Carrie & Chris’ Wedding at Eastmoreland Golf Course

 
It appears Mother Nature may be a fan of summer weddings in the Pacific Northwest. Another perfect day with the sun breaking right about the time of Carrie and Chris’ wedding the afternoon of Saturday, August 6, 2011. The ceremony was held in Canby, Oregon at 2:30pm with the reception following at Eastmoreland Golf Course in SE Portland. My original start-time for the reception was 4pm, but after talking with Carrie a week before to discuss and finalize the itinerary, it became clear to me that guests might arrive much sooner, so I suggested a 3:30pm start for me and she agreed. After a wedding ceremony, most guests make a bee line for the reception and sure enough, the first guests arrived right at 3:30.
 
And so did Carrie and Chris! I was not expecting them for their introduction until after everyone else had arrived, but they had a few more pictures to take, so we staged a grand entrance about 45 minutes later and they arrived to ‘Tom Sawyer’ from Rush… the first time in my long career that song has been chosen 🙂 For cocktails and dinner, I played a wide variety that included music from Jimmy Buffett, Jason Mraz and Marvin Gaye. After dinner and the toast, the newlyweds cut the cake to the Four Tops ‘I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch).’
 
For their First Dance, Carrie and Chris selected ‘Halo’ from Beyonce. The bride then danced with her father and the groom with his mother to Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers.’ I then opened the dance floor to everyone and they got right to it. From the first fast song, ‘Twist & Shout’ (see pictures below), they were fired up and ready to go. With the usual mix of classics and current songs, this celebration was similar to last night… this group was rockin’ for three straight hours. It was fun to spin some Sly & The Family Stone requested by the groom, who loves ‘Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin).’ I took the opportunity to segue from that one into Stevie Wonder’s ‘Superstition’ and the packed dance floor was so full, it began to spill outside. Several of Carrie’s favorites included Dee-Lite’s ‘Groove Is In The Heart,’ Beastie Boys ‘Brass Monkey,’ and New Kids on the Block ‘You Got It (The Right Stuff)’… another track I haven’t played in many years… she couldn’t wait to hear that one.
 
Congratulations Carrie and Chris. Thank you for choosing PRO DJs. -Rich

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