Congratulations Ben and Libbi

This wedding reception was held at a really cool site – a room in the Grand Opera House in Galveston. The first-floor room had been destroyed during Hurricane Ike, but it looked great for the wedding day. An exposed ceiling, brick walls, and the location looking right on to the street made it feel like we were in a downtown loft. I loved it. To add to the loft feel, the couple had a cocktail type reception, with heavy appetizers and cocktail tables instead of regular tables.

The colors of the day were purple and champagne. Libbi was gorgeous in her strapless, champagne-colored gown. It had a delicate sheer lace overlay with a lace pattern and embellishments. It also had a champagne satin sash at the waist that draped down to the floor in the back. Her hair style was the perfect accent to the gown, as it was held up on one side by a gorgeous feather clip. Her flowers were assorted white hydrangeas, white lilies, and purple calla lilies, tied with a champagne colored lace ribbon. The Bridesmaids bouquets were similar but a bit smaller. They wore dark purple gowns with champagne colored satin sashes that draped down the back. Ben wore a black tux with a champagne colored vest and tie. His Groomsmen wore black vests and ties. They all had ivory boutonnieres.

There were some really neat touches at this reception that tied in the colors. At the sign-in table, there were champagne colored cards mounted on purple paper, to write a message to the Newlyweds. They even had a card stand, decorated with their last initial, for displaying the cards. On the front doors, they had two wreaths hanging up with purple ribbons. Their first initials were in each wreath. Oh, and I can’t forget the trolley. The guests as well as the Bridal Party arrived in a trolley. How cool is that? Then, the trolley ran throughout the reception to take the guests back to their cars at the church.

After dinner, it was time for the special dances. Libbi and Ben shared a sweet First Dance followed by the Father/Daughter dance. The Mother/Son dance was a bit unusual because about one minute into the dance, the Groomsmen and their mothers joined in. The, we invited all mothers and sons in the room to join in. After that, party time! This crowd was fun! They liked to dance to everything and loved to fill the dance floor. We saw the largest group of Aggies we’ve ever seen on the dance floor when we played the Aggie War Hymn. At one point, they lifted Ben up into the air!

A bit later, it was time for the toasts. After two very nice ones, it was on to the cake cutting. The beautiful cake matched the wedding day colors as well. It was a four-tiered champagne-colored cake, with a purple scroll ‘band’ around each layer as an accent. It was very elegant. After a nice feeding, no smashing here, it was back to the party.

When it was time for the bouquet and garter, this couple did something a bit different for the bouquet. Instead of just tossing it, Libbi had us do a ‘dance off’. We invited all the single ladies to the dance floor and had them dance for the bouquet. There was some great dancing out there! But as a surprise, Libbi quickly turned around and threw the bouquet anyway. After all, who wanted to pick the best dancer when there were so many great ones?

Something really cool happened at this reception: Jerry Jeff Walker showed up and took a picture with the Bride and Groom! It turns out that he had a concert next door and heard about the reception, so he was nice enough to drop by for a minute.

The night finally came to a close, and the Newlyweds ran through sparklers, jumped into a trolley, and headed off to their new life together. Congratulations!

Happy Anniversary Will and Allison

This event was a 25th Anniversary party for wonderful couple surrounded by many family members and friends. It was held at the beautiful Bay Oaks Country Club, which was so gorgeous with the holiday decorations. After dinner, Will and Allison showed a slideshow of their years together, which was followed by toasts and many well wishes for continued happiness. Then, as a surprise to Will, a birthday cake came out while we played Happy Birthday. That was followed by the presentation of a gift and a slideshow of Will’s life, made by his children. After that, it was on to the dancing. It was obvious that this large Canadian & American group truly enjoyed being together, as they had fun to the very last song. If this group represents Canadians, I want to party with them all the time! At one point, they lifted Will and Allison in chairs on the dance floor and sang a special song to them. It was a Canadian tradition, and very cool.

Congratulations Will and Allison and here’s to many more years of marital bliss! (Oh, and thanks to introducing me to Stompin’ Tom Connors {a Canadian singer}. I love his music – it’s so much fun!)

Happy New Year

We had a great time on New Year’s Eve. We provided the music and dance floor lighting at Kiran’s, a highly rated Indian Restaurant on Westheimer. They had three dinner seatings, and the last one stayed until 1:00 am to bring in the New Year. There was a champagne toast at midnight, party favors, and lots of fun and dancing. This was our first time playing Bollywood music and I loved it! The patrons enjoyed the food and the music and we all had a great time. And, a big thanks to Kiran and her staff. They are all professional and friendly, and a great bunch to work with. The picture shows how cool the dance floor looked with the lighting.

Congratulations Jon and Meredith

This reception took place at the beautiful Wyndehaven Terrace on Cutten Road. If you’ve never been there, you should check it out! It’s really gorgeous. The colors for the wedding were royal blue and silver and they were tied in with a winter theme. The tables had white cloths with silver chargers. The white chair covers were tied with royal blue ties. There were alternating high/low centerpieces of assorted white flowers surrounded by candles. There were silver and blue ornaments scattered around the base of the centerpieces as well. It was so pretty!

Meredith was beautiful in her strapless white gown. It had just the right of elegant embellishments and was gorgeous. She carried a bouquet of assorted white roses tied with a royal blue satin ribbon. Her Bridesmaids wore long royal blue gowns and carried white rose bouquets tied with white ribbons. Jon looked very handsome in his black tux with silver tux and tie. I loved his black and white shoes (I don’t know what they’re called, but they look like what they wore in the 40’s. They were very cool!). Jon’s Groomsmen all wore royal blue vests and ties. The whole Bridal Party looked awesome together!

After dinner, the first dance, father/daughter dance (the song was picked by Meredith’s dad and was a surprise to her), and the mother/son dance, the party was underway. This crowd danced from the first song to the last, and was a lot of fun!

The white three-tiered, square, fondant wedding cake had white designs on each layer, with a royal blue fondant ribbon at the base of each. There were a few elegant white edible flowers on each tier, and the cake was topped with a silver initial. Jon’s cake was pretty cool: it was a royal blue San Diego Chargers jersey with his last name on it. The cake cutting was hilarious! Jon and Meredith both smashed the cake in each other’s faces, and everyone got a good laugh out of it. Luckily, I happened to get a picture of it.

Following more dancing (a lot of dancing!) and fun, it was time for the bouquet and garter. The bouquet toss had the largest group of ladies I’ve seen in a long time. The garter toss was funny when the guy who caught it ran a victory lap around the dance floor.

Sadly, the night came to a close and Meredith and Jon ran though a shower of bubbles and off to their new life together. Congratulations Cookie Bear and Little Angel

Congratulations Serge and Kasia

This wedding featured the colors of white, silver, and blue, which are so pretty in the winter. There were white table cloths, white satin chair covers, and light blue chair ties. The tables had centerpieces of white and blue gladiolas in a tall vase. Each place setting had a silver charger topped with a white napkin holding a favor for each guest. The favors were nice square glass coasters with a thank you note inside. They were tied in an organza bag with Belgium chocolates. You know everyone will love those!

Kasia (isn’t that a beautiful name?) looked so pretty in her white strapless gown. It was embellished all over with detailing and glittering beading. Her elbow length veil matched with its beaded edge. She carried a bouquet of assorted white/ivory/antique white flowers. Her Bridesmaids wore floor length gowns in a pretty shade of soft medium blue and carried similar flowers with soft pink accents. Serge looked so handsome in his black tux and shirt with grey tie. He wore a white boutonniere. His groomsmen wore similar attire except their ties were white.

After a seated meal, it was on to the special dances. Following more dancing was the toasts. After a very funny toast by Serge’s brother, including the now famous line, “Dang, I’m fine!” It was on to the cake cutting. Their white, three-tiered cake had different designs on each layer, and was topped with a white fondant bow. It was very elegant. No smashing was involved, and then back to the party.

A neat aspect about this wedding was the mix of families and guests. The Groom is African and the Bride is Polish. Some guests flew in from out of the country to attend, from as far as Switzerland and the Republic of Congo in Central Africa! It was so nice to see such a variety of people talking and laughing and dancing and enjoying each other so much. It was obvious how much everyone really, truly loved being together. The families were just so welcoming to each other.

After the bouquet and garter and more dancing, the evening came to an end. Serge and Kashia bid farewell to their guests and headed off to their new life as a married couple. Congratulations!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing all of you a happy and safe Christmas. We look forward to working with you in 2010!

Party with us on New Year's Eve!!

New Year's Eve we will be performing at Kiran's Restaurant. They will have 3 dinner seatings and the last one stays to party until 1:00 am. Party favors and a champagne toast at midnight are included. We'll be providing the dinner and party music. It will be fun!!

For more information, call Kiran's at 713-960-8472, or check out their website at www.KiransHouston.com

Come party with us!!

Help a senior citizen for the holidays

At the Walmart by my house, they have a tree decorated with names of seniors in nursing homes who would like a few things for Christmas. Most of them asked for things such as blankets, slipper socks. lotion, a toothbrush (yes, one needed a toothbrush). They need only the basics. What bothered me is that the tree still had 20 names left, and the sign said they'd start picking up the gifts to deliver in 2 days. Which means that some seniors may not get anything at all.

Please go get a name and buy some necessities to those nursing home seniors! I bought a very nice, soft blanket, two pairs of slipper socks, and lotion, and only paid $35.00. Surely some of you can do that. If you can't, please pass this on and hopefully all those names will get chosen and all the seniors will get something nice for Christmas.

Congratulations Handy and Donna

This elegant ceremony and reception took place at The Houstonian, and if you haven’t seen it decorated for Christmas, you really need to, it's gorgeous! The colors for this wedding were brown and gold with pink accents, and they looked so nice in the ballrooms. The Bride wore a gorgeous pale ivory strapless gown and sheer elbow length gloves, and carried a bouquet of ivory roses and hydrangeas with pink accents. The Bridesmaids wore floor length chocolate brown strapless gowns and carried pink bouquets with ivory accents. Handy was handsome in his black tux with white tie and ivory boutonniere. His Groomsmen wore the same but with pink boutonnieres. The ceremony had beautiful ivory floral arrangements with pink accents on the aisles as well as at the altar, and had candles in large vases.

The reception room was also beautiful, with floor-length brown pin tuck table cloths with ivory/gold colored chair covers. The tables had alternating center pieces of multi level candles or ivory floral arrangements. Each place setting had a long slim brown box tied with a gold ribbon. Each favor box held a pair of chopsticks and a thank you note from the families.

There were a lot of unique aspects to this reception, thanks to the hard work of many families and friends. First, Handy and Donna serenaded their guests with a duet after they were introduced into the room. Then, they had two friends act as MCs throughout the event. Special dedications and performances by friends to the Bride and Groom included singing to a keyboard and guitar, a surprise slide show, a duet with a guitar player, and another slide show. Later, some friends did a Salsa dance dedicated to the Newlyweds. I think there must have been at least 15 people involved in these dedications, in one way or another. And, people put in a great deal of work as far as the timeline, script, and order of events, which shows how much they care about the Bride and Groom. What a talented bunch, and a great group of friends!

After dinner, visiting tables, and the performances, it was time for the cake cutting. The three-tiered ivory cake was beautiful, with different designs on each layer, and an ivory fondant bow on top. Handy and Donna fed each other, and then each fed some cake to their parents as a symbol of gratitude and respect. It was such a nice honor. Then, it was on to the toasts and the first dance. At last, the dance floor was open and it was party time!

Following the bouquet and garter, and a few words from Donna and Handy, the Newlyweds left for their new and beautiful life together. Congratulations!

Congratulations Steven and Rebecca

This ceremony and reception were held the day after the “big” snow in Houston, so we had nice cold weather. It was perfect for this wedding with the colors of white, silver and black. The room had white table cloths with white chair covers and white napkins. The centerpiece on the head table had tall silver branches with crystals hanging from them. It looked like a winter wonderland. The other tables had white floating candles with white and silver sea shells. They looked like a Texas winter wonderland. It was all pretty and fit the weather to a T.

Rebecca looked so pretty in her white gown. It had a lace overlay, with lace tiers on the skirt. She carried a beautiful bouquet of white roses and stephanotis, tied with a white satin ribbon. The Bridesmaids wore cocktail length black gowns and carried white calla lilies tied with white ribbons. Steven looked so handsome in his black tux, grey vest, and white calla lily boutonniere. The Groomsmen all wore matching attire.

The ceremony was unique in that the Bride chose Native American flute music for the prelude to reflect her heritage. Then, more traditional music was played for the ceremony. The reception was a mix of all kinds of music, from oldies to current to everything in between. Something really fun we played during the dinner hour, per the Bride and Groom’s request, was music by Richard Cheese. He does lounge versions of popular songs such as Baby Got Back, Sunday Bloody Sunday, and Bust A Move. The music is really good and it takes you a minute to realize what song you’re listening to.

After dinner, the special dances, and the toasts, it was time for the cake cutting. The Bride’s cake was so unique I don’t know if I can describe it, but it was really pretty! It had four, white, stacked tiers, with silver dots, and a silver ribbon at the base of each. The shape is what made it unusual. It wasn’t oval, but like an oval with curves on each side. That didn’t make any sense, but it was so elegant. The rhinestone initial on the top was the perfect accent for this pretty cake. The Groom’s cake was also unique. I don’t know if I can describe the cake shape either, but it was six-sided (a hexagon?) and it was taller at the back and shorter at the front. It was cool. And it was all smooth chocolate, with on the word “Keepsies” on the top in lighter chocolate fondant. Apparently, that’s a word Steven often says to Rebecca. How sweet!

After the bouquet and garter, and plenty more dancing (including a guy who was a great dancer and entertained the crowd, and a boy break dancing and standing on his head), it was finally time for these really fun Newlyweds to make their exit. Off in the elevator they went, to their new life together. Congratulations and enjoy your honeymoon in Jamaica!

Congratulations Jason and Virginia

The colors for this fall/winter wedding were ruby red, chocolate brown and champagne. They looked so elegant and were perfect for the cool weather. And they looked so pretty in the ballroom of the Petroleum Club. The tables were topped with dark red rose centerpieces with candles scattered around. The head table had no flowers, just candles galore. It was so pretty! To add to the look we had two red uplights highlighting the head table and that really made the room look gorgeous!

Other details I noticed were the photos and the favors. Normally you see a few photos on the sign in table, but this couple did it differently. They had about 25 photos of them at all ages, and they were displayed on two long tables covered in candles. It looked so pretty and actually added an accent to the room. There were custom made magnets at each place setting with the Newlywed’s picture on a black scroll background. They even matched the design on the Bride’s cake.

Virginia looked so beautiful in her white strapless gown with full, tulle-topped skirt. The bodice had beading and embellishments and featured a tulle band at the top, and the skirt had a bit of beading to match. With her up-do and thin headband tiara, she looked so elegant. Virginia’s bouquet had dark red roses with white rose accents. The Bridesmaids wore brown floor length dresses and carried dark red bouquets with white and brown ribbon accents. Jason looked handsome in his tux with white vest and tie. His Groomsmen wore tuxes to match, with brown vests and dark red boutonnieres. Jason had two women standing up on his side, which is becoming more common, and they wore taupe cocktail length dresses that matched the wedding colors, with dark red rose corsages. It all came together nicely!

After dinner, the dancing started out with the Grand March (see post below to learn about it). That lead into the First Dance and Father/Daughter/Mother/Son dance, and party time began! This was another great crowd that loved to dance and have fun. They danced to everything from Country to Polka to Hip Hop to everything in between.

After a bit of dancing, it was time for the cake cutting. The Bride’s cake had four white stacked tiers with chocolate scrolls on each. It was topped by red roses. Jason’s cake was two stacked books and they almost looked real! The top one was Atlas Shrugged (I admit it, I never did make it through that whole book, kudos to anyone who did!) and the bottom one said Quantum Physics. That cake was awesome! The toasts followed, and the Anniversary Dance started the dancing again. The longest married couple was married 51 years, and after they shared some words of advice to the Newlyweds, it was back to the party.

Following the bouquet and garter and more dancing fun (including overtime, this crowd didn’t want to stop!) it was finally time for Virginia and Jason to make their exit. They ran through a shower of rose petals and ringing bells, and headed off to their new life together. Congratulations Jason and Virginia!

What is the Grand March?

The Grand March is not the introduction of the Bridal Party into the room. That’s the entrance. The Grand March is a tradition in Czech, Polish, German, and other cultures. There is a particular Polka song played and a couple leads the guests through the dance. They dancers are in two lines, one of men and one of women, and they are lead around the room, sometimes crossing each other, sometimes coming alongside each other, and sometimes on opposite sides of the room. At one point, the two lines end up next to each other, making an arch for the following people to walk through. It’s a really cool thing to watch! At the end of the Grand March, all the guests are in circles on the dance floor and the Bride and Groom are inside the innermost circle. Then, they begin their first dance. The Grand March is really fun to watch or participate in!

Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

Congratulations Jeff and Celeste

This reception took place at the Historic Magnolia Ballroom downtown, which is so pretty! And, the Bride and Groom chose colors that matched the room beautifully. The colors of the day were light sage green and gold, which made the reception even prettier. Celeste wore a gorgeous, elegant gown with a lace overlay and a light taupe sash, and she carried flowers in assorted fall colors such as yellow, orange, and dark red. The Bridesmaids wore strapless cocktail length gowns of sage green with lighter sage green sashes, and they carried bouquets of yellow flowers. The little Flower Girls were adorable in their matching dresses (and they were on the dance floor all night long!) The Groomsmen matched the wedding colors by wearing sage ties and yellow boutonnieres.

The tables had gold floor length tablecloths topped with floral centerpieces surrounded by candles. There were even gold chivari chairs to pull it all together. The really cool thing was the favors at each place setting: individually wrapped candy apples, with a personalized ribbon tied on the stick. They were so cool!

After mariachis, dinner, and the special dances, it was time for dancing to begin. This crowd was fun: dancing from the very first song! They liked everything from pop to country to oldies to hip hop to Motown to Spanish. At one point, a guy did the Snake on the dance floor, which is always a big hit. What a great crowd!

The Bride’s white three tiered cake was so pretty, with white scroll designs and sage colored fondant ‘ribbons’ at the bottom of each tier. Jeff’s cake let us all know his hobby: it was a pair of golf shoes. It was so well done that from a distance, you would think they were real (but very, very big!). They did the cake feeding nicely, no smashed cake here. After a very sweet toast and a few words from Jeff, it was back to dancing time.

After the bouquet toss (no garter for this couple), and more dancing, it was time for the evening to end. Celeste and Jeff ran through a shower of bubbles and headed off to their new life together, in a horse drawn carriage. Congratulations to the Newlyweds!

Happy Halloween!!

Have a safe and fun halloween!!

Thank you for the compliments!

We just received the following letter from a recent Bride and Groom. It always means so much to us. Thank you!

Absolutely, hands down, one of the best wedding decisions I made, if not the best, was to have y’all as our DJs. I got so many compliments after seeing how professional you were and how you directed everything so smoothly. The only bad thing now is that everyone in my family compares how great you were with other cousins’ weddings. I was very pleased with how Wendy made everything coordinate perfectly with the restaurant. Ferdy was amazing spinning very appropriate and fun tunes that everybody danced to. I cannot say enough to describe how great you are. Thank you and God bless.

Congratulations Justin and Loren

This reception was absolutely gorgeous! From the eggplant (dark purple) tablecloths to the purple uplights to the amazing cake to the ice sculpture to the flowers to the ballroom to the Bride and Groom to everything! The reception was held in a church hall, but not the old style hall you normally think of, with an open kitchen, brown paneling, and brown brick walls. Not this room. It had beautiful solid wood floors, high ceilings with gorgeous open beams, and a curved staircase in the front entry.

Loren was stunning. She wore an off white strapless gown that was breathtaking. I can’t describe how beautiful it was, but the bodice was embellished with beading and rhinestones, as was the under layer of the skirt. The skirt had pleating on the bottom that ended in a ruffle. There was pleating on the top of the bodice as well. The details on the skirt really showed when it was bustled. Her Bridesmaids wore eggplant long gowns, and they all had rhinestones in their hair to match Loren’s. Justin and his men looked so handsome in their tuxes. While he wore a white vest and tie, the guys all wore eggplant vests and ties. They all looked great!

As mentioned, the color of this wedding was eggplant, and it was so elegant. Actually, elegant could describe the whole reception. The tables had eggplant tablecloths with pick ups held by pretty rhinestone clips. The chairs were a sight to behold! They had white covers, with eggplant toppers. The toppers had scalloped edges and beautiful rhinestone pins holding draped rhinestone ‘chains’. The bottom of the white chair covers had splits which opened to reveal eggplant fabric underneath. We’ve never seen anything like it.

The tables were topped by alternating high/low centerpieces of assorted flowers in glass vases. The flowers included hydrangea, dark purple flowers (sorry, I don’t know my flowers), and gold/orange colored roses. They looked gorgeous together! The shorter vases had a white ribbon around them with a rhinestone pin on the front.

Once again I must mention uplights. At this reception, there were 3 uplights along each side wall, and 2 uplights on the wall behind the dance floor. They really accent a room by pulling in the wedding colors, and they make it look so pretty and upscale. As a bonus, you can dim the house lights more, and the uplights give the whole room a more elegant feel.

The Bride’s cake was gorgeous! It had 4 stacked tiers, all in different shapes. All were white with assorted designs, and each featured silver accents. The second to top tier had a rhinestone fleur-de-lis brooch on the front and the top tier featured a silver rhinestone initial. The Groom’s cake was chocolate with a fleur-de-lis on top which matched the fleur-de-lis ice sculpture. I thought, “Surely these cakes made by one of the top bakeries in Houston” because they were so beautiful. It turns out, the groom’s sister made them. And no, she doesn’t own a bakery. Amazing! Before the cake cutting, there was a cake pull. There were 12 ladies involved and each pulled a charm which foretold their future, from wealth to career success to love.

After dinner and the special dances, it was time for dancing. Following that was the Money Dance, which got a big response. Then, on to the bouquet and garter. The single ladies danced through the whole thing! The garter removal was hilarious when Justin went under Loren’s gown and pulled out a huge pair of granny panties. (They weren’t hers: Loren is tiny!)

Finally, it was time for the Newlyweds to leave. They ran through sparklers and headed off to their new life together. Congratulations Justin and Loren!

Congratulations Steve and Delores

What a perfect fall reception! What made it even better was that the first cold front of the year blew in the day before, so there was nice, cool fall weather. The colors were truffle (chocolate brown), burnt orange, and golden yellow. They were perfect for the fall season. If you are ever on the fence about having a fall colored wedding, this one would make you say, “I love it!!”

Delores looked beautiful in her white off the shoulder gown. She carried a bouquet of mixed fall flowers tied with a brown satin ribbon. The Bridesmaids wore brown satin floor length gowns in various styles and also carried fall floral bouquets. Steve wore a black suit with a fall floral boutonniere and his Groomsmen matched. The flower girls wore white gowns with brown sashes. Everyone matched perfectly and looked great!

Let me talk about all the accents of color throughout the reception. The tables were topped with little tin pails wrapped in a lone brown satin ribbon, filled with flowers of assorted fall colors. Surrounding each were small candles and miniature pumpkins. The chairs had brown chair ties over the covers. There were also pumpkins here and there for décor as well as pumpkins and flowers on the stage. They even had a pumpkin custom-carved with the newlywed’s silhouette surrounded by hearts and vines. There was also a candy buffet with assorted candies in brown woven baskets. The candy even matched the fall colors with M&Ms, candy corn, and others.

One really fun thing at this reception was a photo booth. With this photo booth, the guests immediately got their photos, and another copy went onto a page of scrapbook paper for an album later. Each guest got to write their wishes for the newlyweds on the page next to their photos. The guests loved it and it surely will be treasured by the Newlyweds for years to come.

After dinner and the toast, it was time to move on to the cake cutting. The Bride’s cake was beautiful: five white stacked tiers with edible flowers on each. It was so pretty and elegant! Atop the cake was a miniature edible fondant Bride and Groom. One was a donkey and one was an elephant. It turns out that Delores and Steve met at a political function and Democrat/Republican love followed. To top that, the Groom’s cake was awesome! It was a donkey and elephant facing each other, both in red, white and blue.

After bouquet toss (Delores has quite a throwing arm!) and more fun dancing, it was time to go. The Newlyweds stayed until the end of the reception to spend time with their guests, but finally climbed in their car and drove off to their new life together. Congratulations Steve and Delores!!

Congratulations Josh and Brandy

This afternoon reception was so sunny and pretty! It was held at a venue with a wall of windows overlooking the water, and on a gorgeous day. The colors were white and turquoise, which brought the feel of the water into the ballroom. The flowers were so gorgeous! Each table had a tall arrangement of white hydrangeas, white calla lilies, and curly willow. Surrounding each were pink roses in small vases and white candles. The tables had white table cloths with turquoise runners, and the chairs had white covers with turquoise ties. There were even matching, white personalized boxes of mints at each place setting.

Brandy looked so gorgeous in her white, strapless gown. It had a simple satin bodice with heavy beading at the top edge. The skirt was full with pretty pick-ups. What really made the whole outfit was the beautiful necklace Brandy was wearing. It had white pearls looping twice around the neck, and the two ends hang down her back, almost touching her gown. The ends were accented in pearls and sparkling rhinestones. Since Brandy wore her hair up, the necklace really showed off the back of the gown, which also had beading at the top. Brandy carried a pretty bouquet of white roses and stephanotis. Her bridesmaids wore pretty, summery tea-length turquoise gowns with soft chiffon skirts. They all looked great in the strapless style. They carried white calla lilies that were hand tied with white and turquoise ribbon. Not to be outdone, Josh and his groomsmen looked quite handsome in their black tuxes, turquoise vests and ties, and white boutonnieres.

And now for the first dance. You can tell that Josh and Brandy spent some time practicing for that! They made a mix of songs, starting with a slow one “Me and You”, and then it sounded like it skipped, then on to the song “Jump on It” (Apache), then “Ice Ice Baby”, then “Thriller” then many more. It was great and the guests loved it!! After that show stopper, it was on to the Father/Daughter dance, the Mother/Son dance, the Money Dance, then party time!

After a bit of dancing, it was time for the cake cutting. The Bride’s white cake was so pretty, with five stacked tiers featuring white floral gum paste accents on each. Josh’s cake was awesome! It had three tiers of chocolate cake stacked up to look like a mountain covered in rocks, and there was a Jeep climbing up it. The Jeep’s license plate said, “Just Married.” That cake rocked! (ha ha get it?)

When it came time for the bouquet and garter, Brandy did something a bit different. After tossing her bouquet to the single women, she then did a teddy bear toss for the younger girls. They loved it!

Finally, after lots of partying, shots, and fun, it was time for the exit. Josh and Brandy ran through a cloud of bubbles, jumped into their limo, and took off for their honeymoon. Congratulations to this fun and really nice couple!!

Letters... we get letters

This week we received two more thank you cards in the mail from recent Brides and Grooms. We want to thank all of you who take your time to send them to us. It means more than you can possibly imagine!

Dear Ferdinand and Wendy,
Thank you so much for your blessing and your wonderful services! We can't express enough how grateful we are to have had you perform the ceremony and DJ at the reception for us with such professionalism and personality! Thank you for making our special day that much more special!
Andrea and Cody

Dear Ferdy and Wendy,
Thank you for your encouragement and support. You both made such a wonderful team, and we felt very blessed to have you as our DJs. Wendy, the reception progressed so smoothly with your announcements, and Ferdy, we loved the music being fun and yet still with a touch of elegance. Thank you both for your time and efforts in making our wedding day memorable.
All our love,
Brandon and Krystle