Alysia & Cyril Friday's 25th Reaffirmation @ Villa Antonia - Austin, TX (July 22, 2011)

Alysia and Cyril’s reaffirmation was one of the most unique events of the year thus far. They totally went all out with this one! In fact, they booked every service that we have! Ceremony, DJ, Videography,Photo Montage and the Uplighting! The event was at the breath-taking Villa Antonia in Jonestown, TX right outside of Austin. If you haven’t been out there, you should go and check it out. It is gorgeous, originally, Villa Antonia was built as a personal home in 1998. In 2002, as people started asking to be married here, the grounds were expanded to include every amenity and convenience imaginable. Erica the coordinator was very hospitable she let us in early (at 8am even though the venue didn’t open till later) to set up. Thanks Erica!

Let’s start with the ceremony. They picked a great processional by Brian Courtney Wilson “Believe” and “Tamela Mann’s, “Heaven”. As the second song played, Alysia made her way into the chapel descending from the stairs of the bride’s dressing room! It was awesome! The ceremony was lovely and as it came to an end the whole bridal party stepped & swinged down the aisle, as we played Al Green’s, ‘Love & Happiness” for the recessional.

On to the reception! As the reception began inside, cocktails flowed and I could tell it was going to be a good night. We lined up the bridal party outside the draped entryway and brought them into the jazz version of “No One” by Alicia which led into Alysia and Cyril’s first dance which was to Eric Benet & Tamia’s “Spend My Life With You”. After a brief welcome and blessing, the buffet opened and everyone had a great meal. The guest were already swinging out on the dance floor during dinner showing off some of their great moves. We started the night back up with toasts, cake cutting. After that, it was party time! There was a great mix of guests from mature & sophisticated to young & lively. We played everything from Earth, Wind & Fire to the Tootsie Roll. You gotta love that! From the first song to the last, they rocked. We loved DJ’ing and MC’ing this reception and we hope everyone had a great time. Check out the amazing pictures from Khorey Smith of S.E. 317 Studios!