The Video does all the talking for this event.  We provided 10 Uplights (Amber) and the Monogram Gobo on the wall.  A Great crown from the San Fran area in town to celebrate with Bethany & Keith.  3.5 hours straight of Dancing.

  One of our many events last night was lighting for a wedding over the pool deck at La Costa Resort.  As usual Crown Weddings exceeded expectations and delivered an over the top success.

The Videographer Benny from EK Media Productions did a quick turnaround on this footage because it was so great! 
**(The primary footage is full HD, this embedded copy is lower res to enable faster upload and viewing for this blog) to see the HD version go to Benny's Vimeo Page

Alex & Angela - Scripps Forum, Uplighting, Band & Video DJ

  Alex and Angela got married at Scripps Foruum in La Jolla with a team of truely talented wedding service providers. 

 

  Susanne Duffy of Crown Weddings designed the whole thing,  Concepts Party Rentals and Adorations Botanicals set all the Floral and decor elements to make the room look amazing, Antony Field was the vocalist that sang during dinner while his band covered the Cocktail recpetion and dinner music while The Youngrens captured it all on camera. 
  My contribution to the event included (20) Teal uplights on the 20ft tall white drape behind the stage and around the room, (2) stage wash lighting pieces for the band, (2) 55" screens for pictures of the bride and groom, Father/Daughter and Mother/Son during each of those dances and rotating throughout the night.  The Photobooth was tucked in the side hall and was a big hit as the night progressed.  We also arranged all the Audio and Microphones for the Ceremony on the lawn for the officiant and the guitartist.

  The day started off great with beautiful weather and a Ceremony that went off perfectly and finished out with an incrdible dinner from Coast Catering and I closed the night off with an hour long set of Video DJ dance music.

Check out these other pics from the Youngrens

 

Navy Wedding at Loews Coronado with DJ, uplights and Open area photobooth.

   Navy Wedding at Loews Coronado - this wedding is a perfect example of this: As a DJ its not about playing the hot new songs or "keeping it real" or anything else that DJs will tell you are the important aspects of being a great DJ.   It really all comes down to playing the music that the guests love and will have fun to, whether that Pitbull or the Beatles.
  We provided the Photobooth with a black drape backdrop so it was more of a mini studio than a booth.  Amber LED uplights and DJ for the Ceremony and Reception.
  Tim Otto did a great job on the photography as always and Susanne Duffy of Crown Weddings,  the Event Designer and Coordinator is always the best.

Host - Emcee at the 3rd Annual ABC Excellence Awards

    March 19th I hosted the ABC Excellence awards at La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad.  Members of the San Diego area Association of Bridal Consultants submit or were nominated for awards based on work that they did in the 2012 Calendar year.  Click here for a full list of Award Category Sponsors and donors who made the dinner and meet great. A special thank you to Gloria Dogue of Weddings & events by Gloria who is the ABC programs chair and oversaw the events logistics.
  We had a really great plan of how the night would flow and I was planning on being at the AV table in the back making sure everything was perfect.  Unfortunately some of our board members were under the weather and we had to switch things up a little.  I had to step on stage and host the evenings events and Nick Covino from DJExtreme.com covered the AV duties for me in addition to providing a live on screen twitter feed for the event.  Every tweet that mentioned @sandiegoabc posted straight to the video screen for all to see. 


Here are some clips

Outdoor Wedding at La Costa Resort & Spa

  Ivan and Chelsea's wedding was perfect and I got to work with one of my friends and a great coordinator Sabrina Cadini of La Dolce Idea.  The Ceremony and Reception were both outdoors on the patio over looking the La Costa Golf Course.  Videographer Shawn LLoyd of Lloyd Films captured it all.



The Reception was an intimate one withonly 30-40 people, set with a kings table for dinner and market lighting over the patio.

  Check out this write up on the Exquisite Weddings Magazine website about a recent guest speaking session I had with Rachel Welland her team of ladies from Bliss Events.  It was an hour or so of talking DJ'ing and I brought the Dj players along so they could get a chance to check it out first hand.

  My Friend Peggy Jewell from Imagination Entertainment was nice enough to let us use her warehouse conference area and show us around the costumes and wigs.


  They learned about the various buttons and knobs in the equipment, just in case they ever need to step in when the DJ is busy elsewhere! He also showed how he beat mixes from one song into another song, and he let them give it their best shots. He explained some misconceptions about DJs, how to choose a quality DJ, the importance of back up equipment and songs, as well as some interesting situations he has encountered in his many years of DJ’ing.... READ MORE






THEIR TIPS FOR FINDING THE RIGHT DJ:

Questions to ask your DJ
1. How long have they been DJing? How many years have they been working weddings – specifically?
2. Do they have any videos of themselves emceeing at a wedding? (this can help you know if you like their emcee style)
3. Do they provide lighting (i.e. dance floor lights, uplighting, gobo light, etc.)?
4. What is their back-up plan in the case of equipment failure?
5. Can they provide a sound system and microphone for the ceremony also?
6. Do they have a list of suggestions they can share with you of special dances (Father-Daughter, Mother-Son, etc.)?
7. What will they wear at your wedding?
8. How do they feel about taking requests? (note: if you do not want them taking requests, they should be comfortable telling the guests that and not taking requests)
9. Will they want to have a final meeting or phone call with you shortly before the wedding?