Lately there have been a lot of inquires from people planning events at the Wixom Community Center. I’ve never even heard of the Wixom Community Center until a few months ago so I was excited to see that venue on my schedule this past Saturday. The place turned out to be really nice! I have no idea what it costs to rent, but you can bring in your own caterer and bartender (and alcohol) which could save lots of money. The wedding I worked there for Ashley and Justin was catered by Chef de Cuisine (586-566-5139). They made terrific food, I especially liked the boneless fried chicken. The bartenders were both really friendly too, they happily kept my water glass full all night long (lol). Ashley and Justin have a fun group of friends and family but most memorable was the guy who did the Pee Wee Herman to “Tequila”. I was also pretty surprised at the crowd reaction to Alabama’s “Mountain Music”, they had a whole dance to go with it!

I really enjoyed Dr. David and Dr. Amy’s wedding 2 weeks ago. It started out pretty bad (at least for me). They had planned to have the ceremony outside in their parent’s backyard, and then the reception immediately following in a tent at the same location. I was to provide music for both the ceremony and reception. When I arrived it was REALLY HOT. I felt like I was going to pass out from that hot sun beating down on me when I was setting up the ceremony sound system. I kept thinking “Its okay…they are both doctors…they can revive me if I pass out and the party will continue”…haha. I got everything connected and ready to go and then these dark clouds came rolling in and it got really windy. Pretty obvious that it was about to start pouring rain. The ceremony area was not under a tent, so the family decided to delay the start of the ceremony for about an hour to let the rain pass. I took down all my sound equipment and moved it under the tent. It rained. Then it stopped. And they wanted to start the ceremony immediately….but my equipment needed to be set-up again. I decided to improvise and keep it plugged in under the tent and just turned it up really loud (it wasn’t that far of a distance away). Problem was, in all that mess of moving everything back and forth one of my cables came a little bit unplugged and while the mothers were walking down the isle the music kept shorting in and out. Thankfully, I was able to identify the problem cable and fix it just in time for the procession of the bridal party. Everything was fine for the rest of the ceremony (whew!). And thank god it rained because the temperature was perfect for the rest of the evening. The reception rocked! The father of the bride gave a very memorable speech giving his new son-in-law a little interactive husband training session. I have to say easily one of the most creative wedding speeches I have ever seen. Great folks, great party! Pictures are here.

Not much time to write lately….this week I have to DJ parties Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Gotta love June!