March 24th: Wedding

A fun time was all as Sarah and Nathan celebrated their wedding at the Arts Club of DC. Both the ceremony and reception were held onsite - it was my first trip to this venue and truly appreciated the free parking I was able to obtain in back of the venue. Sarah was referred to me by Gerry Rogers of Petal's Edge - I did Gerry's wedding back in December of 2003.

A pianist provide the ceremony music while I took over with jazz and blues for the cocktail & dinner periods. The bride & groom's 1st dance was a soulful ballad from Tuck & Patti called "I Will". Sarah & dad danced to what else but Hall & Oates "Sara Smile". Disco, funk, and top 40 dominated the rest of the evening causing us to go an extra hour!

The vendors
Ceremony pianist: Burnett Thompson
Florist: Petals Edge

March 17th: Wedding

Erin Go Braugh! Kelly and Jonathan had their St. Patty's Day wedding at the Harbor Court Hotel near Baltimore's Inner Harbor. A pianist provide the cocktail music while jazz filled the dinner hour. A few toasts and a nice Irish blessing was offered before the meal. I was thrilled to learn that the officiant was the caretaker of Loyola College's greyhound mascot!

Special moments included a special dance by Iz "Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World" for Kelly and her grandfather and the best man's spirited rendition of the Blues Brothers "Soul Man". Kelly's father is a Beatles enthusiast and was treated to "In My Life" for his dance with his daughter. The floor was packed throughout the night with disco, funk, hip/hop - and the state of New Jersey was well represented with tracks from Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen.

The vendors:
Officiant: Father Nash of Loyola College
Photographer: Ned Bonzi Photography

March 10th: Wedding

Congratulations to Ryann & Alex as they had a wonderful ceremony and reception at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA. The cocktail hour music consisted of some jazzy Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and some Tony Bennett and Ella Fitzgerald for good measure. Both the bride and groom are huge movie buffs so the dinner hour consisted of instrumentals from various film soundtracks followed by dose of classic 80s for dancing.

The vendors:
Cake: Sticky Fingers
Florist: The Flower Market
Coordinator: Soiree Special Events (Laura Auer)
Officiant: Ken Knapp (no website - contact me for info)
Photographer: Alex Agaryshev
Caterer: R & R Catering