I DJ’ed a wedding just outside of Austin, in San Marcos, at Windermere Farms yesterday. The venue is lovely. It’s spacious, and easy to load gear in and out, two factors that always make a DJ happy.
There were a lot of guests at the wedding, which is something I love, as it means there is likely to be some great energy in the room. More people usually means more fun, and last night was no exception! Let’s find out what I played.
Pre-Ceremony Music
I started with some background music for the guests to hear as they came into the ceremony site and found a seat.
Lover – Relaxing Piano Covers
God Bless the Broken Road – Matchstick Piano Man
Love Story – Relaxing Piano Covers
Until I Found You – Alan Ng
Somewhere Only We Know – Stratus
Can’t Help Falling in Love – Alan Ng
I Dreamed a Dream – Stratus
You Are the Reason – Alan Ng
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Steve Petrunak
Wildest Dream – Relaxing Piano Covers
Ceremony Music
When it came time for the ceremony, I watched for my cues and brought people in. The wedding party was quite large: 12 bridesmaids and 12 groomsmen! I had to keep an eye on the music to make sure everything sounded perfect. There were also some additional songs. Typically I play two songs before the ceremony begins, but yesterday I had to run four, and time them all to fit the processions, which I did. And of course, I topped things off with a recessional for the couple. All in all, it was a perfect and beautiful ceremony.
Family Processional: Goodness of God – Lighthouse Piano
Bridal Party: Make You Feel My Love – Magical Piano Player
Flower Girl & Ring Bearer: Slipping Through My Fingers – Riyandi Kusma
Bridal Processional: Unchained Melody – Johan Sander
Couple’s Recessional: Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Cocktail Music
We’re on to cocktail hour!
Coming Home – Leon Bridges
(Sittin’ On The) Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Come and Get Your Love – Redbone
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
At Last – Etta James
Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You – Frankie Valli
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
Everything – Michael Bublé
For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder
I Say a Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin
Cheek to Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes
Valerie [Live At BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, London] – Amy Winehouse
Stay – Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
This Magic Moment – The Drifters
My Girl – The Temptations
Adalida – George Strait
Every Little Honky Tonk Bar – George Strait
Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer
Love Grows on the White Oak Tree – Teddy Wilson
Dinner Music
And now, it’s time for dinner. But first, I must introduce Karsen and Cole into the reception area with as much energy and emotion as possible. I think they heard us cheering all the way down in San Antonio!
Couple’s Introduction: Forever – Chris Brown
We followed the introduction up with the first dance, and the parent dances. I like when couples do this, as it means we can more easily transition straight into open dancing after dinner.
First Dance: Dance of a Lifetime – Drake Milligan
Father/Daugher Dance: Stand By Me – Ben E.King
Mother/Son Dance: Her Little Man – Jami Grooms
And then, dinner time. The food was outstanding, perhaps one of the best two or three meals I’ve had at a wedding in recent memory. It was catered by La Pera Catering, and I highly recommend them! I hope I see them at another event soon, because they fed the vendors the same delicious food the guests were served. I love it!
Honky Tonk Crowd – Rick Trevino
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
Brand New Man – Brooks & Dunn
Dancin’ With the Devil – Josh Ward
Mountain Music – Alabama
Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Midnight Mess Around – Old Dominion
I Can’t Help Myself – The Four Tops
It’s a Great Day to Be Alive – Travis Tritt
The Truth About Men – Tracy Byrd
Watermelon Crawl – Tracy Byrd
Move It On Over – Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
Got to Be Real – Cheryl Lynn
That’s Texas – Cody Johnson
Be My Baby Tonight – John MichaelMontgomery
Work Boots – Cody Johnson
Gonna Get a Life – Mark Chesnutt
King of the Road – Roger Miller
River Road Dream – Curtis Grimes
Cake Cutting: How Sweet It Is – Marvin Gaye
After the cake was cut, the couple did a champagne toast, during which I fired off a pair of my cold sparklers. Those things really elevate a moment, and deliver a wow factor that must be seen to be believed. You can get a sense of it in the video below, which I’ve shared on Instagram as well as YouTube.
Dance Music
At last, we’re dancing, and as I mentioned above this was an energetic group. They did NOT stop dancing until the final record was spun! At one point the groomsmen spontaneously lifted the groom and crowd-surfed him around the dance floor. Not to be outdone, the bridesmaids hosted Karsen and took her on her own surfin’ safari.
Jubel – Klingande
Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield
Club Can’t Handle Me [feat. David Guetta] – Flo Rida
Feel So Close – Calvin Harris
Be My Baby – The Ronettes
Pursuit of Happiness [Steve Aoki Remix] – Kid Cudi
I Was Made For Lovin’ You – Kiss
Low [feat. T-Pain] – Flo Rida
Here for a Good Time – George Strait
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Neon Moon – Brooks & Dunn
I Want You Back – The Jackson Five
Careless Whisper – Wham
Tennessee Whiskey – Chris Stapleton
Rockstar – Nickelback
Fat Bottomed Girls – Queen
Bouquet Toss: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) – ABBA
Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus
Hotline Bling – Drake
Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
Livin’ On a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Eenie Meenie – SeanKingston
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
September [Eric Kupper Remix] – Earth Wind & Fire
The Climb – Miley Cyrus
Gettin’ You Home – Chris Young
Fight, Raiders, Fight – Texas Tech University Marching Band
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Best of My Love – The Emotions
Wannabe – Spice Girls
Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe
Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runner
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
All the Small Things – Blink-182
Toxic – Britney Spears
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
I Want it That Way – The Backstreet Boys
Medley: Summer Love / Set the Mood (Prelude) – Justin Timberlake
Get Low [feat. Ying Yang Twins] – Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz
Yeah [feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris] – Usher
Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
Last Dance: Last Dance – Donna Summer
And then it was time to send everyone out front for a sendoff that featured both handheld sparklers for each guest, and four of my cold sparkler machines. It was spectacular, and can be seen in the video linked above.