Lyndsay & Jake at the Peppermill- Capri Ballroom, June 11th, 2011

Sometimes you meet a couple and you know in that instant that their wedding day will be extraordinary.  It could be from their body language, their sense of humor, or their exuberance for each other and their new life together.  Jake & Lyndsay exemplify all these properties.  I knew I wanted to be a part of their day, and was honored when they chose me to be their DJ.

The Peppermill's Capri Ballroom was decorated in white and pink, and the placecards were held in place by slotted lemons (worthy of being grown on the actual island of Capri, I might add).  Very different and cool.  Their moms, Penny & Sandy made party favors for everyone reflecting their heritage: homemade Scottish shortbread and Italian biscotti, merging the two families in baking yumminess.  Also being merged were the two nationalities: American and Canadian.  I think I heard "aboot" instead of "about" a dozen times.  It was great to see all the friends and family that had come from the Great White North and even as far as Europe come to celebrate with the newlyweds.

As far as the party is concerned, it rocked!  All kinds of music was played, including a Russian dance number that Jake and his groomsmen pulled off magnificently.  The tunes ranged from Chubby Checker to the Cupid Shuffle; from Abba to Flo Rida and almost everything in between.  The dancefloor was rocking all night.  For me, when a group knows how to Slide, do the Dougie and loves "Apache" then my job is super easy.  I took well over 30 requests off the floor of all kinds of music and whatever it was, it was danced to.  When people are singing with gusto to Nena's "99 Balloons" in German, you know the party is out-of-bounds.

Theresa is the Peppermill's wedding coordinator and she and the banquet captain Nelly were easy to work with, very professional and were great examples of the Peppermill's customer service.  The bartender, Kendra, was amazing as well.  Very nice to everyone and she really got along with the Bridal Party and family.  I heard lots of praises for her through the night, which is sort of unusual but very cool.

Congrats to Lyndsay & Jake, and thanks to all the guests and family- great party, great people!