Client: Megan and Patrick
Date: May 4th, 2013
Venue: The Hermitage (Andrew Jackson’ home), Hermitage, TN
Service Provided: DJ, Emcee, Uplighting, Monogram
Photo Album: Megan and Patrick
This is Megan and Patrick’s wedding that I DJed this past weekend at The Hermitage (Andrew Jackson’s home). The Ceremony was held in the Tulip Grove mansion followed by a cocktail hour. For the reception, the party of about 75 moved out to a 30’X60′ tent. Our service was DJ, Dance Lighting, Uplighting (peach & mint), and monogram.
The day was very wet and cold (mid-40s) but I was able to back the van, right up to the doorway to unload. Got everything in place and strung cables and installed the uplighting fixtures (20). I have to admit, I wasn’t very crazy about what I might run into on this setup. It was cold and wet (something you don’t want to deal with when running lights on the ground) and I knew we were working off a generator. I was pleasantly surprised to find out the tent company had also supplied the generator and they did it right. Big, industrial inverter-style generator with the distro box dropped right behind my table. In addition, the sidewalls had been properly pegged down (attaboy Patrick) and they actually had proper heating in the tent. Have to hand it to the B&G, they did the setup right. Great job guys.
The Ceremony and cocktail hour were held in the Tulip Grove mansion. Nice place with lots of character to it. A bit later, the guests made their way out to the tent for the Wedding Reception. For the Father-Daughter dance, Megan asked us to do a mash-up. Start with a slow piece, then break into about 8 different songs and ending up with the full-length version of Quad City DJ’s “Come On Ride The Train“. This isn’t what I’d normally use to transition into open dance but it worked perfectly. As the last song started, we invited the guests to “Get on board” and boy, did they ever!
This was the perfect start to a high-energy dance set.
A shot of the monogram, projected to the tent ceiling.
The evening ended with all-smiles by our happy couple. Congratulations Megan and Patrick. We wish you both all the happiness in the world. Special thanks go out to our great friends at B&B Portraits and Two Fat Men Catering (I need the recipe on that potato chip chicken, WOW!). Fantastic job, guys!
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