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September 23, 2009

Streamwood Wedding DJ

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If you’re looking for a Streamwood Wedding DJ then Ameritune is your best choice. We have been playing at Chicago area weddings, especially Streamwood weddings, since 1983. We are proudly recommended by The Seville and many other halls in the area. We have won the “Best of Weddings” award from The Knot for the last three years. On 9/11/09, I played at The Seville for Brianna and Brian Christiensen’s wedding. Another great Seville party, always with wonderful food and service. I swear, I’ve eaten there over 1000 times and never had a bad meal. Things went pretty smoothly for the ceremony, here is a picture of Brianna and Brian lighting their unity candle.

Candle Ceremony

Candle Ceremony

I played the song “One” by the O’Neill Brothers. The O’Neill Brothers do a lot of piano only covers that are very suitable for ceremonies. If you are looking for ceremy music, I recommend checking them out. When going over details with Reverend Phil, he asked if I got his script. Well, Brianna tried to send it to me, but I never got it. It was apparently fifteen pages long. I think I’m glad I didn’t get it! Phil was a little miffed, but I explained to him that all I needed were his verbal cues. Since he was working with a script, it was easy for him to do, and the ceremony went off without a hitch (pun intended). I needed to add lib a song for the gift of flowers to the moms, as Brianna and Brian didn’t pick anything, so I chose Clair de Lune. It’s great for ceremonies because it sounds familiar to most people, is instumental, and can be faded out without sounding chopped.

The room was nicely decorated and the color theme was Red. They had fun with my centerpiece giveaway game, where everyone at the table  passes a napkin, and ends in The Chicken Dance.

Pretty red theme

Pretty red theme

 

Brianna and Brian Christiensen

Brianna and Brian Christiensen

Brian and Brianna had a good time at their wedding. They and their friends are younger, so they had good stamina for dancing, and danced all night long.  House policy at the Seville is no glasses on the dance floor (for safety reasons). I was not enjoying being the dancefloor policeman at this party, cause everyone wanted to dance with their drinks in hand. They were good sports, though, and there were no broken glasses or spills to kill the action on the dance floor.

Full dancefloor

Full dancefloor

As you can see, these folks had a good time, I wish Brian and Brianna all the luck in their future, and it was my pleasure to work for them- Al Mitchell
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July 30, 2009

Rockford DJs

Ameritune DJs are Rockford DJs  too! We go everywhere from DeKalb to Gurnee. From Wisconsin to Palos.  Beth Mitchell of Ameritune played a wedding this weekend in Rockford, here’s what she had to say:

This weekend I had the pleasure of providing music and entertainment for the wedding ceremony and reception of Chelsea and Brice Rawhoof. The bridal couple had a beautiful day- sunny and not too hot. The ceremony was held at the beautiful Sinnissippi Gardens in Rockford. The gardens run along the East side of the Rock river. The formal rose gardens make a stunning walk and there are pergolas at either end. The ceremony was set up between the rose gardens and the trolley tracks. There was plenty of room for this group of 125 guests. The guests all enter through one end of the pergolas, and proceed along the lawn to their chairs. An arch was set up for the minister and bridal party.

Arch at Sinnissippi Gardens

Arch at Sinnissippi Gardens

I set my equipment up behind the minister and a small garden in order to be as discreet as possible. I provided a microphone and mic stand for him and played light classical prelude music before the ceremony. More than one guest remarked that the lovely background music was a perfect compliment to the beautiful ceremony. The mothers and Groomsmen walked down the aisle to Bach’s “Jesu Joy Of Mans Desiring”. The bridemaids entered to Pachelbel’s “Canon in D”. The bride entered to the very traditional and grand “Wedding March” by Wagner. Chelsea’s Uncle officiated the ceremony, and after he instructed the Groom to kiss his Bride, the guests broke into applause. So did the folks walking along the bike path! While Chelsea and Brice greeted their guests in a receiving line, I noticed another Bride and Groom strolling through the gardens with their photographer.

What's better than roses on a piano?

What's better than roses on a piano?

I was told that many Brides and Grooms come here for pictures and you can see why. The ceremony was at 2 PM and lasted less than a half hour. For me, it was about a half block transport for electricity and equipment from the parking lot. The only real tricky thing for me was watching out for the trolley, because I had to run my electric cord over the tracks. The trolley runs once per hour starting at 11:30 am. You have to watch it because it runs forward, then back as part of its tour. I’m not sure what they charge to have a ceremony there, you can call the Rockford Park District to reserve your date. I hope the next time I DJ in Rockford, that I’ll be able to stop at this beautiful and awesome place!

Beth Mitchell is co-owner of Ameritune and has played at thousands of events since 1987. Call her at Ameritune  (630) 372-TUNE (8863) for pricing and availability. To read more helpful blog posts,  Chicago DJ .