LGBTQ+ Wedding DJ Raleigh | All Around Raleigh DJ

Photographer: Cynthia Viola

This was a 30th Anniversary Party turned flash wedding surprise! Eddie is a wedding planner himself so, of course, we had to take the awesome up a few notches.

To start the evening there were to be three toasts from friends…the first two toasters didn’t even know what was coming.

Terri talked about meeting Derrick for the first time at a drag show and how all their friends thought Eddie had made him up because they hadn’t met him yet. She said they all loved him immediately, of course, because Eddie hadn’t known how to show the world his true self fully until he found Derrick, and once he did, there was no looking back. These two completed each other, grew up together and have hardly known the world without each other.

By the time Pastor Jason got up to toast, the whole room was already in tears then he talked about how Eddie and Derrick were the embodiment of provision for the ones in need. “When I was hungry you gave me food, thirsty you gave me drink” He said when they were met with persecution, they showed only love to the world and no one deserves happiness more than these two incredible souls.” Then he said, “You know what, everyone is here, I’m ordained…let’s just get married! What do you say?!?”

The whole room ERUPTED in applause, tears, hoots and hollers, amens and happy dances! The grooms made their way to the floor with rings and vow books in hand and it was pandemonium as everyone realized this was planned all along!

We cracked open the dance floor with a few classic hits and it was off and running for a crazy fun time. Congrats Derrick & Eddie!

Eddie & Derrick’s Wedding Vendor Team

Venue: Chatham Station

DJ: All Around Raleigh DJ

Photographer: Cynthia Viola

Coordinator: Rebecca with Eddie McDaniel Events

Rentals: CE Rentals, Capital Events and Green House Picker Sisters

Photobooth: Zim Zoom Photobooth

Catering: Rocky Top Catering

Bartending: Artful Libations

Invitations: Indigo Envelope

Stationary: CK Creations

Florist: Flowers by Kyle

Cake: Ashley Cakes

Derrick & Eddie's Wedding by Cynthia Viola Photography

Photographer: Cynthia Viola

Kyle & Jonathan had the wedding of their dreams at The Stockroom in downtown Raleigh which is rustic yet refined and perfect in every way! We got to know Kyle & Jonathan really well in the months leading up to this affair and enjoyed every minute of it. From the first moment we knew this would be a fun but challenging wedding with lots of new traditions happening. The guys chose Sweet SaraBelle as their wedding planner. Sarah and her team are AMAZING and did not disappoint. There were so many unique and amazing touches to this wedding like the giant chandelier from Themeworks, romantic and exciting uplighting, their ceremony arrangement with guests surrounding them and, oh by the way, a drag show or two!

The playlist was a mix of contemporary, energetic, fun and timeless. We started off their wedding reception with their grand entrance to ‘Chasing the Sun’ by The Wanted and then we went directly into a They chose ‘Because You Loved Me’ by Celine Dion for their First Dance but we had some fun and *record scratch interruption* into a performance by the drag queens! Below you can see the great shots captured by Shane Snider Photography who is so, so easy to work with and very impressive.

We would like the world to know that All Around Raleigh DJ is a very LGBTQ+ same-sex friendly wedding DJ! Our company policy is Same Love, Same Rights. We always have and always will support every person that wishes to be married and will provide everyone with the same respect due to them. Since very early on, we have had a PAGE on our website dedicated to announcing our support for the LGBTQ+ community. We are proud to say that we have helped hundreds of Mr. & Mr. and Mrs. & Mrs. clients have the same crazy, insane and fun wedding that we ALL wish for!