This 2020 wedding took place at the famous Hannah Montana Beach House Mansion in Malibu, California. Watch the story unfold for this beautiful wedding by the beach for Amanda & Brandon
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This video captures some fun wedding highlights at the 1880 Union Hotel in Los Alamos for Sarah & Dustin | February 15, 2020
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October 4, 2019 This video captures fun highlights from Christine & Sean's wedding at the Riviera Mansion in Santa Barbara, California. I cover my setup, the venue, and fun dance highlights.
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This video captures some highlights from Ron & Drorit's wedding at Calamigos Ranch Birchwood Room in Malibu, CA. You also get to hear the kind of music and songs I played that night!…
This video captures some fun wedding highlights from Kailene and Robin's wedding at the Muckenthaler Mansion! I show the kind of music I played that evening and a quick walkthrough of the venue.
On May 27, 2018, I had the pleasure to DJ and MC Kailene and Robin's wedding at the Muckenthaler Mansion. It was my first time at the venue and everyone there was so friendly and easy to work with. Because of sound ordinances, they already have their own speaker setup and sound tech that I could just plug my system into.
That evening, I was in charge of the ceremony, cocktail, and reception. The venue was beautiful as it had different locations to host each part of the wedding. People enjoyed the dinner on the lawn and later that night, we invited everybody where the dance floor was. I really enjoyed how the photobooth and bar were near the dance floor so it was great to have everybody contained in 1 area.
As for music, I played Latin music, Top 40, Hip Hop, and some Disco to please everyone there that night. Everybody had a blast on the dance floor and Kailene and Robin had an amazing time.
Such amazing vibes that night. Thank you for having me!
Venue: The Muckenthaler Cultural Center
Photographer: http://www.jaylphotography.com/
Videographer: Fattykine
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On October 28, 2017, I DJed my friends' wedding at the Camarillo Ranch House in Camarillo, CA. This was a Filipino wedding of about 200 people. I knew the couple from California State University of Northridge where we joined FASA together. It was such a great pleasure and honor to have been asked to DJ/MC for their wedding several years later.
It was my 3rd time DJing at the Camarillo Ranch House, and it's such a great property. They had their wedding ceremony at the gazebo and their cocktail on the other side of the building. At another wedding I DJed, the couple had their ceremony by the huge Oak tree (I believe that's the right kind of tree). As far as I know, there are 2 ceremony sites on property that the wedding couple choose; both equally gorgeous.
To get in detail with my DJ setup for both ceremony and cocktail areas, I used 1 speaker at each location and it was enough acoustically to project clear sound for everybody to hear. I used my new QSC K8.2 speakers on a speaker stand and running an iPod for music. For the microphone, I used a Shure GLXD24 wireless system.
Later on that evening, we invited guests over inside the barn for the reception. They decorated and designed the place so well that it looked like their wedding could be in a magazine. Below is a photo of what the reception looked like. And yes, I took this photo! #joeriveraphotography haha
The reception program was fun and different! For the grand entrance, we lined the sponsors and wedding party outside. After introducing the sponsors in, I played "Everybody" by the Backstreet Boys and during the beat intro, I announced all the names of the bridal party and bride and groom and they all walked inside together at the chorus of the song. It was epic! Great decision to do this on the bride's part. Right after, Gizzelle & Matthew danced to their first dance song "I Swear" by All-4-One then went to a surprise choreographed dance with their wedding party to the song "The Moustache Song". It was great!
We enjoyed a delicious dinner, heard some great speeches, and witnessed the parent dances. What was unique about the parents' dances was that they had their friend, Carizza, sing the songs. She communicated with me days before the wedding and gave me the instrumental tracks that she will be singing to. For the Father & Daughter dance, she sang "Have I Told You Lately" and for the Mother & Son dance, she sang, "More Than You'll Ever Know". Having someone sing during the wedding reception added a nice personalized touch.
Afterwards, we continued the night with a first dance set catered to the Filipino crowd who love to line dance. I played songs such as "Cha Cha Slide", "Electric Slide", "Dancing Queen", and some disco. Then, we took a quick break for our bride and groom to do the cake cutting, bouquet toss, garter toss, and the Filipino money dance tradition. After the formalities, we continued to dance the night away with some hip hop, top 40, and fun, upbeat music. It was nothing but great vibes.
At the end of the night, we sent our newlyweds off by having a grand balloon farewell! We had all of the guests make 2 lines outside of the barn and hold a balloon. Our happy couple held even bigger balloons and at the count of three, they walked between the 2 lines of guests with their balloons. At the end of the tunnel, everybody released their balloons at the same time. Fortunately, I was able to capture all of this on my Snapchat video which you can watch below!
WEDDING TIP: Hire your videographer to last until the end of the reception. Some of the most memorable things happen towards the end once everybody is loosened up.
All-in-all, everybody had an amazing time, especially our bride and groom. Thank you, Gizzelle and Matthew for having me as your wedding DJ!
Also, don't forget to check out the professional video below created by Creative Bliss Events!
If you have any comments, questions, or would like to know more information about the wedding, please feel free to reach out!
In the meantime, check out these amazing vendors whom I had the pleasure to work with that evening:
Wedding Planner & Coordinator:
www.vitabellaevents.com
Catering, Rentals, Bar & Staff:
www.djscatering.com
Photographer:
www.joseaalvarado.com
Videographer:
www.creativeblissevents.com
Lighting & Draping:
www.inthemixevents.com
Florist:
Yamaguchi's Nursery
Photo Cred: Jose Alvarado Photography
Photo Cred: Jose Alvarado Photography
Photo Cred: Jose Alvarado Photography
Photo Cred: Jose Alvarado Photography
On August 13, 2017, I DJed a super fun wedding at the UCLA campus for Lydia & Eti's wedding. It was a Polynesian wedding of about 500+ people. Their ceremony took place on top of Janss Steps in UCLA and their cocktail and reception at Dickson Court North. That night I played a mixture of r&b, hip hop, reggae, Polynesian music, top 40, and throwbacks! Everyone had a great time and the dance floor was packed! Only fun times at this wedding. Thank you, Lydia and Eti, for having me as your DJ!
ASSISTANT:
Angelique - IG: @angeliquex3joy
VENUE:
UCLA - http://uclaevents.com/events/weddings/
On August 5, 2017, I DJed the wedding of Courtney & Jesus at the McCormick Home Ranch in Camarillo, CA. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding. Their ceremony took place at the backyard and their reception on the grass lawn on front. This was a Filipino-Latin American wedding, so I played various styles of fun upbeat music for everybody to dance to. I played some bangers such as Mi Gente, This is How We Do It, Suavemente, and La Vida Es Un Carnival. We finished the night with "Everything" by Michael Buble as we gathered everybody to make a circle around the bride and groom. Everyone danced the whole night and had an amazing time. Thank you Courtney & Jesus for having me as your DJ!
VENUE:
https://mccormickhomeranch.com/
COORDINATOR & FLORIST:
http://exoticgreengarden.com/
PHOTOGRAPHER:
http://www.sun-dancephotography.com/
CATERER:
http://stonefiregrill.com/
On July 9, 2017, I had a great opportunity to DJ and MC at one of the most beautiful venues in Malibu, Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyards. It was for Randall & Joyce's intimate wedding with their family and friends. The wedding ceremony took place on a helicopter pad that had an amazing view of the Malibu mountains. For the cocktail hour, it took place on another platform right next to the estate which showed the northeast part of Malibu. Dinner was right next to the estate, as well, surrounded by the views, architecture, and even an infinity pool. This was definitely a great experience for everyone and I'm glad that Randall & Joyce had an unforgettable time. Thank you for having me as your DJ!
ASSISTANT:
IG: @angeliquex3joy
VENUE:
http://maliburockyoaks.com
WEDDING PLANNER:
http://www.modernlaweddings.com
PHOTOGRAPHER:
http://www.gregfinck.com
VIDEOGRAPHER:
http://www.spinthedialproductions.com/
CAKE:
https://www.vanillabakeshop.com/
CATERING:
http://tartecatering.com/
FLOWERS:
https://lillabello.com/