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Lyon Oaks County Park Wedding Reception | Wixom, MI

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:17:24 +0000

Like all the Oaks Management managed properties this one will live up to the brand. They are well run, clean and beautiful. Lyon Oaks, Glen Oaks and Addison Oaks are all on the top of my list as great places for wedding ceremonies and receptions both. The buffet here, like it’s sister properties mentioned above is top shelf. The interior is spacious and full of natural light with beautiful just behind the bride’s head table and off to the on side of the building as well. The dance floor is super because it’s not oversized and will always look full. Us dj’s love dance floors that are sized right as it helps to keep people coming out to dance. Why? Because nobody wants to look like the only one in the spotlight. It’s a more the merrier kind of thing. Anyway, what more can I say? Watch the video (crank your speakers as the audio is a bit low) as I take you on a virtual video tour of Lyon Oaks in Lyon Township, MI. NOTE: I made a comment about it being a little older of a facility, it is NOT. It’s actually probably newer than a few of them. Some of the others have just had some updates is more in line with what I meant. ALL OF THEM are beautiful.

Address:
52251 Pontiac Trail
(Between Wixom and Old Plank roads)
Lyon Township, MI 48393
Phone: 248-437-9200

Website for Lyon Oaks in Lyon Township, MI – HERE

Originating your wedding vows… Make Your Michigan Wedding Ceremony Special

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:17:24 +0000

As a dj here in Michigan I play music for both wedding receptions AND ceremonies. Over the years I’ve definitely become accustomed to being witness to the exchange of vows, as they’re one of the most heartfelt statements one can be apart of, especially if you’re writing them yourself. I really like how Harmonie Krieger sets the stage for your most romantic exchange by giving a few tips on writing original, personalized wedding vows. This is a great video for anyone that is taking the time, thought, and consideration to draft up their own set of promises for that special day, and I’m in full agreement with Harmonie – That writing and exchanging of your own vows can and will be one of the most significant and profound experiences of your lives. So let’s raise a glass and toast to another great Michigan Wedding Ceremony.

Choosing a Reading for Your Michigan Wedding Ceremony

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:41:39 +0000

Here are a number of really great tips to help you choose a reading that’s right for you, your fiance, and your family. I really like how she mentions the importance of opinions of your family, as well as the advice to reference any religious texts that may be sacred and relevant to your families religious values. Another great tip is to consult your Officiant, as mentioned, to ensure that there is a comfort level in your chosen reading. Above and beyond all, make sure your reading is personalized and meaningful for YOU, as many times parents and others can influence your selection and subtract from the meaningful and relevant choice you’ve made. Michigan is a beautiful place to have a wedding ceremony especially when it’s got your signature on it.

Michigan Wedding Ceremony Decor

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:08:52 +0000

This episode brings ceremony decorations to light and the various details associated with many of the decisions you’ll be facing at your Michigan Wedding Ceremony. Silk or real flower? Which colors should I use? Should lighting replace fabric? And most importantly, which of our options allow us to remain within our budget? These are all serious questions and each should be addressed with a creative mindset aimed at making your ceremony both memorable and personalized. As mentioned, many of the details of decor can be substituted for other, less expensive, though completely creative items such as – Substituting feathers for flowers, hiring a linen company instead of buying linen, choosing center pieces that denote special guests at their tables, as well as color-coordinating lighting and fabric.

Funny First Dance Skit Great for A Michigan Wedding Reception

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:29:04 +0000

I’ve seen a ton of different routines over the years as a dj at Michigan Wedding Receptions and this one stood out as a funny well done first dance / bridal dance routine. Check out the hilarity as this bride and groom pull off a well rehearsed skit with the groomsmen. The wedding reception guests obviously thought this was funny too as you’ll see them doubling over. We should also give mother nature a few props as this wedding reception had some great weather. Whether or not it was in Michigan… I do not know. You also notice the wedding dj handling this with total precision. He was obviously a professional dj. Anyway, enjoy!

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Michigan Wedding Ceremonies – Officiants Ministers Priests & DJ

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:57:50 +0000

I’ve seen a lot of funny things in my dj career of 19 years but this ceremony on youtube was a first. I have a client contracting me to not only dj her Michigan Wedding Reception but to officiate it as well in late 2010. I have never officiated a wedding ceremony in the Detroit, Michigan area before and chose to do so only because this bride and groom presented a bucket list opportunity to me. She wanted something really off the wall and creative for her ceremony at the Gem Theater in Detroit later this year. We are in essence going to turn her ceremony into a musical. Something I’ve always thought would be a blast. Though it is going to be different than the video below, i felt it only right to give 2 thumbs up to this couple for doing something different. Not to mention having to hire your dj to be at the ceremony is usually a good thing for the dj service as well.

New Years Eve Reception at The Colony Club in Detroit

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:48:26 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update and I have a few events I want to share with you. Well, this wedding reception on New Years Eve in the “D” was pretty darn cool. The bride and groom were totally cool and were actually referred to me by wedding coordinator Misty Trompeter of Bells & Bliss . She said “Dan, i just think you guys would be a good fit.” Well she was right.

I’d have to tell you that one of the greatest things about this reception besides the dancing was the food. Here we are at this very high end event venue and in each corner of the room were food stations. Station 1 had the busiest of all food offerings. They had tacos — not off the shelf standard Ortega variety taco shells but real mexican village style with nacho chips that were out of this world. In fact I need to contact the chef to find out where he got them. Corner number 2 with the second busiest station had stir fry with peanut and soy sauce to lay over the great chicken, shrimp and rice. Station number 3 was a pasta bar and the least busy station was I think prime rib and turkey. I am telling you people were getting 3rds and 4ths as I played music with Detroit Roots per the bride’s and groom’s request. Because I couldn’t help myself I threw out some cool salsa and merengue music into the mix (must have been those tacos) including Ray Barretto and Grover Washington. So their you have it – the food really stood out because they took the leap and went for it. Don’t get me wrong most of the food I eat in this industry is excellent but this was “excellenter” (I love adding er to words).

In addition they did this evening in a strolling fashion. What that means is there is no real assigned seating, stations open up and people are free to go anywhere in the room.
AND it also allows anyone at anytime to get up and start dancing. This is not always a good thing though for a number of reasons but it worked out fine at this Detroit Michigan Wedding Reception with Michigan Wedding DJ – yours truly.
Musically we were all over the board but the younger generation was doing most of the voting with their bodies so there was a decent dose of hip-hop both old and new sprinkled in with their more classic motown requests.

OH… one more thing they did right was to give me some direction on what they were after musically but also they made sure it was ultimately up to me to do what was necessary to get people out dancing.

Courtesy of Mod4.com

Picture Montage for Table Seating

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:43:13 +0000

Cool Wedding Seating Chart Idea

I’ve seen versions of this at other weddings in Michigan, pieces of this, but not done like this. How is that for a funky description. They simply grabbed photographs of places they have been together. They then labeled the tables with that destination and their wedding guests sat accordingly. The picture of the “board” pretty much answers any questions you may have about it. This looks like it was done at a place like Kinko’s wherein it was layed out on poster board and then copied so it would be all smooth and finished nicely. It could also be done I am sure in an art program with a large file output. Anyway, I thought it was pretty cool so I figured I’d pass it on to you. The event was at Addison Oaks Sunday, September 27th, 2009.

It reminds me of another client I dj’d for last year. They had a surfboard with their pictures grafted right onto the board. Guests then signed their names on it. I tried to track down the vendor on this but had no luck. They simply emailed the pictures and the guy wrapped and glossed the whole board. It was cool. I will try to locate the client for an answer on this.

Remember, if you need a Michigan Wedding DJ – this is the site to find him.

Michigan Wedding DJ Suggests Bride’s Re-think Timing

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:00:28 +0000

Ok, this could get some brides thinking I am a militant hyper opinionated dj and business owner. Well, the truth is it’s really more about helping my clients have a great wedding. Here is the tip and a little background.

1) Michigan has the longest wedding receptions in the country already with 6 hours as the norm. Even New York is at 4 hours.
2) People with kids and those married over the age of 25 generally speaking, not always have some sort of internal ding that says “get to bed my midnight”. I didn’t create this ding – it just is.

So, if you do have the usual 6 hour Michigan Wedding Reception, consider that 6 hours is 2 times longer than you ever, even in your college party days, spent dancing. “Oh but Dan, my friends and I used to get to the club around 10 and dance until it closed”… OK OK – but the club didn’t have to play music for people of all ages. They often just played to that core target market and that is a whole lot easier than keeping 150 people going at a wedding where people have diverse tastes and stamina. I am not suggesting you cut back to less time but I sure hope you can see that 7 hours is for 99% of the crowds too long. The best weddings are the ones where the floor is still packed at closing time and that is way harder to do when the dance window goes from 3.5 hours to 4.5 hours. Not impossible (I’ve done it) but the law of diminishing returns comes to play.

Remember I mentioned the midnight and people’s internal ding? Here is a tricky way to use that to your advantage. Start your Michigan Wedding Reception at 5pm and go to 11pm. Now, everyone is home on time for their sitter and are surprised when the last dance comes an hour earlier than expected. Now, you have a full house at closing time. This is a good way to end. As a Michigan professional wedding dj, I am only suggesting that you’ll get more out of your night by having more people there for the entire evening than if they start rolling out to get home by midnight. For more great wedding reception tips check out the video below.

Silent Disco – Euroasian Dance Invasion – Silent Weddings

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:18:36 +0000

This is too cool and certainly something for brides and grooms that want to do something a little different in the USA. Especially Michigan brides hiring THE Michigan Wedding DJ. Watch the video about the silent disco craze. I can supply these for couples that want to book venues with sound ordinance issues, neighborhood noise laws, or just because they think it’s fun and odd. It’s a bit pricey but watching people dance to different rhythms and sing out loud acapella is a belly laugh of an evening. More info upon request.

Again, call Michigan Wedding DJ if you’d like to have a quiet wedding yet still have everyone dancing. 248-541-0250 They are also available for rent across the USA. I’ll drop ship them to you and your dj can simply plug in the transmitter and run 2 different genres all night giving everyone something to dance to. Headphone weddings… what is next?