This past weekend I played at D’Andrea Banquets for Kim and Adam Collins. D’Andrea Banquet Weddings are always well run affairs, as they pay great attention to all the small details. As usual, food and bar service was excellent, and my dinner was scrumptious! Kim and Adam had a great group of friends and relatives in attendance. There was a great vibe in the room, especially after the Sports Themed intro, I played a jock jams mix and then a special mix of the Blackhawks goal song. They entered the room with Adam in a Cubs jersey and Kim in a White Sox jersey. After the Father of the Groom gave a beautiful, emotional toast, he was followed by the Maid of Honors, and Best Man’s funny toasts. Everyone was in the mood to party! During dinner, in order to get Kim and Adam to kiss you had to do the hula hoop. This is one excellent way to get everyone in party mode.
Hula hooping to get Kim and Adam to kiss
Eventually it was first dance time, they went old school with Elton Johns Your Song. Notice Ameritune’s cool dance lighting- Kim and Adam are in a spotlight with white daisies revolving around them in a mirrorball pattern, the red and green dots are Al’s lasers.
Adam and Kim Collins
Here’s a short video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSOtFmy9F9o This was primarily a younger group, but we took care of all the age groups attending, and the dance floor was packed from start to finish.
Having a good time!
Watch a short video of this party http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95XvyHp0BCg
I wish Kim and Adam all the success in the world and thanks them for their generosity! For more info on Ameritunes DJ or Video sevice, give us a call at (630) 372-8863 read more DJ BLOG For more pictures of this wedding, and others visit us on facebook.
This last weekend I played close to home at Villa Olivia in Bartlett. Villa Olivia Weddings are usually six hours long, and many times the ceremony is there too. Not this time, though. Reception only for Ron Richard and Becky Marto. It was on Friday August 20th, 2010. If you are looking for Bartlett DJs, then you should call Ameritune at (630) 372-8863. Since we started off late (at 7:15), everyone was a little anxious to get dinner going. This was a 2 hour open bar event, so we were careful not to waste any of the open bar time. We had 1 hour before dinner and 1 hour after dinner. After that, the guests could go to the lobby bar and purchase their own libations. Which they did!
Ron and Becky Richard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiloUlVQEW8 to see a short video of their first dance. Click here to see another video of people dancing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lP8LOk_B34
After 3 beautiful toasts, the staff served us dinner in their usual quick fashion. Villa Olivia dinners are probably the fastest in the area at about 1 hour long. The best thing about dinner- sounds crazy but I love their ranch dressing. I know, I’m weird. Actually all of the meal was great, but I wish I could buy a bottle of that Ranch. First dance was Cater To You by Destiney’s Child. Followed by The Dad/ Daughter dance and the Mom Son dance.
Becky and Dad Dance
Becky and her Dad, Chris danced to Daddy by Beyonce and Ron and his mom Pat danced to Mama by BoysIIMen. Ron submitted a list of songs to me that I was able to get for the wedding and I played requests of course. The party went a lot later than Ron and Becky thought it would. I think it was around 1 AM when we played the last song. We sent Becky and Ron off to their Hawaiian honeymoon with a romantic song by Elvis. Everyone made a circle around them and moved in and out and we ended a beautiful reception for the new Mr and Mrs Richard. Click for more DJ Blog.
This past Sunday I played a wedding at Concord Banquets in Killdeer, IL. The wedding of Michael and Michelle Cataletto (formerly Perez). This was an interesting wedding for several reasons. Michaels family was from New York and were of Italian descent. Michelles family were from around here and were of Mexican descent. As a gift to her relatives, the mother of the Bride contracted for a Mariachi group to play during dinner. Now, one of the reasons that Michael and Michelle picked me to play at their wedding was because of my live dinner music. Mom wanted Mariachis, so I didn’t play my live dinner music. Oh well, that’s how it goes. The band was a little too loud, but played very well. The brides side loved them and I think the New York contigient enjoyed them too. I felt a little funny not playing my live stuff, but I liked their music and sat down and enjoyed a wonderful dinner at the Concord. Dinner began with some a pasta course with marinara, then a mixed green salad with an oil and vinegar based dressing, followed by a huge Filet Mignon main course with potato and vegetable. Dessert was Cherries Jubilee with a flaming presentation on the dancefloor. The mariachis kind of ran over their flaming presentation, but I don’t think anyone really cared. There was also a coffee and sweets table that people were chowing down on for dessert as well. Food quality was excellent.
Michael and Michelle picked some interesting songs for their reception. The first dance was a very romantic version of Historia del Amor (sorry can’t remember the artist). The dad- daughter/mom- son dance was together at the same time to La Vie en Rose by Melissa Manchester. In total, they picked about 50 songs (heavy on Gloria Estefon) for dancing and a lot of them were not your typical wedding reception songs. I was able to play almost all of their songs, as well as several requests from the guests. Folks had a good time, and the dancefloor was pretty much full till the end of the party. That’s real good for a Sunday night. We sent them off on their Italian honeymoon with That’s Amore by Dean Martin with Michael and Michelle in the middle of the circle of guests on the dancefloor. Great party and I wish them the best of luck on their bright future. Read more DJ Party Tips.Call Ameritune at (630) 372-8863 for info on how to book Al or any of our DJs.
I’ve been lazy on my blog for a while, so back to work! This past weekend I played a Kemper Lakes Wedding for Kyle and Kelly Laudermilk. There were one hundred and seventy five guests, so it was a good sized event. Kelly and Kyles instructions to me were to play more for the younger guest, and not too much for the older relatives. They had been to a wedding recently that dragged as the DJ they saw was playing mostly for the oldsters. Since they had a lively, young group, they wanted more of an up tempo, party atmosphere, rather than typical wedding favorites. And not too many slow songs. When you book me (Al Mitchell) as your wedding DJ , you get what you want, so I followed their wishes.
Wow, what a blast. It started with a very messy cake cutting and then the toasts. There were three of them and they were all really good. All 3 were a little long, and I teased Frank, the Father of the Bride that there was no time left for dinner or dancing after his speech and that we hope everyone had a good time. I knew I could get away with busting him a little because he was making everyone laugh (and cry) during his toast. After a delicious dinner, their first dance was Time Of My Life from the movie Dirty Dancing. Kelly and Kyle had a dance instuctor correograph some moves for them and the crowd went wild as they danced their first dance as husband and wife. I played a few 60s songs for the older crowd, but after that, it was all 80’s, 90’s 2000’s and 2010’s. The dancefloor was packed all night from start to finish, and I think I only played about 4 slow dances. It’s a good thing that I have an aircard for my laptop as they were requesting music that I never heard of. No problem, I just downloaded on the spot- Thanks Itunes! I wish my camera wasn’t at home, I would have a bunch of awesome pics to show you.
Best of luck to Kelly and Kyle, we got them off to a tremendous start. Want to read more DJ Wedding Tips?
