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

July 22, 2023

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

Melrose Knitting Mill Wedding All Around Raleigh DJ Katy and Zach

Photo credit to Melissa Desjardins Photography

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

May 31, 2023

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

The Meadows at Firefly Farm Preserve Wedding for Dale & Jake

April 11, 2023

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

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

April 1, 2023

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

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!

November 16, 2022

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