SETH AND AIMEE SPROUL’S WEDDING – THE RITZ CARLTON, LAGUNA NIGUEL

I made my first (and hopefully not last) visit to The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel to DJ/MC the reception of Seth Sproul and Aimee Alarcon on January 2nd. They couldn’t have picked a more perfect place to get married, the view from the ballroom was breathtaking and the decor inside the room was gorgeous. The linens, provided by Fusion Linen, perfectly complemented the flowers (provided by Elegant by Design) on the guest tables and cake table.

Eryin Choi and the staff from The Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel was very helpful in making sure I had what I needed for set up and they also provided the beautiful cake and the up-lighting around the room. Once the reception began, the videographer Daniel Boswell of dvArtistry and Michael Svoboda from True Photography, did an excellent job of capturing every moment of the events throughout the event.

I was honored to work alongside Lisa Moon of Lisa Moon Events throughout the afternoon and she was a very competent coordinator and a joy to work with.

Aimee decided to have a special Bridal Party dance to kick off the first dance set and chose “Como Ves” by Ozomatli. Halfway through the song I invited the rest of the guests to join the Bridal Party on the dance floor and playing off of the energy from that song, I mixed in “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas. That caused a huge reaction from the crowd as they danced and sang every lyric from the song. From there on out it was all about me since the bride and groom didn’t submit a request list beforehand because they were confident that I could handle it on my own, and handle it I did. With the exception of the bouquet toss, garter removal and toss and same-day video montage prepared by Daniel Boswell, I kept the floor packed the entire night playing everything from Top 40, 80′s and 90′s music.

One of the highlights of the evening was Seth requesting “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond even though Aimee had vetoed that song previously. So before I played it I asked Seth and Aimee to come to the middle of the dance floor and instructed everyone to create a circle around them and sing it to them. The song was a huge success and Aimee seemed to enjoy it even more than Seth did!

I ended the evening with “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey and got out on the floor and got everyone holding hands in a circle with the Bride and Groom in the middle again. I probably could have gotten away with playing the instrumental of the song with how loud and verbatim everyone was singing the song.

Every feature went off without a hitch and Seth and Aimee seemed very pleased with the way things went. Seth told me that his sister commented that she was happy to go to a wedding where the DJ was good and played good music, and that put a smile on my face. I had an amazing time and hope that I was able to provide the couple with the reception they had always dreamed of.