Events
Vow Renewal Anniversary Celebration
Hope and Sally celebrated their anniversary by renewing their vows at Ainsworth House & Gardens in Oregon City, Oregon on Thursday, July 29, 2021.
The ceremony was held outside and the celebration followed inside where I played music for dinner (selections from Vitamin String Quartet as requested by Sally) and dancing. During the ceremony, the couple offered five tips for a successful relationship. Later before their first dance, they provided a sixth tip – “there is always time to dance.”
Vow Renewal Anniversary Celebration Highlights:
- First Dance: Haley Reinhart – Can’t Help Falling In Love
- Last Dance: Wind & The Wave – Chasing Cars
The couple invited their guests to join them about half way through their first dance. Many then stuck around for uptempo music from the 80’s until now, including “Shut Up and Dance,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” “Shake It Off” and more.
Happy Anniversary Hope and Sally and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Thank you so much for your help in making our ceremony such a success. We really appreciate it.” -Hope and Sally McKinnis
- Event Date: Thursday, July 29, 2021
- Event Type: Anniversary Celebration
- Event Location: Ainsworth House and Gardens
- 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
July Wedding At Charbonneau Country Club Wilsonville
Susan and Ben’s wedding and reception at Charbonneau Country Club in Wilsonville, Oregon was held on Saturday, July 24, 2021.
It was a beautiful summer day. A little warm, but the wind was blowing and occasionally offered subtle spray from the nearby lake to maybe cool off some. I made sure to place a microphone cover on the lapel I provided for the officiant. The cover looks like a small critter, but it completely blocked any noise from the wind, so it was welcome.
Charbonneau Country Club Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Party Entrance: 2CELLOS – Perfect (Ed Sheeran Cover)
- Bride Entrance: Brooklyn Duo Piano Cello – All of Me (John Legend Cover)
- Bride/Groom Exit: Jackie Wilson – (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Background music for cocktails and dinner featured a variety of recent and classic hits that included Adele, Al Green, Jack Johnson and Motown favorites.
Charbonneau Country Club Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Janelle Monae – Make Me Feel
- Cake Cutting: Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
- First Dance: Randy Travis – Deeper Than The Holler
- Bride and Father Dance: Tim McGraw – My Little Girl
- Groom and Mother Dance: Aimee Zimmerman – I’ll Always Be Your Mom
- Generations Dance: Natalie Cole – This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
- Bouquet Toss: Spice Girls – Wannabe
- Garter Toss: Macklemore – And We Danced
- Last Dance: ‘N Sync – Bye Bye Bye
The newlyweds requested a generations dance where I asked everyone to raise their hand if they were married and to keep them raised if they had been married one year, 2, 5, 7, 10, etc. The longest married couple was Norma and Leon (over 50 years). Next I invited all married couples to the dance floor for the opener selected by the bride… “This Will Be (Everlasting Love) by Natalie Cole.
I received requests for hit songs from all eras, including The Contours ‘Do You Love Me’ and Bruno Mars w/Mark Ronson ‘Uptown Funk’ plus plenty of hits from the past 15 years, such as ‘Dynamite’ and ‘Cupid Shuffle’ along with requests from the bride and groom for ‘Footloose,’ ‘Wobble’ and a few Country songs.
Congratulations Susan and Ben and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich was awesome. He stayed in communication with us prior to our event. He listened to all our requests and was the perfect DJ! The event was smooth sailing and organized thanks to him!!” -Ben and Susan Cheek
- Event Date: Saturday, July 24, 2021
- Event Type: Wedding & Reception
- Event Location: Charbonneau Country Club
- 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
A Return To Normal At Troutdale House Wedding
Crystal and Davin’s Troutdale House wedding took place on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in Troutdale, Oregon. Since Oregon re-opened on June 30th, this was my first wedding of the summer season and it felt like a return to normal.
The ceremony was held in the Wisteria Garden right outside with the bride’s uncle serving as the officiant. The train tracks are less than 30 feet from this venue and we just missed a passing train that sped by afterwards.
Troutdale House Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Bridal Party Entrance: Bruno Mars – Marry You
- Bride Entrance: Christina Perri – A Thousand Years
- Bride/Groom Exit: Chris Brown – Forever
The reception followed inside The Troutdale House. Background music was a variety of pop and country favorites.
Troutdale House Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: American Authors – Best Day of My Life
- Cake Cutting: Old Dominion – Make It Sweet
- First Dance: Kane Brown – What’s Mine is Yours
- Bride and Father Dance: Tim McGraw – My Little Girl
- Groom and Grandmother Dance: Eric Church – Like Jesus Does
- Bridal Party Dance: Blanco Brown – The Git Up
- Boquet Toss: Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
- Garter Toss: Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
- Last Dance: Jason Aldean – Burnin’ It Down
The dance floor at this venue is a long, narrow aisleway in front of the bar. The area filled from the opening slow dance (At Last for Davin’s grandmother celebrating her first grandson’s wedding) to a number of fast songs that followed, including selections from The Beatles, Brooks and Dunn and the Cupid Shuffle.
Congratulations Crystal and Davin! Thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey: “Rich was amazing! He went above and beyond to make my wedding day amazing and help me with some last minute song selections that I couldn’t figure out and was stressing over. All of my guests had such an amazing time and absolutely loved the music selection. I would recommend Pro DJs for any and all future events.” -Davin and Crystal Tyler- Event Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2021
- Event Type: Wedding
- Event Location: The Troutdale House by the Sandy River
- 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
Vancouver Apartment Community Pool Party
It was a beautiful summer day for a tropical pool party for the residents of a Vancouver apartment community in Vancouver, Washington on Friday, July 9th, 2021. PRO DJs had a chance to provide the soundtrack for this event that brought everyone together for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Covid Karaoke Birthday Party Portland
Strange year this has been, but the party can go on with social distancing and mask wearing and that’s how we did it for Greg’s karaoke birthday party at a private residence in SW Portland, Oregon on Saturday, October 3, 2020.
With about 25 guests in attendance, this event took place in the back yard under a tent with tables spaced apart for cocktails and dinner.
Most of those who sang karaoke wore a mask, but if they chose not to, there were plenty of disinfectant wipes on hand to keep the microphones clean. Guests performed everything from Sonny & Cher’s “I Got You Babe” to Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” and a few show tunes. The birthday boy sang six songs including the nightcap, Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.”
Happy Birthday Greg and thank you for choosing PRO DJs for your celebration.
