Category Archives: The LeMont

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Gwen and Steve (Pittsburgh LeMont Wedding DJ)

I encourage all of my clients to find clever ways to utilize my presence on their big day. I love being a wedding DJ, and thoroughly enjoy helping to create special moments for the newlyweds and their guests. This past weekend I was asked to provide some unique and fun contributions for the wedding of Gwen Zajdel and Steve Majewski, held at the LeMont overlooking Pittsburgh, PA.

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I have to mention how Gwen and Steve used striking fall colors throughout the LeMont, everything looked amazing! Candy apples as favors was complete genius.

After their grand entrance, Gwen and Steve danced to a special medley of Michael Buble, The Black Eyed Peas AND Frank Sinatra!

During cocktail hour and dinner, guests were entertained by the Hilil String Quartet. These brothers and sisters have been playing together for over 9 years and performed flawlessly. (They were also a joy to work with.) I was blessed to work with 2 other amazingly talented vendors, Dawn from DMB Videography and Dana from Scheller Image and Design. I can’t say enough about how important it is to hire talented and accommodating vendors like these two. Their attitude and professionalism kept everything running smoothly while they captured tons of memories for Gwen and Steve to cherish.

Steve, Gwen and I had a great time talking through the music for the reception. They had a ton of fun ideas including their special first dance medley and a unique take on the Anniversary dance.

After dinner, guests JAMMED the dance floor. Clearly everyone was there to celebrate!

Sometimes I am asked, “How many songs do you play for dancing?” The answer depends on how the day is planned and how well everything is executed during the reception. This couple scheduled an evening with LOTS of time for dancing, and because everything went flawlessly, there was plenty of time for everyone to dance to almost every style of music. I’m so grateful that Gwen and Steve included me in so many of their plans. I love getting to work for such fun, creative and detail oriented people. These love birds are now off for a well earned two week honeymoon in Figi.

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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Heather and Nicky (LeMont Pittsburgh Wedding)

Family, or perhaps in this case I should say la famiglia, is one of my favorite parts about DJing at weddings. The wedding celebration is an opportunity for every relative to do their best to create the perfect day for the bride and groom. Last night I saw a wonderful example of the importance of la famiglia at the reception of Heather Wojtowicz and Nicky Papa held at the LeMont overlooking downtown Pittsburgh, PA.

During cocktail hour the flower girls were dancing to the Italian music – too cute for words!

When I first met Heather and Nicky it was clear how much they loved music. We had a great time coming up with songs to use throughout the reception. They wanted to make sure everyone had a good time so they told to play anything necessary to keep their friends and family dancing.

Instead of wedding cake, guests were treated to a dessert of tiramisu. A great twist on an old tradition.

Once the dance floor was open, it was packed with family and friends of all ages!

Heather and Nicky knew the words to every song I played. I loved watching them both sing along to some old school rap songs.

All of Heather and Nicky’s relatives were so much fun, they made everyone feel like part of la famiglia. After a wonderfully perfect evening surrounded by their loved ones, the newlyweds are now ready for their Bahamas honeymoon. Congratulations to everyone!

by EricTags: Family, Italian, Pittsburgh, Tarantella

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Kelly and John (Pittsburgh LeMont Wedding)

There are so many great Pittsburgh wedding venues to choose from. Your wedding may be the first time your guests are visiting our city. The LeMont is a great way to showcase how beautiful the city is both day and night. I stumbled across these photos from a wedding I performed at in 2007 and had to share them. Kelly Bennett and John Valesek had their reception in the lower ballroom at the LeMont.

The view of the city is spectacular. The entire wall is made of windows that showcase Pittsburgh perfectly. (In honor of breast cancer awareness month the water in the fountain was dyed pink!)

I always love coming here since it was in the LeMont’s restaurant that I proposed to my wife. When I play here it always brings back great memories.

Kelly and John were so much fun to work with, they had a such a wonderful passion for music and dancing. They even led a giant train that wound all through the LeMont.

Kelly and her friends took over my microphone to sing! Everyone was having a blast!

The thing I remember most about Kelly and John will always be how obvious it was that they loved each other. When they looked at each other it was as if there was no one else around, it was beautiful.

by EricTags: Pittsburgh, View

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