Recently Ameritune DJs and Video were Huntley DJs when I played at Meg and JJ Smadi’s wedding on 9/4/09 at the Prairie Lodge at Del Web. They had a perfect day, it was about 75 degrees and sunny for the outdoor ceremony.
Recessional
I set up first at the outdoor ceremony site, then went inside the ballroom and prepared for the awesome blast to follow. This ceremony had a problem that unfortunately is not uncommon. It was over 1 hour late! Wow, that just throws everything off. The culprit was a shuttle bus driver who did not show up to pick the Mother of The Groom. They waited for him, and after a long while eventually sent someone else to go pick her up. If this was a Church wedding in the middle of the day with an evening reception, no big deal- but this was an on-site ceremony with reception immediately following. I’m thinking UH OH…… So we got a late start, but eventually the ceremony happened, and the minister doing the ceremony did an excellent job. A little too long of a job considering our time problem, but it really was a beautiful ceremony. Meg and JJ chose Africa by Toto for their recessional, I did a little editing on the song and it worked nicely! Notice the extra long train on Meg’s headpiece, it made for a beautiful pro and recessional. Cocktails were in the foyer and dinner and dancing were in the ballroom. There was a photo booth in the ballroom which was kept quite busy throughout the night.
Meg and JJ Smadi
Cocktails went long and dinner was slow. Ouch! As I looked at my watch during the long wait after salad, I realized that we went from having 3 1/2 hours for dancing to around 2 hours if we didn’t get started soon. I suggested starting dancing between courses of dinner, but Meg and JJ wanted to wait till after dinner was through. That sealed the deal for a short night on the dance floor, but Meg and JJ didn’t seem to mind. They had the right attitude, they were enjoying their reception, and they weren’t going to let any glitches get in the way. Eventually, we did start dancing and wow, what a show they put on for their first dance! I have seen a lot of couples do a cooreographed routine, but these two danced like professionals. It was so good that I made them do it again for the last dance. The reception was a success and Meg and JJ were very grateful at the end of the night. Later they sent me a gift card for Claim Jumpers. That was so nice and thoughtful! I know these two have a long and bright future ahead, as I saw them face and shrug off adversity that would freak out most people. Good luck to JJ and Meg, I enjoyed working for them.
Wild Looking Centerpiece with LED in bottom
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