Events
Events at Hunt & Gather Catering Wedding Portland Oregon
Krista and Bernie’s wedding reception was held at Events at Hunt & Gather Catering in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, May 28, 2023.
Following the ceremony at a private residence, guests began arriving at this Pearl District venue around 5pm. Background music was a mix of upbeat love songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s as requested by the bride. I played selections from Marvin Gaye, Fleetwood Mac, Hall & Oates and more.
The groom suggested upbeat Indie pop love songs be played during dinner, including Vampire Weekend – We Belong Together, Fruit Bats – When U love Somebody and Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Events at Hunt & Gather Catering Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: American Authors – Best Day Of My Life
- First Dance: Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love
- Last Dance: Taylor Swift – Lover
The dance floor opened to everyone around 8:20pm with Chubby Checker’s “The Twist”, that was dedicated to the bride’s father, who passed away eight years earlier.
I played a variety of hit songs with a focus on the newlyweds favorites from the late 90’s and early 2000’s, along with Top 40 hits. Guests had a great time dancing to “Hey Ya”, “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It”, “Pump Up The Jam” and more.
Congratulations Krista and Bernie and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
Submitted By: Krista Kennedy
- Event Date: Sunday, May 28, 2022
- Event Type: Wedding Reception
- Event Location: Hunt and Gather
- Event Staff: Rich Ellis
- Overall Performance Rating: Excellent
- Would you recommend this service to others? Yes
Naomi’s High Energy Bat Mitzvah Party At Congregation Beth Israel Portland Oregon
Naomi’s high energy Bat Mitzvah party took place at Congregation Beth Israel in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, May 20, 2023.
Guests arrived from the ceremony and Havdala held across the street around 6:20pm. I had a variety of music selections playing in the background, but that didn’t last long as the kids were ready for games before dinner, including Naomi trivia and her request that we play Coke and Pepsi. She is a big fan of Taylor Swift, so we changed the team names to Taylor and Swift 🙂
Dinner started around 7pm. With many family members visiting from Detroit, I was asked to play a variety of softer Motown hits as background music for dinner. After Naomi’s parents welcomed everyone and toasted the Bat Mitzvah girl, I invited everyone out to the dance floor for “The Hora” and chair-raising.
The kids were wound up all evening, but the parents joined in as well for a good time dancing to favorites “I Gotta Feeling”, “Dancing Queen”, “Cupid Shuffle” and of course, plenty of Taylor Swift.
Mazel Tov Naomi and thank you mom Marah for choosing PRO DJs.
Surfsand Resort Wedding Cannon Beach Oregon
Oregon Coast Wedding DJ Rich Ellis had the opportunity to perform at Haley and Trevin’s Surfsand Resort wedding and reception on Saturday, February 11, 2023 in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
The weather was beautiful with lots of sunshine and the couple had decided to have the ceremony on the beach. However, the threat of sneaker waves prevented that from happening and vows were exchanged in the main ballroom in front of the fireplace.
Surfsand Resort Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Prelude/Wedding Party Entrance: Classical Selections
- Bride Entrance: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8,4 “winter”
- Bride/Groom Exit: Black Pumas – Know You Better
The reception followed right away and background music was a variety of rock, easy listening and pop selections as requested by the bride and groom. Photos were taken outside on the back deck before one large group photo on the dance floor. The dinner buffet opened around 6pm.
Surfsand Resort Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Ray LaMontagne – You Are the Best Thing
- First Dance: Ray LaMontagne – Shelter
- Bride/Father and Groom/Mother Dance: Sia – Helium
- Last Dance: Ben Harper – Forever
The dance floor opened to the 75 guests around 7:40pm and several joined in right away before the energy gradually picked up as I played a variety of classic and recent hits, including selections from The Beatles, Bee Gees, Usher, Rihanna and more.
Congratulations Haley and Trevin and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Portland Vancouver Company Holiday Parties
Happy Holidays from PRO DJs.
December 2022 featured several company holiday parties.
Area Heating & Cooling
Hilton Downtown – Vancouver, WA (Discovery Ballroom)
DJ Rich Ellis
After dinner, the casino opened. This is always tough competition for any DJ, but we managed to pull away a few for the “Cupid Shuffle” 🙂 and a few other songs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
Submitted By: Sadiann Bailey
- Event Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022
- Event Type: Company Party
- Event Location: Hilton Downtown Vancouver
- 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
Portland Area Restaurant Employee Holiday Party
DJ Rich Ellis
After some bingo and a gift exchange, the next two hours was devoted to karaoke and employees performed everything from classic hits and Country to Grease and 90’s R&B.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Always great service and a fair price for all you get. Thank you for making our event wonderful.” -Noho Marchesi – Portland, OR
- Event Date: Monday, December 5, 2022
- Event Type: Employee Holiday Party
- Event Location: Portland Area Restaurant
- 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
Contract Furnishings Mart
Embassy Suites – Tigard, OR (Columbia River Ballroom)
DJ: Rich Ellis
PRO DJs had the opportunity to perform at the holiday party for this company in 2019 and 2021 and the dance floor was packed again this year from start to finish as guests danced to everything from “September” and “Billie Jean” to “Uptown Funk” and “Cupid Shuffle.”
Garner Electric
Embassy Suites – Tigard, OR (Columbia River Ballroom)
DJ: Rich Ellis
This was the third time PRO DJs performed for this company since 2019. We were warned in the past by the owner that electricians are boring and probably won’t dance much :). That wasn’t the case for a small group who had a great time dancing for about an hour non-stop. Even Santa joined in the fun.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Excellent Company, See you next year…” -Garner Electric – Hillsboro, OR
- Event Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
- Event Type: Holiday Party
- Event Location: Embassy Suites Tigardt
- 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: Good
- Overall Customer Service: Excellent
- Planning Assistance: Excellent
- Entertainer’s Cooperation with Other Vendors: Good
- Overall Performance Rating: Excellent
- Would you recommend this service to others? Yes
Cold Nights Warm Hearts At Oregon Zoo BrewLights
PRO DJs had the opportunity to return for Oregon Zoo BrewLights on Friday, November 18th and Saturday, November 19th, 2022. With the pandemic, the last BrewLights was in 2019, so it was good to be back again.
DJ Steve Marker was setup near Elephant Plaza at the far end of the zoo and had ’em dancing until 9pm, while DJ Rich Ellis worked the entry way and exit that saw a number of people dancing in the entry plaza the final hour.
It was really cold both nights, but no rain all weekend and a great crowd.
