Heidi and John

Saturday, May 5th at A New Leaf in Chicago. The couple, Heidi and John, live in Milwaukee and decided to come back to Chicago for their wedding ceremony and reception. DJ Brent Rolland assisted myself. Brent played a huge role as the emcee. I was currently getting over a cold and had a "frog" in my throat. Brent stepped in and did a great job facilitating the announcements of the bridal party and the toasts. The dancing got started earlier than usual. Let me elaborate, I played fun up beat music during the dinner hour. I had guests bobbing their heads and swaying their shoulders. Heidi and John cut their "cup" cake around 9:00, and at that time the caterers were breaking down tables to create a dance floor. I had guests dancing right into the openings of the dance floor as tables were moved. The dancing continued as I played 6 motown hits in a row. This was out of the ordinary, since the bride and groom's first dance didn't happen yet. Heidi and John, being scarred that the dancing would stop, suggested that they not have a first dance. I insisted that they should. After their first dance and Heidi's dance with her father, I threw on "Shout" and the floor errupted once again with energized guests. The rest of the night was a lot of fun. I ended the party with two House Music songs. Cher's "Believe" and then Eric Prytz's "Call On Me". We worked with John from The Hearty Boys Catering and the photographer Glenn Abog.

Brian Carey
deejay, photographer