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A Black Friday wedding! The Dellwood Hills Country Club is a beautiful venue nestled into the North Eastern part of the Twin Cities. I had the honor of being the Master of Ceremonies for Ben & Katie’s wedding… I provided ceremony sound & coordination for the ceremony beforehand, and then we had hors d’oeuvres & cocktails before dancing the night away.
Black Friday! While most of America was up early shopping for deals, I was traveling down to Dellwood MN, a nice suburb on the north side of the Twin Cities to DJ Ben & Katie’s wedding. The Dellwood Hills Country Club is a very nice venue, and I enjoyed working with the staff there to make the event a success. We did the ceremony, and afterwards there was a receiving line/cocktail hour in an adjacent room while the staff reset the main room for “dinner”. There wasn’t really dinner, rather an extended cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres. But after an hour or so we kicked off the dance floor and partied it up.
I had met with Ben & Katie in person the week before to go over the details for their big day, and this was a very fun couple. They are blessed with great friends and family, and I was honored to play a role in making sure their day turned out the way they wanted it to, with lots of energy and excitement, and everyone having a blast.
DJ Julian Williams and I once again hit the road, only this time we travelled 3.5 Hours to Willmar MN. We provided ceremony sound & coordination at the church in Staples MN, then set up at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Willmar for the reception. This was a BIG wedding, and we did it all… Uplighting, Love Story, Packed Dance Floor…
DJ Julian and I made the trek from Duluth to Willmar MN, a 4.5 hour drive, to DJ and MC Guy & Janet’s wedding at the Holiday Inn Hotel. We actually did sound for the ceremony beforehand at a Church about 30 minutes away in Cosmos MN, and then made it back to the Holiday Inn for the reception.
The room looked spectacular before we arrived, and with our purple uplights we made the room look even more amazing. The whole night was a non-stop blast as we danced the night away after an awesome dinner. But before we got to the dancing, we did a Love Story for Janet & Guy. Many people commented on how they hadn’t ever been to a wedding that had a love story before, and they really enjoyed it. Then during the spotlight dances, I had a custom recording where Janet (the Bride) recorded a special message to her Dad for the Father/Daughter dance. Once the dance floor opened up, the crowd wanted an interesting mix of both country music and pop/dance music, and I happily played guest requests all night long. The dance floor was constantly packed!
After we ended the night and got everything packed up, we drove back to Duluth. This happened to be daylight savings weekend, so we gained an hour on the drive back, thankfully giving us an extra hour to sleep in once we were home.
Video from the wedding I was the Master of Ceremonies and DJ for at the St. Cloud Country Club. I provided sound, music & coordination for the ceremony, and then took care of the whole evening.
This was a very fun wedding, I did the sound for the ceremony on-site and then MC’ed the reception. It was a smaller wedding, but everyone had a great time. During the dance one of the Uncles came up to sing an AC/DC song. I played a bunch of games with everyone and had several of their family members come up and tell me that they had never been to a wedding with an MC, or a DJ that was so interactive and fun. Jessica & James have amazing family and friends and I had a great time being a part of their wedding day.
Another 2 wedding weekend! This was Saturday’s wedding at Barkers Island Inn in Superior WI. This was a fun group as you can tell in the video, and I had the chance to push my new speakers.
This wedding brought me all the way up to the Mt. Iron Community Center. This was a fun group of people, we had the ceremony inside and then danced the night away! Check out the video…
Wedding #2 of a 2-wedding weekend. I got home around 3AM, slept for a little bit, and then was back up getting ready for this wedding.
This was my first time DJing at Barkers Island in Superior WI, and it was great! I had heard a lot of great things about this venue, and the staff here was excellent. When the wedding party arrived, we kicked off dinner, and the party got started.
Mike & Deanna were wonderful, and I’m glad I was able to help make their wedding reception a huge success. They have amazing family and friends, and we had a lot of fun. Including a member of one of their favorite bands being in attendance, who was able to “serenade” them with a couple Metallica songs. Receptions like this are a blast, and are why I love being a wedding DJ.
The first wedding I ever DJ’ed on my own was here at the Mountain Iron Community Center over a year ago, and here I am again, rocking another awesome wedding at the same place! Nikki & Jesse actually had their ceremony done in the community center, and then we partied it up all night long. It was a beautiful woodsy & fall / halloween colored reception with lots of orange & brown.
After dinner, everyone danced the night away. I had many people come up to me to say they wished I had DJ’ed their wedding, or their friends wedding that they recently attended. It is always flattering to hear those kind of comments, but I just try to make sure that everyone is having a good time. I kept playing guest requests, played a bunch of games with everyone, and it was awesome!
This was the first wedding of a 2-wedding weekend. By the time I was done packing up at the end of the night, it was 1:15AM, and I drove the hour and a half back to Duluth so I could get up the next morning and DJ another wedding!