroom. All of this really dressed up the room.
Dancing went really well tonight. They were ready to get up after dinner and we didn’t stop until the very end. Overall a very fun wedding!
Extras Provided: 12 Uplights & Custom Gobo Monogram Projection
SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDORS:
Officiant – Jerry Bryant
For more information about this event click here: San Diego Wedding DJ
Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
