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Crag Rat Hut Hood River Oregon Wedding
The forecast for Hood River had called for a cold rain on Thursday, October 17, 2024, but just in time for the 3pm start of Brittney and Tyson’s wedding at Crag Rat Hut, it turned out be a pleasant Fall day.
Crag Rat Hut Hood River Oregon Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Party Entrance: Vinicius Faza – Sparks
- Bride Entrance: UP Soundtrack – The Ellie Badge
- Bride/Groom Exit: Calvin Harris – Feel So Close
A cocktail hour followed outside but with the temperature in the low 50’s, most guests opted to make their way upstairs to the dining area inside. This space 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 selections from the 40’s through 60’s as suggested by the bride. The same playlist was also heard via my main sound system outside during this time.
Crag Rat Hut Hood River Oregon Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Cake Cutting: Borns – Electric Love
- First Dance: Elvis Presley – Love Me
- Bride and Father Dance: Ben E. King – Stand By Me
- Groom and Mother Dance: Morgan Wallen – Thought You Should Know
- Last Dance: Billie Holiday – I’ll Be Seeing You
The dance floor outside (same location as the ceremony) opened to everyone around 6:20pm. Dancing was a great way to keep warm and many guests kept movin’ to the music for nearly two hours. I played everything from The Beatles and ABBA to Miley Cyrus and Usher.
Congratulations Brittney and Tyson and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Gearhart Oregon Wedding McMenamins Sand Trap
Rosie and Nathan held their Gearhart Oregon wedding at McMenamins Sand Trap on Monday, August 26, 2024. It was a perfect late summer day with the temperature at 65 degrees when the outdoor ceremony began at 5pm.
Gearhart Oregon Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Processional: David Grey – This Year’s Love
- Bride Entrance: Peter Gabriel – The Book Of Love
- Bride/Groom Exit: Dave Matthews Band – Two Step
With a speaker outside and another inside the Livingston Room, background music featured a variety of artists, including Sarah McLachlan, Huey Lewis & The News, Chris Stapleton and more as selected by the bride and groom.
Gearhart Oregon Wedding Reception Highlights:
- First Dance: Ray Lamontagne – Hold You In My Arms
- Cake Cutting: Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
- Last Dance: Michael Bublé – Home
With around 25 guests attending, the bride and groom didn’t anticipate much dancing, but there were a few who did a little movin’ and shakin’ to tracks “HandClap”, “Boogie Shoes”, “Rolling In The Deep” and more.
Congratulations Rosie and Nathan and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich was absolutely incredible to work with. He made the process so simple and easy. He communicated with us about every aspect and provided us with the exact experience we wanted. He was punctual, helpful, friendly and extremely professional. He managed everything flawlessly. We would highly recommend Rich to anyone looking for a DJ, and would definitely work with him on future events.” -Nathan Christensen
- Event Date: Monday, August 26, 2024
- Event Type: Wedding
- Event Location: McMenamins Gearhart
- 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
McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse Wedding Hillboro Oregon
Kristina and Tuan’s wedding reception was held in Imbrie Meadow at McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse in Hillboro, Oregon on Saturday, August 24, 2024.
Guests began arriving around 4:30pm. Background music was a mix of R&B, Pop, Japanese Pop, Korean Pop, Vietnamese Pop, Reggae and other upbeat music related to love as requested by the bride and groom.
Following the newlyweds first dance and a welcome speech, everyone was treated to a performance by the Lion Dance Crew from Portland Lee’s Association, and during dinner one of the bridesmaids sang “L-O-V-E” made famous by Nat King Cole.
McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance (Bridal Party): Chris Brown – Forever
- Grand Entrance (Bride & Groom): Bruno Mars – Marry You
- First Dance: Sarah Kang – Nothing
- Cake Cutting: Michael Bublé – Everything
- Bouquet Toss: Meghan Trainor – Dear Future Husband
- Last Dance: Sam Ock ft. Michelle – Can I Have The Day With You?
After the toast and before the cake cutting, Kristina and Tuan asked to play several games and we all had a great time with the Shoe Game, a Tug of War (won by the bride’s team) and Egg Pong, the latter involving twerking by the male contestants 🙂
The dance floor opened to everyone around 8pm. I played a variety of hit songs with a focus on the newlyweds favorites from the last 15 years. Guests had fun dancing to “I Gotta Feeling”, “We Found Love”, “Everytime We Touch” and more.
Congratulations Kristina and Tuan and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich is honestly the best to work with! He was our DJ for our wedding reception in August and I couldn’t have asked for a better person for the job. We had a lot of different components integrated into the wedding and Rich kept the schedule flowing smoothly from beginning to end. Thank you again Rich, it’s been a pleasure!” -Kristina Nguyen & Tuan Tran
- Event Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024
- Event Type: Wedding Reception
- Event Location: Cornelius Pass Roadhouse
- 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
McMenamins Sand Trap Wedding Gearhart Oregon
Michele and Jason’s McMenamins Sand Trap wedding took place on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 on a windy, but gorgeous day in Gearhart on the Oregon Coast.
The ceremony and reception were held mostly outside just off the Livingstone Room patio overlooking the golf course.
McMenamins Sand Trap Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Groom & Best Man Entrance: Iron Maiden – The Trooper
- Maid of Honor & Bride Entrance: Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind of Love
- Bride/Groom Exit: Scorpions – When You Came Into My Life
It was a little cool but most guests opted to be outside for much of the reception. Background music was a mix of 60’s through 90’s Pop and Country hits as requested by the bride and groom.
McMenamins Sand Trap Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Scorpions – No One Like You
- Cake Cutting: Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- First Dance: The Lumineers – Walls
- Bride/Son Dance: Bobby Darin – Beyond The Sea
The dance floor opened to everyone around 8:20pm and after the opening slow number, the 65 guests didn’t waste any time getting down to classic hits like “Twist & Shout” and “Stayin’ Alive” plus requests for “Electric Slide”, “Cha Cha Slide” and more.
Congratulations Michele and Jason and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich was incredible! Not only did he know what and when to play, he was ‘THE master’ of ceremony – making the evening about us (bride and groom) and kept the evening flowing! He was so helpful in organizing our time (we had no idea about timelines!) as well. Offering an online planning sheet with links to songs, streamlining our selections. We also met a week prior to our wedding, so we could discuss our ideas, insuring we were on the same page. He knew exactly what we wanted and he delivered! Side note… Rich has the perfect radio voice – adding a fun energy to the night! Thank you Rich, you are a rock star!! ” -Michele Schiedler & Jason Fletcher
- Event Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Event Type: Wedding
- Event Location: McMenamins Gearhart
- 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
