It was a return trip for me to Canby Oregon for a St Josef Winery wedding on Sunday, October 10, 2021. Like the previous wedding a month earlier, Taylor and Clayton had originally scheduled for October 10th last year, but with the pandemic they chose to not only postpone, but to elope, so this was a chance to celebrate with family and friends on what turned out to be their one year anniversary.
 
Outside it was cold and there were enough scattered showers in the area to force the reception planned for the Fountain patio inside to the intimate Wine Stube room.
 

 
St Josef Winery Wedding Reception Highlights:

• Grand Entrance: Chris Brown – Forever
• Cake Cutting: Keith Urban – Sweet Thing
• First Dance: Thomas Rhett – Blessed
• Bride and Father Dance: Tim McGraw – My Little Girl
• Bouquet Toss: Shania Twain – Man! I Feel Like A Woman
• Last Dance: Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack

The larger adjacent Winery Tasty Room served as the dance floor. It was a smaller group of guests, but many enjoyed the first slow dance to “At Last” from Etta James and then stuck around for the fast songs that followed or were dancing where they were standing. Many were dancing at the wine tasting counter 🙂
 




 
The bride let me know twice near the end of the reception how much fun she had.
 
Congratulations Taylor and Clayton and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
 

 
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