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Stephanie & Patrick’s Wedding at Bay 7 in Durham, NC

 

It was all smiles at Stephanie & Patrick’s wedding at Bay 7 in Durham, NC and we’re so glad to have been able to provide the DJ service, lighting and photo booth on their wedding day.  We’re also super pumped to share some images from one of our all-time favorite wedding photographers of their wedding by Connections Photography!

Their reception started off with the new couple and their very dapper wedding party walking in to the beautiful Bay 7 ballroom at the American Tobacco Campus with House of Pain’s “Jump Around” setting the perfect mood for the PARTY to come. The newlyweds took the dance floor to share their first dance as a married couple to “The Luckiest” by Ben Folds which is a fabulous song for a first dance.

The amazing dinner by the highly acclaimed Angus Barn was served and the Empty Pockets Band took over with their amazing performance.  Stephanie & Patrick really wanted to hit it hard after dinner so the band took the rest of the night off!

After some very special and entertaining toasts by Stephanie’s sisters and Patrick’s Father, Patrick invited his Step-Mom out for a really touching dance to “Humble and Kind” by Tim McGraw. Then Stephanie and her father shared the dance floor to “Pintame” by Elvis Crespo which was a lot of fun and transitioned into a dance with the groom and is Mom to “My Wish” by Rascal Flatts.  We broke open the dance floor with “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire but quickly transitioned to a ton of great hip-hop by Nelly, Young Joc, Fetty Wap, French Montana, Lil’ Wayne, Petey Pablo, Flo Rida, Lil Jon and a whole bunch more.  It was an intense and crazy dance floor especially with the uplights going hard to turn Bay 7 into a night club for the night!

Patrick and Stephanie designed their timeline to maximize time spent on the dance floor and I’m really glad they did! Their friends and family kept dancing the entire time all the way up to the last song of the evening, “Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Show. It was a fitting song to capture the mood of pure joy and celebration of this wedding. Congratulations and best wishes go out to Stephanie and Patrick!

Check out Stephanie & Patrick’s Professional Wedding Vendor Team!

Venue: Bay 7 at American Tobacco Campus 

Coordinator: The Angus Barn

Photographer: Connections Photography

Caterer: The Angus Barn

Wedding Cake Baker: Cakes by Chloe

Photo Booth: All Around Raleigh DJ

Florist: Teacup Floral

Band for Cocktail Hour: Empty Pockets Band

Videographer: AK Focus – Andrew Kennedy Cinematography

Makeup: n/a

Wedding Lighting: All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz & Trey’s Wedding at Market Hall in Raleigh, NC

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography – The Dabke Lebanese Dance

We were so incredibly lucky to be a part of Liz & Trey’s wedding at Market Hall!  We got to know Elizabeth and Trey and their wonderful family over about a year. It was obvious very quickly that this wedding was going to a fun family affair. We even got to provide this amazing group of people with uplighting at Market Hall too!

The evening started with a spirited grand entrance to ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’ by Justin Timberlake which really got the multi-generational crowd pumped up.  We went straight into dinner with a welcome and blessing by Elizabeth’s Dad.  After a wonderful and relaxing dinner, we moved onto Trey & Elizabeth’s First Dance, Father/Daughter and Mother/Son Dances followed by toasts on the timeless vintage mic.  The newlyweds then moved onto the Cake Cutting of their beautiful cake done by Ashley Cakes.

The party that followed was epic! We opened up the dancing with the Palestinian heritage Dabke Wedding Dance which is always fun for everyone.  The dance floor didn’t stop rocking for even one moment!  Check out the pics below from Radian Photography.

Elizabeth & Trey were amazing to work with and we wish them the absolute best!

Elizabeth & Trey’s Wedding Vendor Team

 

Linens: CE Rental

Hair: Megan Pirrocco

Venue and Catering: Market Hall

Wedding Planner: Christie Williams

Wedding Lighting: All Around Raleigh DJ Lighting

Photographer: Radian Photography

Makeup: Makeup by Tiffany Carnes

Wedding Cake:  Ashley Cakes

Shaved Ice: Sweetwater Ices

Florist: Artfully Arranged

Invitations: Paper Buzz

Elizabeth & Trey’s Wedding Timeline

6:00 – DJ Set Up With 24 uplights in candle light

7:30 – Grand Entrance
Song is ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’ by Justin Timberlake
Flower Girl
Bridal Party
Matron of Honor and Best Man
Song is ‘Feel So Close’ by Calvin Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Trey and Elizabeth!!

7:40 – Dinner
Welcome and Blessing

8:20 – Toast
Thank you by Elizabeth and Trey
Father of the Bride
Matron of Honor
Best Man

8:40 – Cake Cutting
Song is ‘LOVE’ by Nat King Cole

9:00 – First Dance
Song is ‘At Last’ by Etta James (fade out at ~2:45)
Elizabeth and Trey

9:05 – Father/Daughter
Song is ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ by Frank Sinatra (start fade out just before 2 min)
Elizabeth and Robert

9:10 – Mother/Son
Song is ‘Seems Like Yesterday’ by Melissa Smith
Trey and Donna

9:20 – Dancing begins!!
Open with traditional Lebanese wedding dancing, play Dabke
Play an EDM set: Zedd, Kaskade, Avicii, Calvin Harris, Daft Punk

11:00 – Expected End of Elizabeth and Trey’s Wedding
Last song is ‘I Gotta Feeling’ by Black Eyed Peas
Grand Exit song is ‘This Will Be’ by Natalie Cole

Do Not Play: Low by Flo Rida, Electric Slide

 

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography – The Dabke Lebanese Dance

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography – The Dabke Lebanese Dance

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh Uplighting All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding at Market Hall Raleigh by Radian Photography – The Dabke Lebanese Dance

Liz + Trey Wedding Market Hall Raleigh All Around Raleigh DJ

Liz + Trey Wedding by Radian Photography

Melrose Knitting Mill Wedding for Katy and Zach in Raleigh, NC

 

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Now, this was one amazing wedding!  Katy & Zach’s Mom contacting us about two months prior to the wedding because they were having troubles with the DJ they had contracted with originally.  Luckily, we had the date available and DJ Eric took charge and got to DJ for this amazing couple and all of their family and friends.  Melrose Knitting Mill is one of the area’s premier wedding venue.  Not only is it gorgeous but the amazing coordinators with Southern Oak Events really helped make the day smooth for us and fun for the clients.  Zach & Katy made it known from step one that ‘the party’ part of their wedding was incredibly important.  They wanted as much time on the dance floor as possible so we took care of all of the formalities early in the schedule so we could pack the dance floor for a few hours of nonstop dancing.  We were incredibly lucky to work with Melissa Desjardins Photography who was unbelievably fun and easy to work with and also provided us with her incredibly good photos.  In fact, she took so many great shots that we had to splurge and post much more than usual.  Make sure you check out her work below!  Our vintage mic looks great in any venue but it looked particularly great at Katy & Zach’s wedding.

Thank you and congratulations to the newlyweds!

Check out Katy & Zach’s Wedding Vendor Team!

 

Venue: Melrose Knitting Mill

Coordinator: Southern Oak Events

Caterer:  Mulino Italian Kitchen and Bar

Photographer:  Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo Booth:  Raleigh Photo Booth Fun

Hair:  Eye Do Makeup and Hair

Florals: Brides and Bouquets

Makeup: Maritza Cosmetics

Transportation:  EcoStyle

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography



Melrose Knitting Mill Wedding All Around Raleigh DJ Katy and Zach

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows in Raleigh, NC

It was an honor to DJ for you Kailey & Kyle and best wishes!

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding Vendor Team

 

Rentals: CE Rental

Videographer: Point200

Wedding Planner: Sweet SaraBell

Photographer: Sarah Joann Photography

Transportation: White Horse Transportation 

Ceremony & Reception: The Meadows at Firefly Farm Preserve

Catering: Unforgettable Food Affairs

Florist: Specialties Florals & Events

Hair + Makeup: Jade Marion Hair

Bar Service: Brewmasters

Wedding Cake: Love Cake

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding Timeline

 

At The Meadows at Firefly Farm Preserve

 

4:00 – Wedding Ceremony music begins in the woods

  • DJ set up and playing music for the wedding ceremony. Mic on officiant and mic on stand for musician 
  • 4:30PM- Song for the family members is ‘Oceans Where Feet May Fall’ by Hillsong United (violin)
  • Bride’s Entrance Song ‘Make You Feel My Love’ by Adele (original)
  • Recessional song is ‘I Choose You’ by Sara Barailles

5:35 – Grand Entrance in big garage

  • Song is ‘September’ by Earth, Wind and Fire
  • Bridal Party
  • Maid of Honor and Best Man
  • For the very first time, the bride and groom Mr. and Mrs. Kyle and Kailey!!

5:40 – First Dance

  • Song is ‘Marry Me’ by Train

5:45 – Dinner

6:35- Mother/Son

  • Song is ‘Better Together’ by Jack Johnson 

6:40- Father/Daughter

  • Song is ‘Cinderella’ by Stephen Curtis Chapman

6:45 – Champagne Toast

  • Maid of Honor and Best Man and Kailey’s Dad 

7:00 – Cake Cutting – DJ’s choice

7:10 – Party time!!

  • Bouquet Toss song is ‘Filthy’ by Justin Timberlake, Garter Toss song is ‘Eye of the Tiger’ by Survivor

10:00 – Expected End of Kailey and Kyle’s Wedding

  • Last song is ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ by AC/DC

 

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

Kailey & Kyle’s Wedding at The Meadows at Firefly Fly Farm Preserve by Sarah Joann Photography

 

The Meadows at Firefly Farm Preserve Wedding for Dale & Jake

Dale & Jake by Kivus and Camera at The Meadows at Firefly Farm Preserve All Around Raleigh DJ

 

Like many of our clients, Dale & Jake live out of state so we planned everything electronically.  We have so much experience with this now that the process is pretty well refined and everything went off without a hitch!  Working with a wonderful planner like Amy at Knots ‘n Such always helps a ton too.  Dale & Jake chose The Meadows at Firefly Farm Preserve for their wedding venue. This venue is BRAND NEW and STUNNING.  This was only the second event their but you wouldn’t have guessed it because the whole amazing staff was prepared for everything and ready to help at a moment’s notice.  The rain may have been relentless and cold but these clients and their guests were so good-spirited, fun and ready to celebrate that it didn’t even matter. They had a wonderful ceremony inside the larger wedding space and then everyone came next door to The Green Room to dance and celebrate the second half of the night.  Check out the very impressive photos below from Kivus and Camera!

To start their reception, we brought the bridal party in to “Fire and the Flood” by Vance Joy.  Their guests were excited, loud and clearly ready to rock!  The amazing dinner by Fresh.Local.Good Food Group followed and then immediately after that we did the cake cutting and toasts. After toasts (really fun toasts btw!), we all watched as Dale & Jake had their first dance to “Ocean’s Away” by Arizona which was followed by “Stand by Me” by Ben E King for the Mother/Daughter Dance and the Mother/Son Dance to “She’s Always a Woman’ by Billy Joel.”  Now, we should say that all wedding parent dances are special but the song Jake chose for his Mom’s dance was a surprise to her and she cried on her son’s shoulder for the whole dance….we had to look away! At first Dale and Jake were going to give us playlists for dancing but after some thought, they decided that wanted to give us complete freedom to choose the music. We do appreciate the trust y’all!  Turns out that we got to throw this amazing couple one of the most amazing parties ever with a packed dance floor for two solid hours which was capped off with the very fun ‘Inspector Norse’ by Todd Terje. From Jake’s review on Google: “He helped take the reception from good, past memorable, and made it all the way to legendary occasion amongst our friends.”   Thank you to Dale & Jake for reminding us why we love our job so much!

Here are Dale & Jake’s reviews of our DJ service:

“”When “Africa” by Toto started playing during the reception, I knew we had found the right D.J. Every song was perfect and perfectly timed, and Eric listened to all requests and read the room really well. He talked to everyone and was a great emcee for the toasts. We loved working with Eric and would recommend him wholeheartedly to anyone else who’s looking for a wedding D.J.!” – Dale (Read this review online)

“”I got this.” These were the words Eric gave us in an email the night before our wedding. Let me tell you, he wasn’t kidding. He was absolutely phenomenal in every way. He wasn’t just a part of the wedding, but a boon to the wedding. He he helped take the reception from good, past memorable, and made it all the way to legendary occasion amongst our friends. If you need a DJ for any situation, All Around Raleigh DJ will be the best you’ll get.” – Jake (Read this review online)

 

Check out Dale & Jake’s Wedding Vendors!

Venue: The Meadows at Firefly Farm Preserve

Coordinator and Florist: Knots ‘n Such

Photographer: Kivus and Camera

Caterer: Fresh.Local.Good Food Group

Linens: CE Rental

Wedding Cake and Desserts: Cuisine Lucette

Hair and Makeup:  Parlor Blow Dry Bar

Transportation:  White Horse Private Transportation

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Hannah & Brandon’s Wedding at All Saints Chapel in Raleigh, NC

Hannah & Brandon got married at All Saints Chapel and it was an absolutely amazing event. We were honored to be their DJ and help make their day exactly what they imagined. A HUGE thank you goes out to Pose Photo BoothSweet SaraBell Wedding Coordination, Lotus Creative Studios, Diane from All Saints Chapel, Empire Eats, CE Rental and all of their awesome friends and family!  All Around Raleigh DJ provided uplighting, ceremony music and Pose Photo Booth rental.

 

Hannah & Brandon’s Wedding Timeline

1:00 All Saints Chapel Rental Starts

1:00 Florist & Rentals arrive

2:00 Sweet SaraBell Staff Arrive

3:00 Photographer (Lotus) arrives

3:00 Groomsmen arrive to All Saints for Dressing

4:15 First look (across from the church)

4:30 Couple’s portraits

5:00 All Around Raleigh DJ Arrives

5:00 Caterer (Empire Eats) Arrives

6:00 Break from portraiture // Lotus takes detail photos

6:00 Ceremony Space Set and Ready for Guests

7:00 Ceremony

7:30 Ceremony concludes // Sign marriage license // Family photos

7:30 Rentals (CE Rentals) arrives with dancefloor, tables and linens

*Guest move downstairs for dinner while upstairs is flipped

7:35 Pose Photobooth Set Up Begins upstairs

8:00 Conclude family photos (family goes down to eat dinner)

8:30 Cake Cutting

8:45 Guests are asked to come upstairs for dancing

10:00 Bouquet/ Garter toss

10:55 Sparkler Exit

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Tiffany & Chris’s Superstar Wedding at Renaissance North Hills!

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Tiffany & Chris were married at Jones Chapel at Meredith College and their reception was at Renaissance North Hills Hotel in Raleigh, NC on May 23rd, 2015 on an absolutely beautiful North Carolina day.  Tiffany & Chris were amazing clients to get to know during our many ‘meetings’at Tyler’s Taproom at Seaboard Station.  They wanted an absolute blow out party after all the formalities were done and that’s what they got!  We had a packed dance floor from start to finish and snuck in some amazing old-school tracks that blew the top off the venue but the song of the night had to be ‘The Man’ by Aloe Blacc!  Thanks for being such amazing clients.

Here are the amazing wedding vendors that we got to work with and who did such a great job for our couple:

Vesic Photography – Vesic Photography is simply the best photographer that I have ever worked with and you can see his amazing work below.

Ed Sansbury – Ed is a wonderful wedding officiant and I am lucky to have worked with him at many events.  Always a pleasure to be around and always does a great job for his clients.

Fresh Affairs – The Fresh Affairs team is one of the best local wedding floral designers and is another one of our preferred vendors!

Sweet Memories Bakery – Sweet Memories is so wonderful to work with.  I always hear the clients rave about how good the cake is and … isn’t that what it is all about?!

Tiffany Mentrak – Tiffany and her team are very talented professional hairstylist.  We always see her great work but we just don’t get to see her enough!

Southern Video Design – John is so great to work with!  We have worked with him multiple times and are amazed at how great his videos are but we never even know he’s there shooting such great footage!


Tiffany & Christopher

Wedding Planner

The Renaissance North Hills, 4100 Main at North Hills

5:00 pm – DJ Set up with wireless mic for Officiant at Jones Chapel at Meredith

7:15 pm – Cocktail Hour at The Renaissance

7:20 – Grande Entrance

  • Song is ‘GDFR’ by Flo Rida
    • 1st couple
  • Song is ‘Bring ‘em Out’ by TI
    • 2nd couple
  • Song is ‘Hypnotize’ by Notorious BIG
    • 3rd Couple
  • Song is ‘Yeah’ by Usher
    • 4th Couple
  • Song is ‘All I Do is Win’ by DJ Khaled
    • 5th Couple
  • Song is ‘Party Up in Here’ by DMX
    • Matron of Honor and Best Man
  • Song is ‘Turn Down for What’ by Lil Jon
    • Mr. and Mrs. Christopher & Tiffany!!

7:25 – First Dance

  • Song is ‘Latch’ Acoustic version by Sam Smith

7:30 – Mother/Son and Father/Daughter

  • Song is ‘Stand by Me’ by Ben E. King

7:40 – Dinner Begins

  • Blessing/Welcome by Best Man

8:30 – Toasts by Best man and Matron of Honor

8:40 – Cake Cutting

  • Song is ‘Build me up Buttercup’ by Foundations

8:45 – Party Time!

  • Start with Anniversary Dance

11:15 – Expected end of Tiffany & Chris’s Wedding

  • Last Song is ‘Let’s Get it On’ by Marvin Gaye

 

 

 

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Kelly & Steven’s Sweet Wedding at The Sutherland in Wake Forest, NC

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly & Steven had their wonderful, classic and fun wedding at The Sutherland wedding venue in Wake Forest, NC on a gorgeous summer day and we got to help make it a great day for them!  Please check out the amazing work by Carolyn Scott Photography below.

The couple’s wedding ceremony was on the beautiful and intimate front lawn of The Sutherland.  The cocktail hour was on the back patio and the reception was in the pavilion.  The ceremony music was acoustic covers of contemporary songs like ‘Latch’ and ‘Fast Car’.

To start their reception, we got their guests a little fired up and brought everyone in to the carriage house. Steven and Kelly are huge Game of Thrones fans so we played the intro to G.O.T. for their Grande Entrance and they had an absolute blast with it. Kelly & Steven chose ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ by Sleeping at Last (great cover!). The dinner playlist was classic, timeless music style similar to Michael Buble and Harry Connick Jr. Their dancing playlist included Pitbull, Sia, DJ Kool and other old-school hits, MGMT.  Along with the wonderful vendors below, we helped throw this amazing couple a great wedding reception full of dancing and laughter.  After a few hours, things got more and more fun and everyone really got into partying so at the very last minute the bride and groom chose to really close it out strong with ‘Shots!’ by LMFAO ft Lil Jon and the dance floor just about blew up!

Here is Kelly & Steven’s Amazing Wedding Vendor Team!

Venue:  The Sutherland

Photographer:  Carolyn Scott Photography

Florist:  Fresh Affairs

Wedding Cake:  Ashley Cakes

Caterer:  Rocky Top Catering

Hair and Makeup:  Makeup for Your Day

Lighting and Arbor:  Themeworks Creative

Rentals:  CE Rentals

 

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

 

Kelly and Steven at The Sutherland by Carolyn Scott Photography

A Stunning Rose Hill Estate Wedding for Nicole & Neil

 

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil are two of the most gracious and amazing people we have had the pleasure to work with!  They are also two of the busiest professionals who also happen to live in Washington D.C. so we did every bit of the planning and song selections via phone call, e-mail, phone and text.  Rob + Kristen captured Neil and Nicole’s amazing wedding day in the beautiful photos shown below so make sure you take a look and give them a look if you are looking for a photographer because we cannot recommend them enough!

Nicole and Neil’s music choices were a bit of classic with a touch of country mixed with some top 40 and then sprinkle in some indy/hipster.  We started off the evening during the cocktail with some great classics from Ray Charles, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong which really added to the atmosphere at Rose Hill Estate. For the grand entrance, they chose ‘Feel So Close’ by Calvin Harris and ‘I Believe In a Thing Called Love’ by The Darkness which are both wonderful entrance songs!  Nicole and Neil chose ‘Tennessee Whiskey’ by Chris Stapleton for the super romantic first dance.  After dinner, we kicked the night off with an anniversary dance then got right into their perfectly diverse playlist which included: The Contours, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Blackstreet, Spice Girls, Garth Brooks, Queen and John Legend.  It was a great night with a packed dance floor!

We had so much fun working with you and being a part of your wedding.  Thank you Nicole & Neil!

Nicole & Neil’s Impressive Wedding Vendor Team!

 

Venue: Rose Hill Estate

Photographer:  Rob + Kristen

Caterer: Rose Hill Estate

Wedding Cake: Ashley Cakes

Florals: Fresh Affairs

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Nicole & Neil’s Wedding at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville, NC by Rob + Kristen

Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West in Raleigh, NC

Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

What a special night for an amazing bride & groom!  We got to celebrate with Maddie & Mike and their friends and family at Junction West in downtown Raleigh, NC and it was spectacular.  Luckily for everyone, Maddie’s mom is great friend of ours and the best wedding designer you’ll ever work with.  Check out the uplighting in candlelight that we provided which really set the room off in the prettiest direction.

We have been lucky enough to work with this group for quite a few weddings now and we have gotten to know some great people through the years!

This was a super joyous wedding from the very beginning and we loved adding our touch to the soundtrack.  Maddie & Mike’s music list was, in a word or two, classic and perfect.  Our goal at every wedding is to get everyone dancing and it definitely happened at this one.  This is a wedding that the family will be talking about for years to come and we hope it brings a smile to their face like it does to ours.

Keep on dancing Maddie & Mike!

 

Maddie & Mike’s Wedding Vendor Team

 

Venue: Junction West

Catering:  Catering By Design

Photographer: Brett Seay Photo

Videographer: Matt & Meredith Films

Wedding Coordinator: Ten Lime Design

Wedding Cake:  Once in a Blue Moon Bakery

Linen Rentals: Curated Events Raleigh

Hair & Makeup: Wink Hair & Makeup

Florist:  Meristem Floral

 

Maddie + Mike’s Wedding Timeline

Junction West, Photography is Brett Seay Photo

5:00 Bridal Party arrives to Junction West dressed for pictures
6:00 Cocktail Hour in bar area + outside | Doors closed to event space

6:35 Ask Guests to find seats

6:45 Bridal Party Announced

    Parents of the Bride
    Parents of the Groom
    Junior Bridesmaids
    Wedding Party

    Flower Girl

    Maddie & Mike!!
    6:50 First Dance | Maddie + Mike Bread + Wine | Josh Garrels
    6:55 Welcome, Toast + Blessing | Father of the Bride

    7:10 Dinner

    7:50 Cake Cutting ‘How Sweet It Is’ by James Taylor
    Toasts

      Whitney + Lauren
      Bill
      8:05 Parent Dances
      Maddie + Kevin ‘Count on You’ by Matt Kearney
      Mike + Maryann ‘Love is a Verb’ by John Mayer
      8:15 Dancing
      9:15 Flower Toss ‘Crazy in Love’ by Beyoncé

      9:45 Sparkler Exit!!

       

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo

      Maddie & Mike’s Wedding at Junction West by Brett Seay Photo