Dancing Machine's Wedding! June 5, 2010

The sun decided to show off today and we were pleasantly surprised by just how beautiful it was!
The rehearsal was another story with pouring down rain.
Right away as the bridal party, coordinator and family arrived they began to set-up and decorate.BeckenRidge had already preset the tables with white linens and white napkins were available to them. Also, above the mantle we placed cylinder vases which contained floating candles.
As they began to decorate the tables, they came together quite quickly with lots of helpers pitching a hand. They also decided to go with renting BeckenRidge's white Italian chairs for the reception inside the building, on the patio as well as for the lawn ceremony.

When it was time for pictures the photographers: Michael Sherwood (503.358.5417 lcplsherwood@yahoo.com) and Azedin Trnjanin (503.380.8965 ataperture.com) took the girls and guys down to the lawn to do some fun photos.

After the ceremony Kevin Soderstrom 503.363.6908, a well known piano player, who is much acquainted with our baby grand piano, played soft back ground music as the reception was starting and the guys were moving the DJ setup onto the patio for the dance party. This was a great transition because it still allowed music to be playing while the guests were entering the building from the ceremony and it also allowed the DJ to move his setup wile still having music playing.

Dinner was catered by Carusos Italian Cafe www.carusositaliancafe.com who offered some great pasta dishes, and were a blast to work with.

For a DJ the groom had his own equipment, as it is a hobby of his. So, he had a couple of his buddies help him out with running the music. There was one setup down on the lawn fountain patio, for the ceremony. Then when that was done they moved the equipment up to the patio where they continued to play music and start their never ending dance party.


It all started when the bride and groom had their first dance, which looked more like a planned performance. They were hilarious and it was clear they were having the time of their lives!




This reception lasted about four and a half hours of just dancing and drinking and having fun! The covered patio was the perfect place for their dance floor since it was so nice outside and they had plenty of room to move around and lots of space for dancers.


The finale was when family and friends gathered outside to bid the newlyweds farewell. The bride and groom both grabbed hold of a black duffel bag and ran out the big wood doors of BeckenRidge. They jumped in a car and was taken away to their honeymoon. The night was a success and fun at that! Another wedding completed!