What a crazy week!!!
Well, this was definitely a hectic way to start off the summer wedding season. On Wednesday, I donated my time to help with the kickoff of the Special Olympics' Summer Games at the fairgrounds. I played music at the outdoor pavilion for their "Celebration in the Park" and had a wonderful time. It was simply amazing to participate in such a heartwarming experience, and to see everyone having such a great time. I will definitely offer to help them out again next time.
On Thursday, I helped out with a pre-concert event to help promote E-40, Lil' Scrappy, and Baby Boy for their upcoming concert this Friday, May 25th.
Friday night, I played at Club Bighouse to a full house...
Saturday brought my first summer wedding reception. I played for a couple who had just returned home from a trip to Cancun, where they were actually married. It was also held at the Fairgrounds, in the Family Living Center. It was a nice gathering, and I visited with three other couples that I had DJed for in the past.
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Well, it's just around the corner. Wedding season has just about arrived, and I have a wonderful looking schedule so far. July's Saturdays booked first, as usual, but I do have a few prime dates still open in other months. If you are a June Bride and need someone to help make your event what it should be, send me an email, as I do have a couple of weekends open at this time, as well as some Saturdays in every month other than July.
Big thanks and congratulations to Nick and Sanjuana. I had a great time performing for their Wedding Reception, and really enjoyed putting together a mostly Latin theme for the occasion. I played a mix of Salsa, Cumbia, Reggaeton, Mexicana, and Peruana styles of music for both sides of the family, and had a blast watching them dance the night away.
After an extremely busy end to 2006, I have decided to set up a new picture site to display some pictures from some of the events I have performed at. It can be seen at www.djjimmyo.com and includes the Wedding Receptions from December 29th and 30th, as well as the New Year's Eve Party at Club Bighouse. It was a whirlwind of a weekend, and I had a great time at all events.
Friday's Wedding Reception was held at the Airport, and the Air Host had to virtually push the last 30 guests out the door over a half an hour after the event was scheduled to be done. It was definitely a great start to the last weekend of the year.
Saturday's Reception was actually held in Highwood, at the Community Center. The place was transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with pine trees and sparkling white Christmas lights. A large number of people showed up for the Bride and Groom, and I kept them dancing for what they said was far longer than a typical Highwood event. The people were very easy to get along with, and just as easy to entertain.
Of course, the weekend ended up with the New Year's Eve celebration at Club Bighouse, and the place was jammed full with all kinds of people looking for a good time. The dance floor was filled for the entire evening, and it was a refreshing change, as the crowd requested a good variety of music from Country, Rock, Top 40 Hits, and the usual Hip Hop that the younger crowd loves. I had an amazing time, and was excited to see 2007 roll in with such an enthusiastic crowd.
Last March, I traveled up to Havre and helped the High School Juniors make their Prom a party. They called me again this fall, as Seniors, and asked me to come back for their Senior Ball. I gladly accepted, and it was a great success.
The amazing thing about playing for High School students is that they are ready to party as soon as the switch is turned on. The dance floor stayed busy for the entire evening, and they seemed to have a blast.
This year's theme was "Arabian Nights", and they did an amazing job at transforming the MSU Northern Student Union Building into a true oasis.
I played music for the Senior Ball itself from 8pm until Midnight, and then the Seniors hosted an After Party for the rest of the students from 1am until 4am...it was definitely a long night, but worth the time put in.
I hope to make my way back up there again for the new Junior class and their Prom...
Usually the wedding season tends to wind down at about this point, but I have been so busy, I have barely had time to keep up with my posts. I spent this weekend helping out with a Wedding Ceremony and Reception that took place up at Ryan's Dam. I met with the Bride-to-Be and her Maid of Honor a couple of weeks ahead of time to go over all of the details and found that they needed help choosing songs for both the ceremony and for a couple of other important dances. They really liked IZ's "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" as a Processional Song for the wedding party and asked me to come up with some ideas for the rest. After drawing up some suggestions, they went with my favorite. For the Bridal Processional, the Bride agreed on Ben Harper's "Waiting on an Angel", and for the Recessional Jack Johnson's "Better Together". All of the songs definitely complimented eachother as far as sound went, and the ceremony was perfect. She told me that she and her Mother were in tears as they reviewed those songs, and knew they were the ones.
The reception was a blast. Both sides of the family enjoyed country music and classic rock and roll, so it was easy to throw together song after song for them to enjoy. I mixed in some Hip Hop later in the evening for the younger crowd, and they seemed genuinely surprised that I would have such a wide selection of music to choose from. I love it all, though, and really enjoyed playing for them. I even got to catch up with a couple (one of which was the Groom's brother) who I helped with DJing their wedding seven years ago! It was nice to know that they recommended me even after so much time had passed since we had spoken.
Another wonderful family! And another couple of full weekends coming up...
