Ellie & Charlie ~ 11th May 2013

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Ellie & Charlie

First, I’m sorry ~ I’ve been so busy I’ve neglected my blog. If you don’t already know I do have a FaceBook page and I do post their too – search The Party DJ and you should find me.

Last weeks wedding at Kingston Country Courtyard was absolutely beautiful. Kingston is just passed Corfe Castle, an absolutely beautiful part of rural Dorset.

I’ve known Ellie since she came to my other business on work experience from school, she went on to work part-time with us for a while, and I was really touched when she asked me to DJ for her wedding to Charlie. They are an amazing couple who really know how to enjoy themselves and their wedding was crammed full of wonderful moments.

Kingston Country Courtyard Wedding

Charlie arrived in plenty of time with his Best Man, brother Andy, Ushers Lefty, Dan and Adrian, and their two dogs Kia and Roco who behaved impeccably (well almost … the dogs that is!).

The Bridal Party entered to “I Won’t Let You Go” by James Morrison with Bridesmaids Kelly, Stacey, Becky and Ellie’s sister Rachael coming in before Ellie and her dad Phil.

Wedding at Kingston Country Courtyard

Ce, my wife, assisted me and we supplied a full package of services including ceremony music, uplighting, master of ceremonies, background music, microphones for speeches, photomontage display and evening disco.

Wedding cake at Kingston Country Courtyard

The newly weds went back down the aisle to a version of The Levellers song “Beautiful day” performed by Welsh band The Rattlers, and then went for a drinks reception and photo’s with photographer David Lewin from Simply Weddings.

The Wedding Breakfast was absolutely delicious and Bobby and her team from Kingston Country Courtyard did a wonderful job. Among the many beautiful touches was a fabulous wedding cake made with love by Ellie’s cousin Michelle and Aunty Liz.

Party at Kingston Country Courtyard

To be continued …

Kyrah & James @ Wick Barn

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I was delighted to act as MC and DJ for Kyrah and James at their fabulous wedding back in February. This video is made up of photo’s and video footage snapped by my Party Host colleague Gary Evans ~ please note we are not film makers, we are Party Hosts who haven’t been to a boring wedding in years! We’d like to thank Kyrah, James, their family and friends for allowing us to play our part in an amazing day.

Wick Barn and Strawberry Field Catering were absolutely brilliant.

www.wickfarmbath.co.uk
www.strawberryfieldcatering.co.uk

Wicked!

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Just a very quick post about yesterday’s wedding at the lovely Wick Barn

First I must thank my friend, and Party Hosts colleague, Gary Evans for his help throughout the day. I’ve had some vehicle issues and Gary very kindly offered to act as driver, roadie, support team and photographer – what a legend.

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This was my first time performing at Wick Barn. I visited with the clients last year and was really looking forward to playing there – I wasn’t disappointed. The Barn is a lovely setting and under the expert supervision of Hannah from Strawberry Field Catering the day went really well. For more information about Wick Barn CLICK HERE.

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A beautiful Bridal entrance …

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Wedding music

My New Years Eve Wedding had many beautiful moments and the entrance of the Bridal Party really was special. Picture the scene, the registrar asks the assembled family and friends to stand and this wonderful song comes on …

Chilworth Manor Wedding

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D&I day

This was actually my first New Years Eve wedding and my first visit to the Chilworth Manor since I returned to DJ’ing just over 3 years ago. I provided music for the ceremony, drinks reception, wedding breakfast and evening party as well as acting as host on behalf of the Bride and Bridegroom. Chilworth Manor is a lovely venue and the team were very attentive and helpful at all times. I’d certainly recommend having a chat with Chenine on 023 8076 7333 or email her on weddings@chilworth-manor.co.uk if you’d like your wedding close to Southampton. CLICK HERE for more information about Chilworth Manor.

The Lord Selborne Suite had been dressed by my friends from Balloonique and looked lovely, they had covered the drapes, added a twinkling backdrop to the top table and a starlit canopy to the ceiling. I added some uplighters to the columns for the day and my usual up-lighters and booth for the evening. CLICK HERE for more about Balloonique.

It was a lovely day and I hope to post more once the Bride and Bridegroom return from their honeymoon.

D&I Eve

Steph & Danny’s Wedding Party

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New Forest Wedding DJ

Here’s a very quick video from last Saturday’s wedding party for Steph and Danny at the New Forest Lodge Hotel in Lyndhurst. Their whole day was full of fun with casino tables after their wedding breakfast and then a photo-booth and me for their evening party. It was really a fun day for a lovely couple with lots of very special moments.

Music For The Bridal Party Entrance

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One of the services I offer is music for the Wedding Ceremony. By using a professional quality P.A. system we can move emotions and create a far more dramatic moment than just by pushing the play button on a c.d. player or an iPod. We plan the timings for the various members of the Bridal Party to enter so that when the Bride finally appears in the doorway, and makes her way to the registrar’s table and her Bridegroom, the song is at it’s peek ~ this can be really powerful.

You can have any music you want at a civl ceremony as long as it doesn’t mention God. I can talk you through the process of selecting your music and I can edit your songs to make sure they have the maximum effect ~ it’s all part of the service.

Saturday was a prime example where everything was planned and the family and friends were visibly moved by Bridal Party entrance. What a beautiful, powerful song …

Why not give me a call and we can have a chat about making your wedding really unique, elegant and fun!

023 8086 1715 or 07973 617153

www.thepartydj.co.uk

Katy & Mike

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You may well remember I posted a few weeks ago about Katy and Mike’s wedding, well here’s my quick video of the day.

They were married in church and I was waiting at their reception venue with music and hosting right through to their brilliant party They had included some brilliant touches in a truly unique day.

Katy has just emailed me her permission to share the video with you – she added this comment ~

Thanks also for doing such a great job on the day – a lot of people said they couldn’t remember the last time they saw a dance floor so full for so long!!

The Swan Alton Wedding Fair.

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Yesterday my colleague Gary and I were at The Swan Hotel wedding fair in Alton. It was great to meet the lovely couples who attended and also catch up with some new suppliers. Gary and I were both suffering from lack of sleep from working the previous night … well actually we were both finished after midnight so we were actually working earlier the same day – and Gary was in Essex!

The Swan offers some great value-for-money packages and is well worth considering if you are looking for a venue that provides great service on a budget. They do have packages that include an evening DJ but you can replace that element with other services and book your own entertainment.

The Swan is licensed to hold Civil Ceremonies, so you can have your whole day there. CLICK HERE for more information about Weddings at The Swan, or call Harriet on 01420 83777.

Among the other exhibitors we met were …
The Farnham Boutique who had some absolutely gorgeous wedding gowns on display
The Short Film Company who as usual were blowing people away with their amazing Big Brother style inflatable diary room.
and Impress Your Guests who offer a wide range of services including venue dressing,chair covers, candy buffet and fingerprint trees.

Sammy & Sam’s Wonderful White Horse Reception

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Sammy and Sam got married in Winchester Guildhall, just across the road from the bus station where Sam first set eyes on the girl of his dreams ~ there’s more to that story, but it’s not for me to share 😉

For their reception they chose The White Horse Hotel in the centre of Romsey, and what a great choice – a fabulous setting with great service and attention to detail. The White Horse has been a coaching Inn for over 600 years – for more information CLICK HERE

The wedding party arrived to brilliant sunshine and a drinks reception in the courtyard and the smiles never stopped.

Here’s a quick video I’ve put together from my snaps on the day – please remember I’m not a photographer or a videographer, this is just for fun.

Check out some fabulous photo’s by Sammy and Sam’s photographer – the brilliant Glen Jevon ~ see some proper pictures from Glen HERE.
Find out more about Glen HERE

and one more dodgy snap from me of the lovely Sammy and Sam.