Portland Wedding DJ Rich Ellis had the opportunity to perform at Karri and Kevin’s wedding and reception held at Castaway in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, October 11, 2015.
Following a blustery day on Saturday, it turned out to be a beautiful day for their wedding and the ceremony began at 4:15pm sharp.
Portland Wedding DJ Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Party Entrance: Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie Intro
- Bride Entrance: “Love Theme” from The Saint Soundtrack
- Bride/Groom Exit: Mother Mother – Bright Idea
The reception began immediately following the wedding. Guests enjoyed cocktails and conversation as I played a background set featuring big band and crooners of the 40’s of the 50’s, such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole. The dinner music that followed was a little softer and included classic jazz favorites from Stan Getz, Joe Pass, Miles Davis and others.
Portland Wedding DJ Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: James Bond Theme
- First Dance: Milo Greene – Silent Way
- Bride and Father Dance: Glenn Miller – Moonlight Serenade
- Groom and Mother Dance: Eva Cassidy – Time After Time
- Anniversary Dance: John Legend f/Ludacris – Tonight
- Cake Cutting: Bobby Valentino – Angel
- Bride/Son and Groom/Mother Dance: Pharrell Williams – Happy
- Anniversary Dance: Beatles – Here, There & Everywhere/Al Green – I’m Still in Love With You
- Bouquet Toss: Madonna – Lucky Star
- Garter Toss: Huey Lewis & The News – Power of Love
There were a lot of married couples in attendance and the anniversary dance had a great turnout with friends of the family, Jim & Arlene being acknowledge as married the longest at 61 years.
The newlyweds rehearsed a routine to Walk the Moon’s ‘Shut Up and Dance’ to kick off the dancing for all guests and motioned for everyone to join in… it was a great start to a fun Sunday night.
The dance floor was rockin’ to all the big hits, including ‘Shout,’ ‘Footloose,’ ‘December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) and bride favorite, ‘Walking On Sunshine.’
Best wishes Karri and Kevin and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
CUSTOMER FEEDBACK:
“Rich – Thank you so much for doing your part to make our wedding day a success! We have enjoyed working with you!” -Karri Pasteris & Kevin Garaventa