Not only am I an Austin wedding DJ, I’m a Dripping Springs wedding DJ, too. Case in point, I was at Ma Maison yesterday, a beautiful wedding venue in Dripping Springs, and one at which I often play. The day started with an outdoor ceremony in the grove, followed by cocktails on the trellis, and capped with dinner and dancing in the great hall. The guests yesterday made my job easy. They were a lively, fun bunch.
Normally, when I introduce the couple into the reception hall I need to get the guests warmed up and ready to make noise for the bride and groom, but this group was deafening from the start. By the time I brought Hailey and Nakia into the room you’d have thought there was a football match taking place in that room for all the screaming and stomping. I love that kind of energy, as it usually manifests later that night on the dance floor.
That’s exactly what happened last night. When it came time to dance I had the group screaming and bouncing off the walls from start to finish. By the time I closed the night everyone looked exhausted and happy, and the happy couple had nothing but praise for me while we waited for the room to clear so I could start their private last dance.
The entire event crew was a joy to work with, including Melanie and Aubrey from Something to Celebrate, Dani Quiroz and Brenna, who took photos, and the entire Ma Maison staff. At many venues you have to hunt high and low to find the one on-site representative, but Ma Maison seems always to have a full staff on hand, ready to handle anything and everything that pops up.
Here are all the songs I played throughout the course of the wedding day festivities.
Pre-Ceremony Music
Best Day of My Life – Vitamin String Quartet
Video Games – Vitamin String Quartet
Fade Into You – Vitamin String Quartet
Cocktail Music
La Vie En Rose – Louis Armstrong
At Last – Etta James
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
Sway (Quien Sera) – Dean Martin
Moonglow – Holiday, Billie
Summer Wind – Frank Sinatra
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
C’est Si Bon – Eartha Kitt
Cheek to Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Nat King Cole
Buona Sera [feat. Keely Smith with Sam Butera and the Witnesses] – Louis Prima
It Had To Be You – Harry Connick Jr.
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) – Ella Fitzgerald
Make Somebody Happy – Jimmy Durante
Rags to Riches – Tony Bennett
You Make Me Feel So Young – Rosemary Clooney
Doors Open and Guests Enter Reception Hall
Love Never Felt So Good – Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake
You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates
Mr. Big Stuff – Jean Knight
Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) – The Detroit Emeralds
My Girl – The Temptations
Latch [Acoustic] – Sam Smith
Higher Love – Steve Winwood
Wedding Party Intro: Crazy in Love [feat. Jay-Z] – Beyoncé
Bride and Groom Intro: Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – Frankie Valli
First Dance: Best Part [feat. H.E.R.] – Daniel Caesar
Dinner Music
A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
Hey Jude – The Beatles
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
The Longest Time – Billy Joel
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
Heartbeats – José González
Budapest – George Ezra
Rebel Rebel – Seu Jorge
The Book of Love – Magnetic Fields
Piano Man – Billy Joel
That’s Amore – Dean Martin
Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
All of My Love – Led Zeppelin
Coming Home – Leon Bridges
I Miss You – Blink-182
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) – Hall & Oates
Rock With You – Michael Jackson
Rhythm of the Night – DeBarge
Like a Prayer – Madonna
Praise You – Fatboy Slim
Cake Cutting: Sugar, Sugar – The Archies
Father/Daughter Dance: Cinderella – Steven Curtis Chapman
Mother/Son Dance: Days Like This – Van Morrison
Dance Music
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
Hot in Herre – Nelly
Get Low [feat. Ying Yang Twins] – Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz
Levitating – Dua Lipa
SexyBack – Justin Timberlake
September [Eric Kupper Remix] – Earth Wind & Fire
Fire Burning – Sean Kingston
Don’t Stop the Music – Rihanna
Super Bass – Nicki Minaj
Tennessee Whiskey – Chris Stapleton
Pink Pony Club – Roan Chappell
Texas Fight – The University of Texas Longhorn Band
Theme From New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
Neon Moon – Brooks & Dunn
Bouquet Toss: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) – ABBA
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
All the Small Things – Blink-182
Toxic – Britney Spears
Tití Me Preguntó – Bad Bunny
Mo Bamba – Shack Wes
Bottoms Up [feat. Nicki Minaj] – Trey Songz
Cyclone [feat. T-Pain] – Baby Bash
Gasolina – Daddy Yankee
Loco Contigo [feat. J. Balvin & Tyga] – DJ Snake
All Your’n – Tyler Childers
A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
In Da Club – 50 Cent
I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
Low [feat. T-Pain] – Flo Rida
Pursuit of Happiness [Steve Aoki Remix] – Kid Cudi
I Was Made For Lovin’ You – Kiss
Give Me Everything [feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, Nayer] – Pitbull
It’s Tricky – Run-D.M.C.
Pepas – Farruko
Club Can’t Handle Me [feat. David Guetta] – Flo Rida
Move It [feat. Dillon Francis] – Valentino Khan
I Love It [feat. Charli XCX] – Icona Pop
Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
Dance the Night – Dua Lipa
Larger Than Life – The Backstreet Boys
Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – Lauryn Hill
Private Last Dance: Work Song – Hozier
