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Tim and Sarah – Valentini’s Vicino Lago – Duluth, Minnesota

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I was called early Sunday morning by my fellow DJ Sam, he was supposed to be DJ’ing this wedding that afternoon/evening but had a sudden family emergency and asked me if I could cover for him.  Even though I had gotten home around 1:30AM that morning from DJ’ing Chris & Holly’s wedding the night before, I said “Of Course!”.

I went into this wedding without any preparation other than reviewing the information Sam had a couple hours before I was due to start.  Valentini’s Vicino Lago is a great Italian restaurant along the lake walk in Duluth, MN and is normally closed on Sundays except for private events.

I met Tim & Sarah once they arrived at the restaurant and let them know about Sam’s emergency, and not to worry, they were in great hands (I did earn the title “DJ of the Year 2012” after all!).  I also had the benefit of having another fellow DJ, Ian, as one of the goomsmen.

Dinner was delicious, and after Valentini’s staff cleared away several of the tables we had a dance floor!  It was a little tight, but it was packed all night.  Friends of the bride came up towards the end of the night and thanked me profusely for making Sarah’s day so amazing.

Congrats Tim & Sarah!

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Chris & Holly – Spirit Mountain, Duluth MN

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I always like DJ’ing weddings at Spirit Mountain, the staff there is great, and it is just a beautiful venue.  I did the sound/music for Chris & Holly’s ceremony on the hillside overlooking the bay and Lake Superior.  Then we moved inside to the chalet for dinner and dancing all night long.

The people at this reception were amazing, and the dance floor was super packed with well over 100 people.  I knew based on music requests that I took during dinner that I needed to play “Paradise by the Dashboard light” by Meatloaf, and when I did the entire place went nuts!  Just check out the 2nd part of the video I took during the dance.

Dennis & Jolene – Port Wing WI

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Dennis & Jolene’s wedding was a blast.  We were at the Town Hall in Port Wing WI (a tiny little town on the south shore of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin).  Dinner was excellent, and I kept the dance floor packed all night.  Everyone loved the games I played with the guests, and I had many compliments from family members of both the Bride and Groom.

I enjoy these smaller, laid-back, small-town weddings. 🙂

 

Behind the mixer

Behind the mixer

DANCE!

DANCE!

 

Ry & Lindsay – Le St Germain Hotel, St. Cloud MN

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What an amazing wedding reception!  Ry and Lindsay were awesome, and I love their families & friends.  They had some special requests for certain music for the ceremony and during dinner, and I was able to find all of the songs they asked for (even the ones that were not already in my massive music library).

I did the music for their ceremony, and we did a fun twist on the dinner kisses that everyone enjoyed.  But once the dance started, I kept having people come up and telling me that they had never been to a wedding where they had as much fun as they were having now.  I gave out a lot of business cards throughout the night.

EDIT: Review from Ry & Lindsay!

Aaron kicked some serious butt. Of all the component parts of our wedding day, I was most worried about getting a DJ experience that didn’t feel forced, played contemporary hits, and got people having legitimate fun. Aaron exceeded all of our expectations by a significant margin. The party games he played were new to both of us as well as our guests, and everyone really liked them. I had more than a dozen experienced wedding-goers say he was the best DJ they’d ever seen at a wedding. And it all came at a price that we couldn’t believe. I would’ve paid double for our experience, and still been happy at the value it gave us. I would have had a hard time saying what it would take for me to go out of my way and recommend a wedding DJ before this experience, and now I know. Excellent website tools (seriously killer), amazing price, and, above all, the perfect DJ. Well done guys, and thank you again Aaron. Hope you had half as much fun as we did.

Dan and Joe Wedding – Hope Glen Farm, Cottage Grove

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Dan & Joe are an amazing couple, and their ceremony/reception at the Hope Glen Farm was beautiful.  We did the ceremony outside, there was a quick spring shower beforehand, but the sun came out just in time.  Then we danced the night away in the barn.

Thomas and Krista Wedding – Rum River Barn & Vineyard

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This wedding was amazingly fun to DJ!  I had my fellow DJ Katt with me, and we did the ceremony there on-site at the Rum River Barn, which is a lovely rustic old barn converted into a banquet facility.

Dinner & Dancing were upstairs in the barn loft, and after a slight technical glitch (someone flipped the light switch that powered the outlet our system was plugged into) everyone was dancing the night away!

 

Steve and Mariya Wedding – DECC, Duluth MN

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I really enjoyed DJ’ing this wedding.  The father of the bride was in a band many years ago and recorded a special version of his band singing “my girl” for the father daughter dance.  It was also a pretty large group of people and once the dancing started the dance floor was full all night long!

The DECC staff was also excellent as usual, with a delicious meal and friendly bar staff that kept my pitcher of water full all night long (I drank 3 pitchers of water over the course of the night!)

Behind the DJ booth

Full dance floor all night long!

 

Anna and Casey Wedding – Clyde Iron Works, Duluth MN

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Anna and Casey were married in the Dominican Republic (Destination wedding, AWESOME!) and then threw a big party at Clyde Iron Works for friends and family.  It was a pretty big reception, and was definitely a great crowd. I had fellow DJ Julian Williams with me and we had a great time.

The dance floor was packed all night long, and toward the end of the night we switched it up and went into Karaoke Dance Party mode, where guests would sing karaoke and everyone else would dance while they sang.

EDIT: Weddingchannel Review – 5 stars!

Here is the review Anna and Casey left for me on weddingchannel.com

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Nicolle & Ryan Wedding – Silver Bay, MN

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Nicolle & Ryan were actually married 3 months ago, and were originally not going to have a wedding reception, but their friends and family convinced them they needed to.  So this was a pretty laid back reception, and once the dancing started, it was the “it” party in town!

 

Mike and Carrie Wedding – Edgewater Resort, Duluth MN

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This family was so much fun!  I had brought along extra uplights to decorate the room with and the room looked amazing.  I’m pissed that I forgot to take any pictures!

Once the dancing got started, the crowd really got into it.  The crowd kept requesting awesome songs and I pretty much played requests all night to a full house.

Me all dressed up and ready to DJ!