Category Archives: Wedding Reception

Music…It’s a huge part of the night…But there’s more…

Thankfully,  the idea of turning up for 7pm and double-clicking on a Play button are far behind us, well except in the under £200-a-disco-startup marketplace perhaps.

Todays modern service-providing DJs and Party Hosts can be expected to offer far far more than just music.  Some of those services are as much creative skills, rather than physical products which any ol’ DJ could buy or rent.  Some things however, are very much a combination of both having the right products, and knowing when and how to use them.

Lighting a room for example:

stars in avon

This room was the venue for a corporate dinner dance, just before Christmas.   The guests would all be sitting at their tables for upwards of three hours, including their meal,  speeches, various presentations etc.  Wildly flashing, strobing throughout those proceedings simply would be way too brash, annoying for the audience.   So, this graceful, slowly rotating lighting scheme worked so much better, giving the audience a superb WOW factor as the entered the room for the first time, then the stars slowly ascended to the ceiling when the hungry audience took their seats, to avoid the lighting shining into anyones eyes during the meal.

Of course, it didn’t have to be stars…company logos, bride and grooms first names, casino themes, or almost any other graphic design.

Atmosphere and ambiance … its like music, for your eyes.

 

 

Clouds

Dancing in the clouds… and Amazed!

First dance - dancing in the clouds to alone star: Amazed First dance – dancing in the clouds to alone star: Amazed

Most brides simply feel like they’re on dancing on cloud 9 on their wedding day. However Stephanie & David were really dancing in the clouds last Saturday, to their chosen first dance (Lonestar: Amazed) having choosing to include my new Dancing in the clouds option for their first dance. One of the first Wiltshire couples to have this lovely romantic effect at their wedding, which until recently had been mainly offered at large American weddings, or experienced in West End Theatre productions.

Cheap imitation devices have been around for a while, getting a poor, wispy, noisy, lack-lustre effect by trying to use a couple of trays of home fridge-freezer ice cubes instead of the 10kg per 3 minutes of Dry Ice Pellets which the professional solution requires in order to achieve absolutely beautiful effect. An atmosphere which will feature in Stephanies and David memories, and wedding photographs forever.

Congratulations to Stephanie & David, and thank you to their guests, the audience for helping me make it a great evening at the end of that wonderful day.

Clouds The new Mr & Mrs Butler and guests… Dancing in the clouds

How long will I love you?

photo 2This beautiful track from Ellie Goulding was the song chosen by Charlotte and Thomas, who celebrated their wedding day and the first day of their marriage yesterday, at the lovely Angel Hotel in Chippenham, Wiltshire.

Charlotte and Thomas had elected to provide a request list of songs which they felt their wedding guests would enjoy dancing to and this list was complimented by the guests filling out the request slips which I provide and by the guests texting their requests in to me throughout the night. A great time was had by all, judging by the number of people calling for “just one more please” at the end of the night.

I took just over 100 candid photos last night, which were displayed live on the large screen adjacent to the dance floor throughout the evening, and are now with Charlotte & Thomas on a photo CD. Some of the photos were of the beautifully decorated room, table decorations and the wedding cake, but of course the majority of the photos were of Charlotte & Thomas and their family and friends dancing, singing, laughing and making long lasting memories for all who attended.

I wish Charlotte & Thomas the very best for the future. Thank you for choosing Rhythms (me) as your Wedding DJ.

Happy Valentines Day?

Well Valentines day was yesterday, by 30 minutes! How did it go for you? To be honest, I am wondering, if you’re reading this blog, with Valentines day only just finished half an hour ago, maybe it didn’t go too well.

After all, if Valentines day went well, you should be either on your way back home after a stunningly romantic night out with your partner, or still accompanied by that partner.

Or, were you just curled up on the sofa all evening, with a tub of ice cream, a bottle of wine, and a Bridget Jones movie playing on the TV?

Perhaps your lover popped the question? Is there the sound of wedding bells in the air for you for 2015? 2016? even 2017? Is your mind swimming with thoughts of Brides, Grooms, Wedding music, guests, and great entertainment all mixing together to create great memories?

Its well worthwhile booking your Wedding DJ or Wedding Disco as soon as you’ve got a date.

Also, within reason, dont wait until you’ve chosen your venue before booking your wedding disco and DJ. As a modern and professional Wedding disco, Rhythms is able to adapt perfectly to almost any venue, including more lighting and sound equipment as required, but still keeping your wedding as unique and special as you always dreamt that it would be, and should be.