Wilder/Rogers Reception - August 21, 2011

After a very busy week with two open houses the first was "The Event" at the Sheraton Hotel on Thursday, the other Saturday at Heaven On Earth, and finishing the work week with the rehearsal party for Lanessa & David's ceremony, it was time to get down to wedding business on Sunday! Lanessa and David's ceremony and reception were both held at Demers Banquet Hall. This place is great for all types events! We love it!

The day began with an evening ceremony and Lanessa's mom, Vanessa worked hand in hand with us in coordinating the reception and the announcements! We love when the events are coordinated in a timely manner and Vanessa made sure all the i's were dotted and t's were crossed! (Thanks Mom!) Brian handled the announcements and the guests patiently waited as we mixed the music for the ceremony until the stunning bride entered in to "You For Me" by Johnny Gill.

After the ceremony the guests proceeded outside for a brief cocktail hour and the banquet hall was rearranged for the reception. As soon as the guests entered, we went out to line up the really fired up bridal party. They were introduced to “So In Love” by Jill Scott & Anthony Hamilton. It was so awesome and they rocked it when they came in! As soon as David and Lanessa hit the floor, it was time for them to do their first dance to a custom mix of “I Swear” by All-4-One & "Point of It All" by Anthony Hamilton and ending with an energetic "Scarred" by Uncle Luke… Great songs, great dances.

After that, it was dinner time! They had a grand seated dinner and even the vendors got to grab a quick bite! After dinner, we moved into the cake cutting and the guests were already making their way to dance floor as we played hits like "Wifey" by Next, "Let's Get Married" by Jagged Edge, and "Candy" by Cameo. By that time the floor was starting to get packed and we hadn't even finished the cake cutting, but the newlyweds were ready to party too so we started the party early and it kept going till the last dance! This was not your typical Sunday wedding the guests were partying like it was the beginning of the weekend and they had just left work! WOW!

Midway we got to the bouquet & garter toss! David put on a show for the garter toss as he approached his bride to unveil the garter we played Prince, "Call My Name" and mixed into "So Fresh, So Clean" by Outkast as he threw out the garter to the bachelors!

We ran through so many party songs from current hits to throwback jams like Poison, Da Dip, and even a train line through the venue to Quad City Dj's, "C'Mon Ride The Train" with our newlyweds leading the way. What a blast! The energy was at an all-time high for the newlyweds and their guests. Need we remind you again it was a Sunday! All in all this was a great wedding and we were excited because we were able to work with two other amazing vendors Anjanette D. Edlemo directed the ceremony and the amazing pictures are by photographer Caston Richard of Priceless Photos!!! Check out his work!