On December 12th, 2009 I was able to participate in my sister Jessica’s wedding. It was quite an experience, as I was able to see a reception from another perspective. Now, I’m not going to lie, Jessica had the ability to get pretty much anything she wanted from our company and we were able to show off a lot of the things that we can do. But being on the other side, educated me a lot on how a guest sees our service and productions. I was able to see how our team worked with my family, the professionals she choose and the wedding party. As expected, I was so very impressed!
So here is what we did that I think should be mentioned:
Draping- Jessica wanted to drape out the dance floor. As you know from previous posts, this really creates a lounge feel for the dance floor. When we do this, it tends to make for a much more unique dancing experience. We love doing this and with the intelligent lighting we did, it really creates a visual experience.
Intelligent lighting-Not to many couples go with this option, but we think you should really consider doing this. The lighting was actually hung in the ceiling around the dance floor (we can do this at your venue with a slight twist) so that the entire dance floor was covered with light. Most DJs or lighting companies put the lights over the DJ or band. We don’t think that works to well. With the intelligent lighting, we control everything from the color, design and movements. Kurt did a great job programming and running our lighting rig.
Up lighting and pin spotting-Jessica wanted a darker amber for the up lighting and a pin spot on the cake.
Monograms-We normally do them on the dance floor, but we thought it would be even more interesting to put it on outside at the entrance to the property.
Plasma screens-Actually they are LCD screens, but this produced the most dramatic moments of the night. Let me explain. When we first came in the room, the screens had their monogram on them. Then during dinner, we created an awesome slide show of both the couple, family and friends. It was a great way to get people to peak into their life.
Then when it was time for the parent dances, we added another little twist. As she danced with my dad, pictures of the two of them faded up in the background. Then, during the middle of the choreographed dance that they spent so much time working on (3 months of lessons) we did a live feed of the dance floor so all the guests could see. WOW! It was incredible. People all through the room could see exactly what was happening on the dance floor. Thanks to Steve Newbert at AOV productions, his wireless transmission made it possible. Kyle, our TD (technical director), was switching the video to make it look awesome.
The last piece that made the night was the slide show. Kevin York was our photography and we have worked with Kevin in the past with this. We kinda turned Kevin on to this presentation. But around 10pm, both the couple and their guests were able to watch a 5 minute presentation of the actual pictures that were taken that day. Two 46 inch screens allowed everybody to see the great pictures that Kevin had taken. That was such a great thing for them to see. Instant gratification!
It was a great day and I was a very proud brother. Jessica and Ryan will have a great life together. Hopefully some of this video and these pictures will generate some interest for you into thinking about adding any of these options on, especially the LCD screens.
So here is what we did that I think should be mentioned:
Draping- Jessica wanted to drape out the dance floor. As you know from previous posts, this really creates a lounge feel for the dance floor. When we do this, it tends to make for a much more unique dancing experience. We love doing this and with the intelligent lighting we did, it really creates a visual experience.
Intelligent lighting-Not to many couples go with this option, but we think you should really consider doing this. The lighting was actually hung in the ceiling around the dance floor (we can do this at your venue with a slight twist) so that the entire dance floor was covered with light. Most DJs or lighting companies put the lights over the DJ or band. We don’t think that works to well. With the intelligent lighting, we control everything from the color, design and movements. Kurt did a great job programming and running our lighting rig.
Up lighting and pin spotting-Jessica wanted a darker amber for the up lighting and a pin spot on the cake.
Monograms-We normally do them on the dance floor, but we thought it would be even more interesting to put it on outside at the entrance to the property.
Plasma screens-Actually they are LCD screens, but this produced the most dramatic moments of the night. Let me explain. When we first came in the room, the screens had their monogram on them. Then during dinner, we created an awesome slide show of both the couple, family and friends. It was a great way to get people to peak into their life.
Then when it was time for the parent dances, we added another little twist. As she danced with my dad, pictures of the two of them faded up in the background. Then, during the middle of the choreographed dance that they spent so much time working on (3 months of lessons) we did a live feed of the dance floor so all the guests could see. WOW! It was incredible. People all through the room could see exactly what was happening on the dance floor. Thanks to Steve Newbert at AOV productions, his wireless transmission made it possible. Kyle, our TD (technical director), was switching the video to make it look awesome.
The last piece that made the night was the slide show. Kevin York was our photography and we have worked with Kevin in the past with this. We kinda turned Kevin on to this presentation. But around 10pm, both the couple and their guests were able to watch a 5 minute presentation of the actual pictures that were taken that day. Two 46 inch screens allowed everybody to see the great pictures that Kevin had taken. That was such a great thing for them to see. Instant gratification!
It was a great day and I was a very proud brother. Jessica and Ryan will have a great life together. Hopefully some of this video and these pictures will generate some interest for you into thinking about adding any of these options on, especially the LCD screens.
I also want to give a huge thanks to Erin Proud at Proud to Plan for all the hard work that she did. My sister met her at one of our open houses and said she had to have her. Our family isn't the easiest bunch to work with and she made sure that everything was perfect. It also let me have fun and not have anything to worry about. If you haven't thought about a planner...think again. Thanks Erin!
Jason
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