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| - When I began wedding planning 13 months before our nuptials, the goal to create a unique party atmosphere, resembling that of a club. What I thought I had invented- music video backdrops and state-of-the- art lighting effects- we found in The Beat Booth.
My husband and I met Erica and Nathan at a bridal show, and immediately joined in my excitement for a techno version of "Hava Nagila" for our Jewish Hora and obsessive amounts of Britney Spears tracks (which I wanted played every 5 songs, so that I could just stare at the screen and oogle).
Once we had decided that they fit the vision for our Desert Botanical Garden winter wedding, they were flexible with our budget to provide us the extensive equipment needed for an event of 250. Additionally, they were prompt in responding to emails and met with us several times to go over specific details- including at our venue, where they took copious notes.
They went over-the-top to help us save, by providing microphones for our service, speakers for our cocktail hour, speaking with our event coordinator for our venue to link the projector, and connecting my husband's keyboard to their system for a very special performance of his vows that he wrote in a song.
The aspects that we would have changed worthy of 5 stars were probably unnoticed by the guests. We were specific about our expectations going into coordinating, and it seemed that Nathan and Erica had full understanding and we trusted they would match the types of music suggested. My husband provided Nathan with independent music for our cocktail hour and dinner, none of which was mainstream to the point of hearing on the radio, however, during dinner, I did hear some Top 40 songs. In watching our wedding footage, we recognized that some of the older music to open the dance floor was cheesy (i.e. "Oh, What a Night," and "Twist and Shout", when we would have preferred more Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Lionel Richie). Our middle-aged guests looked to be enjoying themselves, and we may have been more specific with our expectations when talking about what we did not want. Additionally, a country song was played as a slow dance; this did not fit our demographic that well, as our families are from Boston and Minnesota. Lastly, when we were introduced to dance our choreographed song as husband and wife, the wrong Jason Mraz song was cued. Nathan and Erica both apologized and amended the situation quickly. Our large crowd required more assurance from our VJ with making announcements and maintaining time specifications, for example, no one was aware the we were cutting the cake as it was not presented in the most assertive manner possible.
Our guests had much positive feedback and stayed later than we would have projected of a Sunday night wedding, and I wholeheartedly believe this was related to our unmatched entertainment. My biggest regret was that because we were running behind with speeches and dinner. we didn't have more time to dance and party with our guests!
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