Oregon Wedding DJ At Green Villa Barn
Oregon Wedding DJ Rich Ellis had the opportunity to perform at Elena and Byron’s reception on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Green Villa Barn in Independence, Oregon.
The ceremony and reception were held in the main ballroom with a video slideshow planned for the start of the wedding. Live music for the ceremony was provided by the Willamette University Apollo Quartet while I monitored the microphones.
The newlyweds wanted anything Rat Pack for background music during cocktails and dinner, including Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, and Big Band/Jazz such as Glenn Miller and Dave Brubeck.
Oregon Wedding DJ Reception Highlights:
- Cake Cutting: Average White Band – Cut the Cake
- First Dance: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong – Dream a Little Dream of Me
- Bride and Father Dance: Bruce Springsteen – When You Need Me
- Groom and Mother Dance: Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World
- Bridal Party Dance: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
- Bouquet Toss: Meghan Trainor – Dear Future Husband
- Garter Toss: Henry Mancini – Pink Panther Theme
- Last Dance: Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
Following the formal dances, I opened the dance floor to all guests. It was a great turnout and perfectly set-up the surprise swing dance lesson that followed, led by Elena, who is a dance instructor in her spare time.
Everyone appeared to have a lot of fun dancing to the classic hits and current favorites, including Byron’s favorite, Michael Jackson, Pharrell Williams ‘Happy,’ the latest smash ‘Shut Up and Dance’ and more.
I appreciated the feedback received afterwards from the father of the groom… “Thanks so much for the superb job you did at my son’s wedding. The music was spot on and helped make it a great evening!” -Tom Farley.
Best wishes Elena and Byron and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
