Wedding DJ
Vancouver WA Wedding DJ At Royal Oaks
The first day of Summer was a dandy for Mindy and Jesse’s wedding reception on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, Washington.
It was a beautiful day and as expected, guests could not resist spending the cocktail hour outside on the back patio.
Vancouver WA Wedding DJ Reception Highlights:
- Cake Cutting: James Taylor – Your Smiling Face
- First Dance: John Legend – All of Me
Mindy had told me in our final planning meeting earlier in the week that Jesse really didn’t want to do a first dance, but they chose a great song and I talked them into it by offering a shorter version of John Legend’s ‘All of Me.’
They agreed and as the dance floor picked up momentum afterwards, Jesse must have caught the bug because he was out there for more than a few songs, dancing with his new bride.
Everyone had a great time getting down to everything from ‘Love Shack’ and the current big hit ‘Happy’ to Mindy’s request for ‘Pump Up The Jam’ and of course, ‘Jessie’s Girl’ from Rick Springfield 🙂
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
Is there anything specific that can be improved upon?“Nope, he did awesome and would recommend him to anyone” -Mindy Garcia
- Event Date: Saturday, June 21, 2014
- Event Type: Wedding Reception
- Event Location: Royal Oaks
- 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
Perfect Picturesque Bridal Veil Lakes Wedding
It feels like Summer has arrived early this year.
You can usually count on rain the first weekend of June in the Portland area, but for Courtney and Matt’s Bridal Veil Lakes Wedding on Saturday, June 7, 2014, the weather was a perfect sunny and 79 degrees.
This is a beautiful place in the Columbia River Gorge just past Corbett, Oregon. Following the ceremony on the other side of the lake, guests walked the nature trail to the main reception area. I was asked to begin my set with dinner music around 5:30pm.
Bridal Veil Lakes Wedding Reception Highlights:
- First Dance: Nat King Cole – Unforgettable
- Bride and Father Dance: Heartland – I Loved Her First
- Groom and Mother Dance: Frank Sinatra – The Way You Look Tonight
- Last Dance: Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
The dance floor opened to everyone around 7pm, so there was a lot of daylight left, but this group got right into it, dancing to everything from ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ to ‘Billie Jean’ and then taking it to another level with ‘Happy’ and other current top hits.
At some point, the groomsmen couldn’t resist taking the boats out before sunset. The guests waved to them, but were having too much fun themselves, dancing to ‘Respect’, ‘September’, ‘Hey Ya’ and other classics.
After dark, the party kept rolling non-stop… over 3 hours of dancing fun.
Congratulations Courtney & Matt and thanks for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich was absolutely incredible. he was professional, friendly, and kept the party going. Everything was perfect.” -Matt Osterling
- Event Date: Saturday, June 7, 2014
- Event Type: Wedding & Reception
- Event Location: Bridal Veil Lakes
- 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
Canby Wedding DJ at OakView Acres
Taking no chances on the weather for their late April wedding, Mary and Nick opted to exchange vows inside the barn at OakView Acres in Canby, Oregon on Saturday, April 26, 2014.
Canby Wedding DJ Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Processional: Vitamin String Quartet – Black Hole Sun
- Bride Entrance: Vitamin String Quartet – The Luckiest
- Bride/Groom Exit: Counting Crows – Accidentally in Love
Mary and Nick were referred to me by Becca and Marc. I was the DJ at their wedding last August and it was good to see them again.
While the room was reset for the reception, guests mingled outside and near the bar as I played a mix of background music that included a variety of hits from Frank Sinatra, Coldplay, Al Green, Lauryn Hill and more.
Canby Wedding DJ Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me
- Cake Cutting: James Taylor – How Sweet It Is
- First Dance: Ben E. King – Stand By Me
- Bride and Father Dance: Jimmy Buffett – Little Miss Magic
- Groom and Mother Dance: Bette Midler – The Rose
After Nick danced with his mom, I announced one more special dance… a surprise to the newlyweds as the parents and wedding party performed a routine to Patsy Cline’s ‘Love Me Honey Do’. This was a big hit with everyone and brought some energy immediately to the dance floor as I invited all guests to join in.
The groom wasn’t much into dancing, but Mary was out for nearly every song in the first hour. She especially loved Beyonce and any 80’s hit, including her request for ‘Walking on Sunshine’ by Katrina and the Waves.
congratulations Mary and Nick and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Gresham Wedding DJ Persimmon Country Club
The last time I performed at Persimmon Country Club in Gresham, Oregon, it was a rare rainy day in August. In fact, it was quite stormy with lightning that forced the ceremony scheduled for outside to be moved inside the main ballroom.
One might expect that kind of weather in late January, but that wasn’t the case for Brenda and Roger’s wedding and reception on Friday, January 24, 2014.
It was a spectacular clear, sunny afternoon that provided many great photo opportunities with Mt. Hood in the background nearby.
Gresham Wedding DJ Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Processional: Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
- Bride Entrance: Alison Krauss – When You Say Nothing At All
- Bride/Groom Exit: Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Following the ceremony in the main clubhouse, guests moved to the main ballroom for the reception.
Gresham Wedding DJ Reception Highlights:
- Cake Cutting: James Taylor – How Sweet It Is
- First Dance: Lonestar – Amazed
- Bride Dance with her Brother: Luther Vandross – Dance With My Father Again
- Last Dance Song: George Strait – Cross My Heart
Roger let me know he had never really danced before and so his first dance with Brenda was also HIS first dance 🙂 Later on, I caught him making an attempt at the ‘Cupid Shuffle’ and a few other songs, so he appeared to like what he had been missing.
Brenda and Roger’s request list featured mostly Oldies, Classic Rock and Country and guests enjoyed the mix that included The Beatles, B-52’s and Shania Twain.
Portland Vancouver DJs For Any Event
A wide variety of events packed the PRO DJs schedule on Saturday, September 21, 2013. Our Portland Vancouver DJs performed everything from a corporate open house to an apartment complex tenant party, a Bar Mitzvah, school dance and even a last-minute wedding.
The day began with Rich at the Western Star Truck Plant Open House on Swan Island in North Portland. From 10am-4pm, he played a variety of music and made announcments, including raffle prize winners. The last day of Summer looked more like early November as the rain fell heavily for most of this event, but guests made the most of it and enjoyed the dunk tank and classic car show.
Immediately afterwards, Rich hustled over to the Village at Lovejoy Fountain apartments in downtown Portland for an end of Summer celebration held for all 800 residents, who were treated to a barbecue and a chance to win prizes, including $500 off their rent. This event was also held outside in the courtyard, but there was no rain for this one and everyone had a good time visiting and a doing little dancing. There wasn’t an official dance floor, but small groups broke out here and there to get down 🙂
Other events taking place this day included Steve performing at Jonah’s Bar Mitzvah at Irving Street Kitchen in Northwest Portland, Rhett at the Union High School Homecoming Dance in Vancouver, Washington and Li at Brittany and Kyle’s wedding at the Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks also in Vancouver.
It was a full slate of events, but everything went smoothly. Portland Vancouver DJs from PRO DJs have experience performing at any type of event. You can count on us for consistent, reliable, high-quality service.
Hire a professional… your celebration will be so much better!
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich was awesome and I can’t thank him enough for all of his hard work in making our event successful. Everyone was really pleased and he really kept the event rolling – thank you Rich!” -Sabrina Miller, Village at Lovejoy Fountain
- Event Date: Saturday, September 21, 2013
- Event Type: Private Party
- Event Location: Village at Lovejoy Fountain
- 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
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“This felt like an end of an era. Our last event for our family and the last celebration for Jonah’s class. We wouldn’t plan a party without Steve or Pro DJs. Thanks for everything!!” -Dana Sacks (Jonah Sacks Bar Mitzvah) – Portland, OR
- Event Date: Saturday, September 21, 2013
- Event Type: Bar Mitzvah
- Event Location: Irving Street Kitchen
- Event Staff: Steve Marker
- 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
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Lee was fantastic we can’t thank him enough! We could not have imagined a better DJ for our wedding, he was punctual and friendly and made the whole experience better. He even attended our rehearsal just to make sure everyone was on the same page with what my husband and I envisioned. I will absolutely recommend Pro DJ’s for any event!” -Brittany Lore’ & Kyle Nordgran Wedding – Washougal, Washington
- Event Date: Saturday, September 21, 2013
- Event Type: Wedding
- Event Location: Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks
- Event Staff: Li Sheng
- 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
