Darlington House Wedding - La Jolla

  Brent & Chris tied the knot with a very boutique wedding style that fit them perfectly.   Diane Kern the Wedding Planner did a fabulous job of outlining the details.   The day started with a small ceremony in the courtyard overlooking the fountain.

 

 For the ceremony music they brought in a pianist to play on the Darlington House piano located inside the house, this presented a unique challenge because the Ceremony was outside.  I used a wireless solution to transmit the piano mic signal back out to the Ceremony PA system.  It worked flawlessly.

The Cocktail Reception was held in the adjacent patio and library 

while the final touches were put on the dinner area in the Rose Garden.  

 Let's get this party started... An amazing choreographed first dance charged the Reception and its guest with the energy top get them revved up for the night.  They danced until the very last song.

So many great pictures came from Anika London Photography, I'll just post some of my favorites.

Video Mapping for Weddings

  The time is now 2014, its time to get with the latest and greatest.  Video Mapping is the next generation that brides and grooms will be asking for.  Ever since the infamous Disney Youtube video of the Cinderella Carriage on the Wedding Cake.  Its been gaining popularity and interest, but video mapping isn't new.  Its been in use for years, there are festival of lights events in Europe that feature Video mapping of entire buildings.   The custom animation of the Disney video can get costly pretty quick but there are a few options that are more cost effective and will still wow your guests.

  The Association of Bridal Consultants in San Diego hosts a monthly meeting and each month covers a different aspect of the wedding industry.  Whether it be tips and trends or technology, their goal is to educate and help their members excel to being the best.  I spoke briefly about video mapping to the group and here are the highlights.  Thank you to Laura Christin Photography for the Photos and thank you to Nick Covino for being my video mapping tech for the session.

Start with a normal ballroom and wedding.   

Dim the lights and add some color

 You can bring in each of these colors individually or all at once.

 If you're like me, you're thinking "yeah, great. Colored squares on furniture" why would a bride want that at her wedding"?    

Exactly! let's put something on those surfaces 

that a bride and her entire guest list would want to see.

Let's put the Bride's picture montage on the faux cake table and

Let's put the grooms montage on the 6ft banquet table stage right.

 Then on the big drape behind the stage let's put their engagement video footage playing behind the other images.

 You can leave the color images as we've done in this picture or you can turn them off.  You can use pictures, color swatches, logos, and videos.  The possibilities are endless.

This is however is not a DIY task just yet, there are some variables to be considered, type of surfaces to project to, projector specs and placement AND it just takes the proper software, a good amount of technical knowledge and a technical professional to get the job done right.

But It's a really cool to see upclose!

Rancho Santa Fe Country Club - Wedding, Uplights and Monogram

  Katy & Kevin got married this summer at the Rancho Santa Fe Country Club and had a blast!   Their closeness with family and friends was infectious and it showed all day long.   I started the day off by providing the Wedding Ceremony microphones and music on the East Lawn which went flawlessly except for being a little humid that day.   When the doors to the main ballroom opened we were home free.  The bridal party and family were so close that they couldn't help but enjoy the over the top grand entrance (complete with a few Dancing with the Stars style moments),  dinner, and the toasts were some of the best I've seen.  The Monogram looked great and the gold accented uplighting really warmed the room and gave the perfect amount of color to the room while keeping it elegant.  Hats off to the incredibly talented event coordinator and planner Keli Christenson of Monarch Weddings and thanks to Eddie Garcia of E3 Photography for the images.
  A few of the highlights of this event include the King Size Donut in place of the Groom's cake, the uplighting and of course the dance party that followed, but my favorite part of the night is when Kevin stopped to thank me just before heading out for the grand exit.  He was soaked from dancing all night and gave me a very simple "thank you it awesome". 

Camp Pendleton Tree Lighting

Come join us for a Tree Lighting - Nov 22nd.  

Holiday Music, Food, Fun and Games at the Pacific Views MCX on Camp Pendleton.  We'll be providing PA, Music and Emcee for this Holiday Season kickoff event.