Erica & Danny were married at the Coto de Casa Golf & Racquet Club last Saturday, with family & friends coming from Texas, Northern and Southern California.
It was a beautiful and classy wedding exactly at their image.
When you meet them, first instantly, you feel that they are truly in love and then, you are stunned by their beautiful smiles and their kindness.
The weather was gorgeous, the really first day of summer!
We started the ceremony with “ Hey Ho” from the Lumineers, which was a perfect song to introduce the Bridal Party and the beautiful flower girls ! ...You know…“I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart”…
And then a gorgeous Erica, appeared, she walked down the aisle with her proud father on “I love NYE” by Badly Drawn Boys.
After exchanging their vows they left on “You’re my best friend” by Queen! Great Choice!
For their cocktail hour, they wanted a swanky/lounge playlist so we came up with the following songs:
| Lovely Day | Bill Withers |
| Got To Give It Up (Part 1) | Marvin Gaye |
| The Girl From Ipanema | Astrud Gilberto |
| Suspicious Minds | Elvis Presley |
| Tighten Up | The Black Keys |
| Madness | Muse |
| The Way You Look Tonight | Frank Sinatra |
| Hotel California (Spanish Mix) | Gipsy Kings |
| Adorn | Miguel |
| The Look Of Love | Diana Krall |
| This Must Be The Place | Talking Heads |
| Stuck In The Middle | Stealers Wheel |
| Float On | Modest Mouse |
| Out Of My League | Fitz & The Tantrums |
| Walking On A Dream | Empire of the Sun |
| Get Lucky | Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams |
| Locked Out of Heaven | Bruno Mars |
| Staple It Together | Jack Johnson |
We thought that with this playlist, we could give a little dynamic to Cocktail hour, still playing Classic Standards but also adding a little modern switch!
Then for their great entrance, they choose “At Last” by Etta James, which is by far, one of the best love song ever, just listening to the lyrics give me the chills:
“You smiled, you smiled
Oh and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
for you are mine...”
Oh and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
for you are mine...”
Erica’s pick for her Father/Daughter song was “I Loved Her First” by Heartland, this song brings tears all the time….
Danny, on another hand chose “That’s Amore” by Dean Martin, for his special Mother/ Son Dance.
Danny and his mum surprised all the guests with a choreography typical from Italy, not to mention that both his parents are from Italian descendants, that was a very sweet touch to honor his Italian roots.
And we launched the dance floor!
The musical highlight of the night came from the Bride herself and her Kappa Kappa Gamma’ Sorority Sisters: they took over the dance floor and starting to do the "Rowdy Do"!
Immediately followed by the groom and his fellows Texans best men (and his sister!) from A&M University who gave us a great dance on their favorite song “Texas Aggie War Arm”.
(FYI: the song was also used by NASA Flight Director Gerry Griffin to wake up astronauts in space from 1983 to 1995!)
The Dance floor was packed and both the bride and groom showed the crowd that they have moves! We were super impressed!
We are thinking to hire them for future gigs as our dancers, lol!
We ended the set with “Party Rock Anthem” and invite the people to light up some sparklers for the newlyweds exit!
We had a great, great, great time!
Congrats again Mr& Mrs Danny and Erica M., that was, for sure, a Special Night!
