Each year, The Knot holds a party in Dallas for all the wedding vendors in our market. This year’s party was planned by my good friend, Dana Carroll of Social by Dana Carroll.  She and Shana Thomas of The Urban Blossom really went above and beyond with the Cirque theme.  And, of course, a cool event like this needs a cool venue – The W / Victory hotel in Dallas.  I hadn’t been to The W in a while, but it looks like I’ll be back:

Good Morning Tommy!

Thank you! Your skills last night really contributed to the success of our event and everyone was really pleased with the overall outcome.

Do you mind if I add you to our preferred social catering vendor list? Your professionalism and style is much appreciated and I would like to work with you again soon on another event!

Warm Regards,

Trish | Catering Sales Manager | The W Dallas – Victory

Unfortunately, I don’t have many photos to share.  I was quite busy once the event got going between DJ’ing and visiting with people who came up.  It was amazing!

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CityClub of Fort Worth is one of my favorite venues to work at.  It’s literally like my “home away from home.”  Every single member of their staff is wonderful, and I know each of them by name.  I just love being there!

A few times each year, City Club hosts an open house for brides to come in and visit with the preferred vendors and taste some of the fabulous faire that the Club has to offer.

This year, Amy, Heather and Sara went all out with a wonderful new idea…  Instead of “just” an open house, they invited several great planners and designers to design a table in their own style.  Other vendors attended as well, from photographers, to florists, to cake companies and, of course, entertainment.  (Not to mention the box of cupcakes I got to bring home with me – yummy!)

Amy was gracious enough to offer me the privilege of  providing sound and some lighting for both the social time in the ballroom, as well as a surprise fashion show on the fourth floor, in a wedding-ceremony arranged area.

Here are just a few photos from that night.  City Club – I love you!

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The Fourth Floor - set for a ceremony. Beautiful floral arrangements abound, and we did some cool gobo textures around the room.

I have the privilege every so often to work with some of the best agencies in Dallas.  This particular wedding reception was at the Ritz Carlton in Dallas, with The Project (band) playing for the reception.  I was hired on as the Master of Ceremonies, and then we DJ’d the After Party in the pre-function space after the reception. It was a great time working with some truly great vendors – I had a blast!

The decor was simply beautiful.  The foyer (pre-function space) was used for cocktails prior to the reception.

The ballroom featured beautiful floral design, as well as decor lighting in the way of uplights, pinspot table lighting, and dance lighting.

The bride, Dyan, loves to cook and she and her family made a wonderful assortment of baked goodies for the guests to enjoy along with the cake.

Then, during the reception, the foyer was transformed into a groovy lounge area for the after-party.

Another cool thing we did was to shoot some candid photography during the reception, and the family had arranged for a few people to shoot some pics of the ceremony.  So, we pooled all those shots and displayed them on a plasma TV during the after-party, as a montage “day of”.

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The Team

• Wedding Planner Extraordinare: (and lover of the Aggie War Hymn) Emily Youngblood,  Blessed Unions
• Venue: The Ritz Carlton, Dallas
• The Band: Dave von Blohn, Absolute Entertainment / The Project Band
• Decor Lighting: Lite Dallas
• Photographer: Scott Hagar
• Videographer: Gustavo

Totally Useless Technical Information

Other than having to setup the After-Party during the reception, this particular event wasn’t too technically challenging.  We brought in a small system that we connected to the band’s sound system for the one band break, and then set up our normal system at the dance floor.  The only challenge that we faced was finding enough electrical, in a room that wasn’t designed for alot of power.