Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Kelsey and Jay's Rockin' Oneida Lake wedding

Saturday, July 12, we had a great time providing services for the wedding of Kelsey and Jay Holland. 

The wedding took place at Borio's on beautiful Oneida Lake. We provided ceremony sound for their friend and officiant, Josh, as well as music selections chosen personally by to Kelsey and Jay. 





After a picture perfect ceremony, guests were invited inside for cocktails. For introductions, Kelsey and Jay's wedding party was hilarious, dancing all the way to the dance floor to Marky Mark - Good Vibrations!

When I'm DJing, I always try to snap a few shots for the blog...  For Kelsey and Jay's day, a picture is worth 1000 words. The dance-floor was quite literally packed all night long. Kelsey and Jay picked out some great music, and based on their requests and reading the crowd, we played music tailored to their day personally.  


Some of the night's top favorites were...

1. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
2. Spice Girls - Wannabe 
3. Don Omar - Danza Kuduro
4. Hall & Oates - You Make My Dream Come True
5. Wild Cherry - Play that Funky Music












I had the opportunity to work with videographer Nick Donnelly, and Photographer Tara Toyryla, from Spencer, NY.

Kelsey and Jay were super nice to work with, and they and their guests were a ton of fun.
Thanks again for letting us be a part of your big day! It was sincerely an honor and a pleasure. It's couples like you that make me love my job!

Best wishes,

-Kirk R.
Select Receptions, Syracuse Wedding DJ Extraordinaire :)





Saturday, July 12, 2014

Reagan and Dan's Classically Trendy Upstate NY Farm Wedding

This past Saturday, we had the honor of helping Reagan and Dan Carroll, and about 120 of their closest friends and family celebrate their wedding reception. Our regular wedding pro, John Parolin wasn't able to attend, so I was assisted by Kinyon Brinson, a talented Syracuse DJ who is also the Disc Jockey Technology Instructor at OCM Boces. 



The reception was held at the rustic Harding Farm, in Clinton, NY. The reception was held in a tent in the center of the estate, with cocktails in a nearby barn. For cocktail music, Dan selected an awesome mix of old soul, funky reggae and classics, which we broadcasted via wireless transmitter from the reception tent to the barn/pool area.


Like most of my clients, Reagan and Dan didn't want a "cookie-cutter" wedding. After some very touching toasts and a delicious dinner, instead of a cake, they cut a pie! It was a fun and different way to personalize things, and guests loved it!






Reagan and Dan had great taste in music, and we did our best to honor their wishes, peppering in similar tunes here and there alongside their requests. 

The result was a dancefloor that was literally PACKED all night long! 








I had the pleasure of working with Wedding Planner Megan Hiltbrand, of MLH events in Camillus. Megan is a consummate professional  who executed everything about Reagan and Dan's day perfectly.

I also worked with Chris Szulwach of The Story photography, who's images can be seen in this blog post. We've worked together several times, and I highly recommend The Story photography!

Thanks Reagan and Dan for the opportunity to be a part of your big day!\

-Kirk
Select Receptions, Syracuse wedding DJ services