3 Piece Band - Reu/Thorsen Wedding Reception

Donovan Kovar and The Amazing Band...

On December 2nd, 2005 we performed for the Jason Reu & Kirstin Thorsen wedding reception in Onalaska, WI (which is near Lacrosse). This reception was at the Cedar Creek Country Club and I played with the 3 piece band. Onalaska has beautiful snow covered bluffs (large hills) all around the area which made it very beautiful for a mid-winter wedding.

Jason and Kirstin found us on the internet and saw us performing for St. Patrick’s Day at Houlihan's in Chanhassen early in 2005. The reception was a complete success, complete with dinner, toasting, a multi-media presentation, a chocolate fountain, and Great Live Music! Jason and Kirstin had us play their first dance "DJ style" through the sound sytem after we played a few live songs. And they also created their own custom list of MP3 favorites that I played through the sound system during our breaks.

Immediately when we began our performance, the photographer came up to me and told me that we were the Best Wedding Band that she had ever heard (we get that alot) and Jason's dad told me on our break that the 3 piece band sounded more like a 4 or 5 piece!

The dance floor filled up right away and everyone in the wedding party (including the parents) danced for the whole night! We played, "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis and "Crazy Love" By Van Morrison for the Dollar Dance, and Kirstin tossed her bouquet while our drummer played a riveting drum roll...

Jason also brought along his acoustic guitar, so I tuned it for him and plugged him into our sound system so that he could sing a special song that he had been rehearsing for Kirstin. Everyone was pleasantly surprised by Jason's impromptu performance.

After we played our last song(s), I played more "DJ music" for the last half hour and everyone danced like crazy as they wound down for the night.

I'm happy to say that this is another mission accomplished for Great Live Music.

Thanks Jason and Kirstin, we wish you all the best!

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"Donovan & Great Live Music were terrific! Everyone at the reception was very impressed, and really enjoyed the music. They did an outstanding job, and were very willing to do whatever we asked. We would strongly recommend Great Live Music to anyone considering a band for a wedding reception-you will be pleased, I know we were. They were very professional, approachable, and entertaining!"

Jason & Kirstin Reu