After some time off from the event blog, we’re back with the
second wedding of 2012 for Victoria and Nicholas Chremos. This was my first
Russian and Greek wedding, so I had many music requests that I had never played
before, as you will see below. I always enjoy weddings that challenge me, and
this wedding was such a case.
The first challenge was that the bride wanted to dance her
first dance under snowflakes. We created this effect by using a rotating mirror
ball and our new Chauvet Gobozoom 2.0 with a snowflake gobo. As you can see
from the pictures, this effect came out great.
The second challenge was that the bride wanted a lighted
leaves and branches effect on one of the walls. We created this effect using
our LED projector and a photo-shopped image that we shaded till we got the
exact shade of green the bride wanted.
The third challenge was finding the Russian and Greek music
requests that the bride made. Considering that I did not speak or read Russian
or Greek, this was the bigger challenge. But, as I had done in previous
weddings with foreign music requests, I immersed myself in the music to become
more familiar with it and comfortable DJing it.
The fourth challenge was when I arrived at House on the
Hill. Due to the cold rain, everything (ceremony, buffet, cocktails, and
reception) was moved inside the same room. This left me very little space for
setup. To accommodate, I moved the DJ setup as far in the corner of the room as
I could and ran off one speaker as there was no space for a second speaker.
Fortunately, I have plenty of patience and flexibility and both came in handy
for this reception.
All four challenges were met with success and the bride and
groom were very happy. I received many complements from the many Russian and
Greek guests who were in attendance from their home countries.
The wedding and reception were at House on the Hill, where I
have DJed for a number of receptions. It is a nice, intimate wedding venue.
This was my first time, however, to be setup in the main house, as I am usually
in the pavilion. This was also the first wedding where the guests did a box
game for the toasts. This consisted of a decorative box being passed around by
the guests during dinner while the music played. When the music stopped,
whoever was holding the box had to give a short toast to the bride and groom.
Inside the box, I placed my wireless mic. This was an interesting and fun way
for guests to say something about the couple.
Playlist (all bride and groom’s requests)
1.
First Dance – Shostakovich Waltz
2.
Nat King Cole – L-O-V-E
3.
Peggy Lee – I’ll Dance at Your Wedding
4.
Frankie Valli – I Love You Baby
5.
Glenn Miller – In the Mood
6.
Fred Astaire – Putting on the Ritz
7.
Peggy Lee – Fever (Remix)
8.
Erasure – Love to Hate You
9.
Jump in the Line – Harry Bellefonte
10.
Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
11.
Basement Jaxx - Take Me Back To Your House
12.
Zorba the Greek
13.
Greek Song
14.
Boney M - Rasputin
15.
Russian Dance Song
16.
Russian Dance Song
17.
Russian Dance Song
18.
Russian Dance Song
19.
LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It
20.
Tomas Nevergreen - Since You Been Gone
21.
Filip Kirkorov - Ti Ti Ti
22.
Russian Slow Song
23.
Greek Song
24.
Village People - YMCA
25.
Russian Dance Song
26.
Dalida - Besame Mucho
27.
Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova (Remix)
28.
Erasure - Take A Chance
29.
Boney M - Daddy Cool
30.
Eruption - One Way Ticket
31.
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
32.
Greek Slow Dance
33.
ABBA – Does Your Mother Know
34.
Yolanda Be Cool - We No Speak Americano
35.
Justin Timberlake –Sexyback
36.
Leonard Cohen - Dance Me To the End of Love
