What great weekend! We had three weddings take place and I was glad to hear that Dave, Jeremy and myself all had very successful weddings. Dave was at the Walter Center which I hear is super spacious and very nice. I was at The Westin Great Southern for the second time this month. The Westin in my opinion is the most upscale hotel ballroom in Columbus. Built in 1897, the Westin still looks like a million bucks. Beautiful marble flooring is just one of the nice features there. The staffing is wonderful and of course you have the option of staying over night if you wish.
I also had the pleasure of working with Joe of Panarello Consulting. Joe is absolutely amazing. She is super nice, down to earth and I can really tell she loves and cares about her clients. Her and I had a lot of fun and helped each other create the perfect wedding for Heath & Jennifer Williams.
Another first for me this weekend was being able to witness the Buckeye Brass play during the reception. Jennifer surprised Heath with this special moment. Everybody sung along while they played our favorite Buckeye songs. It was a lot of fun and I could tell the guests really enjoyed it.
Thank goodness there was like 20" of snow on the ground or this wreck might have hurt. This is my best friend Eric trying to go through a snow drift and not quite making it. Eric owns a couple of 4 wheelers and we had the best time on them this past Saturday during the Blizzard of '08. Unfortunately we weren't able to play to long . I had to get to a wedding.
Kevin & Sherry got married at Franklin Park and I was so happy that everything turned out perfect for them. One of the most remarkable moments was Sherry's brother Michael singing a couple of songs before Sherry walked down the isle. He had an amazing voice. He has been singing for over 20 years and I was blown away to how great his voice filled the palm house. Sherry's family was super nice and I had a lot of fun Djing their wedding. .
This was also my first time working with Colleen of Franklin Park. She coordinated the ceremony. Colleen did an amazing job which is exactly what I expected. Franklin Park always does an amazing job. I always recommend Franklin Park for any body's wedding.
I am so proud of this year! So far, this year has been amazing! Encore Entertainment has been going strong and we are very excited to be launching our new photobooth. I feel that I work with some of the best DJ's in Columbus. They have been so loyal and dedicated to our clients. Dave, Eric, Jeremy, Warren and Austin love what they do and care about your wedding. I have been so proud of my DJ's because we take great pride in what we do and we also received "The Best Of" from Theknot.com for 2007. I do want to share just a couple of stories we have experienced with our clients.
One of my favorite stories is when Eric and Dave did a wedding together and the bride forgot to bring her garter so Eric offered to run out and buy a garter so they would be able to perform the garter toss later that night. The bride was very appreciative but in the end, one of her guests ended up bringing it over from the hotel.
Another story I will never forget is the time I was DJ'ing at Franklin Park Conservatory and we were having a bad storm that night. Well, the power went out in the middle of open dancing and after about 5 mins, we decided it probably wasn't coming back on. It had stopped raining so I suggested we move the party outside. I drove my van back onto the back terrace and DJ'ed with stereo system in the van. The bride groom had a blast and it sure will be a wedding that we will not soon forget. It was the only time Franklin Park ever let anyone park on the back terrace.
Thank you to my wonderful DJ's for always giving 100%. Thank you to our wonderful clients who help make Encore so successful. We care about you and we also care about your wedding! Thank You!
