This is the first of two weddings I'm playing at Borio's Lakeside in Cicero this month alone. What a beautiful venue! Right on the shore of Oneida Lake... and a wonderful day. Originally, the forecast had called for a chance of rain, but we lucked out with sunny skies and comfortable temperatures for an outdoor ceremony, followed by an indoor reception.
For the outdoor ceremony, I had an hour of instrumental music to play as guests arrived and took their seats. Then, Crystal and Dan wanted certain parts of certain songs for their entrances, so I edited those songs down to the desired parts and played them all from CDs. Right after the ceremony was over, my wife Elizabeth and I packed up the gear we needed outside and moved it inside with the rest of the gear, which was already set-up for the reception. (Similar to another indoor/outdoor event last year in Cooperstown.)
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- Outdoor ceremony at Borio's Lakeside in Cicero, 5/5/12
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- Outdoor ceremony at Borio's Lakeside in Cicero, 5/5/12
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- Pastor Ralph presides over Dan and Crystal's wedding ceremony.
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- A boat cruises along Oneida Lake during Dan & Crystal's wedding ceremony
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- Exchanging the rings
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- Back inside and ready for cocktail hour!
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- Bride and Groom's first dance: "Open Arms" by Journey.
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- Crystal dances with her father.
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- Bride/Father dance: "All the Words in the World" by Neil Sedaka.
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- Dan dances with his mother.
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- Groom/Mother dance: "First Lady in My Life" by Paul Todd.
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- Guests fill the dance floor!
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- Last Dance of the Night: "Wanna Grow Old with You" by Adam Sandler.
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- The DJ's view of the floor.
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- Dancing the night away!
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- Another "DJ-eye view" of the floor, the lights look much better in this photo!
This was a great night, and want to thank Dan and Crystal for choosing me as their DJ. I also want to thank the management at Borio's for allowing me to stop by about a week ahead of time for a quick "site survey" so I could stake out the locations and plan my set-ups before arriving.
