UHS Prom 2011!

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Schools

I love this school! Last year held high expectations for this one, and they didn’t disappoint! Likewise, I’m already getting letters about how much they loved us!

schools  UHS Prom 2011!

We were at the Osceola Room at the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, FL. I can tell you now from firsthand experience that the Gaylord staff does everything imaginable not only to create a stress-free experience for their clients, but they also make sure vendors are treated well. They did EVERYTHING they could to make our experience and setup a smooth one! If you need a venue, check them out and ask for Pamela Becker; she’s the best!

So check out some photos and an AWESOME video summary showing my MC and mixing skills as well as our ShowStopper: Blacklight Edition!

 

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TK and Jessica’s Wild Reception!

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Weddings

TK and Jessica wanted to party and party hard. They had a big variety of tastes in music and so did their family and friends… after our last meeting prior to the wedding, I knew that Monica and I would have a blast. They did a great job planning their own wedding, as the Admiral’s Inn in Winter Haven was completely transformed; Our uplighting, flood lighting, monogram, stars, and under table lighting added the perfect final touch!

weddings  TK and Jessicas Wild Reception!

As we provided DJ and MC services for the ceremony and wedding reception, Snap Yourself Silly provided a photobooth that was used the entire time, including all the props!

Check out the photos below as well as the video summary. Though TK and Jessica left, the party continued for another hour, and several guests stayed all night… especially for a special performance of Bohemian Rhapsody from Dave and Mike.

 

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Brittany’s Sweet 16

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Sweet 16

I met Brittany and her mom, Wendy, through Jillian’s Sweet 16, and also learned that Brittany is a student at Cypress Creek High and whose friends go to Freedom High . With these two factors in mind, I knew that we were going to have fun at her Sweet 16!

They chose a Cinderella theme, and having it at the Holiday Inn Castle in Orlando was the fitting choice. The former Doubletree is modeled to look like a castle, inside and out. It is definetly one of the more unique ballrooms in Orlando.

Because of the relatively size of the room (11′ tall ceilings and holds about 130-150 people max), Wendy didn’t need to order a huge Sweet16 package to impress everyone and fill the room. Our Video Explosion Lite package was perfect. The 6×8 screen was a nice centerpiece to the overall set up.

sweet 16  Brittanys Sweet 16

A custom grand entrance video was played (apologies to Disney, haha) to introduce her after the court came in. Check out that video, some photos, and a video summary below!

 

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Jason and Nikia’s beautiful reception!

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Weddings

Jason and Nikia wanted something that we love to do: TOTAL VENUE TRANSFORMATION. The Lake Eva Banquet Hall in Haines City, FL is already a beautiful place. This means monogram on the floor, total flooding with lights, uplights in a custom array, and of course our awesome spotlight to highlight them amongst the 250+ people there. Joanne did a great job with the coordination and linens while Maggi impressed everyone with a beautiful bride’s cake and a unique groom’s cake… see the photos below to be surprised!

weddings  Jason and Nikias beautiful reception!

A large variety of music was played from Nikia’s favorite group, Lady Antebellum (also my favorite), to lots of flashback booty music per request. This is the first time I played “Shake Ya Tailfeather” in years and even got to play Rated R – In Here Tonight! Check out some awesome photos and a video below! The video shows a before and after shot of the whole room. Thank you to my good friend and colleague, Jason Jani, for the idea!

 

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Cypress Creek gets crazy….. AGAIN!!!

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Schools

What an amazing school– they rocked the house again! I got a text from Mrs. Chacon, the sponsor who also put together their amazing homecoming dance. She wanted to create a Sadie Hawkins-style Valentine’s Dance for the school. This would be in no way the same sized crowd as homecoming, as there’d only be 100-150 students, but she wanted to create an unforgettable night!

schools  Cypress Creek gets crazy..... AGAIN!!!

The energy was through the roof as they danced to a lot of hip-hop/Latin mashups and lots of high energy dance and Euro numbers. The biggest request, Stereo Love, made everyone go insane!

Check out some awesome photos and video below!

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Chas and Chrissy’s amazing wedding!

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Weddings

Chrissy and Chas had some of the coolest wedding colors ever: Royal Blue and Silver. However, Sebring-based Kennilworth Lodge has a lot of brown colors in the room…. Thus they opted for our awesome blue uplighting to paint the walls as well as flood lighting to enhance the white linens and later create an inviting atmosphere on the dance floor. To complement everything, a classy monogram was projected in front of their head table.

weddings  Chas and Chrissys amazing wedding!
weddings  Chas and Chrissys amazing wedding!

The dance music was amazing, as I got to do a huge megamix of old-school bass music, including my favorite: 69 Boyz. The last song of the night was BEP’s “The Time (Dirty Bit)” and I got the opportunity to really mix with 4 decks as I dropped in several backbeats.. this is a must-listen! weddings  Chas and Chrissys amazing wedding!

Monica was also there handling our SnapYourselfSilly Photobooth while Jenny took some amazing photos!

Check out some of the photos and video I shot below!

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Embassy Suites Christmas Party

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Corporate

Another great group! I was warned ahead of time that I shouldn’t expect a big dancing crowd, but amongst the 45 guests, 30+ danced a good bit of the night. I love working at any of the Embassy Suites in Orlando, this one being near the airport; their service is top-notch, but what else do you expect from a Hilton property hotel?

Check out the fun photos and video below!

corporate  Embassy Suites Christmas Party

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Chic & Fabulous pulls off a Winter Wondeland!

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Corporate, Weddings

Julie was not only the client, but she was the coordinator. She owns a styling company called Chick & Fabulous Designs & Events;  she put together an amazing display at the A La Carte Pavillion. While A La Carte handled uplighting, she chose to go to us for the snowflake projections. The low ceilings presented a challenge, as the bright lights could blind someone, but we managed to get the look she wanted without compromising safety.

weddings corporate  Chic & Fabulous pulls off a Winter Wondeland!

Not a lot of video footage since I worked solo… but you’ll see that the kids loved dancing NON-STOP!

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JIllian’s Super Sweet Sixteen

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Sweet 16

What happens when you take our popular Video Explosion package used for homecomings and proms and modify it for a Sweet 16 to blow out all Sweet 16s?

Let’s talk about the decorations- beautiful! All done by Jillian’s mom, Judy. Judy gave us a very detailed planner that was beyond professional. All the vendors were impressed by her thoroughly thought-out planning! Speaking of vendors, the Embassy Suites on International drive couldn’t have been more accommodating. Monica and I were beyond impressed by all the work they put in to make things easy for us and the client. If you’re looking for a Sweet 16/wedding hall in Orlando– this is THE place!

We brought out lighting; uplighting; dance on the clouds; projected stars with our Source 4s; monogram; uplighting; table lighting; a 12′ video screen for music videos, custom videos, and photos; and of course, a crazy amount of bass. The entire hotel could hear the bass rattle so we had to keep the bass down, haha.

sweet 16  JIllians Super Sweet Sixteen

The choreographer, Billy, was incredibly easy to work with and adapted his ideas and work with some last-minute changes and ideas for lighting. The overall production was very VERY sharp!

Check out the photos I took below as well as three video clips. The first video is the custom video we did for Jillian’s grand entrance; the second video was shoutouts from her friends and a couple music artists; the third video is the event log!

Amazing stuff! Check it out!!

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East Ridge High School – last homecoming of the season

Author: Arnoldo Offermann  //  Category: Schools

I had the absolutely pleasure of hosting the last homecoming of the 4SchoolsOnly HCX Tour. East Ridge High School tore it down like none other. With over 700 students and AMAZING staff with a unique theme (80s!), Monica and I knew that we were going to head out with a bang.

schools  East Ridge High School   last homecoming of the season

The students LOVED the lighting featured in our video explosion package as well as the large-range of music mixes. The admin were easy to work with and treated us like one of their own!

Even when the lights went on 5 minutes prior (but the admin said the students could still dance, as the lights were on a timer), the students danced NONSTOP! A few brought whistles and we had a blast going back and forth with them! Check out the photos and video!

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