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Valentines Wedding @ The Lodge at Giants Ridge

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This story is just too cool!  I DJ’ed a wedding for Mike & Tracy on Valentines day last week (it was a Friday).  The wedding reception took place at The Lodge at Giants Ridge up in Biwabik MN, so it was a little bit of a hike to get up there.  They had their ceremony out at Palisade Head north of Two Harbors on the shore of Lake Superior, and they rode snowmobiles out to the head for the ceremony.

When everyone arrived at the Lodge for the reception, we had a most excellent dinner (I seriously love DJing at The Lodge, the food there is amazing, and they have great staff!).  And then the party started, and everyone danced the night away.  We danced until 1AM!

But the part of the evening that I find the most amazing is that the Groom legally changed his last name to “Valentine”.  And so when they got married, they became Mr. and Mrs. Valentine, married on Valentines Day!

Anyways, check out the my gig log from the event!

Matt & Elizabeth’s Wedding – Salute to Love, Superior WI

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Matt & Elizabeth are the first recipients of Pro Sound & Light Show’s “Salute to Love” program where they give away free DJ packages to military couples.  Couples could submit their love stories on Facebook, and the stories with the most votes received the free DJ package.

After meeting Matt & Elizabeth, I knew they deserved to win, and I was truly blessed to be able to be a part of their day when they otherwise wouldn’t have even had a wedding DJ.

Nick & Katie’s Wedding – Superior Shores Resort, Two Harbors MN

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Once again I had the pleasure to DJ a wedding at Superior Shores Resort.  Jenna, the banquet manager at Superior Shores is great, and I know that when I’m DJ’ing there that it’s going to be a great time.

Nick & Katie’s wedding was a blast! They had a last-minute change for their officiant, but we rolled with it, and the ceremony was done inside the banquet hall.  They had friends and family come from all over the states, and I was taking requests for songs I hadn’t played in a LONG time.  I always enjoy when the guests push me into new music & genre’s that I haven’t played in a while, as it keeps me on my toes.

Matt & Colleen’s Wedding – Waterfront Restaurant & Tavern, LaCrosse WI

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DJ Kat & I drove 4 hours down to LaCrosse WI to the Waterfront Restaurant & Tavern to DJ Matt & Colleen’s wedding.  It was a long drive, but it was worth it!  We brought along a bunch of uplights and transformed the room  with beautiful shades of green.  Matt & Colleen also had a Love Story as part of their package and when I shared that with the guests, I had everyone hanging on each and every word.  By the end of the love story I doubt there was a dry eye in the place.

After a delicious dinner, we lit up the dance floor and this group of people loved to party!  They were loving the games I played with them, and the dance floor was PACKED all the way up until the end of the night.  I am blessed to have been a part of their special day.

Lance & Lori’s New Years Eve Wedding – St. Cloud Riverside Civic Center

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Lance & Lori and their family were amazing!  This couple got married down in Florida a couple months prior, and they wanted to throw an awesome New Years Eve bash for their wedding reception, so that is what we did.  There were over 400 people there at the St Cloud Riverside Civic Center, and after dinner & the slideshow, we kicked the dance off with a massive flash-mob.

After the flash-mob we partied it up, and around midnight did the countdown to the new year, and then we cranked it up to 11 for the last hour.  I had so much fun DJ’ing this wedding reception!

Ben & Katie’s Wedding – Dellwood Hills Country Club

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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.

Guy & Janet’s Wedding – Holiday Inn Willmar MN

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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.

Jessica & James’ Wedding – St. Cloud Country Club

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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.

Mike & Deanna’s Wedding at Barkers Island, Superior WI

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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.

Nikki & Jesse’s wedding – Mountain Iron Community Center

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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!