Events
Lake Oswego Wedding On The Willamette
With the sound of river water lapping the shore below and the occasional speed boat racing by, Julie and Brian were married on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at The Foundry at Oswego Pointe in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
You couldn’t ask for better weather (although Brian noted he wished it was 10 degrees cooler than the high of 75) and shade covered the entire promenade right before the start of their wedding. The ceremony included the unplanned sound of rumbling engines and one boat stereo blasting ‘Call Me Maybe’, but everyone smiled and took in the scene with amusement, yet still tuned into the reason they were all here 🙂
Ceremony Highlights:
- Bridal Party Entrance: Matthew Lister – Storybook Love (Princess Bride)
- Bride Entrance: Hanna, Boyd & Hummon – Bless the Broken Road
- Bride/Groom Exit: Katrina & The Waves – Walking On Sunshine
The Foundry has a built-in sound system I was able to tap into to provide music in the ballroom and the deck outside, where guests gathered for the entire cocktail hour before moving inside for dinner. With the dance floor in the center of the room and speakers hanging from the ceiling, this is the rare venue where it works not to have the DJ set-up on one side of the dance floor.
Reception Highlights:
- Cake Cutting: James Taylor – How Sweet It Is
- First Dance: Straight No Chaser – I’m Yours-Somewhere Over the Rainbow
- Bride and Father Dance: Beatles – In My Life
- Groom and Mother Dance: Molly Pasutti – The Man You’ve Become
- Bouquet Toss: Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth
- Garter Toss: Brad Paisley – Camouflage
- Last Song: Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
The bride loves to dance. I think I saw Julie on the dance floor nearly every song and everyone had a great time moving to the latest hits and singing the classics, including the last two songs requested by the newlyweds, Queen’s ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ and ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ from Journey.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Thank you. Everyone was out on the dance floor having a wonderful time.” Â -Julie Clay
- Event Date: Saturday, September 1, 2012
- Event Type: Wedding & Reception
- Event Location: The Foundry – Lake Oswego, 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: 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
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Multiple Moves Wedding at Blue Lake Park
Jenny and Edin chose a gorgeous venue to hold their wedding ceremony and reception. The flow of the evening went seamless as we moved through the ceremony, dinner and dancing to three different areas of the Lake House at Blue Lake Park. It was a perfect day with perfect weather on the first day of September 2012.
Ceremony Highlights:
- Bridal Party Entrance: Colbie Callait – I Do
- Bride Entrance: Jason Mraz – I Won’t Give Up
- Bride/Groom Exit: Thompson Square – Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not
Reception Highlights:
- First Dance: Eli Young Band – Crazy Girl
- Bride and Father Dance: Crystal Shawanda – You Can Let Go Now Daddy
- Bride and Son Dance: Natalie Cole – A Smile Like Yours
- Bouquet Toss: Beyonce – Single Ladies
- Garter Toss: ZZ Top – Leggs
- Last Song: The Wanted – Glad You Came
It was a lot of fun and guests danced to the very end. Congratulations to Jenny and Edin! Thanks for having us DJ your special day!
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rhett was awesome!! Would definitely recommend him specifically to anyone looking for a DJ! He really made our night fantastic!” -Jenny & Edin Topalovic
- Event Date: Saturday, September 1, 2012
- Event Type: Wedding & Reception
- Event Location: The Lake House at Blue Lake Park, Gresham, OR
- Event Staff: Rhett Acelar
- 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: Good
- System Appearance: Good
- Sound Quality: Excellent
- Overall Volume Levels: Excellent
- Music Selection: Excellent
- Incorporation of Your Requests: Excellent
- Lighting Effects: N/A
- Equipment Appearance: Good
- 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
Late August Outdoor Wedding Feels Just Right
Delia’s Garden at McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Oregon was the site for Mackie and Robert’s wedding reception on Saturday, August 25, 2012.
As is normal for a Summer Saturday, there were multiple events taking place on the property and an outdoor restaurant open next door. I love the feel of it… everything out in the open like a big festival, brings extra energy to a special event.
Following the ceremony, all guests gathered on the front steps of the lodge for a group photo before returning to the reception tent for cocktails and dinner. For background music I played a variety of mostly classic hits that included requests from the newlyweds for the Beatles and Blues Traveler.
Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year
- Cake Cutting: Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
- First Dance: Jack Johnson – Angel
- Bride and Father Dance: Ray Charles – Georgia on My Mind
- Groom and Mother Dance: Beatles – In My Life
- Last Dance Song: Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
It was a perfect evening to be outside and celebrating Mackie and Robbie’s big day. Guests kept the dance floor full and groovin’ to a mix of all the latest hits (‘Call Me Maybe’, ‘Good Feeling’, ‘Starships’, etc.) along with a few key feel good songs from the past (‘Thriller’, ‘Ice Ice Baby’). The groom is from Sweet Home, Oregon, so the night ended with ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ and everyone loved it.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich did an AMAZING job at our wedding. He made sure to keep true to our yes/no request list even when immediate family members requested songs on the ‘do not play’ list. He also helped us choose cocktail and dinner music and chose very appropriate songs. This was nice because it helped us check off a minor but still important thing on our list. I would highly recommend Pro DJs. He also drove out to Forest Grove from Portland for NO additional charge.” Â -Robert Stock
- Event Date: Saturday, August 25, 2012
- Event Type: Wedding Reception
- Event Location: McMenamins Grand Lodge – Forest Grove, 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: 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
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Newberg Wedding Rocks Under Hot Tin Roof
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday was the final day of a heatwave in the Portland area and we hit 97 degrees. Today we woke up to a little bit of rain and 60 degrees. This was sweet relief for those attending Valerie and Damian’s wedding and reception held at the Enomoto Barn in Newberg, Oregon on Saturday, August 18, 2012.
It seemed like only a few weeks ago that I last saw them at Chrissy and Todd’s wedding in McMinnville and that’s because it was only a few weeks ago – Click Here :). The ceremony was scheduled for 2:30pm outside on the front lawn of the main residence.
Ceremony Highlights:
- Bridal Party Entrance: Matthew Lister – Storybook Love (Princess Bride)
- Bride Entrance: Train – Marry Me
- Bride/Groom Exit: OneRepublic – Good Life
Guests gathered on the second floor of the barn for the reception where I had a second sound system set-up. Valerie and Damian are big sports fans and wanted a grand entrance similar to the team introduction at a Portland Trailblazers game, so with the Blazers theme music, I put on my best sports announcer voice and introduced the wedding party, including the main event “and no longer single” the bride and groom.
Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Alan Parsons Project – Sirius
- Cake Cutting: Prime Time NFL Football Theme Song
- First Dance: Ray LaMontagne – Hold You In My Arms
- Bride and Father Dance: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
- Groom and Mother Dance: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
- Last Dance: Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
- Exit Song: Frank Sinatra – Theme From New York, New York
Even with the cooler weather outside, a barn with a tin roof can get real toasty inside, but this group with sweat pouring and skin glistening, preservered to make a great party!
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich was fantastic! We enjoyed him at all of our other friends weddings and were thrilled to have him at our special day! We danced the night away and enjoyed every minute of our friends and family! Thank you again for accommodating all of our fun but crazy requests! Would use prodjs anytime in the future!!!” Â -Valerie Munoz
- Event Date: Saturday, August 18, 2012
- Event Type: Wedding & Reception
- Event Location: Private Residence – Newberg, 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: 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
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PDX Jet Noise No Match For Wedding Celebration
Under a bright blue sky and the occasional jet taking off from nearby Portland International Airport, Eileen and Quang were married on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.
The ceremony took place outside on the front lawn. The only source of power was an extension cord used for the sprinkler system timer. This meant I had to set-up my sound system in the landscaped area… it worked out nicely though in providing some camouflage for my gear.
Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Bridal Party Entrance: Canon in D (Pachelbel)
- Bride Entrance: Here Comes the Bride (Wagner)
- Bride/Groom Exit: Ode to Joy (Beethoven)
The reception was held inside the main ballroom. The back deck was also open for the cocktail hour and I ran a wireless speaker outside for those on the deck, but with the temperature in the upper 80’s, nearly every guest elected to stay inside and enjoy the comfortable air conditioning.
Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Jagged Edge – Let’s Get Married
- Cake Cutting: 3rd Storee – If Ever
- First Dance: Savage Garden – Truly, Madly, Deeply
- Bouquet Toss: Beyonce – Single Ladies
- Bridal Party Dance: Black Eyed Peas – Let’s Get It Started
- Last Song: All-4-One – I Swear
When the dance floor opened, so did the photo booth with fun props on the opposite side of the dance floor. There were many people dancing while waiting in line, but on some songs, they just couldn’t resist and spilled onto a packed floor. 70’s disco (Earth, Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge) were especially popular early on with a good run of the latest hits generating lots of excitement over the final hour.
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