An Instant Classic at Mirbeau Inn

Saturday, August 16th, we were honored to provide DJ and MC services for the wedding celebration of Trisha and Daniel Brown. 

The wedding ceremony was held at Mirbeau Inn in Skaneateles, where we also provided ceremony sound services, and offered our Bose cocktail music for an indoor cocktail hour which as held in the lounge.  

Because of inclement weather, the tented deck area at the far end of the garden had walls attached to keep guests dry. 

After a delicious dinner and a few formalities, we opened up the dance-floor with a bang. 

Trisha and Dan's friends and family were lots of fun, and danced all night long. The newlywed's selected some important songs to them, and we filled in the blanks and accepted requests.

Top dance songs of the night were:
Rihanna - We Found Love
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Don Omar - Danza Kuduro
Chris Brown - Forever
Earth, Wind & Fire - September

After a a couple hours straight of packed dance-floor, the evening ended with a request from Trisha: Cascada - Everytime we touch. It was a big hit, and Trisha and Dan's friends and family filled the floor for one last dance.

The entire wedding was an elegant, fun affair, rain notwithstanding. Thanks Trisha and Dan, for letting us help you celebrate your big day. The pleasure was ours.

A special thanks to photographer Laure Lille, videographer Zach Cullen, and Nina Vitale, the site coordinator at Mirbeau. It's always a pleasure working together. :)

Best,
-Kirk
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The Hartline's Elegant Nuptials at the Skyline Lodge, Fabius, NY

Last Saturday, we helped a very special couple celebrate their marriage at the Skyline Lodge at Highland Forest in Fabius. The Hartlines exchanged vows overlooking the rolling hills on the back deck, where their friend provided the soundtrack of live cello, and we provided wireless lav microphone for their officiant to pick up the couples words.

After a picture perfect ceremony, and a delicious dinner, in lieu of the traditional wedding events, the brides played a round of the Newlywed game! As always, it was hilarious, and kept guests laughing the entire time. To keep it fresh, I always ask couples for a few questions (privately) that are personal to them, and might be unexpected by the other. It made for an extra funny rendition of the game.

We also provided spot-uplighting in a few key areas. Because of the many windows at the Skyline Lodge, doing extensive uplighting can be somewhat difficult. That said, adding accents to areas like the fireplace, or under a cake-table, can highlight focal points in the room, and personalize the space, by tying in your custom wedding colors.

It was an elegant and fun wedding, that I'm pleased to say, was very personalized to the Hartlines.
They were an absolute pleasure to plan with along the way, and their guests were a fun bunch.

I also had the pleasure of working again with photographer Sarah Rossborough of 'I Do' wedding Photography.

Thanks again for letting us be a part of your big day! :)

-Kirk
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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.
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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
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