20091003 Lindsay and Denny (Dennis)

This was an amazing wedding day.
It started on Friday night with the rehearsal, as the sun set and a chill fall breeze.
The wedding and reception was held at Eagle Pointe in Bloomington. A great venue. Lindsay and Denny got married on the 1st green and had their reception on the patio. The last time I [...]

20091010 Brendan and Stephanie

Stephanie  is a professional event planner. There was a table or two of guests who are professional event planners. No pressure. None at all.
It was posh. It was fun. Bridgewater Country Club did a great job. There was a bagpiper for the cocktail hour on the deck. Emily Gage was in charge of photography. Debbie [...]

20090725 Daniel & Kelly

This is part one of my Dentist’s of Monroe County travelogue.
Daniel and Kelly live in Bloomington. Bloomington is a destination for a lot of bride’s in search of an outdoor venue. Over all the places to have a wedding day in their neck of the woods, they choose Avon Gardens in Avon, Indiana. I have [...]

20090516 Jennifer and Matt

I met Jennifer a few years ago.  She helps out with the Noble Evening in the Garden event.  I also met her mom and dad and Matt’s mom and dad at the Noble evening in the garden.
Jennifer won a complete wedding package in the charity auction from Jon Bruce Entertainment.
The reception was awesome.  Crystal Catering’s [...]

Jon Bruce, man of letters. DJ/MC/BGS

You might notice the asymmetry when Mr. Cheap DJ shows up in jeans with a couple of buddies for your black tie event. It couldn’t hurt to ask before hand and clearly establish you expectations.

1st Rate, 1st Grade field trip to the zoo.

I just got back from a field trip with my first grader to the Indianapolis Zoo. The weather was awful for people, but really the absolute best for seeing animals.
The big bonus was getting a tour of the zoo from Jon Wassner (he’s married to Jacob’s teacher). Jon is a zoologist and author. I have [...]

Jennifer may save you some heartache on your wedding day.

I got an inquiry from a Bride on Thursday inquiring about pricing and availability for an up coming wedding.
I went to reply and noticed she had sent her inquiry email out to SEVEN DJs all at the same time. In the interest of keeping the playing field open, I hit reply to all.
Here are [...]

If I had a million dollars, I would give you…

Free Barenaked Ladies Downloads… I would go for track #2, I love putting this song in the mix for right crowd.
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Yeah for Ben & Jerrys and Yeah to the Barenaked Ladies.

Hire me or this guy might be speaking on your behalf at your wedding.

Or maybe worse, you get the DJ who thinks this guy is a DJ Tutorin’ genius.

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The person you select to be the Master of Ceremonies is representing you. It’s probably a good idea to meet them in person and know what they are going to say and why.

Kevin Bacon’s got nothing on me….

That is guy to the left of the President of the United States is Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ken Preston. He is the senior enlisted man in the US army, he represents the men and women doing all the heavy lifting all over the planet.

I had the privilege of meeting him, at his son’s wedding.