Showing posts with label eagle castle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eagle castle. Show all posts

Sunday, August 14, 2011

ROXAN & STERLING Aug 13th, 2011 at Creekside Farms, Paso Robles.

I almost fell over when this Bride wanted us for her wedding. See, she has the distinction of being in this industry and has been the event Mgr. and coordinator at Eagle Castle Winery for a long time. She has seen or worked with hundreds of DJ's over the years and it's no small compliment that she wanted us. He (The Groom) is also at Eagle Castle but he is the Winemaker and a person who has a passion for all things fermented. (He even made the beer for the reception....yum) They have an amazing history together having met while studying abroad in Australia. This weekend two adventurous, fun, totally alive people had the wedding day everybody wants when they start making their plans. A warm friendly ceremony was the beginning of the day, a summer day with the DJ under a tent on the lawn at this new location. The venue is a wine-country B&B that has a great perspective in customer service and quality. They have beautiful large Pond and more photo op locations than our Photographer Lindsay Hahn could ask for. Chef Garret from Robert's Restaurant presented a wonderful seated and plated meal with a full staff of servers. This was my first time working with him and it was awesome! Flowers by Kim, just nailed it... it was a perfect reflection of this Bride and Groom. ...............Mixing with a dance-floor under the stars and a nearly full moon on a clear night, packed with people having a blast who would have gone all night if we let them. ......:) What? It was DJ Bob ...lol

Monday, August 1, 2011

Jessica and Ben, July 31st at Eagle Castle Winery

Ok, sometimes when you do weddings, You can forget why we do this. This Bride and Groom reminded me of just how fun it is to be a DJ. It started in front of the castle doors with a ceremony done by a Rabbi, with the whole thing draped under a HUPA and ending with a glass being broken. The cocktail hour was up stairs on a deck overlooking the Paso Wine Country all around it with a great Vocal Jazz / Rat Pack soundtrack playing in the background. We invited all the guests to join us in the main ball room later and even the Grand Entrance & introductions took on a life of their own as we had information about each wedding party member given to us by the Bride and Groom. Dinner was soooooo gooood  seated and plated with Salmon, steak and chicken options for every guest (and 1 DJ...lol) The cake cutting was done with a full size real sword .... perfect for use in a Castle..lol We used the round foyer of the castle as a personal Night Club and danced as long as we could go. The last song of the night was "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton and their coordinator Roxanne and her Crew could not have done better job. The Photography was done by our bud April Wise and her crew and We had a blast. Such a sweet Bride and a Groom who really showed how he felt about her throughout the night. Loved It

Monday, April 25, 2011

Carolina & Gustavo @ Eagle Castle Winery, April 22

Well, I promised you something completely different. Imagine this, a guest count around 125 which included people from all over the world. Argentina, Mexico, Sweden, & Peru just to name a few. The Bride and groom (the whole group for that matter) were so good looking it was almost intimidating. Now stage this at the Romantic Castle setting of Eagle Castle Winery, add in a great coordinator (Roxan) and let them go until 2AM. The rain came and went, but everything was perfect for the ceremony. The cocktail hour went smoothly and once the dancing began, it was a huge mix of  American top-40, cumbia, banda, salsa, spanish rock, Argentinian cumbia, and did I mention the Bi-lingual DJ who was paid to be there with me had No-showed? This may seem like a recipe for disaster but here's the kicker, it went amazing. I consulted by phone with a good friend "DJ Javier Montez" and he helped me focus on the correct way to set up the music. Needless to say, it worked, tons of dancing and screaming and yelling and drinking...lol They used an area of the Castle (the main foyer) as a nightclub and it was amazing. I haven't been this challenged by a music format ever, I'm really proud of how it went, The Bride and Groom sent a Thank You the very next day. If you want to know what it is that makes a DJ love what he does even after thousands of events, this is it. I'll never forget this one.....

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Kate and Zac, 8.21 at Eagle Castle

The coolness of Eagle Castle Winery, www.eaglecastlewinery.com  A warm day with a Bride and Groom who to say the least had great personality. Just shy of 100 guests were fed a great meal in the main hall following a ceremony up on the beautiful decks at the top of the castle. Roxanne is the event coordinator for the Castle and she is as professional as they come. I love seeing a true pro because it just comes out looking seamless, it makes all of the vendors jobs easier to have a coordinator like her. This Bride and Groom had a cool style and warmth that came out in the party with dancing under the stars all the way to the happy end on the outside patio. This was such a fun day with Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra, B.e.p, and lots of Cup Cakes! Amy did a killer job with the gormet cup-cakes www.amybakescupcakes.com  and Ken Kieno was the photographer and is such a good guy with a great talent for what he does. Once again, April Flowers did an amazing job, We really enjoyed the entire staff of vendors  www.aprilflowersslo.com