Events

Delightful Day For Yellow Gold Farm Wedding

Published August 24, 2020 | By Rich Ellis

Noelle and Eric’s Yellow Gold Farm wedding took place in Albany, Oregon on Saturday, August 22, 2020 on a delightful summer day.

The temperature was a perfect 83 degrees, but the giant trees shade almost the entire property of this venue so even a hot day would be comfortable here.

Yellow Gold Farm Wedding (8-22-20)

Yellow Gold Farm Wedding Ceremony Highlights:

Grandparents and Mothers Entrance: Brooklyn Duo – Shallow
Wedding Party Entrance: Brooklyn Duo – The Scientist
Bride Entrance: Ludovico Einaudi – Nuvole Bianche
Worship Song: Housefires – Build My Life
Communion & Sand Pouring: Cageless Birds – We Rise
Bride/Groom Exit: Maren Morris & Hozier – The Bones

Following the ceremony, I moved my sound system to the dance floor area. While guest enjoyed drinks and refreshments, I played a mix of background music from a variety of artists including: Train, OneRepublic, Lauryn Hill, Colbie Caillat, and Coldplay.

Yellow Gold Farm Wedding Reception Highlights:

Grand Entrance: Jonas Brothers – I Believe
Cake Cutting: Johnnyswim – Take The World
First Dance: Eric and Noelle Taylor – Every Part of Me
Bride/Father Dance: Steffany Gretzinger – We Dance
Groom/Son Dance: Beach Boys – God Only Knows
Anniversary Dance: Rod Stewart – Have I Told You Lately

Noelle and Eric are musicians and for their first dance, recorded a new song titled “Every Part of Me.” This was a surprise for their guests and well-received.

The anniversary dance began with 15 married couples and the longest married ended being the bride’s grandparents (55 years).

When the dance floor opened to everyone, guests were not shy and filled it for the remainder of the evening, dancing to everything from “Dancing Queen” and “Dynamite,” to “You Can Call Me Al” and the “Cupid Shuffle.”

Yellow Gold Farm Wedding (8-22-20)

Congratulations Noelle and Eric and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.

Post Event Satisfaction Survey:

“Rich was wonderful!! He was very easy to communicate with, extremely friendly, and helpful with suggestions to make sure our event was the best it could be. Couldn’t have asked for anyone better!” -Noelle Basham

Event Date: Saturday, August 22, 2020
Event Type: Wedding
Event Location: Yellow Gold Farm
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: Good
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

Posted in General, Wedding

Hot Day At Chehalis Washington Wedding

Published August 18, 2020 | By Rich Ellis

MaKinna and Cody’s Chehalis Washington wedding and reception took place on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at the home of the bride’s aunt in Salkum, Washington.

It was a beautiful, hot sunny summer day, but fortunately not as hot as the forecasted 100 degrees (we topped out at 93). This was also the first event performed by PRO DJs in 2020 since March 7th as the coronavirus pandemic has forced postponements of most events to 2021.

Chehalis Washington Wedding (8-15-20)

Chehalis Washington Wedding Ceremony Highlights:

Wedding Party Entrance: The Piano Guys – A Sky Full of Stars
Bride Entrance: Matt Kearney – All I Need (2:56 minutes in)
Bride/Groom Exit: Randy Travis – Forever and Ever Amen

The large property allowed guests to spread out but most went for the shade under the tent or a nearby tree. Background music for the reception was a mix of mostly Country with some alternative selections as requested by the bride.

Chehalis Washington Wedding Reception Highlights:

Grand Entrance: Eric Church – Give Me Back My Hometown
Cake Cutting: Imagine Dragons – Stuck on You
First Dance: Loggins & Messina – Danny’s Song
Bride/Father Dance: Kenny Chesney – Don’t Blink
Groom and Mother Dance: Kenny Chesney – Don’t Blink
Bouquet Toss: Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Garter Toss: Sammy Kershaw – Queen of My Double Wide Trailer

When the dance floor opened to everyone following the father/daughter and mother/son dance, many guests enjoyed dancing to the first few songs. It was hot though under the tent and considering the circumstances of our world today, it wasn’t surprising to see most everyone spread out on the property the remainder of the reception, enjoying the music right where they were.

Chehalis Washington Wedding (8-15-20)

Congratulations MaKinna and Cody and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.

Posted in Events, General, Wedding

Noah’s Expansive Tigard Bar Mitzvah Bash

Published March 9, 2020 | By Rich Ellis

All 25,000 square feet of Rose City Futsal West was devoted to Noah’s Tigard Bar Mitzvah celebration on Saturday, March 7, 2020.

The left court featured arcade games such as Foosball, Pop A Shot, Cornhole and Ping Pong. The right court was for pickup soccer games and center court was reserved for dancing. There was also a photo booth and dinner and dessert were served in the upstairs restaurant and bar.

Tigard Bar Mitzvah (3-7-20)

Before dinner, all 180 guests came together on the center court for Havdalah which was led by family friend Joel, who also played acoustic guitar.

Next, everyone went upstairs for dinner. Shortly after, I went upstairs myself to lead some of the kids in a scavenger hunt before the toast and slideshow. We then ushered all guests back downstairs to center court for ‘The Hora’ and chair raising of Noah and his family.

Tigard Bar Mitzvah (3-7-20)

A variety of fun hit music followed, everything from “Happy” and “Uptown Funk” to “Party Rock Anthem” and ‘Cha Cha Slide”, it was a fun time on the dance floor, while most of the kids were glued to the arcade games or playing soccer.

Mazel Tov Noah and thank you parents Mindy and Mark for choosing PRO DJs!

Posted in Bar Mitzvah, Events

NWDSA Fun-Raiser Dance Camas Washington

Published March 2, 2020 | By Rich Ellis

PRO DJs had the opportunity to DJ the “Out of this World Fun-Raiser Dance” to benefit NWDSA’s Kindergarten Inclusion Cohort on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at AWPPW Local 5 Union Hall in Camas, Washington.

This event raised money through a number of raffle prizes and featured two local high school students performing karaoke versions of popular songs, along with plenty of dancing.

NWDSA Fun-Raiser Dance Camas Washington (2-29-20)

Posted in Events, Private Party, Public Function

The Loft at 8th Avenue Portland Wedding

Published February 24, 2020 | By Rich Ellis

Portland Wedding DJ Rich Ellis had the opportunity to perform at Becca and Jon’s wedding and reception on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at The Loft at 8th Avenue in Portland, Oregon. This was my first time at this venue. The ceremony began at 4:30pm in the Annex.

The Loft at 8th Avenue Portland Wedding (2-22-20)

The Loft at 8th Avenue Wedding Ceremony Highlights:

Wedding Party Entrance: Shania Twain – From This Moment On
Bride Entrance: Keith Urban – Parallel Line
Bride/Groom Exit: Gryffin & Slander f/Calle Lehmann – All You Need To Know

Following the ceremony, all 250 guests moved to the Warehouse for cocktails and appetizers so the Annex could be turned for dinner and dancing. This allowed me time to also move my sound system to a more optimal spot. A live cellist provided background music during the cocktail hour.

Guests returned for dinner about an hour later. Once everyone was seated, the grand entrance began and I introduced the parents, wedding party and bride and groom. Background music for dinner was a mix of Tropical House and Chill EDM from artists such as Gryffin, Kygo and Illenium, as requested by the newlyweds.

The Loft at 8th Avenue Portland Wedding (2-22-20)

The Loft at 8th Avenue Wedding Reception Highlights:

Grand Entrance: Gryffin & Illenium f/Daya – Feel Good
Cake Cutting: Thomas Rhett – Unforgettable
First Dance: Cinderella – Wendy’s Story
Groom and Mother Dance: The Band Perry – Mother Like Mine
Bride and Father Dance: Beatles – Blackbird
Boquet Toss: Shania Twain – Man! I Feel Like A Woman
Last Dance: Aerosmith – I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing

For their first dance, Becca and Jon performed a flawless Viennese Waltz that was fun to watch and well-received.

I opened the dance floor to all guests with a slow dance and that had the desired effect of getting a large majority on their feet. However, that would be the last slow song for the next two hours as this mostly younger group packed the floor to mostly recent hits from the last decade.

The Loft at 8th Avenue Portland Wedding (2-22-20)

Everyone appeared to have a lot of fun dancing to staples “Uptown Funk” and “Cha Cha Slide,” along with requests from the bride and groom for “Party In The USA,” “Wobble,” “Despacito,” “Yeah” and more.

Becca and Jon let me know aftewards they had a great time. The bride said “you killed it” 🙂 Best wishes to you both and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.

Post Event Satisfaction Survey:

Submitted By: Rebecca Chang

“Everything was absolutely amazing. We are so happy with Rich. He was incredibly professional over email, extremely thorough on our call and went above and beyond the day of. The flow of the events all night long was just spot on and he coordinated with all the right people to make sure everything went smoothly. I would hire him again for another event any day!”