Molly & Matt

Molly and Matt's wedding was a night to remember. Set in the beautiful, rugged, and rustic forest of Graeagle, California, this was a September wedding that felt like November!

A cold front moved in the days before the wedding, and the reception site was changed to their all weather tent. I worked with Heather at the Chalet View Lodge, this wedding's coordinator, and she was incredibly helpful. I also had the pleasure of working with Jessica. Every single time I had a problem, they solved it.

The overcast skies gave a beautiful glow to the Chalet View Lodge under their all weather tent. Each table was adorned immaculately with high quality plates and cutlery, and the floral arrangements, provided by Arches Floral Design, were absolutely breathtaking. Their photo booth was a vintage camper from Blush Camper Co.

The ceremony took place on the lush green of the golf course, just south of the resort area. I will never forget the verdant greens of the grass and the pine trees contrasting with the bright clouds and the blue skies peeking through intermittently during the ceremony.

Aside from a few late arriving guests, and one gentleman who didn't want to take his seat, the ceremony went off without a hitch. We even started five minutes early.

Molly and Matt's vows were very sweet, and you could really feel how much they loved each other, and how much they had anticipated this moment since they first met.

Molly's Vows

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You are my safe place. You are my person.

Molly and Matt purchased the Gold package, which includes DJ services for both the ceremony and the reception and guests up to 100 people. They also added the $300 additional setup, as their cocktail hour location was just outside of the main all weather tent.

After the grand entrance and dinner, we went straight into the first dance: Feeling Good by Michael Bublé. There were three Mikes at this wedding, which was perfect for my Mike check icebreaker joke.

Their vibe was eclectic and rooted in classic rock, country, and oldies, all anchored by a deep love of The Rolling Stones, who they requested five times over, with a little honky tonk and Buffett and a touch of dance music to close the night.

Molly and Matt were super easy going, kind, and low maintenance throughout the entire planning process. They didn't give me a huge list of must plays or must not plays, but they did request a lot of The Rolling Stones, which I loved!

After dinner, we did the traditional dances, and then got right into open dance after cake cutting and speeches. It was quite a long set: well over three and a half hours of open dance time. I really had to dig deep in my DJ crates to fill all of it. One of my favorite moments was when I played my signature mashup, Ice Ice Shady, and the crowd reacted so positively to it.

Molly was definitely enjoying getting her party on to celebrate the big day, and she donned my Burning Man hat multiple times during open dance, showing it off to all of her friends. She noted that it was dusty, and I explained that I had just come from Burning Man, and would be heading right back out after the wedding.

My favorite part about this wedding was how easy it was to work with Molly and Matt throughout the entire process. They booked me early, paid me promptly, and gave me a very generous gratuity.

Thank you so very much to Molly and Matt for choosing me as their DJ to celebrate their special day. I wish them nothing but the best in their marriage, their travels, and their adventures together.