Reception Entertainment Director

Gone are the days of police beacons, strobe lights and flashing colored light bulbs.  Currently there are many high tech options for lighting your wedding reception ballroom. Custom lighting options include up-lighting, down-lighting and architectural lighting.  Is your reception under a tent? The ceiling of the tent works wonderfully with theatrical style lighting, such as subtle color changes, flowing water patterns, or a custom gobo displaying images of constellations and a delicate blue tint onto the ceiling.  Want more of a club feel? Enter the era of high-tech club style lighting, with fast moving, color changing lights, and lights that create spinning patterns all over the dance floor and walls.  Do you simply want a shifting color wash on the walls, columns or dance floor in your banquet facility? Why not Spotlight your First Dance with white L.E.D illu...

There are many details that go into planning a wedding reception. After you find a location for your reception, book the caterer , and hire the entertainment, your focus can turn towards other topics like wedding centerpieces. As with all wedding details, wedding centerpieces come in a wide range of choices. From expensive and over the top to cheap and modest, you will have to search for the option that is right for you and your wedding celebration. Set your budget and start thinking of wedding centerpiece ideas. As the saying goes, sometimes less is more, and centerpieces are no exception. If you are having a simple , elegant wedding you would not want to have lavish, obnoxious centerpieces that excessively stand out. On the other hand if you are having an elaborate wedding affair an extremely simple centerpiece may look out of place. Here are four tips for finding the perfect wedding centerpiece: Look For Unique Vases or Items For Flo...

Most couples intend to dance the traditional first dance, but most of them also know nothing at all about dancing! So as the big day approaches their sense of panic increases. Avoid anxiety by following a few easy tips. 1. Plan ahead: You're planning everything else associated with your wedding, why not your first dance? Ideally you should begin practicing 6 to 12 months ahead of time. 2. Turn to professionals: Learning to dance is surprisingly painless. If you can't afford private lessons at a local studio, look around for group classes (high schools, colleges and community centers often offer courses). Or, buy an instructional videotape -learn ...

Choosing a professional wedding videographer can be complex and confusing. With so many terms like, "digital," "non-linear editing," "DVD authoring," …how do you choose and feel comfortable with your decision? Your special day is arriving (and quicker than you realized) and the last thing you need to worry about is whether or not you have hired the right professional to capture your day. Of course you've visited their website and viewed their demo, but is that enough? The answer is "no." No matter whom you choose you will not know the professionalism and skill of the videographer until AFTER the ceremony. First, let me clarify ...

In our over thirty years of experience providing music and entertainment we've seen ALOT.... some really unique events, many elegant and classy and some destined for failure before we even got involved. Every Bride wants that fairytale wedding - everything goes off perfectly and you both ride off into the sunset on your Honeymoon. But, in reality, many Brides and Grooms, overlook some mistakes that we see occur commonly: 1) Trying To Copy A Wedding You've seen your perfect reception on "Four Weddings" or on another one of your favorite wedding related TV shows, bridal magazine or attended a friends wedding.  Now you want yours to be "just like theirs"!  STOP!!  Even if you have a lavish television budget and can duplicate the locations and vendors... it's NOT going to be the same! We've had clients express that they want exactly the same music as so-and-so's wedding.  Even if we could, we can't re-create the atmosphere and the exci...

I am a professionally trained  Lifecycle Celebrant ™ , having studied the art of ceremony and ritual through the Celebrant Foundation and Institute.  As an ordained, Interfaith Minister, I happily serve couples of all backgrounds and beliefs. In other words...it's not about what I believe, but what the couple believes. I am open and affirming, welcoming gay/lesbian/straight couples.  My goal is to create a personalized ceremony that reflects the personalities of the couple I serve, honoring their faith traditions if that is important to them and creating a feeling of community and intimacy, no matter what size of wedding.  I am not a stuffy person nor do I create stuffy ceremonies. I feel everyone should walk away from a wedding ceremony feeling lifted by the experience, with a smile on their face, and having a greater understanding and appreciation for the couple and their story.  I have a background in theater, having worked as an actor fo...

We have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving... in the Northeast this year we have endured floods, a tornado, earthquake, hurricane and most recently a freak snow storm blizzard in October.  I am particularly thankful to have all my family and friends safe and well during these past months.  I am also thankful to have taken the Friday after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) off and with my friend, fellow broadcaster, former WTIC-FM air-personality Keith Alan and our wives, we ventured due North for a little smooth jazz. Keith and Vincent's parents Leo & Dawn have known each other since the Disco era, club nights and mobile DJ events with "The Sounds of Leo".  So this was much like a reunion... old friends reminiscing about the good 'ole days! Once again WEIB 106.3FM's "Smooth, Soulful & Afterwork Cool Down" presented a spectacular evening featuring Jonathan Fritzen & Vincent Ingala.  Both artists have been featured in this series befor...