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.
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)
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 Booth, Sweet 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
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
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!
Keira & Zach’s Wedding by Chelsea Collins Photography
Keira and Zach’s are one of the most genuine and fun couples we have had the joy of working for! The put so much passion into planning their beautiful wedding. They danced every moment of their wedding reception and we were proud to send them off in style. You’re going to love the photos and video below. Congrats to Keira & Zach and best wishes!
Wow, did we really get to be a part of this good looking couple’s gorgeous wedding?! We got to work an amazing team of wedding vendors but most of our interactions were with Alexia and Dana from C&D Events. It cannot be overstated how nice it is to work with the professional team at C&D. We already had a ton of experience coming out to The Barn of Chapel Hill but every time we show up we are stunned by the beauty of it and the dedication by the owners.
Sabrina & Rob chose to let us provide the audio and microphones for the very sweet and beautiful wedding ceremony on the patio at The Barn of Chapel Hill. Then the cocktail hour was full of drinks and games and music on the back patio while the couple went out for their portraits with Ally and Bobby.
Just before the grand entrance, we opened up The Barn, brought everyone in and the rest is history as you’ll see in the photos below.
Thank you Rob & Sabrina for letting us be a part of your wedding day!
Azul Photography – Tiffany & Andy’s Wedding at North Ridge Country Club
Tiffany & Andy’s wedding at North Ridge Country Club was simply gorgeous and we’re so honored to be a part of it! We worked with this couple for their wedding soundtrack had a great time with them and the amazing team of vendors that made this day incredible. This wedding was the perfect combination of style and fun. North Ridge Country Club lent its beautiful ballroom while the wedding couple brought their love of classic rock, modern pop and eclectic tunes. Their first dance was the perfect mix of elegance and light-hearted fun with “At Last” by Sundance Head. We always encourage couples to let their personal preferences shine through and dinner and cocktail hour are great times to pick songs and bands that are important to you but maybe aren’t designed for the dance floor. Tiffany and Andy didn’t disappoint and really set a great mood with their choices. After dinner, Tiffany’s brother-in-law treated everyone to some sing-a-longs at the grand piano that sits in the ballroom at North Ridge. This really got everyone loosened up and ready to dance and dance they did! We even got to play a short set of 80’s hair band rock!
Tiffany and Andy absolutely struck just the right balance between black-tie and laid-back that was right for them! It was a pleasure helping them celebrate with their friends and family and I wish them many more dances to come!
Here is Tiffany & Andy’s Amazing Wedding Vendor Team!
Darren and Kathleen were married in downtown Raleigh at Jiddi Space and Courtyard. The courtyard served as the location for the wedding ceremony, cocktail hour, and dancing. The processional for the ceremony was ‘I Can’t Help Falling in Love’ by Daniel Jang and recessional was ‘This Will Be’ by Natalie Cole. After the ceremony and cocktail hour outside in the courtyard dinner, toasts, and the cake cutting were inside. For the cocktail hour, the clients chose a great mix with the likes of Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald. The music for dinner was more contemporary music with Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson. Immediately after dinner, their first dance was to ‘L.O.V.E.’ by Nat King Cole and then DJ Michael got dance floor hopping right away. The dance floor stayed full all night and it was such a fun wedding to be a part of. They ended the night by with all of their guests circled around them with ‘Country Roads’ by John Denver setting the tone for a great end of the evening!
Here is your list of recessional songs ideas for your 2021 wedding! We update this list every few weeks with songs taken from that weddings that we get to be a part of. I see more and more brides pick songs that are not ‘traditional’. Don’t be afraid to play a song that you and your fiancé really like no matter what. The traditional songs below will have many different versions like orchestra, acoustic guitar, organ, piano, strings and so on. So make sure you listen to a few versions by various groups like The Piano Guys and Vitamin String Quartet etc.