Sunday, March 29, 2009

michael + alexia

Yesterday started out pretty normal. Everything was packed up and ready to go for Michael and Alexia’s wedding, and I still had a few hours to kill before I was planning on leaving for the Colony Club at 3:00 for set-up. I got in my van to go pick up some lunch and my van wouldn’t start….uh oh…this would be my worst nightmare coming true. I tried a couple more times, and nope…engine not turning on. Me and my neighbor tried to jump-start it, thinking maybe the battery was dead but that didn’t work either. These are the times that I’m really thankful that I have a great group of guys that work with me. Evis was scheduled for Platinum Mix backup, so I called him and he came right over. We loaded all the equipment into his truck and headed downtown with plenty of time to get set-up by the 5:30 wedding ceremony start time. No problem at all. But what would I have done without Evis?? That could really have been a huge problem. Moral of the story here is, whatever DJ you decide to go with for your wedding, make sure they have some sort of back-up system in place just in case your scheduled DJ gets sick, or has car trouble.


THANK YOU EVIS!!! YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!

The wedding itself turned out beautiful. Michael gets the award for “coolest groom of all time” for the ties he picked out for himself and his groomsmen. They had an old school 808 drum machine on them!!!!!

AWESOME!!!!

I loved the songs they had picked out too. They requested some jams I haven’t heard in years like: India.Arie “Ready For Love” and Eric B & Rakim “Don’t Sweat the Technique”. Very nice. Other highlights of their playlist included: “Atomic Dog”, “Paper Planes”, Lots of Beastie Boys and “Nuthin’ But a G’ Thang”…..all would fall on my personal favorites list. I also got to mix in some Arabic music that their guests were requesting. The music was great, but even better they had Lebanese food for appetizers! Those meat pies were tasty, just like my grandma makes them. Great wedding!!! Congrats Alexia and Michael!!



Lots more pictures from Michael and Alexia's wedding ceremony and reception at the Colony Club located here::

http://picasaweb.google.com/platinummix/MichaelAlexiaTheColonyClubDetroit#





Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Free Wedding Invitations

Just thought I'd let everyone know, my friend Tracie from "You're The Bride", is running a contest on her blog and she's giving away FREE wedding invitations. Rad! Here are all the details::

**CONTEST** Would you like FREE wedding invitations??

I know you brides are probably facing a tough time trying to plan your wedding and keep up with regular bills in this tough economy. So You're The Bride has decided to award one lucky bride with FREE Wedding Invitations and a FREE Wedding Time Capsule!!! You will have to write a 500 word essay free of spelling errors on why you think you are the bride that deserves these invitations the most. Now of course there are some rules and guidelines to participate and just so you know if you are the lucky winner here is the criteria....

1. Your wedding must be in 2009.

2. Order must not exceed $200 including shipping/tax. Since we discount most of our invitations either 35% to 40% we will be going by the total on your order once the discount is calculated. So the final price at checkout of the shopping cart. This way you are still getting the discount too :) If over then you will be responsible for the difference. If you are under we will NOT refund you the difference. Depending on what line you would order from if you win the price should get you approximately 100 invitations, printed flaps, respond cards and reception cards to give you a basic idea of merchandise value.

3. Order can't be shipped outside of US.

So start browsing the website to see what invitations you might like. Entries must be received by 4/30/09. Send a word document to yourethebride97@aol.com with your name, email, phone number and the city you live in along with your essay so we can identify you. Contest is open to Metro Detroit brides as well as brides all over the US. Pass the contest info along to all your friends that are getting married for their chance to win too!

http://www.yourethebride.com/discount_invitations.htm


Winner will be notified and posted on blog by May 6. Good luck!