January 25, 2010
Free Engagement Photo Session - Act Now
I'm always on the lookout to help out fellow vendors and here's a great contest for the newly engaged. An engagement photo session with Sean Loring Schofield Photography. Check out the contest details at the Bridal Inquirer.
January 5, 2010
Three For Three
Well if the holidays weren't crazy enough with Christmas parties, potlucks and family visiting from out of town, I had the pleasure of adding three weddings into the mix. Yep, from December 26 through January 2, I entertained at three weddings. Each unique, each a great party and each a first for me working at the venues.
The day after Christmas I was at the Santaluz Golf Club for Susanne and Matt's wedding. This is an exclusive North San Diego County club and the room was beautifully designed. Of course decorated by Karen Tran. The coordinator was Catherine Bachlier Smith and I worked along side Darin Fong for about the 20th time this year (and I mean that in a good way). Modern 8 Films, a unique videographer that shoots in Super 8 film captured the evening on, well, film of course.
Rather than working a massive New Years Eve party, I was settled in at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego. I worked with with Karen, coordinator Emily Smiley, photographer Tim Otto and Modern 8 again. This was no ordinary wedding, not only were we celebrating the nuptials of Sarah and Jason, we were ringing in the new year. I brought the wedding party into the room with a remixed version of Metallica's "Enter Sandman." The bride and groom were ushered in with a custom mix of Auld Lang Syne that flowed seamlessly into The Black Eyed's Peas' "I Gotta Feeling." Thirty minutes before midnight, a 50-inch TV was brought on stage and we watched and danced as the clock grew closer to midnight. When it did, we counted down as we watched the ball drop in Times Square. At midnight I played a classic version of Auld Lang Syne and kicked off 2010 with Prince's "1999." It's been a bit of a tradition for me to play this tune as my first song of the new year. It may be 2010 but we can party like it's nineteen ninety nine!
Finally, on January 2 I drove 120 miles north to Pasadena for a wedding at the Huntington Langham hotel. This was probably the nicest hotel I have ever gigged in. I was impressed. Anna and James did not have the highest expectations for their guests in terms of being a dancing crowd. But soon after dinner I couldn't get them off the floor. But, as with every party, there is a bit of a lull. A shot of Lady Gaga certainly cured that as the dance floor filled once again to the beat of "Just Dance." About 20 minutes later, when the dancing was a little slow, I tossed on "Bad Romance" and people swarmed back. Clearly Gaga was King (or should I say Queen) of this dance floor. There was about 20 minutes left in the party and I announced that I was gonna play a 20 minute Gaga Medley just for them. So I mixed in "Poker Face", a custom version of Rihanna and Nelly Furtado with a Gaga base beat and added in some "Paparazzi." At the end of the night Anna was pleasantly pleased and surprised with all the dancing.
And I was home at 1 a.m., from L.A. Which wasn't so bad, considering my New Years Eve gig just a few nights early had not even ended yet.
The day after Christmas I was at the Santaluz Golf Club for Susanne and Matt's wedding. This is an exclusive North San Diego County club and the room was beautifully designed. Of course decorated by Karen Tran. The coordinator was Catherine Bachlier Smith and I worked along side Darin Fong for about the 20th time this year (and I mean that in a good way). Modern 8 Films, a unique videographer that shoots in Super 8 film captured the evening on, well, film of course.
Rather than working a massive New Years Eve party, I was settled in at the U.S. Grant Hotel in downtown San Diego. I worked with with Karen, coordinator Emily Smiley, photographer Tim Otto and Modern 8 again. This was no ordinary wedding, not only were we celebrating the nuptials of Sarah and Jason, we were ringing in the new year. I brought the wedding party into the room with a remixed version of Metallica's "Enter Sandman." The bride and groom were ushered in with a custom mix of Auld Lang Syne that flowed seamlessly into The Black Eyed's Peas' "I Gotta Feeling." Thirty minutes before midnight, a 50-inch TV was brought on stage and we watched and danced as the clock grew closer to midnight. When it did, we counted down as we watched the ball drop in Times Square. At midnight I played a classic version of Auld Lang Syne and kicked off 2010 with Prince's "1999." It's been a bit of a tradition for me to play this tune as my first song of the new year. It may be 2010 but we can party like it's nineteen ninety nine!
Finally, on January 2 I drove 120 miles north to Pasadena for a wedding at the Huntington Langham hotel. This was probably the nicest hotel I have ever gigged in. I was impressed. Anna and James did not have the highest expectations for their guests in terms of being a dancing crowd. But soon after dinner I couldn't get them off the floor. But, as with every party, there is a bit of a lull. A shot of Lady Gaga certainly cured that as the dance floor filled once again to the beat of "Just Dance." About 20 minutes later, when the dancing was a little slow, I tossed on "Bad Romance" and people swarmed back. Clearly Gaga was King (or should I say Queen) of this dance floor. There was about 20 minutes left in the party and I announced that I was gonna play a 20 minute Gaga Medley just for them. So I mixed in "Poker Face", a custom version of Rihanna and Nelly Furtado with a Gaga base beat and added in some "Paparazzi." At the end of the night Anna was pleasantly pleased and surprised with all the dancing.
And I was home at 1 a.m., from L.A. Which wasn't so bad, considering my New Years Eve gig just a few nights early had not even ended yet.
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