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Sherwood Oregon Ponzi Vineyards Wedding
The first weekend of fall continued a run of mostly dry weather over the summer to provide Maggie and Parker a beautiful day for their Ponzi Vineyards wedding on Saturday, September 25, 2021. The ceremony was held outside on the lawn overlooking the vineyard.
Ponzi Vineyards Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Bride Entrance: Honey Bee (Instrumental) by the Guitar Tribute Players
- Bride/Groom Exit: The Piano Guys – Sky Full of Stars
I had played this venue just a few weeks earlier, but this time a second sound system was required as the dance floor was moved to the Founders Terrace outside of the Laurelwood dining room. Guests were spread out in multiple areas, including The Pearl and Founders rooms as well as the west facing deck, but I was able to provide background music in most spaces.
Ponzi Vineyards Wedding Reception Highlights:
- First Dance: Chill The Duo – Honeybee (Head and the Heart Cover)
- Bride and Father Dance: Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World
- Groom and Mother Dance: James Taylor – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
The first dance, father/daughter dance and mother/son dance were all held on the patio outside the dining area with most guests watching from the outside.
Following the mother/son dance, I quickly moved outside to my main sound system and started the music to open the dance floor to everyone. Since this area was around the corner from most guests, it took a few songs to get everyone there. It was a great crowd with amazing energy.
Congratulations Maggie and Parker and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Rain No Damper For Bridal Veil Lakes Wedding
Mackenzy and Chase’s Bridal Veil Lakes wedding and reception was held on a wet Saturday, September 18, 2021.
With no real rain since May, we certainly needed it. Although it felt like we were getting it all back at once with several major downpours throughout the day, but that wouldn’t stop this celebration.
Bridal Veil Lakes Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Weding Processional Entrance: Brooklyn Duo – Canon In D (Cello & Piano Cover)
- Bride Entrance: Brooklyn Duo – Can’t Help Falling In Love (Cello & Piano Cover)
- Bride/Groom Exit: Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
With every square inch of covered space needed for the reception, the dancing area was moved to the wooden pavillion while guests sat for dinner on the covered patio a short distance away.
For cocktails and dinner, the newlyweds requested current popular alternative songs heard on local radio station 94.7 FM. This included selections from Imagine Dragons, Twenty One Pilots, Tame Impala and more.
Bridal Veil Lakes Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Saint Motel – My Type
- First Dance: Karen O & Ezra Koenig – The Moon Song
With the rain falling and minimal covered space, dancing was off and on throughout the evening, but we really got it going at times with crowd pleasers ‘Cupid Shuffle’ and ‘Uptown Funk’ along with bride and groom requests for The Weeknd and Dua Lipa.
Congratulations Mackenzy and Chase and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich was EXTREMELY helpful and great to work with! Would recommend him to anybody I know!” -Chase Riegel
- Event Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
- 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
Ponzi Vineyards Wedding Sherwood Oregon
It was a perfect late summer day for April and James’ Ponzi Vineyards wedding on Monday, September 6, 2021. Under sunny skies and a comfortable high of 81 degrees, the ceremony was held outside on the lawn overlooking the vineyard.
Ponzi Vineyards Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Bride Entrance: Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling in Love
- Bride/Groom Exit: Barry Louis Polisar- All I Want Is You
Following the ceremony, guests gathered inside or on the patio outside for wine and conversation. Background music during the cocktail hour was all Michael Jackson hits, primarily from his early solo catalog (1980-88), as requested by the bride and groom. During this time an artist (Aimee Joy Art) painted the scene from the ceremony earlier. For dinner in the adjoining The Laurelwood room, I played a variety of soft rock hits from artists such as Jack Johnson, Otis Redding, Nora Jones and more.
Ponzi Vineyards Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: DMX – Get It On The Floor
- First Dance: Queen – You’re My Best Friend
- Bride and Father Dance: Tom Petty – Wildflowers
- Groom and Mother Dance: Don Ho And The Aliis – Tiny Bubbles
- Last Dance: Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
It may have been a Monday night with only 20 guests in attendance but judging by the dance floor, it certainly didn’t feel like it. Guests were in the mood for dancing, especially after the sun set. The newlyweds love 90’s Hip Hop and a set that featured hits from MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Will Smith, Tag Team and more were well-received.
April and James booked with me in February 2020 for their wedding, originally scheduled for September of last year. Congratulations and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Great job!” -James Marcus
- Event Date: Monday, September 6, 2021
- Event Type: Wedding & Reception
- Event Location: Ponzi
- 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
St Josef Winery Wedding Canby Oregon
I had the opportunity to be the DJ at Monica and Matt’s wedding and reception on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at St Josef Winery in Canby, Oregon. Their wedding was originally scheduled for September 2020, but with the pandemic they chose to postpone. Monica and Matt actually booked with me in February 2020 so a lot of time had passed, but we were all thankful this was able to happen now.
I provided two sound systems for this wedding, with my main system set-up for the reception just outside the entrance to the winery tasting room overlooking the large cobblestone courtyard with fountain. For the ceremony, I setup a second sound system in the amphitheatre next to Jo-Lilli Pond.
St Josef Winery Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Weding Party/Bride Entrance: Sleeping At Last – Turning Page (Instrumental)
- Bride/Groom Exit: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Following the ceremony, the 80+ guests in attendance walked to the reception area for cocktails and eventually dinner while the bride and groom had additional photos taken with family. For background music, I played a variety of selections from artists such as Al Green and Jason Mraz, along with requests from the newlyweds for Carbon Leaf, LANY and more.
St Josef Winery Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Kygo & Whitney Houston – Higher Love
- Cake Cutting: Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams Come True
- First Dance: Ray LaMontagne – I Was Born to Love You
- Bride and Father Dance: Honorio Flores – Hoy Se Casa Mi Nina
- Groom and Mother Dance: James Taylor – Secret O’ Life
- Anniversary Dance: Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
- Bouquet Toss: Destiny’s Child – Jumpin, Jumpin
- Last Dance: Semisonic – Closing Time
The anniversary dance brought out all of the married couples and after narrowing it down, we learned that Linda and Ed had been married the longest at 61 years. As the sun set, I then spun the first fast dance, the bride and groom’s request for ‘September’ from Earth, Wind & Fire and that packed the floor for that selection and many more to come from the Bee Gees, Walk The Moon, Whitney Houston and more.
Congratulations Monica and Matt and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Thank you Rich! You did a fantastic job! Thank you for everything!” -Monica Olguin & Matt Rodriguez
- Event Date: Sunday, September 5, 2021
- Event Type: Wedding & Reception
- Event Location: St. Josef’s Winery
- 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
Columbia Gorge Hotel Wedding Hood River
Gary and Jonathan’s Columbia Gorge Hotel wedding and reception was held on Saturday, August 28, 2021 in Hood River, Oregon. The return of warm summer weather for cocktails behind the hotel and the ceremony on the Point Lawn overlooking the Columbia River, led to a magical evening on the West Lawn for the reception.
My secondary sound system provided background music for the cocktail hour that began at 4pm. Selections were a mix of R&B along with some standards (Ella, Rat Pack, etc.) as requested by Gary and Jonathan. For the ceremony, the hotel set-up their sound system and I played the music selections via my iPad.
Columbia Gorge Hotel Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Party Entrance: Etta James – At Last
- Exit Song: Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
Following the ceremony, the newlyweds had additional photos taken while guests moved to the West Lawn for dinner. Background music selections were similar to those chosen for the cocktail hour, but a little softer tempo. Featured artists included: Otis Redding, Sade, Earth Wind & Fire and more.
Columbia Gorge Hotel Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling
- Cake Cutting: Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- First Dance: BeBe and CeCe Winans – I Found Love
- Groom and Mother Dance: Carole King – Child of Mine
On a beautiful summer evening, the stage was set for a magical night and Gary, Jon and their families and friends wasted no time getting this party started as I opened the dance floor with one of their requests from Pink.
I played everything from Earth, Wind & Fire’s ‘September’ to the ‘Cupid Shuffle,’ plus requests for Whitney Houston’s ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),’ Cher’s ‘Believe’ and more.
Congratulations Jonathan and Gary and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich did an excellent job at our wedding. I will recommend him to future friends who are going to have an event that will need a DJ.” -Jonathan Bailey and Gary Boyer Wedding
- Event Date: Saturday, August 28, 2021
- Event Type: Wedding & Reception
- Event Location: Columbia Gorge Hotel
- 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
