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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Pittsburgh Magazine

I was extremely happy to hear that one of my clients from 2009 were going to have their wedding featured in the 2010 wedding edition of Pittsburgh Magazine. Karen Kurey & Jeremy Rocco had an amazing reception held at the Sheraton in Station Square. It was so much fun working with them to create such a beautiful, unique and wildly fun evening. The photos featured in the magazine were taken by none other than the amazingly talented Heather Lahtinen of Weddings By Heather. Because Heather’s work is so spectacular, she has two weddings featured in this special issue. You can see more of Karen & Jeremy’s beautiful wedding photos at Heather’s website.

You can get a look at the article on the Pittsburgh Magazine website.

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Friday, January 1, 2010

2011 Bride’s Choice Award

Since we’re looking back on the previous year, this would also be a good time to mention that I was selected as one of the Bride’s Choice Award Winners for the 3rd year in a row. This award is handed out to the DJs who receive the best reviews on the Wedding Wire website. I’m so grateful to have so many wonderful clients willing to take time after their wedding to leave feedback and compliments regarding my service. It really means the world to me.

If you’d like to see some of these reviews, click here. If you’re a previous client, from 6 months to 26 years ago… you can still review my DJ service by clicking here.

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Monday, December 28, 2009

2009 Year In Review

2009 has been the most spectacular year. I was fortunate to meet so many fascinating people. I feel blessed that I spent the year participating in these truly unique and special receptions. Every year I put together some of my favorite images into a little montage, it was particularly difficult pick only a few pictures this year. I had so many amazing receptions to choose from. I can’t thank these wonderful people enough for their friendship and for allowing me to part of their celebration. Congratulations to everyone!

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Amanda & Dennis (SNPJ Wedding Reception)

The end of the wedding season always makes me a little sad, because I feel blessed to play such an important part of my clients’ most special day. I am so glad that my final wedding of 2009 was a large and wild celebration! This past Saturday I was the DJ at the reception of Amanda Mackin and Dennis Schwartzmiller at the SNPJ in Imperial, PA.

During the planning stage, Amanda and Dennis were most concerned about making sure that everything was fun and easy for their guests to enjoy. Their cake topper was super cute!

Amanda and Dennis gave me some amazing song choices for cocktails and dinner. Cocktail hour featured a great variety of fun songs from the 50’s and 60’s that set the tone for the rest of the evening. Once the dinner started, they left the music choices open to whatever kept the dance floor going.

Every one of the guests was ready to celebrate when the dance music started. The floor was packed all evening long!

Amanda’s mother, Grace, danced all night to everything from the Temptations to Pitbull! She was so much fun!

Amanda and Dennis surrounded themselves with their favorite people and took the time to consider what would make everyone have a great time. The over 250 guests had a total blast. At the end of the evening everyone was still going strong, and probably would have continued dancing til dawn. The newlyweds are now off to a well deserved, and probably well needed honeymoon!

by EricTags: Pittsburgh Wedding DJ

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Ashley & Zachary (Concordia Club Reception)

Planning a wedding from out of town adds some extra challenges to creating the perfect day. Many of my clients choose to hold their wedding in Pittsburgh, since this is where they grew up and many of their friends and family are still in the area. This past Saturday I was honored to perform at the reception of Ashley Kingsbery and Zachary Jackson at the Concordia Club in Pittsburgh, PA.

Ashley & Zach spend their time living in various parts of the country, but chose to hold their reception at the beautiful and elegant Concordia Club. This was the last wedding to be held at the club, since it was recently sold to the University of Pittsburgh. It was a fabulous celebration to serve as the final event for this venue. Ashley’s family and friends all pitched in to help with all of the amazing decorations throughout the club. There were a lot of special touches everywhere that really personalized the venue.

Ashley and Zach gave me the most fun and upbeat song list I’ve ever seen. Songs from every genre were included so that all the guests had the opportunity to dance to their favorites. Zach even came out and did N’Sync’s “Bye Bye Bye” dance routine! It was awesome.

There were Terrible Towels everywhere! The bridal party were each given towels that were embroidered with their initials.

One of my favorite moments of the evening was before Zach removed Ashley’s garter. They had the best time dancing around the chair to Usher’s “My Way”. It was so clear to see how connected these two are and how much fun they have being together.

Ashley is a fantastic singer. Everyone was thrilled when she took the mic and sang with Zach!

Although I hadn’t met Ashley or Zach before the wedding, it was great working both of them online and on the telephone. They are so friendly and fun that I knew from the first time I talked with Ashley this was going to be an amazing evening. Even though they did most of the planning from outside of Pittsburgh, they had no problems creating a wonderful celebration that their friends and family will never forget.

by EricTags: Fall, Pitt, Pittsburgh, Singing

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Leah and Jason (West View Wedding Reception)

Most of my clients are people who recognize how important it is to have the right music at their reception. It’s always spectacular to work with a couple who puts time and effort into considering what songs THEY will be excited to hear when they’re DANCING. This past weekend I performed at the reception of some awesome dancers, Leah Schacht and Jason Hunt. The fantastic celebration was held at the West View Banquet Facility.

Leah and Jason contacted me after they had already reserved a different, national DJ service that doesn’t offer as much interaction between the couple and the entertainer. They reconsidered that decision after realizing the importance music would play on their special day. I’m so excited that they hired me to perform, since it was clear from the beginning that they and their families were people who REALLY wanted to celebrate and dance.

Their music choices were excellent. We had plenty of time for dancing, so throughout the evening it was effortless to include most of guests’ requests as well as play the songs requested from Leah & Jason. I was also able to switch between genres often so that everyone had the chance to hear their favorite music styles.

Leah & Jason were on the dance floor all night long, keeping their guests singing and dancing. I always say that the Bride & Groom set the tone of the evening, and these two set a tone that kept everyone wound up and extremely happy.

Everyone even passed the microphone around for awhile to sing along with some great songs like “Living On A Prayer” and “Don’t Stop Believing”.

Leah and Jason had an incredible reception where everyone danced and partied all night long. You can always tell the end of the perfect evening when the venue is telling people it’s time to leave! I had a fantastic time working with these newlyweds to make an evening that was such a great party. I think the lyrics of their bridal song are so appropriate to the evening they had… “I Could Not Ask For More”. Congratulations to the new Mr & Mrs. Jason Hunt!

by EricTags: Fall, Party, Pittsburgh

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