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Dave took the long ride to Warwick, RI’s Aldrich Mansion on this past snowy Saturday. He was there representing our lighting company Creative Uplighting. He lit the space with our wide beamed Color Maker uplights & our newly acquired Astera narrow beam fixtures. Both lights serve a purpose, the wide beams are well suited to color wash long sections of wall, while the narrow beams work perfectly to highlight columns or architectural elements. The smaller fixtures will also sit nicely on window sills, fireplace mantles and other small or delicate spaces.  You can see from the pics below that the lighting accents the space very nicely. Props to Dave for getting these beautiful images. It was his first day on my camera.

Special thanks to Leslie Delaney and Diana Scolponeti of Perfect Weddings for getting us involved in this beautiful event.

If you’re a Red Sox fan and Fenway Park is out of your budget or logistically impossible for your wedding, there are some other ways to incorporate your favorite team into your big day.

Option 1: Consider hiring Red Sox announcer Carl Beane to introduce your wedding party. He’s available for hire provided it’s off season, the Sox aren’t playing,  or the team is playing an away game.

Option 2: Invite Wally the Green Monster. Wally is available to make appearances with similar restrictions. I worked a Bar Mitzvah party this past weekend and Wally was on the invited list. Actually the family hired Wally to pose for pictures and sign autographs. Contact info: http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/fan_forum/wally.jsp

Option 3: Rent the Bleacher Bar for your rehearsal dinner. It’s located inside Fenway Park under the center field wall beneath the bleachers. The space is fantastic  and looks right onto the field. You can rent part or the entire space.  This past February I was lucky to play their for my friend Ed’s birthday party – definitely a career highlight.

Option 4: Send invitations to your favorite sox players. Unless you are connected, more than likely they’ll be no shows. It will be something fun to talk about and who knows what they may send you.

This Indian Pond reception was fun from the start.  Mike & Liz entered the room to thunderous applause as Young M.C.’s “Bust a Move” set the groove. Their first dance was to Ray LaMontagne’s break out hit “You are the Best Thing”. The guests were ready and the new Mr. & Mrs. Watts didn’t disappoint. They didn’t waste an inch of the dance floor.

Above you’ll see their awesome fall themed cake. I loved the autumn leaves. But even better, below you’ll see the groom’s cake. Go Pats!!

From the very beginning, the giant dance floor at Indian Pond Country Club was packed!! It was a djs dream wedding. Below you’ll see some fun pics of the dancing.

Above you’ll see the fun, fall-themed, sign in board from Jeff & Holly’s reception at Andover Country Club. Guests were asked to make a finger print “leaf” with the various fall colored ink stamping pads. The “leaf” would serve as the spot for a signature. I particularly liked the carved heart & initials J&H on the tree as well as the available & handy wet naps.

In the picture above you’ll also see Holly & her girls as well as Jeff & Holly having their first dance. Their song choice was one I had never heard,  “Words can not Describe” by Mirah, but liked a lot.   Give it a listen – I attached the link on Itunes. It had a very 30′s, 40′s speak easy like sound.

I also loved how Jeff and Holly included the kids in the reception. They were definitely a big part of the dance party as you’ll see below.  The photo of the 4 boys was unforgettable. I hope someone put it on youtube!! The boys were in the middle of the circle poppin’,  lockin’ & breakin’.

Below are a pics of the dancing and fun!!

And another fall themed idea… Below you’ll see the escort cards is a forest of trees. The different tables each had a tree type as an identifier. Great idea Holly!!

As dj at thousands of events, I’ve seen lots of fun ways to present seating/escort cards at weddings. I snapped the photo below at Dave & Liz Gogoi’s Wollaston Golf Club wedding reception.  Basically each of the escort cards had part of an image printed on it. When placed together on the seating board they formed the larger image shown in the photo. To keep the image visible after the cards were removed, a duplicate image was printed beneath. Sadly the photo is from my phone. I wish the resolution was better but I think you can get the idea.

Check back for more images from Liz & Dave’s wedding. Wollaston Golf Club is a fantastic venue in Milton, MA (about 10 miles south of Boston). It was my first time playing there but I hope to be back again soon. I really enjoyed it!!

Here’s a few songs you won’t find on many dj playlists. They’re songs I’ve picked from movies, commercials, shazaam’d from the radio, heard in restaurants or played at weddings. Each has the potential to play an important part in somebody’s wedding. Please search them out on Itunes and give them a listen (I’ve attached the links). Let me know if one makes it onto your playlist.

Matt Nathansan – Faster
Gin Wigmore – Don’t Stop
Lennings – You’re the One That I Want
Arctic Monkeys – Baby I’m Yours
Bob Dylan – If Not For You
Iron & Wine – Such Great Heights
Jimmy Eat World – For Me This is Heaven
Jamiroquai – I’m In The Mood For Love

Where: Fairmont Copley Plaza
When: 10-2-2012
Who: Ed & Amanda Randles

The reception was set in the Oval room of the Fairmont Copley Plaza. If you’ve ever been, you know the room is beautiful. But without a doubt the uplighting, monogram and colored wash provided by Boston Uplights really made the space fantastic!! Music for the cocktail reception was provided by Felice Pomeranz of the Gilded harps. Here are a few pictures of the room and the fun after I got involved.

This one is loooooong overdue!!

The date: June 4, 20011
The couple: Jule’ & Bruno Marini
The place: Skywalk Observatory – Top of the Hub – The Prudential Building
The time: Incredibly fun!! Including: a candy table for the kids, the best view in the city, dancing, dancing & more dancing, and to cap it off fireworks!!

I’ve worked weddings in just about every room on the South Shore but 9/24 was my first at the Scituate Country Club. I loved it and hope to be back soon!! The space has a large, open and airy dining room with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the beautiful & scenic Scituate Harbor. For warmer months, there is a 40′ x 60′ tent with equally amazing water views. Catering for events is deliciously prepared by Mark & Julie Ellis and their company the Chef’s Table.

Yuri & Sarah Valerio were the guests of honor and just wonderful to work for. You can see from the pictures below that there was no shortage of dancing & fun. In addition to the music, we also provided the paper hanging lanterns for the tent. The pictures are evidence of the success but these words from the Bride & Groom express spell it out. “I just wanted to say thank you for doing such an amazing job at the wedding. We had the best time and everyone can’t stop raving about what a great job you did. The day was perfect and your hard work played a major role in that. Also, a lot of people have commented on how great the lanterns looked!” – Sarah & Yuri

If you’ve been following this blog you or are a client of 5 Star Events, you probably know that we offer amazing event lighting through our sister company Creative Uplighting. You also may know that we’ve been working on a revolutionary new way to light paper hanging lanterns. Well our lantern light is now a reality and we’ve been using it in the field. The images below are of fall themed lanterns at the Commanders Mansion of Watertown. We are so pleased with the result and are excited to bring these lanterns to more and more weddings this coming year!!

If you’d like to find out more about Creative Uplighting and our other offerings, please visit www.creativeuplighting.com or better yet, drop me an email.