West Virginia Comes To Downingtown

Eliza & Chris
April 26, 2008
Downingtown Country Club
Downingtown, PA
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It has been a long time since I have provided wedding entertainment direction in the Downingtown Country Club! A lot has changed since my last visit. Most noticeably, a new terrace for the guests to enjoy cocktail hour was a great addition to an already beautiful facility.

To be completely honest, I wasn't sure what to expect with the evening's events since a majority of the information was provided the day before the event. Now, I realize that Eliza and Chris were so relaxed about the planning because they knew, better than anyone, that the party would be a smashing success no matter what.

With a large group of the guests made up of West Viriginia University alumni, the party went from zero to sixty faster than a Ferrari. Wow.

One of the most memorable spots in the evening was, believe it or not, the Chicken Dance. Hold off on the moans and groans for a second... Eliza was completely against the playing of the song, but her friends, family, and groom rallied and convinced her to allow it to be played. I think Eliza realized that I held off the Mountaineers as long as I could.

She caved in, the song played, and everyone excitedly took part in one of the oldest wedding reception traditions I am aware of.

In the end, it was a great affair that kept the dance floor bouncing until the very end (when we played "Take Me Home, Country Roads").

Congratulations, Eliza & Chris!

Click here to see some photos from their event!

Agenda

5:30-6:20 PM Cocktails

6:25 PM Grand Entrance
Bridal Party: "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti
Bride & Groom: "Simple Gifts" performed by The WVU Mountaineer Marching Band - Web Site

6:30 PM First Dance
"Con Te Partiro" by Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman

6:35 PM Blessing and Toasts

6:45-8:25 PM Dinner

7:20 PM Bride & Father Dance
"Little Miss Magic" by Jimmy Buffett

7:25 PM Groom & Mother Dance
"What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong

8:25 PM-10:30 PM Open Dancing

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Eliza & Chris' comments about their wedding entertainment: "I don't think that we could even find the words to describe how pleased we were with Steve. We decided that we would defer to the DJ and let him choose pretty much every song except for the biggies. It was a real measure of trust and boy did it pay off. We had two people come up to us during dinner to tell us that I had picked amazing songs. While I appreciated that they thought so highly of me, I had to admit that Steve was picking them all and putting together an amazing mix. Steve opened the dance floor in a way that none of us had ever seen, and we have had SO much feedback since then. It was so emotional! Throughout the entire reception he had great ideas for us to make our wedding funny, special and memorable. He was a great director, right down to the very second when the last song had played and he decided to throw in the WVU fight song for good measure. We are beyond pleased with the service that was provided to us, and would be more than glad to speak to any potential client on his behalf!"