Gina & Luke’s wedding at Brier Creek Country Club on June 25th, 2016

Bride and Groom: Gina & Luke

Where & When: Brier Creek Country Club on June 25^th, 2016

The Professionals:

Venue- Shelly at Brier Creek Country Club

Photographer- Renee Sprink

Video- Phil & Jess from Twenty-One Films

Cake- Cinda’s Creative Cakes
Florist- Lyn from Fresh Affairs

Wedding Reception Songs

Introduction of the Wedding Party: “Jock Jams Medley”

Introduction of Bride & Groom: “Jump Around” by House Of Pain

First Dance: “History In The Making” by Darius Rucker

Father-Bride Dance: “The Way You Look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra

Mother-Groom Dance: “A Song For My Son” by Mikki Viereck

Anniversary Dance: Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Elvis Presley

Cake Cutting: “How Sweet it Is” by James Taylor

Last Dance: “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra

I can’t put down into words how much fun I had at this wedding!  The smile on Gina’s face all night was well worth all the work.  What a wonderful couple!

After the ceremony earlier in the day the 120 guests made their way to Brier Creek Country Club for the cocktail hour, dinner & dancing (lots of dancing!!).  The cocktail hour was held in Palmers Cove bar and I did not provide music for that.

After the cocktail hour the guests made their way down the hallway to the ballroom where I was set up and ready to go.  I introduced the parents, wedding party and Gina & Luke and they came in for what would now be their second dance as husband and wife after dancing to their intro song for a little.  Gina then danced with her father and Luke with his mother.  Luke thanked everyone for coming and we had a couple toasts before the plated salads and entrées came out. During dinner I had a mix of standards, soft rock, country and classic soul playing.

After dinner we had the cake cutting and anniversary dance with the longest married couple marries 54 years.  It was an extra special day for me because it is also my parent’s anniversary on this day!  I opened the floor to everyone with some Motown and oldies and it instantly filled for the next 2 hours!  I played lots of sing a longs, 2000’s hits, 70’s and 80’s and current dance music.  Even a few country songs went over great.

We ended the night with a big sing a long to “Sweet Caroline” and finally Gina’s father leading a sing a long to “New York, New York” that wad the highlight of my 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

Megan & Nico’s Wedding at Merrimon-Wynne House on June 18th, 2016

Bride and Groom: Megan & Nico

Where & When: Merrimon-Wynne House on June 18^th, 2016

The Professionals:

Venue- Kaila from Merrimon-Wynne House

Planner- Whitney from Lily & Oak Weddings & Events

Photographer- Renee Sprink

Video- Oak City Films

Caterer- Donavan’s Dish

Florist- Meristem Floral

Wedding Reception Songs

Introduction of the Wedding party: “Feel So Close” by Calvin Harris

First Dance: “Whenever, Wherever, Whatever” by Maxwell

Father-Bride Dance: “My Little Girl” by Tim McGraw

Groom & Important Women’s Dance: “Perfect Fan” by The Backstreet Boys

Cake Cutting: “How Sweet it Is” by James Taylor

Anniversary Dance: “Can’t Help Falling In love” by Haley

Last Dance: “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond & Mike Davis

I always love playing Merrimon-Wynne and this was my second wedding there this weekend.  The carriage house looked so beautiful with floral arrangements by Anna from Meristem Floral! 

The ceremony was held earlier in the day and guests made their way over to Merrimon-Wynne after.  The cocktail hour was held inside the house with light jazz playing.  After the cocktail hour, the 175 guests made their way to the carriage house for dinner and dancing.  I had music playing in the carriage house and went in the house to line the wedding party up for introductions.

The wedding party was introduced into the carriage house and each couple had their own funny dance.  Megan & Nico came in and had their first dance to one of my favorite Maxwell songs.  After that Megan danced with her father and 6 women that helped raise Nico all had a special dance with him.  Nicos father welcomed everyone and blessed the meal and the salads came out.  During dinner I had a mix of standards and soft rock playing with a couple Latin songs for Nico’s family.  After the salad course we had a few toasts and then the entrees were delivered.

After dinner they had the cake cutting in the house but guests couldn’t wait to start dancing so the floor opened quickly.  After 15 minutes of dancing we paused for the anniversary dance then back to dancing til the end of the night.

The highlight of the night was Mike David singing “Sweet Caroline” along with the Neil Diamond version and it was seeing Frank Sinatra singing it.  After this performance guests made their way to the front of the house for a sparkler exit and Megan and Nico made a getaway on a richshaw.

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

Annika & Brandon’s Wedding at Merrimon-Wynne House on June 17th, 2016

Bride and Groom: Annika & Brandon

Where & When: Merrimon-Wynne House on June 17^th, 2016

The Professionals:

Planner- Sally Oakley

Venue planner- Amy

Photographer- Katherine Miles Jones

Caterer- Durham Catering

Florist- Tre Bella

Minister- Kayelily Middleton

Make up- Ashley Mooney

Uplighting- Bunn DJ Company

Wedding Reception Songs

Introduction of the Bride & Groom: “Marry You” by Bruno Mars

First Dance: “Stay With You” by John Legend

Father-Bride Dance: “How Sweet It Is” by James Taylor

Mother-Groom Dance: “Mama Hold My Hand” by Aloe Blacc

Cake Cutting: “Sugar” by Maroon 5

Last Dance: “Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Show

I was so thrilled to DJ Annika & Brandon’s wedding at Merrimon-Wynne in the beautiful new Carriage house!  It’s an amazing room and looked even more beautiful with Tre-Bella’s flowers.

The ceremony was supposed to be outside, but it rained for a while leading up to the ceremony, so it was moved inside the house where Annika’s friend Caleb provided music on violin.

After the ceremony by Kayelily guests stayed in the house and enjoyed the porches with cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres.  After the cocktail hour guests made their way outside to the Carriage house and found their seats.  I lined the wedding party up and they all had a fun dance to come in to.  Annika & Brandon had their first dance and Annika’s father welcomed everyone.  The salads and entrées came out and I had a mix of soft rock, classic soul and standards playing.

After dinner we had toasts and the cake cutting then Annika danced with her father and Brandon with his mother. I opened the floor to everyone with some Motown and oldies that filled it for the next 2 hours.

During the dancing I played top 40, oldies, some 80’s & 90’s and a few boy bands. We ended the night with “Wagon Wheel” and a sparkler exit before they got into the rickshaw for the getaway.

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