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Wes rests his hands on Jen's shoulders in front of the old wooden cabin, a still from The Goodfolk Film Co. film

Jen & Wes

Twenty Mile House, Graeagle, California

The Details

A Friday forest wedding at Twenty Mile House, a country first dance and a packed dance floor under the mirror ball until eleven.

Couple
Jen & Wes
Date
August 28, 2020
Venue
Twenty Mile House
Location
Graeagle, California
DJ
DJ Jon Alder
Videographer
The Goodfolk Film Co.
Guests
~70

Their Story

Jen and Wes got married on a Friday, August 28th, 2020, at Twenty Mile House in Graeagle. The ceremony was out in the forest, with white chairs on the wood chips under the tall pines, wine barrels with white flowers along the aisle and a wooden arch up front. I took the photo below from my DJ booth a couple of minutes after Jen came down the aisle.

The forest ceremony from my DJ booth, guests in white chairs under the pines and the wedding party at the wooden archAn old wagon wheel rests among the pines at Twenty Mile HouseThe brick lodge at Twenty Mile House on a summer afternoonThe Welcome To Twenty Mile House sign under the porch trimA wooden welcome sign for Jen and Wes among the fernsJen's denim jacket with Mrs written across the back hangs on a brick wallJen gets her makeup done before the ceremonyJen smiles by the window as she gets readyA bridesmaid buttons the back of Jen's gown on the porchWes and his groomsmen carry their jackets across the lawnA groomsman buttons his navy jacketWes hugs a friend on the lawn before the ceremonyJen's dad sees her in her gown for the first time among the pinesJen hugs her dad after their first look in the pinesJen walks across the lawn with her bridesmaids in blush dressesJen stands with her bridesmaids as the sun breaks through the pines

Guests found their seats to Good As You by Kane Brown, Beyond by Leon Bridges, Ho Hey by The Lumineers, Invisible String by Taylor Swift and Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves. The wedding party walked in at 5:52 to Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Iron and Wine, Jen came down the aisle to Bless the Broken Road by The Piano Guys, and at 6:05 they walked back up the aisle as husband and wife to My Maria by Brooks and Dunn.

Jen and Wes share a kiss in front of an old wooden cabin in the pines before the ceremonyWes hugs Jen from behind as she laughs among the pinesWes and his groomsmen in navy suits stand arm in arm in the forestJen walks down the forest aisle on her dad's arm holding her bouquetJen and Wes raise their joined hands in a cheer as they walk back up the aisle as husband and wifeGuests watch from their seats in the pines as the ceremony beginsThe ring bearer walks down the forest aisle in his suspendersWes and his groomsmen wait at the front of the forest ceremonyJen hugs her dad at the end of the aisle as the groomsmen look onWes reads his vows to Jen beneath the tall pinesJen throws her arms out at the end of the ceremony as the wedding party cheersJen and Wes embrace as a groomsman cheers beside them

Cocktail hour was all classics: Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison, Eight Days a Week by The Beatles, Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf, American Woman by Lenny Kravitz, Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett and Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder.

Jen and Wes walk hand in hand along the railroad tracks by the pinesWes rests his hands on Jen's shoulders in front of the old wooden cabinWes holds Jen's train as they turn in front of the old cabinWes leads Jen by the hand beside the railroad tracksJen and Wes ring the bell on the lodge porchThe lodge garden set with tables for the receptionThe sweetheart table with greenery and a white runner on the brick patioWes twirls Jen on the brick garden pathThe courtyard and lodge at dusk under the string lights

At 7:28 the wedding party came into the reception to Can't Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake, and Jen and Wes followed to Forever by Chris Brown. They went straight into their first dance to Damn Sure Do by Tim McGraw. Then Jen danced with her dad to The Way You Look Tonight by Frank Sinatra, and Wes danced with his mom to I Just Want to Dance with You by George Strait.

Two bridesmaids in blush dresses dance their way into the reception across the lawnJen and Wes share their first dance on the patio as the wedding party watches under string lightsJen dances with her dad on the patio under string lights and a mirror ballGuests listen to a toast at long tables under the string lightsTwo bridesmaids give their toast under the string lightsA friend reads his toast under the string lightsA groomsman smiles as he gives his toastA guest in a gray suit reads his toast at the microphoneJen and Wes wipe happy tears at their sweetheart table during the toastsJen and Wes stand at their table as guests raise their glasses

They cut the cake at 8:46 to How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) by Jerry Garcia Band, and at nine the dance floor opened with Summer by Calvin Harris, Dancing Queen by ABBA, Another One Bites the Dust by Queen and Funkytown by Lipps Inc.. The photo at the top of this page is from those first few minutes, at 9:07, with Jen in the middle of the floor under the mirror ball and the brick house lit up behind her.

Jen and Wes cut their white wedding cake at a small table under the string lightsThe white wedding cake with a dog cake topper on a wood sliceJen and Wes clink champagne glasses at the cake

From there the floor never emptied: Y.M.C.A. by Village People, DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love by Usher, Country Girl (Shake It for Me) by Luke Bryan, Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard, Yeah! by Usher and Dance Monkey by Tones and I. Around a quarter to ten came the group dances, Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex, Cha Cha Slide by DJ Casper, Cupid Shuffle by Cupid and The Git Up by Blanco Brown, and later Old Town Road by Lil Nas X, Footloose by Kenny Loggins, You Make My Dreams by Hall and Oates and even Baby Shark by Pinkfong.

Guests with their hands in the air on a packed dance floor under the mirror ball and string lightsJen dances in the middle of a crowded dance floor under a mirror ball and string lights in front of the brick house

The last half hour started at 10:42 with Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks and (I've Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, then Hells Bells by AC/DC and Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison for the third time that night. The last song was Somebody to Love by Queen at 11:13.

Guests dance and drop low on the packed dance floor

After the wedding, Sheri wrote to me about the night: "I have never seen so many people dance at a wedding and everyone loved the music."

A woman in a blue dress smiles as she takes a hand for a dance

The Goodfolk Film Co. filmed the day, and their wedding film is on YouTube.

Jen and Wes walk away down the railroad tracks into the pines

Thank you, Jen and Wes, for trusting me with your music.

Wes dips Jen for a kiss on the garden path

Full Setlist

Every track from Jen & Wes's night, in the order I played them

  1. 1.Kane Brown - Good As You
  2. 2.Leon Bridges - Beyond
  3. 3.The Lumineers - Ho Hey
  4. 4.Taylor Swift - Invisible String
  5. 5.Coldplay - Yellow
  6. 6.Hunter Hayes - Still Fallin
  7. 7.Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
  8. 8.Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
  9. 9.The Piano Guys - Bless the Broken Road
  10. 10.Brooks & Dunn - My Maria
  11. 11.Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
  12. 12.The Beatles - Eight Days a Week
  13. 13.Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
  14. 14.Lenny Kravitz - American Woman
  15. 15.Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
  16. 16.Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
  17. 17.Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling!
  18. 18.Chris Brown - Forever
  19. 19.Tim McGraw - Damn Sure Do
  20. 20.Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
  21. 21.George Strait - I Just Want to Dance with You
  22. 22.Jerry Garcia Band - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
  23. 23.Calvin Harris - Summer
  24. 24.ABBA - Dancing Queen
  25. 25.Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
  26. 26.Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
  27. 27.Village People - Y.M.C.A.
  28. 28.Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love (feat. Pitbull)
  29. 29.Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
  30. 30.Luke Bryan - Country Girl (Shake It for Me)
  31. 31.Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
  32. 32.Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
  33. 33.Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)
  34. 34.Omarion - Post to Be (feat. Chris Brown & Jhené Aiko)
  35. 35.Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
  36. 36.Usher - Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)
  37. 37.Tones and I - Dance Monkey
  38. 38.Ylvis - The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)
  39. 39.Hampton the Hamster - The Hampsterdance Song
  40. 40.Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe
  41. 41.DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide
  42. 42.Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
  43. 43.Blanco Brown - The Git Up
  44. 44.Jawsh 685 & Jason Derulo - Savage Love
  45. 45.Ginuwine - Pony
  46. 46.Brett Eldredge - Love Someone
  47. 47.Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
  48. 48.Kenny Loggins - Footloose
  49. 49.Run-DMC - It's Tricky
  50. 50.Daryl Hall & John Oates - You Make My Dreams
  51. 51.AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
  52. 52.Pinkfong - Baby Shark
  53. 53.Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Even the Losers
  54. 54.AC/DC - Back in Black
  55. 55.Juvenile - Back That Thang Up
  56. 56.Too Short - Blow the Whistle
  57. 57.Major Lazer - Bubble Butt (feat. Bruno Mars, Tyga & Mystic)
  58. 58.Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
  59. 59.The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
  60. 60.Missy Elliott - Work It
  61. 61.Ciara - 1, 2 Step
  62. 62.Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places
  63. 63.Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time of My Life
  64. 64.Celine Dion - That's the Way It Is
  65. 65.AC/DC - Hells Bells
  66. 66.Queen - Somebody to Love

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