We also wanted to put more focus on the cake and made it really shine with a pinspot. Pin spots are great for a variety of reasons, besides cakes. They are most commonly used for center pieces and other decorations.

Back to the shoot, what I really loved about the room were these antique hanging candle votives. Instead of being your traditional votives, they were shaped like orbs with an opening on the side for the candles. Since the votives were made of glass they helped to capture and reflect the lighting in the room.

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Recently, we celebrated with Luke and Nicole for their wedding reception at the Marygrove College in Detroit.

The Marygrove in Detroit has several different banquet rooms for receptions for you to choose from depending on your event style. We DJed in the Madam Cadillac building in the Alumni Hall. I have to say even with 5 weeks to plan a wedding, Luke and Nicole did a FABULOUS job. There was so much detail to admire, and you can tell that the couple really put in the effort so that this would be a night to remember.

Since this wedding reception consisted of an older crowd, we played mostly cocktail, oldies, motown, jazz, and classic rock. People must have enjoyed it, because there was not one person sitting down at this 75 person event. From experience, I have noticed that the smaller wedding receptions always turn out great. It might be because people know each other and are not afraid to cut loose and enjoy the music.

Josh and Megan had their wedding reception at Addison Oaks in Leonard Michigan. I love this place for several reasons, 1.) They are owned by Oaks Management so they have a great salad bar, 2.) The place is located in a natural setting. It gives a great outdoories feel with a modern twist. The couple invited about 200 guests, so it filled the venue really nicely. Once we got started with the music, it was up to Encore Wedding DJs to fill their dance floor! Their must play list was a nice mix that also included some Motown. Looks like the guests knew how to dance!

Aileen and Jared held their Detroit reception at the Atheneum Suite Hotel in Greektown. This facility boasts elaborated architechture on multiple levels. It really helps to create a beautiful backdrop in your photos. Besides providing the Wedding DJs, our team also brought the Encore Photo Booth to help their family and friends strike their pose. It was a bit of a choir for the load in, but it was well worth it. Since they were planning a Detroit wedding, the couple went with the cities skyline for the photo booth footer.

The Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth Michigan is regarded for their elegant atmosphere and mouth watering menu. That is where Nate and Jillian held their wedding reception. We provided the lighting design and wedding DJ for their celebration. When couples book with us, they get unrestricted access to plan their entire reception effortlessly online. However, the wedding planner gave us an extremely hard time with their itinerary (that was already pre-approved by the couple). In my book, the planners remarks came off as condescending and they weren’t even necessary. It blows my mind how some wedding vendors can let personal issues conflict with the real reason they are there… to give the client an AMAZING experience. It was very unfortunate, because we happened to meet this planner earlier in the year at a knot event and we were really looking forward to referring her planning services to our clients : /

Now, we couldn’t let a cranky vendor interfere with the role we played in Nate and Jillian’s wedding, so back to their wedding highlights : ) Their family requested a bunch of awesome songs. We even custom designed a monogram and shined their name on the wall above the tables. Thanks again guy for having us be a part of your celebration!

Happy New Year! We celebrated with Carli and Shawn on NYE at Lakes of Taylor Golf Club. Carli knew exactly what she wanted, she actually is the banquet hall manager for the facility! The music was geared more towards top 40, and the guests loved it! The night went by way too fast. Before you knew it, it was time for the countdown. The party didn’t stop then, we kept it going for another hour or so. A couple of guests actually started a dance off, can you say kodak moment?

Now this was a FUN party! We celebrated with Stacey and Stephen at their wedding reception in Romulus. They held it at the Airport Marriott in the middle of December, so it was a winter wedding. They decided to go with deep purples for the wedding colors. We were hired to transform their room with color. Not only did we wash their walls with lighting, but we also gave a nice ceiling effect in the same color. They loved how they could bundle the Michigan photo booth with their package. It was fun, not only did we get the bride and groom in the booth, but we also got former Detroit Tiger Nate Robinson in the booth. You can read some of their comments here from their wedding reception.

We partied with Jacqlyn and Michael at their wedding reception @ Blossom Heath in St. Claire Shores. FYI, this venue has some weird acoustics (it is because of the giant dome over the dance floor). The layout creates this echo that makes it hard to talk while on the microphone. Since this venue is part of Oaks Management, they have an amazing buffet. The couple went with a more traditional request list with a huge emphasis on country. Since the couple had Pick n Play, the guests were able to select songs way before the wedding reception. It was a great night, thanks again for having Encore be a part of your special day!