Danny & Ashley

September 1, 2012

Wow! What a wedding! I was so excited to get to work with Ashley & Danny – they are such a sweet couple, one of my favorites! – and I was even more excited to plan, design, and execute a production wedding for them, as these are my favorite “Really Cool Weddings” to produce.

When I am asked to define “production wedding”, I usually start talking about a wedding like Ashley & Danny’s: a full-on audio, visual, and lighting experience. Here’s the production setup for Ashley & Danny’s wedding:

Two 55″ LED TVs for Multimedia Presentation
Twenty-Five LED Uplights – set to blue
Custom Monogram Projection for the Cake
Two Moving Heads for Star Field Projection on Ceiling

The photos below highlight the look; my personal favorite is the First Dance Under The Stars look. It really enhances the romantic ambiance of a truly special dance.

You may be asking yourself, “Okay, but what are the TVs for?” Fair question – it was part of the visual experience! During the reception, different segments of the night had different montage presentations. For cocktail hour, as guests made their way upstairs, a montage of Danny & Ashley’s friends played on loop. Next, I assisted Diana, the matron of honor and one of my past brides, with incorporating a slide show about Ashley for her toast. After dinner, I had Ashley & Danny sit front and center for their Life/Love Story Montage, which featured their moms telling their story and ended with the video of Danny’s proposal. This led naturally into their First Dance, which had its own montage of Danny & Ashley, together, through their relationship. The final montage was for Ashley’s dance with her dad, which opens with a photo of her father holding Ashley as a baby.

The real purpose behind these montages is to emotionally connect the guests to the couple and the one big family I am trying to create for that night. When that happens, something else happens: everyone stays until the end. And sure enough, as the Proclaimers played, a giant circle surrounded Ashley & Danny for their Last Dance. And on cue, as the song ended, that circle collapsed upon them as Ashley & Danny’s one big family gave them one final big hug.

Tony Schwartz

Danny & Ashley’s Five-Star Review

Tony can pretty much do anything for you related to making your reception awesome. He does have different package plans to meet your needs for your reception. We happened to choose the whole shebang as we wanted to wow our guests at our reception, and we did, and we feel it was absolutely worth it. Tony can do lighting, MC, media, and get your guests on the dance floor. One thing about Tony you may not find with other DJs is that he doesn’t just spin the records (which btw he uses real tables), he meets with you multiple times before your big day to make sure he has a timeline of exactly how you want things to go. He also checks in with all the other important players at your wedding to be sure everyone is on the same page. He’s a cool guy, but also a professional. If you want your wedding to be done right and have your guests go home saying that was the best wedding and party they have been to, then this is your guy.