Ingersoll/Nocas @ the Chicago History Museum

Carrie Ingersoll and Scott Nocas made history—that is, they celebrated and commenced their wedding at the Chicago History Museum. Jonathan Hood and I were the deejays for our couple's big day. I speak with humility and gratitude when I say the following: I do not think that Jon and I have worked so hard at a full wedding such as this.

Prior to the wedding, we set up a two-speaker cocktail system outside the main hall, and also prepared the main ceremony setup: two-speakers, a wireless microphone, a mixer, Jon's computer, my iPod, and a back-up CD player. We performed the full outdoor ceremony that was complimented by specific classical music tracks, After the ceremony, Jon and I quickly broke down the ceremony setup and moved into the dining hall, in which we had to set up our rig while everyone was in a separate area enjoying their cocktails. That was a challenge, for the guests were mingling in-between the area of the ballroom where we were set-up (the left side) and the dining tables were hidden (the right side). Jon smartly laid down and taped his wires before we started the ceremony set-up, which saved us some time. A bit sweaty and tired from the combination of summer heat and tiredness, we completed our setup, and we were ready to go.

For me, the joy in this was mostly taking the proverbial driver's wheel and leading the event, although I was the assistant to Jon. Emceeing is a love of mine, and although there were points where I was dog tired from setting up/breaking down equipment and checking on other thing, I was happy to host and have fun with the audience. One of the cool things about the evening is that the dinner tables all had movie names on them (which made sense, as the groom, Scott, works in the movie industry). I had a ball pointing out some of the tables during the speeches, especially "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" table. All the people were in the good category, I was sure. Holding the hosting role made for a good interactive experience for me.

From there, the rest of the event was fun. Jon deejayed the entire night and had people dancing and enjoying themselves, especially Carrie and Scott. One of my favorite songs of the night was Bill Withers' and Grover Washington, Jr.'s "Just the Two of Us." It's rare when it is requested from the couples I work with, and I was glad to hear this sweet soul song.

So, there was a lot of hard work that went into this day, but it's all in the name of satisfying our clients, and that is what we did.

– Brent Rolland, resident Fig deejay