Arterra Del Mar Lighting 10/16/09

 Monogram Projection, Party, Uplights, Water Effect Lights, White "Starry" Lights  Comments Off
Oct 152009
 

Tonight was a VIP only event at Arterra outdoor lounge at the Marriott Del Mar. I provided a “lighting only” job to enhance the space. All of the Marriott Hotels got together to throw an “end of the summer party” for the upper management, as well as, each hotels biggest clients. Arterra outdoor lounge is one of my favorite outdoor locations. Modern, clean, unlimited possibilities (not to mention some of the highest rated food in San Diego). I provided uplighting for all of the palm trees, rippling water effect lighting on the building, white “starry lights all over the space, along with 2 custom gobo projections with the “Arterra” logo on the wood lounge area and the “Marriott” logo down into the pool. It was a complete hit with the VIP guests. Throughout the night I noticed people pointing to certain lighting elements and talking about the atmosphere. I joined in on a few conversations and think I might have another lighting job or two from this event. If you are looking to host an event at an amazing outdoor venue call and ask for Stephanie. You will be well taken care of…

More information at Positive Energy Productions San Diego Wedding and Event Lighting Website

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

 San Diego Ceremony Music, San Diego Wedding DJ, San Diego Wedding Lighting, San Diego Wedding Vendors, Unique Wedding Ideas, Uplights, Video/Slide Show Projection  Comments Off
Oct 102009
 

MOCA Wedding CakeThe 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

More information at Positive Energy Productions San Diego Wedding DJ Website or San Diego Wedding Lighting Website

Marina Village Wedding 10/3/09

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Oct 032009
 

Perfect weather today out at Marina Village for a ceremony & reception. The ceremony was held out on the North Lawn with a great view of the boats and docks. After the ceremony guests moved into the Captain’s room for the reception. Cocktail hour was a blast as guests were able to go out on a large boat for a quick spin around the bay. We kicked things off with their first dance and the wedding party got into the act. They were dong the “wave” to certain moments in the song. It was great and added some fun to their dance. The rest of the evening went really well. Guests danced to a large variety of music. The 10 uplights in the room put some color on the all white walls.
Extras Provided: 10 Custom Colored Uplights

More information at Positive Energy Productions San Diego Wedding DJ Website

Coronado Community Center Wedding 8/2/09

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Aug 022009
 

I was just at the Coronado Community Center last week and now I am back again for another wedding! The ceremony was held outside on the grass and looked amazing. It was set in a circle with the bride and groom in the center. Guests had a great view from all angles. The reception looked great. I added 8 colored uplights and the white starry lights on the ceiling to create the look they were going for. Lighting can really help out any room! Instead of a cake tonight they had about 10 different flavors of cheesecake beautifully displayed on top of glass vases filled with fruit and flowers. Dancing went pretty well tonight. It was great to see a couple who I DJ’d for 5 years ago (at their wedding). Everyone enjoyed the night.
For more information visit Positive Energy Productions website here: San Diego Wedding DJ
Extras Provided: 8 Uplights, White “Starry” Lights.

Coronado Community Center Wedding 7/25/09

 Cake Spotlighting, San Diego Wedding DJ, Uplights, Video/Slide Show Projection  Comments Off
Jul 252009
 

Tonight I was out at the Coronado Community Center for the ceremony and reception. The ceremony was held out on the grass overlooking the San Diego Bay. Guests then moved over to the outdoor patio for cocktail hour. I had to bring tons of equipment for this wedding. The uplights looked great surrounding the outer edge of the room and the cake spotlighting really made that white cake pop out from across the room! They showed a fun slide show at the end of dinner. It takes longer to set it all up but the results look great and it really changes the entire look of the event. It was a really nice and polite group to work with this evening. They enjoyed the dancing (the groom enjoyed it most of all because he kept having to sit down for a few minutes to cool off). Here is a short video highlight from the wedding provided by Garner Films: Chad & Rilee’s Wedding Highlight Video

Extras Provided: 8 uplights, cake spotlights, video/slide show projection equipment.

L’Auberge Del Mar Wedding 6/27/09

 Monogram Projection, San Diego Wedding DJ, Uplights  Comments Off
Jun 272009
 

This week I was over at L’Auberge Del Mar for a wonderful wedding. Dinner was held upstairs out on the deck overlooking the ocean and dancing moved downstairs into the ballroom where we created a club style atmosphere. The bride is a concert pianist so music was very important to this couple. Their entire theme was based around music. The unique wedding cake was a piano, their custom monogram that was projected onto the waterfall outside and onto the dance floor inside was made up to look like a heart from music notes. Kathy Wright & Co. brought in the florals, cool white lounge furniture, a white dance floor, and amazing wooden grid walls that were used to create lounge spaces withing the room. The coordinators from EverAfter Events took care of many of the important details and helped create a flawless event.

You can see the difference the lighting makes in setting the mood and creating interest in the room. The first photo is without any lighting with the lights set at a dinner level, the second photo is with the lighting on with the general lights still set at a dinner level, the third photo is what happens when we dim the lights to really get the atmosphere we want to create. The difference is pretty amazing…

The Dana Wedding 6/20/09

 Cake Spotlighting, San Diego Wedding DJ, Uplights  Comments Off
Jun 202009
 

Tonight’s wedding was held at The Dana. Cocktail hour was held outside so we were lucky the rain stopped just in time. The room looked great. They selected a light green as their color and butterflies as their theme. I used 8 uplights throughout the room to add some color to the walls and to help warm things up. I also spotlighted the cake which makes a world of difference from across the room, as well as, enhancing the photographer’s images. You can see before and after pictures below that I took before the event started. All of the events ran a little late due to groomsmen troubles but once we got that all worked out we continued with the party. Great group to work with…

Extras Provided: Uplights, Cake Spotlighting

Hilton Waterfront Huntington Beach Wedding 5/9/09

 Cake Spotlighting, Monogram Projection, San Diego Wedding DJ, Uplights  Comments Off
May 092009
 

Check out the flowers, chandelier, and canopy on that sweetheart table! It was a long drive but well worth it! Tonight I was up at the Hilton Waterfront in Huntington Beach for an amazing wedding. As you can see there were more flowers on their sweetheart table than at most weddings! The room looked amazing with the large centerpieces, the cool white lounge furniture, and the lighting that pulled it all together. We used 24 uplights, cake spotlighting, and a monogram on the dance floor to create the overall effect. One of the best looking weddings I have been to… Amazing candy bar topped it all off. The crowd was a fun dancing group and the evening went off without a hitch thanks to the help of Laura and Joanna from Unforgettable Event Coordinators.

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

Humphrey’s By The Bay Wedding 4/18/09

 Cake Spotlighting, San Diego Wedding DJ, Uplights  Comments Off
Apr 182009
 

Tonight’s wedding was over on Shelter Island at Humphrey’s By The Bay. The ceremony was out on the lawn. It was perfect wedding weather for them. I was able to work with officiant Jerry Bryant again today. He always does the best job. The group tonight did not leave the dance floor (especially this little guy that danced during the entire dinner and kept stealing the show all night long… see picture below). It was one of those nights where I could have kept playing for another two to three hours. Time flies when you are having fun! I provided some uplights around the room that added some color to the walls. I also spotlighted the cake and it really made a huge difference! I heard many guests commenting on how it looked like it was glowing from across the room. Exactly what I try to achieve. You can see the “before” and “after” pictures below.
Extras Provided: Uplighting, Cake Spotlighting

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