Wedding
Noble Ridge Tree Deck Washougal Wedding
Suspended amidst the towering trees, Megan and Mitchell were married and celebrated their wedding reception at Noble Ridge Tree Deck in Washougal, Washington on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
It was a hot one in the Portland area with the temperature hovering around 100 degrees, but at 2500′ elevation we didn’t get higher than 90 degrees and the tree canopy made for a comfortable day when the ceremony began at 4pm on the tree deck.
Noble Ridge Tree Deck Washougal Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Party Entrance: Ray LaMontagne – You Are The Best Thing
- Bride Entrance: The Beatles – In My Life
- Bride/Groom Exit: The Isley Brothers – This Old Heart Of Mine
Following the ceremony, guests walked a short wood chip path down to the Wedding Lawn for a cocktail hour. With my second sound system, I played a background music set that primarily featured oldies and motown hits as requested by the bride and groom. After the tree deck was rearranged, everyone returned around 5:30pm for dinner.
Noble Ridge Tree Deck Washougal Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Bruce Channel – Hey Baby!
- Cake Cutting: Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- First Dance: Etta James – At Last
- Last Dance: The Orleans – Still The One
Before their first dance, the newlyweds played the Shoe Game. I then invited all guests to join in for the opening slow dance followed by a variety of faster songs that included selections from The Jackson 5, Outkast, The Bee Gees, Paul Simon and more.
Congratulations Megan and Mitchell and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“We couldn’t have asked for a better DJ for our wedding! Rich provided everything we wanted from a wedding vendor; he was communicative, punctual, professional, easy-going, knowledgeable, and genuinely an excellent addition to our event. Rich masterfully elevated the ambiance of our event. Thank you Rich!” -Megan Spencer & Mitch Meacham
- Event Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024
- Event Type: Wedding
- Event Location: Washougal WA
- Event Staff: Rich Ellis
- Customer Service: Excellent
- Event Planning Process: Excellent
- Quality of Service: Excellent
- Responsiveness: Excellent
- Professionalism: Excellent
- Appearance: Excellent
- Flexibility: Excellent
- Value: Excellent
- Would you recommend this service to others? Yes
Hood River Oregon Wedding Crag Rat Hut
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
Crag Rat Hut Wedding Hood River Oregon
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.
May The 4th Be With You At Star Wars Wedding In Portland
Star Wars fans Kenzie and Adam arrived for their wedding reception at Central Christian Church in Portland on May 4, 2024 through a tunnel of light sabers held by friends and family members before proceeding to dance their first dance, that concluded with the newlyweds engaging in a light saber duel.
Star Wars Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Ke$ha – Tik Tok
- First Dance: Bradley Marshall – Perfect For Me
- Cake Cutting: James Taylor – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- Father/Daughter Dance: Bob Carlisle – Butterfly Kisses
- Mother/Groom Dance: Mark Harris – Find Your Wings
- Mother/Bride Dance: JJ Heller – A Mother Like You
- Anniversary Dance: Joshua Kadison – Beautiful In My Eyes
- Last Dance: Tyler Shaw – Love You Still
There were many married couples in attendance, including me and my wife, who was also there since May 4th was our 28th wedding anniversary. We lasted several rounds of the Anniversary Dance, but were no match for the groom’s aunt and uncle, who were married the longest at 43 years.
For the dance floor, the bride and groom requested songs from Ed Sheeran and several from ABBA.
May the 4th be with you Kenzie and Adam and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Feedback:
“Thank you so much for taking the time out of your special day to make our day extra special! We won’t ever forget you… especially since we share the same anniversary now!” -Adam & Kenzie Wise
April Wedding Reception In The Dalles Oregon
Brenna and Bryan’s wedding reception was held at Fort Dalles Readiness Center in The Dalles, Oregon on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
Following the ceremony at a church in town, guests began arriving at this training facility for the Oregon Army National Guard just after 5pm. Background music was a mix of Pop and Country favorites. I played selections from Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift, James Taylor and more.
The Dalles Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Niall Horan – Heaven
- Cake Cutting: Adam Sandler – Grow Old With You
- First Dance: Kane Brown – What’s Mine Is Yours
- Father/Daughter Dance: Alan Jackson – You’ll Always Be My Baby
- Mother/Groom Dance: Tim McGraw – Humble and Kind
- Anniversary Dance: Anne Murray – Could I Have This Dance
- Garter Toss: Shania Twain – Man! I Feel Like A Woman
- Last Dance: Rascal Flatts – Bless The Broken Road
The dance floor opened to all married couples around 8pm with the Anniversary Dance that revealed the bride’s aunt and uncle as having been married the longest. All guests then joined in the for the first slow dance.
I played a variety of hit songs that included a little something for everyone. The newlyweds requested some Big Band, Classic Rock, 70’s/80’s disco/funk and Country (90’s/2000’s era mostly), plus some punk rock for the groom, who is a big fan of the band Blink 182.
Congratulations Brenna and Bryan and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“From the beginning, Rich was very communicative and flexible. He had lots of great suggestions when we met with him and during the reception kept everything moving along smoothly even when I was getting a little stressed about the timeline. Rich has a great ability to read the vibe of the room and really kept the dance floor hopping with all ages.” -Brenna Meyer & Bryan Turner
- Event Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Event Type: Wedding Reception
- Event Location: The Dalles, OR
- Event Staff: Rich Ellis
- Customer Service: Excellent
- Event Planning Process: Excellent
- Quality of Service: Excellent
- Responsiveness: Excellent
- Professionalism: Excellent
- Appearance: Excellent
- Flexibility: Excellent
- Value: Excellent
- Would you recommend this service to others? Yes
