4 Piece Band - New Years Eve - Wedding Reception
Donovan Kovar and The Amazing Band...
On December 31st, 2005 we brought in the new year from the top of the Millennium hotel in Downtown Minneapolis for the Cappuccilli wedding. Congratulations Michael and Amy and Happy New Year everybody!
This was a great reception, with a great view of the city and plenty of great tunes that everyone enjoyed dancing and singing along to, we all had a fun and memorable new year's eve party.
Although I had only met the bride and groom once the night before, they were confident in us because I had been communicating regularily with them by phone and email in the months that had passed since they first found us on the internet.
My drummer David provided sound for the ceremony which was held in the "Dome Room" which is a clear dome shaped room facing the IDS center. He edited a selection songs together, that the bride and groom provided, and synchronized the music to the ceremony, it was beautiful. The bride and groom told us how professional we were and how much they appreciated us, and that sure made us feel good, knowing that we were making a difference for them and their special night.
The reception was adjacent to the Dome Room with another view of the city and a dancefloor where we performed. I made sure that the hotel manager turned the heat down so that when the reception room filled up, it didn't get to hot. I do this often because as soon as the dancing starts, people get overheated if the room is to warm. The bride thanked me again when I asked her if that was okay with her.
I made sure that the wedding party had a microphone for toasting and I had light rock playing though the sound system. There were children and their mothers dancing on the dance floor before and after dinner, so I turned on some of the dance lights for added effect and the photographers took a bunch of pictures. This was a good sign that we would have a fun group for dancing when the band started.
After dinner and cake, the staff cleared the tables off of the dancefloor and we prepared for the 4 piece band to start. After playing a few songs, I introduced the bride and groom and played their special song from the iPod and through the sound system for their first dance. Then the father of the bride asked me to play the father/daughter dance so we played, "Can't help falling in love".
Joined by Randy Casey on guitar, David J. Russ on Drums, and Arron "Al" Bergstom on bass, the band filled the room with dance-a-lation (a cross between dancing and a celebration) until 12:45! Everyone in the band sings, so both Randy and Dave were able to sing a few songs as well, which kept the energy level high and the music goin'.
A member of the wedding party also came up and played a few songs with the band on my electric guitar, and man did he ever rock! It was a guy from Texas up for the wedding and he played a song by ZZ top and another by The Black Crowes, and of course my band new both songs, so they sounded like they'd been playing together for years, I was impressed. This performance from the bride's brother was especially fun for everyone on the dancefloor, which was full at this point, and added to the complete success of the evening.
It's not uncommon for members of the wedding party, who are musicians, to join us onstage from time to time. We have a lot of fun with it and so does everyone else. The groomsmen, at a reception we did last summer, all did The Worm (a funky dance move) simultaneously on the dancefloor, and that was equally as entertaining for everyone. We have a lot of fun at Wedding Receptions.
At midnight, Dave played a drumroll and counted down. Then the band played My Sherona but sang the words, Happy New Year! We had discussed singing Ault Lang Sine but who can remember the lyrics to that anyway?
We finished off the night with a bunch of classic dance songs like Dancing Queen, Friends in Low Places, Brown Eyed Girl, and finished up with Sweet Caroline. Then I played some more disco/dance tunes through the sound system while everyone wound down. Another mission accomplished for Great Live Music!
Thanks again Michael and Amy Cappuccilli, we wish you all the best!
Donovan Kovar and The Amazing Band...
On December 31st, 2005 we brought in the new year from the top of the Millennium hotel in Downtown Minneapolis for the Cappuccilli wedding. Congratulations Michael and Amy and Happy New Year everybody!
This was a great reception, with a great view of the city and plenty of great tunes that everyone enjoyed dancing and singing along to, we all had a fun and memorable new year's eve party.
Although I had only met the bride and groom once the night before, they were confident in us because I had been communicating regularily with them by phone and email in the months that had passed since they first found us on the internet.
My drummer David provided sound for the ceremony which was held in the "Dome Room" which is a clear dome shaped room facing the IDS center. He edited a selection songs together, that the bride and groom provided, and synchronized the music to the ceremony, it was beautiful. The bride and groom told us how professional we were and how much they appreciated us, and that sure made us feel good, knowing that we were making a difference for them and their special night.
The reception was adjacent to the Dome Room with another view of the city and a dancefloor where we performed. I made sure that the hotel manager turned the heat down so that when the reception room filled up, it didn't get to hot. I do this often because as soon as the dancing starts, people get overheated if the room is to warm. The bride thanked me again when I asked her if that was okay with her.
I made sure that the wedding party had a microphone for toasting and I had light rock playing though the sound system. There were children and their mothers dancing on the dance floor before and after dinner, so I turned on some of the dance lights for added effect and the photographers took a bunch of pictures. This was a good sign that we would have a fun group for dancing when the band started.
After dinner and cake, the staff cleared the tables off of the dancefloor and we prepared for the 4 piece band to start. After playing a few songs, I introduced the bride and groom and played their special song from the iPod and through the sound system for their first dance. Then the father of the bride asked me to play the father/daughter dance so we played, "Can't help falling in love".
Joined by Randy Casey on guitar, David J. Russ on Drums, and Arron "Al" Bergstom on bass, the band filled the room with dance-a-lation (a cross between dancing and a celebration) until 12:45! Everyone in the band sings, so both Randy and Dave were able to sing a few songs as well, which kept the energy level high and the music goin'.
A member of the wedding party also came up and played a few songs with the band on my electric guitar, and man did he ever rock! It was a guy from Texas up for the wedding and he played a song by ZZ top and another by The Black Crowes, and of course my band new both songs, so they sounded like they'd been playing together for years, I was impressed. This performance from the bride's brother was especially fun for everyone on the dancefloor, which was full at this point, and added to the complete success of the evening.
It's not uncommon for members of the wedding party, who are musicians, to join us onstage from time to time. We have a lot of fun with it and so does everyone else. The groomsmen, at a reception we did last summer, all did The Worm (a funky dance move) simultaneously on the dancefloor, and that was equally as entertaining for everyone. We have a lot of fun at Wedding Receptions.
At midnight, Dave played a drumroll and counted down. Then the band played My Sherona but sang the words, Happy New Year! We had discussed singing Ault Lang Sine but who can remember the lyrics to that anyway?
We finished off the night with a bunch of classic dance songs like Dancing Queen, Friends in Low Places, Brown Eyed Girl, and finished up with Sweet Caroline. Then I played some more disco/dance tunes through the sound system while everyone wound down. Another mission accomplished for Great Live Music!
Thanks again Michael and Amy Cappuccilli, we wish you all the best!
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