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Rancho Santa Fe wedding DJ highlights and photos from a wedding on 6/16/12 at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club near San Diego, CA. The Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club is a members only golf club with a very nice clubhouse overlooking the golf course.
Guests were greeted at the entryway and were invited out to the patio for cocktail hour. Our couple hired a quartet to play throughout the cocktail hour and dinner.
One unique element to this wedding was the art on display. These paintings were hand painted by a few of the bride & groom’s family members and friends.
After the cocktail hour guests were then invited into the main dining room. The wooden beams, chandeliers, and fireplaces give this space a warm and intimate feeling. It felt more like you were dining in someones really large home rather than your typical ballroom.
In the photo below you can notice that each person’s name place card was also hand painted with different flowers. This gave a nice personal touch to each table. We kicked things off with the couple’s entrance into the room. They immediately went onto the dance floor for their first dance. The quartet played the first half of the dance and then they had me mix in a fast song to end the dance in a fun way.
Our couple hired me as their Rancho Santa Fe wedding DJ and they also had me provide a little lighting for the cake which was placed in a side room. I washed the walls with some warm coral colored uplighting and then spotlighted the cake to really make it stand out! They also had two other cakes. One was a favorite flavor and the other was a football themed groom’s cake.
Tamara and her staff were always aware of guests needs, the service was excellent, and meal was great. The bride planned a fun surprise for the groom during dinner. She had a friend play the ukulele while she sang to him at their sweetheart table “Grow Old With You” from Adam Sandler in the movie Wedding Singer. Everyone loved it! After dinner and a slide show guests literally were allowed to kick off their shoes, trade them in for dancing flip flops, and celebrate with our newly married couple. They were itching to get out there and have a good time.
The dance floor was pretty much packed for the rest of the night. It was a really great crowd and a fun group. Guests lined up at the end, bubbles were passed out, and they sent them off with a huge congratulations!
Rancho Santa Fe Wedding DJ, Lighting, & Extras Provided: Cake Spotlighting and Uplighting
RANCHO SANTA FE WEDDING DJ MUSIC:
Bride & Groom Entrance Song: Chariots Of Fire – Vangelis
First Dance Song: Quartet Played (1st half), Spin Me Round – Dead Or Alive (2nd half)
Father & Daughter Dance Song: Dream Along With Me – Perry Como
Mother & Son Dance Song: Dream Along With Me – Perry Como
Cake Cutting Song: Sweetest Thing – U2
For more information about this event or to hire us as your Rancho Santa Fe wedding DJ click here: Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
San Diego Wedding DJ highlights and photos from a recent wedding reception at Admiral Kidd Club.
Cocktail hour was held outside on the large patio overlooking downtown San Diego.
The escort cards were displayed on various shaped black trays surrounded by two large floral pieces with hanging crystals.
The unique aspect to this wedding was the use of quite a bit of black. You do not see black as one of the main colors too often but they did it in a really stylish way that actually added drama to the space.
As their San Diego wedding DJ I tried to play a large variety of music tonight. The group truly had a good time with it!
San Diego Wedding DJ & Vendors:
Coordinator + Enchanted Dream Weddings
DJ + Positive Energy Productions
Photographers + Heather Pepin
Florist + Artquest Flower Studio
Cake + Sweet Cheeks Baking Co.
Groom’s Cake + Sweet Cheeks Baking Co.
Photo Booth + San Diego Photo Booth Rental
For more information about this event or to hire us as your San Diego wedding DJ or San Diego wedding and event lighting company please click here: Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
One of my last weddings of 2011 was at Estancia and now I am grateful to start off 2012 with the first wedding of the year at this great La Jolla wedding venue as well! The ceremony was held at a different location so our couple hired me as their La Jolla wedding DJ for the reception only. Cocktail hour kicked off just outside the ballroom on the patio. During this time guests were “signing” the tree guestbook with a signature & a thumbprint. I think our couple will enjoy this unique wedding idea much more than a book with a few signatures which typically gets tucked away in a closet.
Once guests entered the Grande Ballroom they were treated to lots of warm lighting. I provided amber uplighting throughout the room and over by the cake. I also used some atmospheric lighting up on the ceiling to create some interest. This all really made a huge difference in the look & feel of the ballroom. After dinner I was able to project the couple’s slide show up onto the wall with about a 15 foot image size. It looked really clean without having to use a screen.
After the meal & slide show we invited our couple out for their first dance. We started off dancing with a few slow songs which all of the couples enjoyed. We then moved into some “please all” type music to get dancing going. Guests were easing into party mode a little slower this evening. After the cake cutting & bouquet / garter toss they were ready to dance. The photo booth opened up and the party was underway…
Our couple wanted to keep a classy atmosphere but still wanted to add a little color & movement later on so once the formalities were done I switched the atmospheric lighting over to change colors. It gave it more of a party feeling without all the blinking and flashing lights. This was a perfect lighting option to add that interest. The crowd finished strong and we actually played about 30 minutes past our planned ending time.
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San Diego Wedding Lighting & Extras Provided: 9 uplights, atmospheric ceiling lighting, & video projection equipment
LA JOLLA WEDDING DJ MUSIC:
Bridal Party Introductions – “Home” by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
First Dance – “The Way You Look Tonight ” by Tony Bennett
Father/Daughter Dance – “In the Midnight” by Van Morrison
Mother/Son Dance – “You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You” by Dean Martin
Anniversary Dance – “Wonderful World’” by Louis Armstrong
SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDORS:
Coordinator = Jennifer Destein
Photographer = Teale Photography
Cake = Flour Power Bakery
Photo Booth = Recorded Memories
For more information about this event or if you are looking for a La Jolla wedding DJ click here to contact Positive Energy Productions or call us at 858.490.0445.
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
The Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) is a modern San Diego wedding venue tucked within Balboa Park. One nice thing about this space is that there are many options nearby for an outdoor ceremony in the park. Our couple hired me as their San Diego wedding DJ for the reception but also decided to have their ceremony in the Casa Del Prado courtyard. This allowed for a semi-private ceremony in a very busy place. There is no electricity in the area so I had to use a battery powered system for music & microphones. The bride’s uncle performed the ceremony. He was extremely nervous in the beginning but ended up doing a nice job for them and made the ceremony personal.
After the ceremony guests headed out of the courtyard over to the cocktail hour located on the East Lawn in front of the Botanical Gardens building. This lawn area is also next to the reflecting pond which makes for a scenic backdrop. Balboa Park does not allow any electrical powered amplification so I once again had to use a battery operated sound system in the cocktail hour area.
Our couple lives in Tanzania so of course there was an African theme throughout the entire wedding reception. This theme was evident in the personalized table runners & linens that they had hand made in Africa. An artist they met in Africa designed the beaded table number card holders. For unique wedding favors they gave out packets of spices from the Zanzibar region and also colorful handmade Zanzibari scarfs for all of the women. They brought these back from Dar Es Salaam & Zanzibar’s Stonetown. You can see the handmade scarves displayed on the hand railing at the entrance to the museum.
Instead of a traditional wedding cake our couple decided to have a variety of different flavored cupcakes with a smaller cake on top for the two of them to cut. Check out the “mustachio” cupcakes! These were a white chocolate pistachio cake with pistachio butter cream and of course different shaped mustaches to top them all off.
The museum is an all white space so you really need to bring in some lighting to warm things up and create more of a wedding environment. I provided 10 red uplights around the reception gallery that added some necessary color.
This is probably my most musically unique wedding this year. They hired me as their San Diego wedding DJ over the phone since they were planning from a distance. Once they arrived in San Diego a few weeks before the wedding our couple gave me lots of DJ friendly African music that they brought back with them. We all knew that typically (American) wedding guests will only dance to songs they have heard many time times before so all of us were not sure if their guests would dance to this music since it was unfamiliar to most of them. We talked it over and thought we would test out the waters that night and see what happens. I listened to and categorized all of this music in advance. This allowed me sort the music by beats per minute and to seamlessly mix in their African songs in between some mainstream dance music and popular American favorites. It was sort of a back and forth between the styles all night. They actually ate it up and had a great time. I honestly think the seamless beat mixing really helped keep that momentum going from a familiar song into an unfamiliar song and then back to something familiar again. Essentially I didn’t give them a chance to have a “conscious moment” to think: What song is this? Do I like this song? Do I want to dance to this song? It just happens. This was a really fun and unique wedding that I will definitely remember.
San Diego Wedding Lighting & Extras Provided: 10 Uplights, Battery Powered Sound System for Ceremony & Cocktail Hour
SAN DIEGO WEDDING DJ MUSIC:
Ceremony Wedding Party Entrance – “A River Flow in You” by Yiruma
Ceremony Bride’s Processional - “Neria” by Oliver Mtukudzi
Ceremony Recessional – “L.O.V.E.” by Natalie Cole
Bridal Party Introductions – “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” by Shakira
First Dance – “Malaika” by Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba
Cake Cutting – “Closer to the Bone” by Louis Prima
SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDORS:
Catering = Personal Touch Catering
Coordinator = San Diego Weddings by Gina
Florist = Haydee’s Creative Flowers
Photographer = Amazonas Photography
Cake & Cupcakes = Elizabethan Desserts
Transportation = Haynes Antique Car
For more information about this event or to hire us as your San Diego wedding DJ click here to visit us: Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
San Diego wedding DJ company Positive Energy Productions gives a real wedding recap of an outdoor ceremony and indoor reception at the Admiral Kidd Club. This San Diego wedding venue is located near downtown San Diego and Point Loma. Perfect weather and a great view of the skyline made for a great day. This wedding couple found me through a referral from their friends who used me as their San Diego wedding DJ back in 2007. It was great to bump into them again and speak with them for a few minutes.
When I arrived early to begin setting up equipment it seems that the military bases have all changed their vendor policies. They will only allow vendors to begin setting up equipment one hour prior to the start time of the reception. This makes things very difficult for vendors because it limits what we can do. Today I was also providing ceremony music so one hour before start time of the reception is exactly when I was supposed to start music outside at the ceremony. How am I supposed to set equipment up inside when guests are arriving and I am playing music outside? Doesn’t make sense and doesn’t make things easy for vendors. We will see how long this lasts…
The ceremony was held out on the grass overlooking downtown San Diego. I thought the flowers worked well with an early fall themed wedding. Our couple incorporated a unique wedding idea into the ceremony. At one point in the ceremony they sealed a bottle of wine in an engraved wooden box along with two personal notes. They plan on opening the box and the wine on their 1st anniversary.
Cocktail hour was held outside on the large deck. Guests were treated to a nice sunset before entering the Skyline ballroom. The table centerpieces had some interesting varieties of flowers, fruits, etc. and some rustic lanterns were also spaced out on multiple tables.
After dinner we opened up the dance floor. Guests quickly filled up the space and were ready to turn up the volume.
Dancing continued until the end and the floor was packed. They normally are very strict here about the ending time but guests were having such a good time they allowed me to play for an extra 20 minutes or so. A great way to end the evening!
MUSIC:
Ceremony Bridesmaids Entrance – “I’m Forrest…” (Forrest Gump) by Alan Silvestri
Ceremony Bride’s Entrance – “You Got What I Need” by Joshua Radin
Ceremony Recessional – “Everything” by Michael Buble
Bridal Party Introductions – “Yeah 3X” by Chris Brown
Bride & Groom Entrance - “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz
First Dance – “Custom Dance Mix” by Positive Energy DJ
Father/Daughter Dance – “Custom Dance Mix” by Positive Energy DJ
Mother/Son Dance – “My Wish” by Rascal Flatts
Cake Cutting – “You are the best thing’” by Ray Lamontagne
SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDORS:
Coordinator =Annika Stackhouse
For more information about this event or if you are searching for a San Diego wedding DJ click here to contact Positive Energy Productions or call us at 858.490.0445.
Our couple tonight hired me as their San Diego wedding DJ at the Scripps Seaside Forum which is an amazing wedding venue located in La Jolla right on the water.
We started off with the ceremony outside on the grass at an angle facing the palm trees and beach. Once the wedding ceremony was done guests moved over to the patio and lawn area for cocktail hour. The bar was open… The couples specialty cocktail was named after a play on their last name (Whelan) called the “Peach Whelinni”.
A nice assortment of tray passed appetizers were served that included: Seared Beef- with sweet potatoes and pomegranate reduction, Seared Ahi on Wonton, Brie Pops, Grilled Vegetable Kabobs, and Chicken Picatta Puffs.
The draped patio space with a center hanging chandelier along with the all white leather bar looked great. The guest’s name cards were displayed in a playful way tucked inside of flowers that almost looked like some sort of dessert.
After cocktail hour the doors were opened to the reception space. The tables really stood out with the rich blue linens and the bright contracting orange floral centerpieces that were lit from below. You can also see in the photo below that the back of the Scripps Forum was draped with flowing white fabric and the room was completed with a custom seamless white dance floor.
Tonight they hired me as their San Diego wedding DJ but they knew that they were interested in my San Diego wedding lighting services as well. The Scripps Forum is one of my favorite places to provide lighting for. I have done so many different things in this space and each wedding has had a totally different look and feel. I used the orange uplighting inside and outside to add lots of warmth and color. Spotlighting the cake also allowed us to really turn down the lights for an intimate atmosphere but still allowed the cake to stand out at a distance.
After dinner we kicked into dance music. We got everyone up and they really kept the party going. Lets just say that the flawless circular white dance floor got a little scuffed up by the end of the evening.
Two last unique wedding ideas or items that made this wedding fun were the engagement photo puzzle that guests were constantly working on throughout the event and the late night snack complete with Sprinkles Cupcakes and cold milk.
San Diego Wedding Lighting & Extras Provided: Cake Spotlighting and 16 Uplights
SAN DIEGO WEDDING DJ MUSIC:
Wedding Party Introductions Song: Crazy in Love – Beyonce
First Dance Song: Chances Are – Johnny Mathis
Father & Daughter Dance Song: Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Mother & Son Dance Song: Because You Loved Me – Johnny Mathis
Cake Cutting Song: Sugar Sugar – The Archies
SAN DIEGO WEDDING DJ & VENDORS:
Coordinator = Liz Beck Events
Catering & Linens = Culinary Concepts
Florist = Jennifer Cole Florals
Photographer = Tim Otto
Cake = Sweet Cheeks Bakery
Cupcakes = Sprinkles Cupcakes
Dance Floor, Bar, & Draping = Concepts Event Design
Chiavari Chairs (110 white – ceremony, 120 silver – reception) = Chiavari 4 Rent
Ceremony Music = Caprice Strings
Transportation (56 passenger motor coach) = Balboa Transportation
White Rolls Royce Getaway Car = Simply Elegant Vintage Vehicle Limousine
For more information about this event, to inquire about San Diego wedding and Event lighting services, or to hire us as your San Diego wedding DJ click here: Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
San Diego wedding DJ highlights from a ceremony and reception held at Park Manor Suites Hotel located near downtown. We started off the evening with the couples wedding ceremony held outside on the patio overlooking Balboa Park & the city. One unique wedding item was instead of having a guest book our couple had a wooden bench that each guest was able to write on and sign. They plan on putting this bench in the entryway of their new home.
After cocktail hour outside on the patio guests entered the reception and dining room. Instead of having one cake they had a small cake with other cakes and desserts all displayed together.
The tables were all uniquely decorated which added some interest to the room. There was a common theme throughout the tables with the same colors but each table had different centerpieces and different linens. Just before dinner we were treated to an excellent sunset.
Our couple hired me as their San Diego wedding DJ but they were also interested in having me provide some uplighting in the dining area and near the dance floor. As you can see in the photos below it really adds a lot of color and warmth to the room, as well as, the photos.
After dinner we kicked off dancing. We didn’t have too much time to work with at this point so as their San Diego wedding DJ I had to really try to fit as many songs in as I could in a short period of time. I mixed in and out of songs much faster than I normally would to really get a huge variety in there and play as many hits as possible. They definitely made the most of it! Dancing was non stop until we closed things out with our couple’s last dance.
San Diego Wedding Lighting & Extras Provided: 12 uplights
SAN DIEGO WEDDING DJ MUSIC:
Ceremony Bridesmaid’s Song: Don’t Stop Believin’ – Vitamin String Quartet
Ceremony Bride’s Processional Song: Con Te Partiro – Andrea Bocelli
Ceremony Recessional Song: Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap
Wedding Party Introductions Song: Barbara Streisand – Duck Sauce
First Dance Song: In My Life – Beatles
Father & Daughter Dance Song: Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
SAN DIEGO WEDDING DJ & VENDORS:
Photo Booth = San Diego Wedding Photobooth Rental
For more information about this event, to inquire about San Diego wedding and event lighting services, or to hire us as your San Diego wedding DJ click here: Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445
Tonight’s wedding was held in downtown San Diego at the Omni Hotel. Typically the ceremony or cocktail hour is held outside on the Palm Terrace and then guests move inside to the main ballroom. Even though I have performed as the DJ for many weddings down at the Omni Hotel in the past this was actually my first wedding here that had their entire reception outside on the Palm Terrace. It was a perfect evening and a nice change of pace.
Our couple’s ceremony was held on Coronado Island so they hired me as their San Diego wedding DJ for the reception only. Even though I was only providing music and entertainment for the reception this event was a long one coming in at 6.5 hours.
The yellow flower centerpieces made for some dramatic contrast against the black and white patterned table linens. The fireplace and water fountains acted as a nice backdrop behind their head table.
A few unique wedding items were when our bride ended up surprising her new husband with a grooms cake. As they were ready to cut the wedding cake the staff wheeled out his cake that looked exactly like a large can of SPAM. He grew up in Hawaii so everyone got a great laugh! The couple then cut their wedding cake with his sword. Another unique item was when his grandmother performed a traditional hula dance for the new couple.
Our couple had their first dance outside on the terrace patio and we then invited everyone to make their way inside for the party. After all of the formalities and events were done we still had three hours of dance time left! They made it until the end…
MUSIC:
Bridal Party Introductions – “Sexyback Instrumental” by Justin Timberlake
First Dance – “When You Got a Good Thing” by Lady Antebellum
SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDORS:
Photographer = Courtney with True Photography
Florist = Rae Florae
Cake = Sweet Cheeks Baking Company
Linens = Concepts Event Design
For more information about this event click here: San Diego Wedding DJ
Positive Energy Productions | 858.490.0445