Saturday was a super busy awesome day.  My day started with a great meeting with Sari and Scott.  They are planning an October Esperanza Mansion Wedding and I’m so excited to be part of their day.  I’m also happy to know I’ll be working that day with my friend Tom Mike, who’ll be photographing and capturing their big day.  They’re in good hands all around!

The afternoon and evening had us at the Corning Radisson for Tom and Laura’s Wedding Ceremony and Reception.  It was great working with Shelly and her staff. The ceremony was beautiful and the room looked great.  Tom and Lauras Ceremony took place in the ball room and they used the riser/stage and had a beautiful column/arch setup as the backdrop for their ceremony.  The ceremony was performed by Toms Aunt Joan Blank who did a wonderful job. Tom and Laura wrote their own vows and Tom then wrote and recited vows to Lauras daughters in a very special/emotional moment.  Lauras youngest daughter Justine was so cute and moved to tears by Toms promise and words. After Toms vows to the girls they presented them each with necklaces and while they were doing this I played a Song with voiceover that we created for this moment.  Laura knew she would be moved by this moment and rather than struggle to get out her message we recorded it and used the song In My Daughters Eyes by Martina McBride as the track.

You can listen to Lauras Voiceover by clicking here. Laura then sang a song to Tom and Justine played Canon In D on the piano, and one of the girls friends Emily gave a beautiful and emotional reading.

Ceremony Music Details:

Prelude Music:  Ballads & Classical/Strings

Toms Mother Carolyn Seating:  Everything I Do( I Do It For You)-Bryan Adams

Attendents Prcessional:  The Way You Look At Me-Christian Bautista

Lauras Processional:  You Are The Love Of My Life-Jim Brickman

Parents Unity Candle Lighting:  Beautiful In My Eyes-Joshua Kadison

Laura and Tom Unity Candle Lighting:  Love Doesn’t Ask Why-Celine Dion

Laura and Tom’s Recessional:  A Moment Like This-Kelly Clarkson

After the ceremony Tom and Laura had a receiving line and their guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the Radisson Lobby and Grill 1-2-5.  We provided music for the cocktail hour with a programmed set list.

While the guests enjoyed cocktail hour the Radisson and FLE Staff feverishly prepared the room for dinner and the party.  The ballroom looked fantastic!  In addition to the beautiful job the Radisson and the florist did in decorating we provided our perimeter up lighting package that really altered the appearance of the room.  It was so cool to hear the guests comments as they made their way to their seats for dinner.  The room looked completely different than when they had been in it just an hour earlier for the ceremony. Tom and Lauras Reception

In addition to the perimeter up lighting in red we provided a projection on the dance floor of Tom and Laura’s Monogram. Fingerlakes Entertainment Name In Lights Wedding Monogram Gobo

Introduction/Entrance Music:

Parents:  Fatboy Slim-Weapon Of Choice(Instrumental)

Children:  Miley Cyrus-Party in the USA

Wedding Party:  Ricky Martin-Shake Your Bon Bon

Matron of Honor and Best Man:  Justin Timberlake & Nelly-Work It

Tom and Laura:  Usher-Caught Up

Instead of Tom and Laura sharing their first dance as the first special dance Laura Danced with her father Bob and Tom shared the dance by dancing with Laura’s Mom Penny.  Laura created a special message to both her parents during their dance.  You can hear it here. After this Tom danced with his mother Carolyn and Laura danced with Toms Uncle Martin and Tom also recorded a special message to his mom and his late father.  You can hear them here. Tom and Laura then shared their first dance and danced to the song Two Is Better Than One by Boys Like Girls ft. Taylor Swift.  They then surprised and entertained their guests with a choreographed dance to Tik Tok by Ke$ha.  Laura’s girls and all the bridesmaids were in on it and it was really fun!

The Rest!

Cake Cutting:  Def Leppard-Pour Some Sugar On Me

Bouquet Toss:  Beyonce-Single Ladies

Garter Removal:  Eminem ft Warren G.-Shake That

Garter Toss:  Queeen-Another One Bites The Dust

Tom and Laura did do a dollar dance but donated the proceeds and guests gifts to the Childrens Miracle Network. Last Slow Song:  Jason Mraz-I’m Yours (accoustic) Last Set:  Journey-Don’t Stop Believing,  Otis Day and his Knights-Shout! Thank you Tom and Laura!  Here are some additional photos from their special day.

Really looking forward to viewing and sharing Julia and Kurtis’ Pro Shots with you but for now here are a few photos Jason and I captured.
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We had a great time with Andrew and Karalyn last night at Casa Larga. Casa Larga is a very nice location and its hard to believe, but last night was only my second event there. Hopefully we’ll be back soon!
We provided our Seneca Pacakge for Andrew and Karalyn and in addition to our sound and light show on the dance floor we provided perimeter light scaping (in red), and a monogram projected behind their cake table. We had many compliments from the guests and from Andrew and Karalyn and its always rewarding to see a room transformed by lighting. I LOVE lights! We also provided a satelite speaker in the bar area that is adjacent to the main ball room and provided a pre-programmed playlist for the cocktail hour.

Here are the details and song selections.

Introductions:
Parents & Grandparents: U2-Beautiful Day
Flower Girl & Ring Bearer: Reel 2 Real-I Like to Move It
Wedding Party: Justin Timberlake-Sexy Back
Andrew & Karalyn’s Grand Entrance: T.I.-Bring Em’ Out
Andrew & Karalyns First Dance: Ben Folds-The Luckiest (FLE Edit)
Karalyn & Her Father Mark’s Dance: Darius Rucker-It Won’t Be Like This For Long
Andrew & His Mother Patty’s Dance: Natalie & Nat King Cole-Unforgettable

Cake Cutting Song: Adam Sandler-I Wanna Grow Old With You
Bouquet Toss: Michael Jackson-PYT
Garter Removal: Mission Impossible Theme
Garter Toss: Offspring-Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
Reverse Garter: Shaggy-Boombastic Michael and Kelly were the B&G winners and were really great and had a lot of fun with this!

Last Slow Song: Louis Armstrong-What A Wonderful World
Encore: Journey-Don’t Stop Believin’, Otis Day & The Knights-Shout

Thank you Andrew and Karalyn for letting us be a part of your big day!


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With the update of the website and blog a few entries (more like a million) and photos didn’t make it. Here are a few photos of uplighting at Esperanza Mansion taken by Tom Mike.

I forgot to mention in my recap that I had the pleasure of working with Tom Mike again on Sunday at Marty and Tiffany’s reception.  Tom’s awesome to work with and I have a blast everytime I work with him.  Oh, and he’s a phenomenal photographer too!  Click here to visit his website.
Make sure to check out his wedding gallery and specifically the slide shows for Sean & Kerry and Melissa & Ranko which are recent events we’ve worked together.

Thank you Tom!  Enjoy.



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