Rich Ellis
Wedding at Husum Highlands Bed & Breakfast White Salmon Washington
Raena and Chad’s wedding at Husum Highlands Bed & Breakfast White Salmon, Washington was held on Saturday, September 21, 2019. Amazing views at this venue from the Washington side of Mt. Hood and driving out could also see Mt. Adams up close.
Posting this a day later when it has been raining, the following photos from yesterday feel a little dreamy. It was sunny and warm with a perfect temperature of 73 degrees… it was a magical night to celebrate.
The ceremony took place just below the main house and reception area where I had a separate sound system setup. It was a little breezy when the wedding began around 4:30pm, but the windscreen for the officiant’s lapel microphone did it’s job and the audio sounded just right.
Wedding at Husum Highlands Bed & Breakfast White Salmon Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Party Entrance: Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody
- Bride Entrance: Florence + The Machine – Stand By Me
- Bride/Groom Exit: James Brown – (I Got You) I Feel Good
Background music for cocktails and dinner featured a variety of artists and styles, including The Beatles and Colbie Callait, along with Country favorites from George Strait, Darius Rucker and more.
Wedding at Husum Highlands Bed & Breakfast White Salmon Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: American Authors – Best Day of My Life
- Cake Cutting: James Taylor – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- First Dance: Keith Whitley – When You Say Nothing At All
- Bride and Father Dance: George Straight – Love Without End, Amen
- Groom and Mother Dance: Eric Church – Like Jesus Does
- Bouquet Toss: Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
- Garter Toss: Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
- Last Dance: Jason Cassidy – Rest of Forever
My mobile phone doesn’t do it justice, but it was a picturesque evening on the dance floor. Guests gathered quickly for the opening slow dance, then had a great time dancing to everything from oldies and the latest hits, such as “Uptown Funk” and “Stayin’ Alive” and Country Classics “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” and “Cotton Eye Joe.”
It was a solid two plus hours of dancing on a gorgeous end of summer night. Congratulations Raena and Chad and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“My husband and I have zero complaints about Rich and his service!”
-Raena Draper & Chad Lauer – John Day, OR
- Event Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019
- Event Type: Wedding & Reception
- Event Location: Husum Highlands Bed & Breakfast – White Salmon, WA
- Event Staff: Rich Ellis
- Quality of Customer Service via Telephone: Excellent
- Quality of Customer Service via Internet: Excellent
- Quality of Customer Service at Event: Excellent
- Friendliness of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Promptness of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Professionalism of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Performance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Appearance: Excellent
- System Appearance: Excellent
- Sound Quality: Excellent
- Overall Volume Levels: Excellent
- Music Selection: Excellent
- Incorporation of Your Requests: Excellent
- Lighting Effects: Excellent
- Equipment Appearance: Excellent
- Overall Customer Service: Excellent
- Planning Assistance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Cooperation with Other Vendors: Excellent
- Overall Performance Rating: Excellent
- Would you recommend this service to others? Yes
Rain Stays Away For Cornelius Oregon Wedding
It has been said that rain on your wedding day brings good luck. It was pouring when I arrived for setup for Megan and Travis’ Cornelius Oregon wedding on Sunday, September 15, 2019. However, a short time later it dried out and stayed that way the rest of the afternoon and evening at Unger Farms store.
Cornelius Oregon Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Party Entrance: Kina Grannis – Can’t Help Falling In Love (Piano Version)
- Bride Entrance: Pachelbel – Canon in D (Best Piano Version)
- Bride/Groom Exit: Florida Georgia Line – Simple
Following the ceremony, guests walked down the grass hill to the store below for drinks and appetizers inside or they could hang out on the deck with view of the water. For this, I setup a separate speaker with background music that included a variety of classic hits and country favorites from artists such as George Strait, Adele, The Beatles and more. I played the same background set from my main system used for the ceremony so music could be heard nearly everywhere on the property.
Cornelius Oregon Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Sugarland – Stuck Like Glue
- Cake Cutting: Ben E King – Stand By Me
- First Dance: Brad Paisley – Then
With the rain holding off and a reasonable temperature, it turned out to be a pleasant evening and guests hit the grass dance floor right away and kept going strong for the next two hours. They danced to everything from “Stayin’ Alive” and “Footloose” to “Uptown Funk” and Country hits, “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” and recent smash “Git Up…” plus the only request I received from the bride for Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).”
Best wishes Megan and Travis and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Everything was great!” -Travis and Megan Wilson
- Event Date: Sunday, September 15, 2019
- Event Type: Wedding & Reception
- Event Location: Cornelius Oregon
- Event Staff: Rich Ellis
- Quality of Customer Service via Telephone: Excellent
- Quality of Customer Service via Internet: Excellent
- Quality of Customer Service at Event: Excellent
- Friendliness of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Promptness of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Professionalism of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Performance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Appearance: Excellent
- System Appearance: Excellent
- Sound Quality: Excellent
- Overall Volume Levels: Excellent
- Music Selection: Excellent
- Incorporation of Your Requests: Excellent
- Lighting Effects: Excellent
- Equipment Appearance: Excellent
- Overall Customer Service: Excellent
- Planning Assistance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Cooperation with Other Vendors: Excellent
- Overall Performance Rating: Excellent
- Would you recommend this service to others? Yes
Dassi’s Bat Mitzvah Party At Treasury Ballroom
Dassi’s memorable Bat Mitzvah party took place at the Historic Treasury Ballroom in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, September 14, 2019. I was also the DJ for her sister, Taliana’s Bat Mitzvah in October, 2013.
Just like six years before, there was a lot on the itinerary for this event, including games, Havdalah, the chair raising dance to “Hava Nagilah,” Candle Lighting ceremony and Flash Mob dance.
Guests began arriving around 7pm and about 20 minutes later, the kids had a great time playing games, including “Would You Rather?” where beforehand I had Dassi answer some questions… the same questions I asked her sister in 2013, such as “Would you rather live without music or live without the Internet?” or “would you rather always have to say everything on your mind or never speak again?” Her friends on the dance floor had to pick a side of the floor for which answer they thought she chose and we did this until there was one friend left who knew her best 🙂
Following the Candle Lighting ceremony, cake cutting and video presentation, Dassi and some of her friends surprised the guests with a Flash Mob dance to “The Greatest Show” from the musical “The Greatest Showman.”
Not surprisingly, there was a lot of energy in the room following the flash mob and the dance floor was hoppin’ all evening to hot hits “Cupid Shuffle” and “Uptown Funk,” plus favorites of the Bat Mitzvah girl, Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry and YouTube tween sensation, JoJo Siwa.
Mazel Tov Dassi and thank you mom Soshana for again choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich did another fabulous job! I knew we were in good hands with Rich and he didn’t disappoint. He kept the teens and adults entertained. He was on point with the music selection for the candle lighting ceremony. The whole event was flawless!” -Shoshana Gordon (Dassi’s Bat Mitzvah)
- Event Date: Saturday, September 14, 2019
- Event Type: Bat Mitzvah
- Event Location: Treasury Ballroom
- Event Staff: Rich Ellis
- Quality of Customer Service via Telephone: Excellent
- Quality of Customer Service via Internet: Excellent
- Quality of Customer Service at Event: Excellent
- Friendliness of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Promptness of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Professionalism of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Performance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Appearance: Excellent
- System Appearance: Excellent
- Sound Quality: Excellent
- Overall Volume Levels: Excellent
- Music Selection: Excellent
- Incorporation of Your Requests: Excellent
- Lighting Effects: Excellent
- Equipment Appearance: Excellent
- Overall Customer Service: Excellent
- Planning Assistance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Cooperation with Other Vendors: Excellent
- Overall Performance Rating: Excellent
- Would you recommend this service to others? Yes
End Of Summer Fun At Roars + Pours
It was a nice day for a stroll at “Roars + Pours” held at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday, September 11, 2019.
Beer tasting, trivia, lawn games, elephants roaring (maybe) and PRO DJs providing the soundtrack from the concert stage.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
Submitted by Nikki Simmons- Oregon Zoo
- Event Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
- Event Type: Public Function
- Event Location: Oregon Zoo
- Event Staff: Rich Ellis
- Quality of Customer Service via Telephone: N/A
- Quality of Customer Service via Internet: Excellent
- Quality of Customer Service at Event: Excellent
- Friendliness of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Promptness of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Professionalism of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Performance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Appearance: Excellent
- System Appearance: Excellent
- Sound Quality: Excellent
- Overall Volume Levels: Excellent
- Music Selection: Excellent
- Incorporation of Your Requests: Excellent
- Lighting Effects: N/A
- Equipment Appearance: Excellent
- Overall Customer Service: Excellent
- Planning Assistance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Cooperation with Other Vendors: Excellent
- Overall Performance Rating: Excellent
- Would you recommend this service to others? Yes
Motorfest Car Show and 40th Birthday Party
PRO DJs was spinning classic hits at MotorFest for the 5th straight year on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Always a huge turnout to celebrate all things BMW.
Later that evening… I was the DJ at their wedding in 2012 and the groom Brian brought me back 7 years later to surprise his wife on her 40th birthday.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
Submitted by Dan Hones (BMW CCA Oregon Chapter)
- Event Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019
- Event Type: Car Show (Public Function)
- Event Location: Mint Lake
- Event Staff: Rich Ellis
- Quality of Customer Service via Telephone: Excellent
- Quality of Customer Service via Internet: Excellent
- Quality of Customer Service at Event: Excellent
- Friendliness of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Promptness of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Professionalism of your Entertainer: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Performance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Appearance: Excellent
- System Appearance: Excellent
- Sound Quality: Excellent
- Overall Volume Levels: Excellent
- Music Selection: Excellent
- Incorporation of Your Requests: Excellent
- Lighting Effects: N/A
- Equipment Appearance: Excellent
- Overall Customer Service: Excellent
- Planning Assistance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Cooperation with Other Vendors: Excellent
- Overall Performance Rating: Excellent
- Would you recommend this service to others? Yes
