Becky and Tommy had their reception on the top floor of The
Cardinal Club in Raleigh overlooking downtown with floor to ceiling
windows. It really is one of the best
views in Raleigh and I’m sure photographers Brian Mullins and Jenn Aan
got some great pics! They always
do. Wedding planner Shawn Schindler from
Your Special Day was there to
make sure everything went off without a hitch and the room looked awesome with
lights by Simpsound Productions and
floral arrangements by Expressions
Of Love.
When the cocktail hour was over guests made their way into
the room and I went to line up the wedding party with Shawn. I was so glad she was there to help. They were very excited to get into the room
and get things started! Each of the 10
couples had their own entrance song custom picked by Becky and Tommy. Everything from Harry Connick to MGMT and WWE
wrestler Shawn Michael’s theme were used for the introductions. So funny !!
Becky and Tommy finally made their way into the room to a roar of
applause and had their first dance to “This Years Love” by David Gray. Becky’s Father welcomed everyone and salads
and entrées were served. For dinner
music I played a custom mix of standards, soft rock and some classic soul.
The champagne was poured after dinner and the 3 toasts made
way to the Cinda’s cake
cutting to “How Sweet It Is”. Becky then
danced with her Father to “Daughters” by Loudon Wainwright and Tommy escorted
his Mother to the floor to dance to “Forever Young” by Rod Stewart. Rod re-recorded it in the 90’s with a slower
version, so I used that one. I opened
the floor after that with a short Motown set, then mixed into “Blurred Lines”
and the floor filled ! We stopped
briefly for the bouquet toss and garter toss then back to dancing.
The night ended way too early for this rowdy crowd! For their last song, I had the guests make a
huge circle around Becky and Tommy and Shawn passed out bubbles for a bubble
shower during their last song, “Book Of Love” by The Magnetic Fields.
What a fun and crazy group of friends and family!
I had a wonderful time at my wedding! The dance floor stayed busy the entire night, and I am continuing to have people tell me how much fun they had at the reception! I'm not much of a dancer... but once I was "almost" done greeting everyone, I made my way to the dance floor and did not leave until the night was over. Randy did a great job and was so easy to work with! My now husband could not make up his mind on the introduction music and continued to email Randy to make changes up until the day of the wedding. Randy made all the changes and could not have been nicer about it. Tommy (my husband) and I had some songs we put on the must play list but let Randy improvise for most of the night, and we could not be happier with how the night went! Thank you, Randy!
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