A Doctor Who Themed Wedding for Alison and Hunter at The City Club

The City Club in downtown Raleigh has got to have the best view or Raleigh! Located on the 28^thand 29^thfloor of the Wells Fargo building, it was the perfect location for Alison and Hunter’s Doctor Who themed wedding on January 11^th, 2020!

The ceremony was held on the 28^thfloor and I provided mics and music.  As the 125 guests arrived I had a mix of instrumental songs from Doctor Who soundtracks playing.  Reverend Ed Sansbury entered and asked everyone to silence their phones and the ceremony started. The wedding party entered to “A Thousand Years” and Alison and her Father to “Canon In D”. After the service that included a reading by Hunter’s Godmother, Musical performance of “Can’t Help Falling In Love” by Hunter’s Sister on guitar and her wife on vocals and short video clip of a wedding from Doctor Who, they recessed to “I Am The Doctor” from Series 5 of Doctor Who.  Ed invited guests to the 29^thfloor lobby for cocktails and I started a mix of rock, country and classic soul.

During the cocktail hour guests enjoyed refreshments, hors d’oeuvres and taking pictures in front of the life size Tardis from Doctor Who.  It was AWESOME!!  After pics were taken inside the ballroom by photographer Joe Payne and videographer Phil from Twenty-One Films, the guests were invited to their tables for the reception. The room looked beautiful with arrangements by Dana’s Paper Flowers and an amazing view of Raleigh.  I left music playing and lined the wedding party up with help from planner and family friend, Ann.  The wedding party entered to the Doctor Who TV Theme (of course).  Alison and Hunter came in to loud applause and had their very special first dance.  They danced to “Because You Loved Me” sung by Ann’s son Dominic.  He did an AMAZING job!! The first minute of the song was danced to by Alison and Hunter alone, then their parents joined them, then their spouses joined them, then I invited everyone to join them for the last 2 minutes of the song.  It was just wonderful!  Her Father welcomed everyone, Hunter’s Godfather gave a heartfelt toast and Reverend Ed blessed the meal. During dinner was a mix of rock, standards, country and classic soul.

After dinner we had an anniversary Dance to “The Way You Look Tonight” with the winners married 48 years! As a gift, Alison gave her a bouquet.  So sweet!  His Aunt Sue then told a story about the history of the cake cutting knife, and we had the Edible Arts Cake cutting to “Sugar, Sugar”. We surprised photographer Joe with a cupcake for his Birthday and opened the floor with some Motown and Top 40 that filled it for the next 2 hours.  Guests danced to 80’s, top 40, oldies and a couple line dances.  I even played “Please, Mr. Postman” by The Carpenters for Alison’s Father that retired from the Post Office after 33 years.

We ended the night with “We Are Family” as a last dance for everyone.  Thank you Alison, Hunter and Ann.  I was honored and thrilled to be your DJ!

Photo courtesy of Joe Payne Photography