Reception Entertainment Director

6 Lighting Terms You Need To Know Lights. It’s one of the most important details, but lighting is frequently overlooked when planning a wedding.  In the past, choices were fairly limited for event lights or wedding lighting. Today’s couples have started to incorporate many different lighting options to add to their wedding decor and set the mood for their guests. Learn the lighting lingo and get to know what you need. Here are the 6 lighting terms commonly used at weddings. Uplighting: A lighting fixture strategically placed on the floor and pointing them up.  Uplighting is a very effective way to accent walls with color or highlight special areas. Pin spot: A focused beam of light that shines directly onto an object, like a centerpiece or wedding cake, as a highlight effect. Color wash: Basically a blanket of colored light covering an entire area to create a mood or change the look of built-in décor. Gobos: Circular stencils that are put over a light to ...

Free Wedding Toast Tips & Samples By James Nardel A Wedding toast is a great way to wish the new couple well, but it can be hard to get it just right if you’ve never done it before. If you feel a lot of emotion about the union, it may be even more difficult to get the toast just right. Keeping it simple really helps, as well as keeping it short. Remember that a wedding toast is simply a way to let the new couple know that you are excited for them, and that you were happy that they made you a part of their day. The more you try to put into a wedding toast the more complicated it can be, so don’t try to pack too much into the toast. Wedding Speech Below is a very simple wedding toast that you can use regardless of how well you know both of the bride and the groom. This is also a great way to make a wedding toast when you really want to wish the couple well but you aren’t too sure what to say! “First, I wanted to say congratulations to Bill and Nancy! I am so happy fo...

Introducing Rockstar Limo – Your Wedding Transportation Choice! Booking wedding transportation isn’t always the “fun” or “pretty” part of wedding planning, but it’s one of the most important pieces of the puzzle.  Wedding transportation is full of logistics and it determines the timeline of the day. Let’s face it, what is the point of celebrating if nobody makes it there! Most couples will typically find that choosing the appropriate amount of wedding transportation and knowing when to reserve it are two of the most challenging parts of the process. Many wedding websites will suggest booking transportation about 4 months in advance.  Unfortunately, in our area, this is often FAR too close to the wedding to guarantee they will receive what they want or even need. For Saturday wedding transportation, we recommend about 9-12 months in advance for most vehicle types (trolleys, stretch limos, party buses, and shuttle buses).  Esp...

Mia and Kyle’s Testimonial Thanks to Mia and Kyle for this awesome testimonial.  Sometimes you make a connection with your clients, so much so, that we are on the same page from the planning stage right through to the end of the reception.  With careful planning and perfect coordination, Mia and Kyle wedding went off without a hitch. Mia and Kyle’s Testimonial is another testament to our quality service. “My husband and I used DJ Sam for our wedding on June 10, 2017 and we couldn’t have been happier. We knew the moment we had our first call with him that he was going to be a perfect fit for what we were looking for in a DJ. He was very organized and made planning the music for the wedding easy! DJ Sam and Chloe exceeded all of our expectations the day of the wedding and the dance floor was packed the entire night! He also provided the uplighting for the room since we had seen other couples use the uplighting at our venue and it added a nice tough t...

7 Tips For A Successful Photo Booth Wedding A photo booth wedding is much fun!!! Everyone should have one at their wedding…. but sometimes Bride and Grooms make some serious mistakes with their choices.  Let’s make sure you don’t: Availability For a photo booth wedding have the photo booth available starting with the cocktail hour.  Guests are often looking for something to do, and the curiosity factor is high. Location If possible keep the photo booth as close to the action as possible.  You want the guestbook to be full and your guests to go home with a stack of photo-strips.  The closer the photo booth is to the bar or to the dance floor the more use it will get. What’s a photo booth wedding without the Bride and Groom!!!! Think through beforehand who you want to get in the booth with at your reception.  You’d be surprised how many brides and grooms almost forget to go in the booth at all because there is so much going on.  ...

Atmosphere Productions Honored for Excellence in 10th Annual 2018 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards Ⓡ West Hartford, CT —  March 24th, 2018 — Atmosphere Productions today announced its recognition as a winner of the esteemed 2018 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards Ⓡ for DJ Entertainment in Greater Hartford Area ! WeddingWire Inc ., the leading global online marketplace for the wedding and events industry, annually recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals on WeddingWire who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. The top local wedding professionals in more than 20 service categories from venues to florists are awarded the prestigious accolade. Atmosphere Productions was recognized as a recipient solely based on reviews from newlyweds and their experiences working with them. Award-winning vendors are distinguished for the quality, quantity, consistency and timeliness of the reviews they...

Top 5 Most Forgotten Wedding Day Details We’ve been doing this along time….. seen thousands of weddings.  We’ve given great advice over the years… sometimes our clients listen to us, sometimes they don’t!  Some of these clients forget key wedding day details whilst in the midst of reviewing menus, flowers, transportation and the myriad other wedding planning challenges. It is no surprise then that even the most obvious wedding day details can be forgotten. Some of these can be added with ease, but some are so integral that they could possibly cause big issues on your wedding day. Here’s our Top 5: Cake Knife & Server Although caterer or banquet facility will cut the cake and serve it to your guests, don’t forget that your photographer may want to take a photo of the cake BEFORE the Cake Cutting Ceremony.  Having a lovely Cake Knife & Server helps make for a nice photograph. Keep Toasts Short Wedding toasts s...