Stephanie and Michael chose Chapel Hill’s historic
Carolina Inn for both their ceremony and
reception on a somewhat humid June 27
th. The ceremony was held in the back courtyard of
the Inn under a tent and officiated by
Reverend
Ingrid Sagula. As guests arrived, I
had a mix of classical versions of indie rock songs playing by Vitamin String
Quartet. Planners
Sally Oakley & Kathy lined the
wedding party up and got them ready for their entrance into the ceremony. The Grandparents, parents and wedding party
came in to “I Love NYE” by Badly Drawn Boy and Stephanie and her father entered
to The Beatles “Here, There and Everywhere” performed by Warsaw Philharmonic
Orchestra. After a short ceremony that
included hand written vows by Stephanie and Michael, the ceremony concluded and
they exited to “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers.
Guests were invited into the Inn for hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while
photographer Heba Salama got some shots.
During the cocktail hour I had a mix of classic soul, indie
rock and standards playing for the 140 guests.
The doors to the ballroom opened, guests found their seats and awaited
the arrival of the bride and groom.
I
introduced Stephanie and Michael into the room to The Zombie’s “This Will Be
Our Year” and they came right to the dance floor for their first dance to “A
Little Trip To Heaven” by Tom Waits.
LOVE that song!!!
Stephanie’s
father welcomed everyone and the food stations opened.
During dinner I played a mix of 60’s and 70’s
pop with some indie rock mixed in.
After dinner we had toasts by Michael’s father and Stephanie’s
sister/maid of honor and then a
Simply
Cake cutting to “Sweet Life” by Frank Ocean.
Stephanie joined her father on the floor for
their dance to “My Girl” and Michael escorted his mother to the floor for their
dance to the acoustic version of Paul Simon’s “Loves Me Like A Rock”.
I opened the floor to everyone with “Build Me
Up Buttercup” and the floor filled for the next 2 ½ hours!
They had a blast dancing to oldies, line dances early
2000’s dance and hip-hop, some current top 40 and classic rock.
I even played a Springsteen and Bon Jovi song
for the New Jersey guests!
We ended the
night with Paul McCartney’s “My Love” and they had a glowstick exit.
What a fun night and awesome group to play
for! I loved the pint glass wedding favors for the guests that say "Up and gone to Carolina in my mind"!
Stephanie and Michael chose Chapel Hill’s historic Carolina Inn for both their ceremony and
reception on a somewhat humid June 27th. The ceremony was held in the back courtyard of
the Inn under a tent and officiated by Reverend
Ingrid Sagula. As guests arrived, I
had a mix of classical versions of indie rock songs playing by Vitamin String
Quartet. Planners Sally Oakley & Kathy lined the
wedding party up and got them ready for their entrance into the ceremony. The Grandparents, parents and wedding party
came in to “I Love NYE” by Badly Drawn Boy and Stephanie and her father entered
to The Beatles “Here, There and Everywhere” performed by Warsaw Philharmonic
Orchestra. After a short ceremony that
included hand written vows by Stephanie and Michael, the ceremony concluded and
they exited to “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers.
Guests were invited into the Inn for hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while photographer Heba Salama got some shots.
During the cocktail hour I had a mix of classic soul, indie
rock and standards playing for the 140 guests.
The doors to the ballroom opened, guests found their seats and awaited
the arrival of the bride and groom. I
introduced Stephanie and Michael into the room to The Zombie’s “This Will Be
Our Year” and they came right to the dance floor for their first dance to “A
Little Trip To Heaven” by Tom Waits.
LOVE that song!!! Stephanie’s
father welcomed everyone and the food stations opened. During dinner I played a mix of 60’s and 70’s
pop with some indie rock mixed in.
After dinner we had toasts by Michael’s father and Stephanie’s
sister/maid of honor and then a Simply
Cake cutting to “Sweet Life” by Frank Ocean. Stephanie joined her father on the floor for
their dance to “My Girl” and Michael escorted his mother to the floor for their
dance to the acoustic version of Paul Simon’s “Loves Me Like A Rock”. I opened the floor to everyone with “Build Me
Up Buttercup” and the floor filled for the next 2 ½ hours! They had a blast dancing to oldies, line dances early
2000’s dance and hip-hop, some current top 40 and classic rock. I even played a Springsteen and Bon Jovi song
for the New Jersey guests! We ended the
night with Paul McCartney’s “My Love” and they had a glowstick exit. What a fun night and awesome group to play
for! I loved the pint glass wedding favors for the guests that say "Up and gone to Carolina in my mind"!
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