Another amazing group tonight! You know you are at a great place when you pull up to the Grande Colonial in La Jolla and there are two Ferrari's and a Lamborghini sitting out front. It was a smaller group of about 80 people. The Grande Colonial is an excellent place for this size of group because they have different areas to create interest. Cocktail hour and dinner were held outside on the balcony and patio area. Dancing moved inside later on. The bride and groom were very specific with their music requests. It was probably some of the most unique and unusual music I have ever played at a wedding. I was worried about it before the event started because many of the artists and songs I had never even heard of before (Sound Tribe Sector 9, Pnuma Trio, Nosaj Thing, etc.). I was pleasantly surprised because it really worked well for their group. Everyone had an open mind and enjoyed it (they didn't have to hear the ultra cliche' songs in order to dance which is normally difficult for Americans). Highlights included: refreshing/unique music with an electronic twist, guests randomly broke out into a session of limbo (and no I didn't play any "limbo" type songs) with the long stemmed flowers in the middle of going crazy, I spotlighted the cake which really made it 'pop' once the sun went down (see photo above), the water effect lighting added some movement and color to the dance floor area, the bride had on a pair of excellent Christian Louboutin heels that the photographer Cary Pennington kept trying to get shots of, the coordinators from Red Letter Days helped keep the evening (and guests) on track, and the group almost got kicked out of the hotel the night before because they were partying (heavily) and some guy ran down the stairs. He missed the last stair... his head actually went through the drywall right next to the front desk! Extras Provided: Cake Spotlighting, Water Effect Lighting
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