Oregon Wedding DJ: Sofie & Derek (8/17/13)

Published August 18, 2013 | By Rich Ellis

After a week of humid weather, a welcome breeze on a beautiful sunny day greeted guests as they arrived for Sofie and Derek’s wedding at Langdon Farms Golf Club in Aurora, Oregon on Saturday, August 17, 2013.

I set-up my sound equipment in the Red Barn for the reception, but also temporarily placed a speaker outside for the ceremony, providing a lapel microphone for the officiant. The music was performed by a live pianist.

Oregon Wedding DJ Ceremony Highlights:

Bridal Party Entrance: (Pianist) Better Together, Jack Johnson
Bride Entrance: (Pianist) Here Comes the Bride
Bride/Groom Exit: (Pianist) Here Comes the Sun, The Beatles

While it was a little warm in the corner where I was set-up… a barn is a barn :), the open wall of the Red Barn provided a nice indoor/outdoor feel, where guests could be outside on a warm Summer night, but still feel close to the action.

Oregon Wedding DJ Reception Highlights:

Grand Entrance: Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel
Cake Cutting: Amos Lee – Sweet Pea
First Dance: Maroon 5 – Sunday Morning
Anniversary Dance: Frank Sinatra – You Make Feel So Young
Last Dance: Ed Sheeran – Kiss Me

Following their First Dance, the newlyweds wanted an anniversary dance to recognize all the married couples in attendance. There were many, but even more impressive were the number who have been married over 30 years, including Sofie’s Aunt & Uncle (Sue & Warner, 47 Years) and her best friend Caitlyn’s grandparents (Esther & Walt, 66 Years).

I know Sofie was ready to dance because she said so when thanking her guests earlier and most everyone was excited to join her and Derek for a good time. The opening slow dance packed the floor and it never let up over the next 2+ hours of uptempo music that included the Bee Gees, Michael Jackson and the classic ‘Shout’ from the Isley Brothers early on and the latest hot hits… ‘Blurred Lines’, ‘I Need Your Love’ and ‘Treasure’.

With a mostly younger group in attendance, Sofie and Derek requested mainly recent songs from the last 10 years, such as ‘Sexyback’ from Justin Timberlake, Rihanna’s ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ and ‘Thrift Shop’ from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

I really appreciated the card Sofie presented to me at the end of the night. She had a great time and noted she had “never seen so many people dance at a wedding.” Congratulations to you and Derek and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.

Post Event Satisfaction Survey:

“Great great great service from Rich. Everyone danced the entire night at our wedding which was so important to us. The great music and dancing made our wedding and we had so much fun. Rich was excellent to work with prior to the wedding and was so helpful in helping us pick songs and work out the details and general flow of events throughout the night. He was professional and we would highly recommend him to our friends!” -Sofie Ruse