A December Wedding to Remember

The final wedding of a fabulous 2010 was at the Lodge at Torrey Pines where I had a great time entertaining Jamie and Cody, as well as their mostly out of town guests. They were so ready to party, that the bride and her bridesmaids were up and on the dance floor before the dinner was completed.

When that happens you know it's going to be a good time.

A big thanks to my "partner in crime" Emily Smiley, who I worked with on this night, as well as a handful in 2010. It was a great year and I look forward to another fun filled year as I continue to create memories through music.

Enjoy this gig video and for a full recap of all the songs I played that night, here is the setlist.

Jamie and Cody's Setlist

This year closed out with a fun December wedding at the Lodge at Torrey Pines. In fact, the party was so hopping that the guests and wedding party could not wait to get on the dance floor ... literally. The four course dinner was interrupted with some impromptu dancing. Once that happened, I knew we were in for something special.

I also particularly enjoyed kicking off the first dance set with Chicken Fried. Here in SoCal, I do not have the opportunity to play much country music, but I do love that Zac Brown Band song and it's perfect to kick of a dance set.

Here's the setlist.

	Song	Artist
First Dance	From This Moment	Shania Twain
Father/Daugther Dance	Walk With You	Edwin Mcain
Mother/Son Dance	Through the Years	Kenny Rogers
First Set	Let's Stay Together	Al Green
	Chicken Fried	Zac Brown Band
	I Want You Back	Jackson 5
	Just Dance	Lady Gaga
	California Gurls	Katy Perry
	Like a G6	Far East Movement
	Forget You	Cee Lo Green
	Yeah	Usher
	Montel Party Break	DJ Emotion
	Jump	House of Pain
	Poison	Bell Biv Devoe
	Right Round	Flo Rida
	Sweet Caroline	Neil Diamond
	P.Y.T.	Michael Jackson
Cake Cutting	Marry Me	Train
	1, 2, 3, 4	Plain White T's
Second Set	The Way You Look Tonight	Frank Sinatra
	Let's Get it On	Al Green
	Hypnotize	Notorious B.I.G.
	California Love	Dr. Dre
	DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again	Usher
	We R Who We R	Kesha
	Break Your Heart	Taio Cruz
	California Love	Pitbull
	Boom Boom Pow	Black Eyed Peas
	You Give Love a Bad Name	Bon Jovi
	Jessie's Girl	Rick Springfield
	Love Shack	B-52s
	OMG	Usher
	Baby Got Back	Sir Mix A Lot
	Sexual Healing	Al Green
	Your Everything	Keith Urban
	Don't Stop Believing	Journey
	Bizarre Love Triangle	New Order
	Funky Cold Medina	Tone Loc
	Bust A Move	Young MC
	Bad Romance	Lady Gaga
	Your Love Is My Drug	Kesha
	Dynamite	Taio Cruz
	Only Girl in The World	Rihanna
	The Time (Dirty Bit)	Black Eyed Peas
	Club Can't Handle Me	Flo Rida
	I Gotta Feeling	Black Eyed Peas
	Do You Remember	Jay Sean
Last Dance	Hey Soul Sister	Train

Matt and Heidi's Wedding

I was so touched by Heidi's email, that I thought I better get my heiny in gear, edit and post her and Matt's post gig video. So, here are a few highlights of the their July 31, 2010 party at the Lodge at Torrey Pines in beautiful La Jolla, California. Keep in mind, it's just shot from my SLR. No special lighting or anything, just what I have to work with, while DJ'ing. The ultimate in multi-tasking!

Oh yeah, here's a list of all the awesome songs I played that night.

Heidi and Matt's Setlist

Heidi and Matt put on a gorgeous wedding at the Lodge at Torrey Pines on July 31, 2010. I had a great time MC'ing this event and playing some fun music.

They were one of those couples that I had only spoke to over the phone and met, literally, just moments before the grand entrance. At that moment, Heidi asked, "what song are you playing for our entrance." I explained that I didn't have anything specific, just a nice upbeat instrumental.

When I asked if she wanted something specific, she said, "anything Stevie Wonder." So I cued up Superstition -- which I have always felt is the song perfect for walking and strutting. The kind of song that would be blaring from a ghetto blaster, thrown over someone's shoulder in 1979.

Needless to say, the wedding party rocked the intro. What did I play after that? Check out the setlist below.

	Song	Artist
Intro	Superstition	Stevie Wonder
First Dance	Better Together	Jack Johnson
Parents Dance	The Way You Look Tonight	Frank Sinatra
First Set	Let's Stay Together	Al Green
	Signed, Sealed, Delivered	Stevie Wonder
	Boogie Shoes	K.C. & the Sunshine Band
	Billie Jean	Michael Jackson
	Bizarre Love Triangle	New Order
	Just Dance	Lady Gaga
	California Gurls	Katy Perry
	Low	Flo Rida
	I Gotta Feeling	Black Eyed Peas
	Everybody Have Fun Tonight	Wang Chung
	Love Shack	B-52s
Cake Cutting	I Was Made For You	She & Him
Bouquet Toss	That's Not My Name	The Ting Ting's
Second Set	This is How Do It	Montell Jordan
	Yeah	Usher
	Old School Jump Off/Jump	House of Pain
	Joy and Pain	Rob Base
	Poison	Bell Biv Devoe
	The Right Stuff	New Kids on the Block
	Get Down Tonight	K.C. & the Sunshine Band
	Got To Be Real	Cheryl Lynn
	Forever	Chris Brown
	Break Your Heart	Taio Cruz
	Right Round	Flo Rida
	Sweet Caroline	Neil Diamond
	P.Y.T.	Michael Jackson
	September	Earth, Wind and Fire
	Call Me	Blondie
	Tainted Love	Soft Cell
	Holiday	Madonna
	Rappers Delight	Sugarhill Gang
	Rock With You	Michael Jackson
	Motownphilly	Boyz II Men
	Singled Ladies in Black and White	Michael Jackson/Beyonce
	Smack That	Akon
	Bust a Move	Young MC
	Good Vibrations	Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
	Sexual Healing	Marvin Gaye
	Hypnotize	Notorious B.I.G.
	Hip Hop Hooray/O.P.P.	Naughty By Nature
	Do You Remember	Jay Sean
	Billionaire	Travie McCoy
	Don't Stop Believing	Journey
Last Dance	Hey Soul Sister	Train

For a look at this wedding's beautiful details (orchestrated by Emily Smiley with flowers by Annette Gomez) check out these teaser pics from wedding photographer Darin Fong.

Ian and Amy's Spectacular Wedding

Without a doubt, this was one of the most gorgeous events I have ever been a part of. The wedding of Ian and Amy at the Lodge at Torrey Pines was truly another Emily Smiley fine soiree. The picture on the left was taken by Bobby Earle, whom I was excited to work with again (we met for the first time last year at Barry and Julia's wedding at the Hotel del Coronado). Click the photo to enlarge and see the awesomeness.

Bobby has his own blog post showcasing more details (and a goofy shot of me -- my fault not his) of this amazing wedding here.

Platinum Pro did a great job with the uplighting and custom dance floor. I recommend them exclusively for this type of work! The grammy nominated Luis Villgeas Band warmed the crowd with Spanish guitar version of Lady Gaga and other pop hits and then made way for me to play the real stuff. Here's a highlight video I put together ... it's just a little something to tide us over until we get to see Jason Taylor's pro shots!

Also, here is their dance party setlist.

Amy and Ian Wedding Teaser

San Diego wedding photographer Bobby Earle posted a couple of teasers from the wedding I DJ'd this past weekend. I'll write more about my thoughts on this amazing event when Bobby publishes his full post on it later. For now, here is the tease.