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Brett and Ellie's Fairytale Wedding

11/2/2018

We were so honored to be a part of Brett and Ellie's wedding at the storybook inspired Kestrel Park. Kelly Leonard and Cassidy Rae Rios of Event of the Season designed a picture perfect event - as you can see from the photos courtesy of their photographer Mike Larson.

We provided sound support for their musician Robby Fontana. Our DJ for the event was the incomparable DJ Gavin Roy.

Here are some song highlights:
Grand Entrance: “Old School Love” by Lupe Fiasco (ft. Ed Sheeran)
First Dance: “Stay With You” by John Legend
Mother/Son Dance: “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You” by Rod Stewart
Father/Daughter Dance: “My Little Girl” by Tim McGraw
Cake Cutting Song: “Greatest Love Story” by Lanco
Bouquet Toss Song: “What Do You Mean” by Justin Bieber

Kurt and Kayla's Beautiful Santa Barbara Wedding

11/2/2018

Kurt and Kayla had their wedding reception at Villa and Vine, in the heart of Santa Barbara. The photos you see below are courtesy of their extraordinary photographer Natalie Malis of Mist of Morning Photography.

We were honored to provide the soundtrack for their day with DJ Gavin Roy at the helm.

Here are some song highlights:
Bridal Party Intro Song: Meghan Trainor - Me Too
Bride & Groom Intro Song: Mars, Bruno Feat. Cardi B - Finesse
Bride & Groom's First Dance Song: Sexual by Neikid (Edited)
Parent Dance: Michael Bublé - Everything
Cake Cutting Song: DNCE - Cake by the Ocean (Radio Edit)
Last Dance Song: Summer, Donna - Last Dance

Evelyn and Hector's Elopement on the Bluffs

11/2/2018

We were very fortunate to be a part of this very heartfelt and beautiful wedding ceremony on the Ellwood Bluffs for Evelyn and Hector. Their ceremony was presided upon by Judge Brian Hill, their coordinator was Shauna Timmons of Santa Barbara Elopement, and their photographers were Talia and juan of Pinnel Photography (the photos below are courtesy and copyright of Pinnel Photography).

Our solo violinist extraordinaire for the event was Chris, and here are a few ceremony songs:
Processional: Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach)
Recessional: All You Need is Love (Beatles)

Congratulations Evelyn and Hector!

Brianna and Jordan's Wine Country Wedding

9/1/2018

Brianna and Jordan were married on 4/7/18 at Sogno Del Fiore in beautiful Santa Barbara Wine Country. Their amazing planner was Ann Johnson of Ann Johnson Events and their photographer was Matt Roberts of Rewind Photography. The photos below are courtesy of Matt! Our DJ Chris was their MC and DJ for the event, and we also had our photo booth in action :)

Music Highlights:
Ceremony Processional: Beatles "Here comes the Sun"
Ceremony Recessional: Queen "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
First Dance: Lanco "Greatest Love Story"
Father/Daughter Dance: James Taylor "Whenever I See Your Smiling Face"

Leanne and Kevin's Wedding

2/27/2018

Leanne and Kevin were married in beautiful Santa Barbara and we were honored to have our STRING TRIO perform at their SB Courthouse Sunken Gardens ceremony.

Here are the main songs we played at the ceremony:

Prelude: Here Comes the Sun, Over the Rainbow, Imagine
Seating of the Parents: Hallelujah
Bridesmaids Processional: Piano Man
Bride's Processional: A Thousand Years
Recessional: She's Got a Way

Leanne and Kevin's reception was held at the Narrative Loft, where we provided STRING LIGHTING, DRAPING, UPLIGHTING, PAPER LANTERN INSTALLATION and DJ Gavin Roy to play their event. We also had our PHOTO BOOTH in action for extra fun for their guests.

Here are some key songs from their reception:
Grand Entrance: G-Eazy & Halsey - Him & I
First Dance: Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Bride and Father Dance: Heartland - I Loved Her First
Groom and Mother Song: Van Morrison - Days Like This
Last Song: Hermes House Band - Country Roads

Kim and Mike's Santa Barbara Wedding

12/19/2017

We were honored to be a part of Kim and Mike's wedding day with DJ and Live Musician services. Our Classical Guitarist Jesse played their beautiful ceremony at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens, and DJ Gavin Roy played their reception at Villa and Vine. Their photographer Matt Roberts of Rewind Photography captured all the action - enjoy the photos!

Nicole and Robby's Most Stellar Wedding

12/12/2017

Here's to one of our favorite couples this season! Nicole and Robby's wedding at Glen Annie Golf course was a dream come true, a perfect evening with friends and family - with lots of dancing and fun for all :)

Take a look at some of their songs:
Prelude:Beatles, Neil Young (Crazy Love), Ray LaMontagne (acoustic love songs)
Seating of Parents:Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
Bridesmaids Processional: Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
Bride Processional:In My Life - Beatles
Recessional: Love on Top - Beyonce
Bridal Party Introductions:Feels (Calvin Harris)
Bride & Groom Introduction:Nelly Feat. City Spud - Ride Wit Me
Bride & Groom's First Dance:New Basement Tapes - When I Get My Hands On You
Bride and Father Dance: Berry, Chuck - Johnny B. Goode
Groom and Mother Dance: Morrison, Van - Days Like This
Cake Cutting: Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)
Last Dance of Evening:Browne, Jackson - Somebody's Baby

Check out some photos of the event by Karen D Photography:

Kelsi and Shaun's Wedding at Greengate Ranch

11/28/2017

Kelsi and Shaun were married at Greengate Ranch in San Luis Obispo and we were honored to be a part of their big day with DJ Gavin Roy and DJ Shaun as their entertainment. Danae Grace Events was their wedding planning team, and the phenomenal photos you see are compliments of their photographer Jen Rodriguez.

DJ and MCs Tempest (Chawn) and Gavin Roy steal a selfie amidst the rousing celebration.

Our Musicians perform at prelude and cocktail hour. See our Guitarist page for more.

More amazing photos from photogrpaher Jen Rodriguez!

Don't Stop Me Now, 'cos I'm Having a Good Time!

10/23/2017

Jaclyn and Nick were married at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum and we were honored to be a part of their big day with DJ services. We were very impressed with the entire team of professionals - led by Vanessa of vanessanoelevents.com when all of us were tested with unusual weather (a severe microburst storm came 45 minutes before ceremony start). Here is a short video of what the storm looked like (that's Gavin running to save three sound setups from water damage).

Luckily, being professionals, we travel with backup equipment and we were able to reset and dry everything in record time :) These photos by Anna Delores www.annadelores.com prove that nothing could stop this amazing partyl!

Here are some of Jaclyn and Nick's song choices:

Grand Entrance of Bridal Party and Bride and Groom: Empire of the Sun "Alive"
Bride & Groom's First Dance Song: Elvis Presley, "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Bride and Father Song: Dean Martin, "When You're Smiling (The Whole world smiles with you)"
Groom and Mother Song: Confederate Railroad, "Simple Man"
Cake Cutting Song: Mark Knopfler, "Storybook Love"
Last Dance Song :Queen, "Don't Stop Me Now"

Victoria and Adam's Totally Karaoke Wedding

10/23/2017

Victoria and Adam had their most amazing wedding at the Santa Barbara Zoo. We were excited to be a part of it with DJ and Karaoke services. Karaoke does not always pair with weddings, but when it does, oh what a fun time to be had by all! Here is a video of the bride and groom kicking off the night with a duet :)

Guests were invited to sing a song as a table first, before their table could be excused to the buffet. This broke the ice which had them wanting more. It was a 100% Karaoke wedding at the Zoo <3

Congratulations Victoria and Adam!! Thank you for having us be a part of your big day :)

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