April Wedding at Royal Oaks Vancouver

Published April 13, 2015 | By Rich Ellis

Anna and David were married on April 11, 2015 at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, Washington.

The day before it was a dry, sunny day, but it rained that night so a tent was a good idea, as they were going to have their April wedding ceremony outside on the back deck rain or shine.

Right before the ceremony began, a dark cloud appeared directly above and dropped a heavy shower, but fortunately stopped on cue as the ceremony began.

April Wedding Ceremony Highlights:

Weding Processional & Bride Entrance: Pachelbel Canon in D major – Violin (eXquisite version)
Bride/Groom Exit: Ray LaMontagne – You Are the Best Thing

Everyone moved inside for the reception, where I had a second sound system setup playing background music as guests walked in. The newlyweds requested ‘Brat Pack; Frank Sinatra/Tony Bennett type music for cocktails and dinner.

April Wedding Reception Highlights:

Grand Entrance: Pharell Williams – Happy
Cake Cutting: Weird Al Yankovic – Eat It
First Dance: David Gray – This Years Love
Bride and Father Dance: Van Morrison – Into the Mystic
Groom and Mother Dance: You Light Up My Life (Performed by cousins of the Groom)
Bridal Party Dance: Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Bouquet Toss: Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Last Dance: Beatles – In My Life

During dinner, all 70 guests were seated in the upper dining area at Royal Oaks. This opened up the entire lower area, where I was setup and is mostly dance floor, to just me and the cake. Following the toast, I made sure to invite everyone down to the lower area to witness the cake cutting and First Dance and this led to a great turnout when the dance floor was opened to all guests.

Anna, Dave and their friends and family enjoyed the classic oldies, including a swing dance, as well as the latest hits and a heavy dose of 90’s Hip Hop as requested by the bride and groom.

I played everything from ‘Billie Jean’ to ‘Footloose,’ the ‘Cupid Shuffle’ to the latest smash, ‘Uptown Funk.’ The floor was spacious enough to hold everyone there and at times, it seemed like every single guest was dancing.

Congratulations Anna and Dave and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.

Post Event Satisfaction Survey:

“Rich was timely, professional and best of all he had us on the floor dancing! What an awesome job!!!” -Anna Niichel