April & Danny’s Wedding at The Washington-Duke Inn on May 21st, 2016

Bride and Groom: April & Daniel Barreiro-Talbert

Where & When: The Washington-Duke Inn on May 21^st, 2016

The Professionals: 

Minister- Barbara Lodge

Planner- Bethany Butti- Washington-Duke Inn

Photographer- Rachel – Thirteenth Moon Photography

Video- Shaun- Swept Away Videos

Florist- Lyn- Fresh Affairs

Cake- Ashley Cakes

Photo Booth- Elisabeth- Shutterbooth

Wedding Ceremony Songs

Prelude music was soft rock love songs

Seating of Grandparents & Parents: Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet- Mancini

Wedding Party entrance: How Long Will I Love You- Ellie Goulding

April’s entrance: Turning Page- Sleeping At Last

Blending of sand: Somewhere Over The Rainbow- Brother IZ

Recessional: Best Day Of My Life- American Authors

Wedding Reception Songs

Introduction of the Wedding party: All I Do Is Win- DJ Khaled

Introduction of the Bride & Groom: Turn Down For What- DJ Snake

First Dance: All Of Me- John Legend

Father-Bride Dance: My Wish- Rascal Flatts

Groom-Daughter Dance: Te Amare Toda Mi Vida- Javier Solis

Anniversary Dance: Moon River- Andy Williams

Cake Cutting: Die A Happy Man- Nelly

Bouquet Toss: Single Ladies- Beyonce

Last Dance: Time Of My Life- Dirty Dancing

I was so happy to be able to play for April and Danny’s wedding at The Washington-Duke Inn!  They are such a nice couple and have one of the sweetest and prettiest daughters, Maria! 

Because of the forecasted weather, they chose to have the wedding ceremony inside.  Minister Barbara Lodge did a prefect job as always and the ceremony was very touching and included their daughter in the sand ceremony.  After the ceremony Barbara invited guests to the front foyer for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.  I had a mix of top 40, soft rock and classic soul playing.  When pics were done guests started making their way down to the ballroom for dinner and dancing.  The room looked beautiful with arrangements by Lyn at Fresh Affairs.

I introduced the wedding party and April & Danny and they came right to the floor for their first dance.  After that Danny welcomed everyone and his Uncle David blessed the meal.  The salad, soup & entrées came out and I continued the same music mix as cocktails.

After dinner we had the Ashely’s cake cutting followed by the champagne toasts. April then joined her father on the floor for their dance and Danny escorted his daughter to the floor for their dance.  I invited all the married coupes to join them for a “longest married couple” dance with the winners at 51 years married.  I then opened the floor to everyone with some Motown and top 40 that had both sides of the families, young and old, filling the floor.  It’s always such a great feeling to see everyone having so much fun dancing together!

We paused briefly for the bouquet toss, then back to dancing to top 40, hip hop and some line dances until the end of the night.

This was one of my favorite weddings, and not one I, or the guests, will soon forget!

Thank you again

DJ Randy Bennett  www.bunndjcompany.com/RandyB

Jessica & Ben’s Wedding at The Carolina Inn on May 20th, 2016

Bride and Groom: Jessica & Ben Whitt

 Where & When: The Carolina Inn on May 20^th, 2016

The Professionals:

Planner- Nicole from Erin McLean Events

Photographer- Ashley Bosnick

Video- Janice from Big Dog Little Bed

Cake- Sugarland

Wedding Ceremony Songs

Grandparents & Parents Entrance: Arioso- Bach

Wedding Party Entrance: La Rejouissance- Handel

Brides Entrance: Largo from Lute Concerto in D- Vivaldi

Recessional: Spring from Four Seasons- Vivaldi

Wedding Reception Songs

Introduction of the Wedding Party: Bring Em Out- T.I.

First Dance: Yours Tonight- The 88

Father-Bride Dance: I Loved Her First- Heartland

Mother-Groom Dance: What A Wonderful World- Louis Armstrong

Cake Cutting: How Sweet It Is- James Taylor

Anniversary Dance: L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole

Last Dance: Save The Last Dance For Me- Michael Buble

I was so thrilled to play Jessica and Ben’s Wedding at The Carolina Inn on May 20^th, 2016!  They are the nicest couple and have been together forever.

I provided music for the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception for the 100 guests. As guests arrived for the ceremony I had light classical music playing.  After a short ceremony performed by Ben’s Grandfather that included a sand ceremony, the guests made their way to the hallway in front of the Chancellor’s ballroom for cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres.  During the cocktails hour I had a mix of soft rock, classic soul and country playing.

The doors to the ballroom opened and guests made their way to their seats.  I introduced the wedding party and Jessica and Ben came to the floor for their first dance.  Ben’s Mother then welcomed everyone followed by the blessing and toasts.  The salads and entrées came out and I continued the same music mix as cocktails.

After dinner we had the cake cutting, parents dances and anniversary dance with the winners being 51 years married!  I opened the floor with beach music and Motown that filled it for the next 1 ½ hours.  During dancing I played top 40, 70’s, a few line dances and ballads.  We paused briefly for the bouquet toss to “Haven’t Met You Yet” by Michael Buble and garter toss to “Hot In Herre” by Nelly, then back to dancing.

We ended the night with “Save The Last Dance For Me” by Michael Buble and guests made their way to the front for a bubble machine exit.

This was one of my favorite weddings, and not one I, or the guests, will soon forget!

Thank you again Jessica and Ben and Happy Birthday Ben!

DJ Randy Bennett  www.bunndjcompany.com/RandyB