Friday, August 26, 2011

{Playlist} Come On, Irene!

Since I have no gig this weekend due to the HUGE INSANE hurricane, Irene, coming up the east coast, I decided to make a little playlist should any of you crazy cats plan on having a rocking hurricane party :) ENJOY!!

xoxo
Pearl



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Sunday, August 21, 2011

{Events} Mr. and Mrs. Ben and Devin Applewhite

The atmosphere of the reception hall when I walked in walk the calm before the storm. All the details were set in place and the classy and edgy colors of red, black and white were strewn about. The photo booth was all set up and the candles were lit. In a mere couple hours, the room would be filled with family and friends that would have the most obvious and contagious love for the couple that I had the privilege to be a part of. As soon as the wedding party arrived I fell in love because the ladies had on black dresses with bright red heels and the guys wore black converse with their suits. SWOON! The night went on to have touching toasts, fun photo booths pics and a version of "Shout" that did Animal House proud :)




<3<3<3 SO adorable, this couple! <3<3<3


First Dance: "Rascal Flatts - Day Before You"




Father Daughter Dance: "Steven Curtis Chapman - Cinderella" (I admit, I cried)


How cute is she! I love the sunglasses!


The pictures will say it all. This guy OWNED the dance floor. I loved how high he jumped!






"A little bit softer now...."





"SHOUT! SHOUT! SHOUT! SHOUT!"








Such a fun reception! CONGRATS Ben and Devin! Many years of happiness <3


xoxo
Pearl

{Events} Mr. and Mrs. Daniel and Ashley Mehaffey

This has to go down as one of my favorite wedding receptions EVER..not to mention one of the most gorgeous and stylish brides I have ever seen! Ashley and Daniel? Your wedding was stunning and memorable...not to mention FUN! With the delicious food (local favorite, Olde Towne Pizza catering) and hidden dance talents by your guests, I will never forget this wedding. I had a blast with your family and friends and I hope your special day was everything you imagined and MORE!!! I know we will be in touch <3 Much love and happiness to you both!


First Dance <3 "Allison Krauss - When You Say Nothing At All" 
Father Daughter Dance <3 "Edwin McCain - Walk With You"

Mother Son Dance <3 "Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up"


Me and the happy newlyweds!! 


XOXO
Pearl


Check out a sampling of the playlist below...."Boom! I Got Your Boyfriend!" was my fav request of the night!! HAHA!




DJ Keo-All To You 
Blow-Ke$ha
Boogie Shoes-KC and the Sunshine Band
Boom! I Got Your Boyfriend! -MC Lucious
Bottoms Up - Trey Songz
Chicken Fried-Zac Brown Band
Crazy Girl-Eli Young Band
The Day Before You-Rascal Flatts
DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love-Usher(feat. Pitbull)
Don't You Wanna Stay-Jason Aldean(with Kelly Clarkson)
Dynamite-Taio Cruz
E.T. -Katy Perry
Firework 3:48 Katy Perry
Forever-Chris Brown
Honey Bee-Blake Shelton
Hey Baby! - Pitbull
I Gotta Feeling-The Black Eyed Peas
I'm Yours / Somewhere Over the Rainbow -Straight No Chaser
Into the Mystic-Van Morrison
Just a Dream-Nelly
Marry You-Bruno Mars
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Say Hey (I Love You)-Michael Franti & Spearhead
Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)- BeyoncĂ©
Teenage Dream-Katy Perry
Tik Tok-Ke$ha
Walk It Out-Unk
Walk With You-Edwin McCain
We R Who We R-Ke$ha
When You Say Nothing At All-Alison Krauss
With This Ring -The Platters
You and Me-Dave Matthews Band
You Raise Me Up-Josh Groban
Your Love Is My Drug-Ke$ha

Monday, August 8, 2011

[Events} Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Erin Weniger



It was one of the most romantic proposal stories I have ever heard. I was sitting with Tom and Erin, meeting with them for the first time, and listening to how he asked Erin to be his wife. They both went to the College of William and Mary and about to graduate and embark on their new journey as physical therapists in Florida. "We had talked about marriage before so that element was NOT a surprise", says Erin with a infectious smile, "I just didn't know when the 'question' would be popped!" During graduation madness, he arranged it all down to the last detail. One morning after a big college party, he had wanted to take his lady to breakfast. She just went along with it and her roommates said they would all meet up later. As they were walking, Tom led Erin along a path in the woods that led to the Crim Dell bridge, which has a old saying that if you cross the bridge with your partner, you will have a lasting partnership/marriage. (AWWW!) So they walk up and she sees a couple of guys on the bridge jamming out on some acoustic guitars. Nothing out of the ordinary for around campus. Then all of a sudden they start playing "All You Need Is Love" by the Beatles and family and friends start coming from within the woods!!!!!!!!! SWOON!!!! As they all start singing along and the guitarists play a medley of other favorite songs of the couple, Tom proclaims his love for Erin and asks her to spend the rest of their lives together.........sigh. So amazing. I just loved hearing this story from them and seeing the memories reflect in their eyes.


The more we sat and talked the more I realized this would not be another ordinary wedding reception! Everything from a Best Man toast that will be a SNL skit to the bride's grandfather's Barber Shop quartet performing, I was just beyond excited for the day to get here. I know I wasn't the only one excited because the moment I saw them at their reception, I knew they were in utter blissful happiness. I knew it would be a super reception :)




 Fuzzy picture? Warm and fuzzy more like it!


This kid owned the dance floor. He had every girl out there twirling and flipping...it was killer!




AHHH! I wanted to hug and kiss all of them! Aren't they just adorable!!!


<3 They were so wonderful!

Little sneak peak of their performance!


They wanted every single group participation dance out there! We covered the Hokey Pokey to the Cupid Shuffle...and they loved every second!










Split the crown for some runway action! They were naturals :)








All in all, it was an amazing time! Right now they are relaxing in Disney World (jealous!!). CONGRATS YOU GUYS! Good luck in Florida and can't wait to see what amazing things you guys do next!


xoxo
Pearl