What a wedding to start the 2024 wedding season! Catherine and Ben’s evening reception will be one to remember for a long time!
The venue? A small and cosy pub in Barley near Royston. The log burner was fired up in the little room I was to be based in, and space was at an absolute premium.
Not to worry, I have setups to suit all venues and quickly wheeled in my micro booth. Don’t let the name deceive you, it’s as powerful as any other equipment I use and more than suited to the smaller wedding.
I could hear the guests in the dining room whilst I was setting up. It sounded like it was going to be a fun party…..and OH BOY it was.
My instructions were to bring the guests on mid-way through the first dance (Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac). They were singing from the start of the track and it took a lot of effort to repel boarders from the dance floor until the allotted time!
First dance done and dusted, and we’re off and running.
I had a small selection of pre-requested tunes from Catherine and Ben (Ben I must add is a MASSIVE Simply Red fan!), the rest of the evening was to be the decision of their guests. And what a playlist they managed to put together on the night:
The Played List
This is what was played on the night. Some of the tracks were selected by Catherine and Ben, the rest by their guests.
Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac |
Let It Go | Idina Menzel |
Everywhere | Fleetwood Mac |
Stars (DJ Beats) | Simply Red |
The Power Of Love | Huey Lewis And The News |
Fresh (Clean) (Single) | Kool & The Gang |
Best of My Love (DJ Beats) | Emotions |
Young Hearts Run Free (DJ Beats) | Candi Staton |
Get Down On It (DJ Beats) | Kool & the Gang |
Get Down On It (Radio Edit) | Kool & The Gang |
Something Got Me Started (Clean) (Extended) | Simply Red |
We Are Family | Sister Sledge |
Night Fever (2007 Remastered) | Bee Gees |
September (Tony Mathe Intro Acap ReWork) | Earth Wind & Fire |
C’est La Vie | B*Witched |
Saturday Night | Whigfield |
You’re the First the Last My Everything (Single Version) | Barry White |
Dancing On The Ceiling (DJ Beats) | Lionel Richie |
What Dreams Are Made Of | Hilary Duff |
Dreamer (DJ Beats) | Livin’ Joy |
Where Love Lives (Dancing Divaz ’96 Radio Edit) (DJ Beats) | Alison Limerick |
Starships (DJ Beats) | Nicki Minaj |
Don’t Stop Me Now | Queen |
Something Happened on the Way to Heaven (2016 Remaster) | Phil Collins |
Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) (DJ Beats) | Simply Red |
Got To Be Real (DJ Beats) | Cheryl Lynn |
Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe (DJ Beats) | Barry White |
Have You Ever Seen The Rain | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Murder on the Dancefloor | Sophie Ellis-Bextor |
Show Me Love (DJ Beats) | Robin S |
Rhythm Is A Dancer (DJ Beats) | Snap! |
Ride On Time (DJ Beats) | Black Box |
Freed From Desire (DJ Beats) | Gala |
Freed From Desire | Gala |
Insomnia (DJ Beats) | Faithless |
King Of My Castle (DJ Beats) | Wamdue Project |
Blue (Da Ba Dee) (DJ Beats) | Eiffel 65 |
It’s Like That (DJ Beats) | Run-DMC vs. Jason Nevins |
Run DMC vs Jason Nevins – It’s Like That | Run-D.M.C. Vs. Jason Nevins |
Don’t Stop Movin’ (DJ Beats) | Livin’ Joy |
Year 3000 | Busted |
Five Colours In Her Hair | McFly |
Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up) (DJ Beats) | Lucenzo & Qwote feat. Pitbull & Don Omar |
Hotel Room Service (DJ Beats) | Pitbull |
Flowers (DJ Beats) | Sweet Female Attitude |
A Little Bit Of Luck (DJ Beats) | DJ Luck & MC Neat |
Mr. Blue Sky | Electric Light Orchestra |
Easy Lover | Phil Collins & Philip Bailey |
Macarena [Bayside Boys Re-mix] | Los Del Río |
Teenage Dirtbag (Explicit) | Wheatus |
Live Forever | Oasis |
Spacex | Bolnichenka |
Funky Ducks | Transerfing Project |
Valley of the Headless | DMPR |
Hold You | Gyptian (Major Lazer Remix) |
Barcelona | D. Kay & Epsilon |
I’m Every Woman | Chaka Khan |
Bette Davis Eyes | Kim Carnes |
Don’t Stop | Fleetwood Mac |
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going | Billy Ocean |
She Drives Me Crazy (Clean) (Single) | Fine Young Cannibals |
Fairground (Clean) (Single) | Simply Red |
Proud Mary (Slam Version) (DJ Beats) | Tina Turner |
Teardrops | Womack And Womack |
Shoop Shoop Song | Cher |
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) (Radio Edit) | Backstreet Boys |
Everybody Get Up (Radio Edit) | Five |
Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) | Beyoncé, JAY-Z |
Everybody’s Free (Single Version) | Rozalla |
Macarena [Bayside Boys Re-mix] | Los Del Río |
Sweet Caroline (Single Version) | DJ Ötzi |
And some photos?
Oh, go on then.
For a January wedding I have to say I was well and truly impressed with the amount of dancing that happened. Here’s just a few shots of the evening’s shenanigans!
All in all, and absolutely BRILLIANT start to the 2024 wedding season and I hope for many more dance floors like this through the coming year!
