Tucked away in the rolling hills of New Hope is a great venue that very few people know about. Ten minutes north of the shopping district and secluded off the road in natures beauty is a venue by the name of Holly Hedge Estates. Leaving all the hustle and bustle behind, the location, the staff and of course the food at Holly Hedge is just awesome. One of the really cool things about this venue is the old upper “barn” that they have. In this barn, you have your cocktail hour and, if you want, your ceremony. This is exactly what Heather and Michael did.
Heather and Michael were much like most of the couples I work with. They trusted me with the music selections. They had met me, they had asked all of their questions the and they let me do what I do best, spin a rocking wedding. Like many couples, they had a few requests, but for the most part, they let me do my job and they danced.
As I said before the ceremony and cocktail hour were held about 1000 feet away from the main ballroom in an old, vintage style barn. I actually wouldn’t mind using that for a small, intimate reception, that is how cool it is! The ballroom is a completely different story with vaulted 20 foot ceilings, huge dance floor and spacious bar.
Heather and Michael also wanted us to design and light the ballroom, which of course we did. An amber dance floor wash and amber up lighting is what we designed for them and boy did it make the room look amazing. Something so simple (as long as it is done right), really makes the room come alive. And I say “done right” for a few reasons. You see, even though there isn’t technically a lot going on, it is all in the details. Let me explain. This room was white, all white. Anything other than a white fixture would have stood out tremendously. Amber is a tough color to get with the new “LED” lighting. So we needed to use an older style of fixture and strategically place them in order to make the room look the best. With the LED fixtures on the market today, it would be hard to achieve the look we were going for. So, please don’t be fooled by companies telling you how great LED lighting is. Each event needs to be designed based on what that specific event calls for. You can’t just assume that one type of fixture is the end all be all. We were really happy Heather and Michael allowed us to professionally light the room.
This wedding was rocking too. I’m not going to lie, I put together some really serious sets and had fun taking my dance floor on quite a journey. I mixed a pretty good dinner set that included MJ’s “Rock With You,” into “Everything,” by Michael Bubble into “Proud Mary,” by CCR. And after dinner, I was even more creative. I threw in a little Black Eyed Peas “Dirty Bit,” some Ceelo “Forget You,” and of course “Don’t stop believing,” by Journey. And in case you weren’t sure, everything we mix at Synergetic (well almost everything) is beat-mixed. It goes from one song to another song without stopping. If you are not sure what we mean, check out this blog post, and stay tuned as we will be sharing with you what that sounds like.
And best of all, all of this was documented by one of my favorite photographers, Rebecca Barger! Awesome personality, awesome work ethic and of course awesome photographs. We had a blast working with her. When we work with other professionals we know and like, it makes for such a good night.
Thank you to Michael and Heather for choosing me to spin. I hope you both have some great memories!
-Jason
Thanks to Rebecca Barger Photography for the images!
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