Sing Along at Alan & Sheri's wedding reception!!!

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Weddings

Sing Along, you ask? Watch the video and you’ll see what I am talking about!

Alan & Sheri George are an amazing couple– the only thing that could’ve topped this wedding was… well… um… I don’t know! As Pete and I were watching everyone have the time of their lives, singing along to every song I played, we both asked the same question: Where do I begin on this blog?? So much coolness happened, so I’ll describe everything one piece at a time.

Location: Eaglebrooke Golf & Country Club in Lakeland, Florida.
Food: DELICIOUS!!!!!
Cake Decorator: Piece of Cake by Maggie– it, too, was delicious!
Flowers: Not sure, but he did a GREAT JOB!!!
Photographer: Jenny from KC Photography. Who else?

Sheri and her family: She’s from New Jersey – they wanted 80s, freestyle, 90s, and top 40.. oh yes.. and TECHNO!!!!
Alan and his family: They’re from Texas– lots of country, rock, and 70s-80s.
Both of them: a non-stop party. At no point did the floor clear. It was crazy how they sang along to everytune!!!!!

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Dinner:  I can still taste the mashed potatoes..mmmmMMMMmm. The Centerpiece Giveaway Game and the Alan & Sheri Jeopardy game were a hit!!!
Game Show: It went great! Categories where: Dating Life, Curious Georges, Alan Wrenches, My Sheri Amour, Wild Card

Dancing: A HUGE PARTY!!!! WOW! This video goes by quick because there’s only 15 second long clips… every song seemed to get them pumped up!!! They crowded around the TVs and danced while watching the music videos!

In summary: IT ROCKED!!!! You must watch the video!

Package Chosen:

  • Entertainment Coordinator
  • D’Elegance Lights (Monogram,  Uplights [pink, yellow, and orange], dance floor lighting)
  • D’Elegance Video with Music Videos, Slideshows, and the Game Show System

Check out the photos and video! Note: Photos were taken by KC Photography. However, they didn’t edit these… I played around in LightRoom until I get the final product from Jenny!

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Collin & Jerrika's REALLY FUN reception!!

Author: arnoldooffermann  //  Category: Wedding Tips, Weddings

A big congrats go out to Collin and Jerrika Aiken!

They wanted to have a PARTY from the beginning the reception started and party they did! The ceremony was moved indoors due to the rain, but that didn’t slow anyone down. Pete (my assistant) and I rearranged certain parts of the room to prep it for the ceremony.

Everything looked beautiful and the rain was just a sign of God’s promise to a new beginning in their lives.

The reception was great, featuring their first dance on clouds using our one of a kind system.

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The dance crowd was small, but they danced large! Pete and I had a blast!

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Check out some amazing photos by KC Photography and a video below!

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Justin & Megan's Freestylin' Reception!

Author: arnoldooffermann  //  Category: Weddings

Wow— what an amazing reception– I’m still pumped up!

I’ll be honest, the day started in my least favorite form: a 115º heat index. Really, Florida… REALLY??? Kelly and I set up our awesome BOSE sound system along with our D’Elegance lighting and Starfield at the Bilmar Beach Resort in Treasure Island, Florida. While setting up, Kelly and I had a debate on whether Treasure Island is an actual city or a suburb of St. Pete… hmmm… ;)

As we wired our setup to their TV system for the slideshows and music videos, the weather cooled down just in time for the ceremony… beautifully laid out by the beach.

While Kelly supervised the ceremony, I created an image in Photoshop to be shown on the screens as they walked in. It was their monogram laid out as “clouds” on the beach sky. A couple of guests were so impressed they even asked “when did the skywriter come in?”

weddings Justin & Megan's Freestylin' Reception!

Along starts the reception and the venue laid out sushi. Truth be told, it was the most delicious sushi I’ve ever had. :)  Kelly did the MCing and I did the DJing and lights… we’re a good team, this was a DOUBLE Entertainment Coordinator, lol.

The dancing started out like any typical Arnoldo/Kelly wedding (which is usually amazing).. but progressed into something even more….well… amazinger! We got requests for lots of gangsta rap (Snoop Dogg, Dre, 2Pac’s California Love), Old School (This is How We Do It, Jump Jump, Bust a Move), 80s Pop (I Wear my Sunglasss at Night, Walk the Dinosaur) and my personal favorite: FREESTYLE! I felt like I was working at the skating rink again (our good friend Tony would have a chuckle as he always made a joke about us being nothing but skating rink DJs, hahahaha).

You have to watch the video and look at the awesome photos that Kelly took. I must say, I am impressed. ;)

Package chosen:

I have to go now… but click the link below to look at even more photos! Ciao!

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Greg & Melinda Barned – Jamaican Puerto Rican Wedding at the Radisson Resort in Celebration Orlando FL

Author: arnoldooffermann  //  Category: Weddings

When Greg & Melinda first met with me at our initial sales consult, I knew right away this would be an amazing wedding! She’s Puerto Rican whose family hails from Brooklyn, and Greg’s Jamaican, representin’ Queens. We kept in contact a lot recently through Facebook and I got to learn a lot about them… which helped me create some very exciting and unique introductions for them.

Fast forward to May 16th, Amanda and I are setting up at the beautiful Radisson Resort in Celebration (Kissimee), Florida. The monogram (which was designed by Melinda’s niece) looked beautiful on the dance floor. The draping white swags were glowing with color thanks to our LED floods perched gracefully on top of our BOSE sound system.

BiLingual Reggae Jamaican Wedding DJ in Orlando

Outside, the sun finally hid and the rains stopped to create a slightly breezy, yet warm, warm atmosphere by the gazebo for their ceremony.

Watch the video for some cool clips. I’ve also attached some photos from my iPhone.

Some quick highlights:

  • First dance, God Bless the Broken Road, was sung live by close friends. They were amazing!!!
  • VERY custom introductions featuring a song for each couple!
  • One of a kind monogram designed by family!
  • Rumcake!! ;)

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Bobby & Kristen | Lake Ashton Wedding and Reception DJ MC

Author: arnoldooffermann  //  Category: Weddings

Have I told you guys how much I love Lake Ashton? Well in case I haven’t– you’ll hear all about it again! :)

Kristen came to us wanting an elegant lighting package; she was very worried that the lights would make her reception look like a nightclub. After she saw the D’elegance lighting setup, she knew that would never be the problem. The lights were set up so discreetly, you could barely see them until they were turned on!

They chose their uplights to be solid white, to keep the contrast at a minimum and have the centerpieces pop out a little bit more.

To make a long story short, this crowd knew how to party… they danced the entire time.. even as they were walking out for the grand exit!

As usual, were did the ceremony as well for Lake Ashton. Aside from the music, we coordinated the entire thing, so Kristen and Bobby were able to enjoy their own special day.
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You have to click below to check out some awesome photos from the wedding, provided by the best photographer known to weddings: KC Enterprises. I’ll post their blog up, soon!

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Christina and Blake – Lake Ashton, Winter Haven Wedding DJ

Author: arnoldooffermann  //  Category: Weddings

I absolutely love Lake Ashton… the food and service are stellar. It’s even better when you have AMAZING weather and the bride and groom are the best people to work with. Yup… this wedding went VERY well. ;)

Christine and Blake wanted to have a good time… whether people danced or not wasn’t their main concern as much as it was making sure that everyone left with a smile on their face.

My wife and I enjoyed setting up, there was a member of Lake Ashton practicing for the talent show… he blessed us with his talents on the piano playing songs from Van Halen’s “Jump” to Queen to Disney… for the first time ever, I asked for a request!

The emotion flowed through Lake Ashton during the ceremony, Christine and her father, Davis, were so excited that they shared tears of joy before David escorted his little girl down the aisle.

The reception was  a blast! The photographer, Sofia (http://www.PhotographyBySofia.com), was a lot of fun to work with and I hope to be sharing some of her photos here soon! Christine and Blake worked really hard to plan their special day to make sure their guests felt special, too… and I think they achieved that goal!

Lake Ashton Winter Haven Wedding DJ MC

The uplighting was awesome… we designed it to change colors throughout the evening…. during dinner, they alternated between their wedding colors.
Check out some great iPhone photos as well as a cool YouTube video. The lighting setup was elegant (no trussing, no ugly tripods, but it flooded the room with color… even the uplighting changed color according to mood!)…. YouTube doesn’t do a great job of keeping the video as bright as it was originally, so click the HQ to see a better quality video.

Package chosen:

Entertainment Coordinator

Colorchanging Uplighting

Light Columns

Dance Under the Stars

D’Elegance Lighting

Ceremony System/Coordination

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Jesse & Megan | Lakeland DJ, MC, Entertainment for weddings

Author: arnoldooffermann  //  Category: Weddings

Kyle MCed this wedding and I let loose DJing tonight! WOW am I still pumped up! The energy was through the room from the moment we walked in those doors. It was a beautiful sunny, yet breezy day at the Hollis Gardens and Magnolia building.

I really wish we shot more video because the crowd really turned this wedding into a night club… well, nightclubs WISH they could turn into this wedding. Mixing the hottest music remixed to house/break beats, the floor wouldn’t stop moving.

I want to focus on this picture for a minute:

DJ MC Wedding Florida Hollis Gardens Magnolia Building in Lakeland

What do you notice? Look how elegant the DJ setup is. Megan and Jesse wanted the head table in front of the stage with us behind them… they were confident that our setup would be clean and discreet so their photos would not be ruined. The small-footprint lightshow is part of our new D’Elegance series and has JUST AS BIG AN IMPACT as our normal light shows. Look how elegant it sits on top of the 4″ thick BOSE speakers.

The uplighting changed colors throughout the evening and was synchronized to the music and mood.

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Check out some GREAT photos taken by KC Enterprises. www.polkphoto.com. Their blog should be up soon with even more photos from one of the crunkest weddings I’ve been to. ;)

Oh yes, and a great video, too!

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Jamaican / Hatian DJ in Auburndale, Lakeland, Winter Haven

Author: arnoldooffermann  //  Category: Weddings

Carolyn and D’mario wanted a classy wedding that ended crunk.. and this they got! With 230+ people at the Auburndale Civic Center in Polk County, FL… we had lots of people to entertain!

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Matt and I had a blast setting everything up… the lighting was changed to a T setup instead of trussing. Cranked 13′ in the air, the lighting FLOODED the room!

We had a great grand entrance and a full dance floor– we’ll let the pics and video talk for themselves. Photo and video were done by KC Enterprises. CLICK HERE FOR THEIR BLOG FROM THIS WEDDING!

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DJ in Lake Wales – Filipino Wedding MC

Author: arnoldooffermann  //  Category: Weddings

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WOW! I left this wedding energized. Allison and Jeremy should’ve warned me how energetic their family and friends are! We had so much fun, I wish I could’ve uploaded ALL the footage.

The videos are a MUST-SEE! Jeremy is a huge Gators fan, and it shows in the first dance!

You’ll love the videos, too.. including where they sing “Chapel of Love” while counting down to the special video the newlyweds made of various photos.

The photos are a combination of iPhone photos and RAW ones from our photographer. I also hijacked a camera and shot some from the balcony (no flash) with a fisheye lens… then Jenny (our photographer) got some great balcony shots while I helped her pose everyone downstairs!

The location was at the BEAUTIFUL Lake Wales Art Center. It used to be a church, but it remains just as beautiful!

JUST WOW!

Check it out below!!

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Lakeland DJ, Bi-Lingual Disc Jockey, MC at Hollis Gardens/Magnolia Building

Author: arnoldooffermann  //  Category: Weddings

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This was a unique ceremony from the moment it started, and my wife and I enjoyed every minute of it. Even the dance floor setup was different than we’ve ever done here at the Magnolia Building in Lakeland, Florida.

The bouquet toss was supposed to be “rigged” so the maid of honor would catch it, however things took their own twist and we all played right along!

While it was a small dancing crowd, it didn’t stop them from going wild.

Our beautiful white trussing was lit with their wedding colors. Call me at 863.324.7333 and I can give you a live demo!

Check out pictures and a FUN video at the break!

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