Naples DJ: Greg & Dana 12.27.14

TIPS FOR A GREAT RECEPTION:

1.) Have the bar in the same room as the reception. People tend to naturally gravitate to the bar, so keeping it in the room will keep them near the fun.

2.) DJ by the dance floor! Your DJ & the sound system needs to be at the edge of the dance floor. Do not make the mistake of having the DJ place the loud speakers a distance away from the dance floor. Playing music over & thru the guest tables can make for an uncomfortable experience.

3.) When arranging the seating chart, it's important to have your relatives seated close by. It's a great suggestion to not have Grandma and Grandpa sit in front of where the speakers may be placed.

4.) You are the party. When you dance, the dance floor will be full. Realize that if you spend your time visiting or outside, your guests will be wherever you are at. So dance all night!

5.) Arrange with the catering manager to have some hors d'oeuvres and your favorite drinks ready for you and the bridal party immediately after photos. You'll be glad you did.

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Greg & Dana 12.27.14

What a great way to end the year! It was a pleasure to be part of Dana & Greg's wedding day. We started the reception at the Naples Beach Hotel at about 6:00pm as photographer Anna from Zee Anna Photography finished with their beach side photos. There was a truly gorgeous sunset on this night.

The Everglades room was decorated with the colors blue and silver. Our blue led uplighting in the room looked great. This was contrasted with a couple of white uplights behind the Head Table. Here's a list of the music used for the formalities.

Introductions- "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars and an edited (by Scott) version of "On Top Of The World" by Imagine Dragons.
First Dance that Greg & Dana took dance lessons for, "I Choose You" by Sara Bareilles.
Father / Daughter Dance- "The Christmas Waltz" by Jonny Mathis. Dana's Dad used to dance with all three of his little girls to this song. This version Dad needed Scott to adjust to 80% slower speed in order to dance their dance lesson to this song. ;-)
Mother / Son Dance- "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" Stevie Wonder.

This was all followed up by Dana's Dad welcoming all the guests and a blessing given by a dear family friend "The First Lady Of The State Of Florida" Ann Scott ;-)

Dinner was served and some Toasts were given before the open dancing began. After a set of dancing Greg and Dana did the Cake Cutting and followed it up with the Bouquet and Garter Tosses. The song selections for these were: "Let's Get It On" Marvin Gaye, "Single Ladies" Beyonce, "Sharp Dressed Man" ZZ Top, "Pour Some Sugar On Me" Def Leppard.

Some of their dancing song selections were:

Cotton Eyed Joe, YMCA (with Props), Cupid Shuffle, Electric Slide,

Crazy - Patsy Cline (for Claire & Greg) **Must Play

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (for Dana & Greg) **Must Play

After The Lovin' - Englebert Humperdink

How Long Will I Love You

My GIrl - Temptations

Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi

Piano Man - Billy Joel

I Only Have Eyes For You - Paul Simon - Art Garfunkel

Blue Danube Waltz - Andrew Rue

You Send Me - Rod Stewart & Chaka

Kids - MGMT