Last week, I played a Hawaiian Theme wedding in Chicago at The Seville Banquet Hall in Streamwood, Illinois. We do a lot of weddings at The Seville, as they have recommended us there for the last 15 years or so, the food and service are always great there, btw. The Bride and Groom, Mark and Kim Mendralla had actually gotten married a few months earlier in Hawaii, and wanted to have a somewhat casual Hawaiian themed reception to celebrate with friends and relatives. They wanted a lot of Jimmy Buffet, and Island music played during cocktails and dinner, so I made them a nice 2 cd set to play, and later gave it to them it as a gift. Outside in the lobby, there was a cutout of a Hula Dancer “handing Out” leis.
A cutout Hula Girl to welcome guests with a Lei
Inside the room, there was more Hawaiian Theme, thanks to a family friend who has this stuff and volunteered to bring and set it up.
Hawaiian theme decorations
Mark and Kim just wanted to have a good time with their friends and family. Their great attitutude, the island music, and Mark (The bartender) proved to be all it took to create a real positive vibe in the room. Since Mark and Kim had their wedding videotaped in Hawaii, and wanted to show everyone their video, we set up The Big Screen Presentation and let their video run without sound during cocktails and dinner.
Chicken Dance with video screen in corner of room
Near the end of dinner, Dr. Nick showed up in his Hawaiian Elvis get up and started the party off with a bang. Here he is singing I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You while Mark and Kim open the dancefloor.
Elvis Singing the first dance
Well needless to say, these guys had an awesome wedding! Lots and lots of good times, and the dancefloor was packed all the way to the end of the night. It was my pleasure to be their DJ. You can learn a lot about weddings if you read all our blog posts- Chicago wedding DJ . Ameritune DJs and Video is available for all occasions. Call us at (630) 372-TUNE (8863) and see why The Knot rated us Best of Weddings for the last 3 years.