2008/06/28 Brown-Stockford Wedding Dieppe, NB

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Steve LeBlanc

Mac Daddy DJ
Aug 19, 2006
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Guests - 110
Time: 4 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Location: Crystal Palace (Ramada Inn)

Once again - bulk of the crowd split after dinner; 45 to 50 for dancing. Really had to take control of this reception (ie. pace it, get grace said, etc.)

Not real pleased being so far off the dance floor...it is what it is.....

Dinner/Cocktail

17:00 : Jesse Cook - Beloved
17:02 : Johannes Linstead - Mountain Mist
17:05 : Jesse Cook - Come What May
17:09 : Bob James & David Sanborn - More Than Friends
17:15 : Tom Kellock - When I Fall In Love
17:19 : Hagood Hardy - Summer of '42
17:22 : George Benson & Earl Klugh - Jamaica
17:28 : Tom Kellock (Van Morrison) - Have I Told You Lately (Piano)
17:31 : Johannes Linstead - Don Juan
17:35 : Playboy-Sheila E and The E Train - Heaven
17:40 : Ashley MacIsaac - The Wedding Song
17:45 : O'Neill Brothers - It Had To Be You
17:49 : O'Neill Brothers - The Way You Look Tonight
17:53 : O'Neill Brothers - Wonderful Tonight
17:57 : O'Neill Brothers - Can't Help Falling in Love
18:01 : Black Eyed Peas - Let's get it started
18:02 : O'Neill Brothers - From This Moment On
18:06 : O'Neill Brothers - Unchained Melody
18:11 : O'Neill Brothers - Falling In Love
18:15 : O'Neill Brothers - Love Story (Main Theme)
18:19 : O'Neill Brothers - At Last
18:23 : O'Neill Brothers - Bless the Broken Road
18:27 : O'Neill Brothers - Love Always
18:28 : Billie Holiday - Our Love Is Here to Stay
18:31 : Cole, Nat King - Fly Me to the Moon
18:36 : Dinah Washington - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
18:38 : Frank Sinatra - My Funny Valentine
18:40 : Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Moonlight in Vermont
18:44 : Rod Stewart - Father & Son
18:47 : Diana Krall - The Look of Love
18:52 : Jack Johnson - Better Together
18:56 : Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
19:00 : Michael Buble & Nelly Furtado - Quando, Quando
19:04 : Playboy- Boney James - Grazin' In The Grass
19:09 : Playboy-Grover Washington Jr. With Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us
19:16 : Ella Fitzgerald - Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
19:20 : Englebert Humperdinck - Spanish Eyes
19:25 : Poco - Crazy love
19:29 : Faith Hill & Tim McGraw - Let's make love
19:33 : Kenny Rogers - Through the years
19:37 : DJ Sammy ft. Yannou - Heaven (candlelight version)
19:41 : Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight? (End Title)
19:45 : Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
19:48 : Dinah Washington w Brook Burke - Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
19:50 : Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Cheek To Cheek
19:58 : Christopher Cross - Sailing
20:02 : Al Jarreau - We're in this Love
20:05 : James Taylor - Your Smiling Face
20:08 : Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid
20:11 : Beatles - P.S. I Love You
20:13 : Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
20:14 : Archies - Sugar Sugar (Cake Cutting)
20:17 : James taylor - how Sweet it is (Cake Cutting)
20:20 : Brooks & Dunn - My Maria
20:23 : Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
20:26 : Billy Currington - Good Directions (Album Version)

Dancing

20:30 : Shania Twain - You've Got a Way (Bride & Groom)
20:34 : Heartland - I Loved Her First (Father & Bride)
20:38 : Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me (Mother & Groom)
20:43 : Chris de Burgh - Lady in red (Bridal Party)
20:47 : Rascal Flatts - Bless The Broken Road
20:51 : Bob Seger - Old time rock & roll
20:53 : Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down on the Corner
20:56 : Beatles - Twist And Shout
20:59 : Franki Valli & the Four Seasons - December 1963
21:02 : Kenny Loggins - Footloose
21:06 : B52's - Love shack
21:10 : Rankin Family - You feel the same way too
21:15 : ABBA - Take a Chance on Me
21:18 : Elton John - Crocodile Rock
21:22 : Los Lobos - La Bamba
21:25 : Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
21:27 : Lou Bega - Mambo # 5
21:31 : Rod Stewart - Twistin' the night away
21:34 : Aretha Franklin - Respect (FG)
21:37 : Big & Rich - Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy
21:40 : Outkast - Hey ya
21:44 : Timbaland ft Keri Hilson & DOE - Way I Are
21:47 : Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
21:50 : Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
21:53 : Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
21:56 : Casper - Cha Cha Slide
22:03 : Meat Loaf - Paradise by the dashboard light
22:11 : Surfaris - Wipe Out
22:14 : Chubby Checker - Twist
22:16 : Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
22:19 : Boney M. - Rivers Of Babylon
22:22 : BeeGees - Stayin' Alive
22:26 : Weather Girls - It's raining men (Bouquet)
22:28 : Joe Cocker - You can leave your hat on (Garter)
22:28 : Right Said Fred - I'm too Sexy (Garter)
22:30 : Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on (Garter)
22:30 : Etta James - At last
22:33 : Keith Urban - Making Memories Of Us
22:37 : Los Del Rio - Macarena (original)
22:42 : Emeralds - Chicken Dance
22:45 : Grand Funk Railroad - The Loco-Motion
22:47 : Alabama - Mountain music
22:51 : Fables - Heave Away
22:53 : Great Big Sea - I'se The B'y
22:55 : Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
22:59 : Flo Rida - Low
23:03 : Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
23:07 : Technotronic ft. Ya Kid K - Move this
23:10 : Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
23:13 : Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (FG)
23:17 : Nick Lowe - I knew the bride
23:22 : Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
23:25 : Boney M - Rasputin
23:30 : Big & Rich - Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy (Bride/Groom request)
23:33 : Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Fishin' in the dark
23:36 : Trace Adkins - Honky Tonk Badonkadonk ('70s Groove Mix)
23:41 : ACDC - You shook me all night long
23:44 : Billy Idol - Mony, Mony
23:49 : Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A.
23:51 : Bobby Day - Rockin' robin
23:53 : Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around the Clock
23:56 : Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'
23:58 : Beatles - Hey Jude
00:04 : Van Morrison - Brown eyed girl
00:07 : Trooper - We're Here For A Good Time
00:11 : John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're the One That I Want
00:13 : Village People - YMCA
00:17 : John Denver - Thank God I'm a country boy
00:20 : Signal Hill - Barrett's Privateers
00:24 : Beatles - I saw her standing there
00:27 : Mitch Ryder - Devil with a blue dress, Good golly Miss Molly
00:30 : Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again
00:32 : Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe
00:33 : Brooks & Dunn - Boot Scootin' Boogie (club mix)
00:41 : Otis Day & the Nights - Shout
00:45 : Gloria Estefan - Conga
00:49 : Sir Mix A lot - Baby Got Back
00:54 : James Taylor - You've got a friend (Circle of Friends)
00:58 : Climax Blues Band - I Love You
01:02 : Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack

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I'm posting the comments received from the bride....not so much to "blow my own horn"....but to illustrate that what we think aren't great events, or we feel perhaps we aren't on our game......may be exactly opposite what the perception is by the client......

This is the email message:

"Hey I was meaning to write you but still trying to get settled back into life since the wedding. I did your survey, and attached the file back to the email. I just want to comment again on how great you were that night. I want to apologize however for the major change on our enterance it was a little bit of a disaster when andrew's mother and step dad went missing. but thanks for understanding and switching things around for us."

I'd like you to know that most people there complimented me on a great job picking our DJ. They were all very impressed with everything from your music selections to the volume. You played a large part in making our day a great one."

Comments from the Survey:

"Is there anything in particular about the performance that you especially enjoyed or that stands out in your mind?

We found he was able to read the crowd very well, always kept the dance floor full. We also found he paid very close attention to detail like such learning the names of our guests. This was way and beyond his duties.

We are collecting client statements to use on a ‘testimonial’ page on our website. Please use the space below to provide a statement of your opinion of our performance that we may place on our testimonial page.

From the moment of arrival to the last dance the music was awesome. He read the crowd perfectly and kept the dance floor hoping all night long. He was energetic when it came time to get the crowd going and did everything we asked to make our night one to remember. I'd recommend That Music Guy to anyone who's looking to have an absolute perfect wedding dance."


The moral of the story..........Don't be so hard on yourself
 
Your setup looks much cleaner now.
What do you use for the starball mount?
 
Another question:
Are you comfortable with 2 star balls above your head level?
Any problem with your eyes?
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thatmusicguy said:
I'm posting the comments received from the bride....not so much to "blow my own horn"....but to illustrate that what we think aren't great events, or we feel perhaps we aren't on our game......may be exactly opposite what the perception is by the client......

This is the email message:

"Hey I was meaning to write you but still trying to get settled back into life since the wedding. I did your survey, and attached the file back to the email. I just want to comment again on how great you were that night. I want to apologize however for the major change on our enterance it was a little bit of a disaster when andrew's mother and step dad went missing. but thanks for understanding and switching things around for us."

I'd like you to know that most people there complimented me on a great job picking our DJ. They were all very impressed with everything from your music selections to the volume. You played a large part in making our day a great one."

Comments from the Survey:

"Is there anything in particular about the performance that you especially enjoyed or that stands out in your mind?

We found he was able to read the crowd very well, always kept the dance floor full. We also found he paid very close attention to detail like such learning the names of our guests. This was way and beyond his duties.

We are collecting client statements to use on a ‘testimonial’ page on our website. Please use the space below to provide a statement of your opinion of our performance that we may place on our testimonial page.

From the moment of arrival to the last dance the music was awesome. He read the crowd perfectly and kept the dance floor hoping all night long. He was energetic when it came time to get the crowd going and did everything we asked to make our night one to remember. I'd recommend That Music Guy to anyone who's looking to have an absolute perfect wedding dance."


The moral of the story..........Don't be so hard on yourself
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Exactly. Our ego is our worst enemy. I had one of those wedding 2 years ago. The Bride was a heavy smoker. She had to have one before their F/B dance after talking to her 3 times and making announcement. I was waiting 10 minutes for her with death air. Just didn't click with her that day, had a demanding a**hole all over me and did not feel it was my best performance.

Now get this...I have already booked 2 weddings thanks to that bad day.
Both couples told that they hardly walk back to cars and had amazing time.

So again, Calm your ego down.
 
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