A venue offering one of the best views of Mt. Hood is Crag Rat Hut in Hood River and I had the opportunity to return there to be the DJ at Kim and Keenan’s wedding on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Under a bright blue sky, the ceremony began at 3pm.
 

 
Hood River Oregon Wedding Ceremony Highlights:

• Wedding Party & Bride Entrance: Danny Wright – Canon In D
• Bride/Groom Exit: Saint Motel – My Type

A cocktail hour outside followed the ceremony before guests made their way upstairs for dinner inside on the main floor. This area has a small built-in sound system with a cordless microphone and receiver. For background music, I connected my iPad and played a variety of “Instrumental love songs” and personal favorites as suggested by the bride and groom. The same playlist also played via my main sound system outside during this time.
 

 
Hood River Oregon Wedding Reception Highlights:

• Grand Entrance: Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
• Cake Cutting: James Taylor – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
• First Dance: The Head and the Heart – Rivers and Roads (performed live by friends of the newlyweds)
• Bride and Father Dance: Leonard Cohen – Dance Me To The End Of Love
• Groom and Mother Dance: Il Divo – Mama
• Bouquet Toss: Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
• Last Dance: Jack Johnson – Better Together

The dance floor opened to everyone just after 7pm. There was still quite a bit of daylight until around 9pm, but as twilight set in, the energy really picked up and guests had a great time dancing to a variety of songs that focused on recent hit selections until 11pm.
 



 
Congratulations Kim and Keenan and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
 

 
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
 
“We hired Rich for our July 2024 wedding and were very happy with his services. Any time we talked to Rich on the phone and in person, we knew that he would do a great job, which he did! On the day of the event he worked with our planner to cooorinate all announcements to keep things flowing and later kept the dancefloor going.” -Kim Stanley & Keenan Williamson

• Event Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024
• Event Type: Wedding
• Event Location: Crag Rat Hut
• Event Staff: Rich Ellis
• Customer Service: Excellent
• Quality of Service: Excellent
• Responsiveness: Excellent
• Professionalism: Excellent
• Appearance: Excellent
• Flexibility: Excellent
• Would you recommend this service to others? Yes

 
Overlooking the surrounding valley with an incredible view of Mt. Hood, Laura and Sean’s wedding was held at Crag Rat Hut in Hood River, Oregon on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
 
The 5:30pm ceremony and dancing later were held outside on the large wraparound deck.
 

 
Crag Rat Hut Wedding Ceremony Highlights:

• Wedding Party Entrance: Radwimps – Katawaredoki (from “Your name” soundtrack)
• Bride Entrance: Joe Hisaishi – Reprise (from “Spirited Away” soundtrack)
• Bride/Groom Exit: Hoku – Perfect Day

Guests gathered for dinner inside the large event room on the main floor. This area has a small built-in sound system with a cordless microphone and receiver. For background music, I connected my iPad and played a variety of “romantic and fun, upbeat songs” as suggested by the bride and groom. The same playlist also played via my main sound system outside during this time.
 
Crag Rat Hut Wedding Reception Highlights:

• Grand Entrance: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing
• Cake Cutting: The Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
• First Dance: Rebelution – Settle Down Easy
• Bride and Father Dance: The Temptations – My Girl
• Groom and Mother Dance: Tim McGraw – Humble And Kind
• Bridal Party Dance: Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
• Last Dance: Sixpence None The Richer – Kiss Me
• Exit Song: Semisonic – Closing Time

The temperature cooled down to the mid 70’s when the dance floor opened around 9pm and the guests did not waste any time enjoying their time outside as I played a little bit of everything… From classics like “Twist & Shout” and “Dancing Queen”, to more recent hits such as “Happy” and “Shut Up And Dance”.
 



 
The twilight with the mountain in the background made for a magical evening.
 



 
Congratulations Laura and Sean and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.