Gabbi and Brian chose the urban chic feel of Raleigh’s Stockroom at 230 for their cocktail
hour and reception after a ceremony at All
Saints Chapel. I was thrilled to be
working with some of my favorite vendors in Stephanie from Viva L’event, Cara Galati from F8 Photo Studios and Phil & Jess
from Twenty-One Films. For the cocktail
hour, I played a mix of indie rock for the 100 guests to represent Gabbi and
Brian’s musical taste. Guests enjoyed
bruschetta and risotto balls in marinara along with cocktails. Gabbi’s grandmother even snuck a bottle of
fireball in and was drinking right out of the bottle. Loved that!!!!
The wedding party arrived and Gabbi and Brian were ready to
get the party started. I introduced the
wedding party to Jagged Edge’s “Let’s Get Married (Remix)” and they came into
the room to a loud roar of applause.
They stopped in the middle of the dance floor for their first dance to
“That’s How Strong My Love Is” by Otis Redding.
I always love playing that song! Brian’s
father welcomed everyone and blessed the meal and the Italian buffet
opened. I continued a mix of indie rock
during dinner.
After dinner and 5 toasts, we had the Edible Art cake cutting to ”I’ve Got This
Friend” by Civil Wars. Gabbi made her
way back down the stairs and joined her father on the floor to dance to “In My
Life” by The Beatles and Brian danced with his mother to “How Sweet It Is” by
James Taylor. His mother got a huge grin
on her face when the song started! I
opened the floor to some Motown and oldies that started the dancing. Some 80’s music and 90’s R&B and Hip-Hop
kept guests dancing until the end of the night along with some current dance
music. For the last dance Gabbi has
wanted “Purple Rain” played since she was a child, so I played that. The guests made a circle around them and sang
along to it while they danced in the middle.
It was so sweet!!
What a great couple and I was thrilled to play for
them. Thank you Gabbi and Brian and
congratulations!
Randy, as always its AMAZING working with you and being able to 100% trust you will take care of my clients and their guests on the dance floor. Gabbi and Bryan were beyond happy and I can't wait to work with you again!!!
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