Richard and Stacy’s Intimate Wedding at the Hilton Torrey Pines

Richard and Stacy walk the sand after their wedding ceremony at the Hilton Torrey Pines.

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There are times I instantly connect with my wedding couples and meeting Richard and Stacy the first time was one of those. In fact, I felt that connection in the initial emails with Stacy. These connections always prove to be instrumental in planning their party and ultimately the end result.

Richard and Stacy were married at the Hilton Torrey Pines on October 14, 2017. It was an intimate gathering of 40 friends and family celebrating two wonderful people.

When guest counts are “small,” it can sometimes be difficult to get a real dance party going. But not the case for this crowd. Despite what I’m calling the “world's smallest dance floor,” this crowd was great and kept the good time flowing all night.

Here’s a look at the setlist.

First Dance
Robin Thicke - Sweetest Love

Dinner
Chris Malinchak - Wonderful
Praful - Sigh
Greg Adams - Firefly
Steve Cole - Everyday
Nick Colionne - High Flyin’
Jack Johnson - Breakdown
Jack Johnson - Situations
Bay Ledges - Safe
Bob Marley - Is This Love
Mr. Probz - Till You're Loved
The Lumineers - Ophelia
Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
Charlie Puth - Some Type Of Love
George Ezra - Budapest
John Mayer - Half Of My Heart
Beach Boys - Fun Fun Fun
Capital Cities - Safe And Sound
Bay Ledges - Safe
HAIM - Want You Back
Bob Marley - Is This Love
Jack Johnson - Situations
Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Mellow Mood
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Jason Mraz - Live High
Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
311 - Amber

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Father/Daughter Dance
Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight

Open Dancing First Set
Lionel Richie - You Are
Chaka Khan/Montell Jordan - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City

Cake Cutting
James Taylor - How Sweet It I To Be Loved By You

Open Dancing Second Set
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Lionel Richie - All Night Long
Four Seasons - Oh, What a Night
Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride (Select Mix Remix)
Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried
Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel
Journey - Don't Stop Believen’ (Live)
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Usher - Yeah (Wedding Crasherz Break)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f./Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
B-52's - Love Shack
Otis Day & the Knights - Shout
Tom Petty - Free Falllin’
Rick James - Superfreak
Maroon 5 -Sunday Morning

Last Dance
Colbie Caillat - Turn Your Lights Down Low

Vendor Team
DJ/MC: DJ Kanoya Productions
Photographer: Brant Bender Photography
Venue: Hilton Torrey Pines

Rancho Santa Fe Wedding and Dance Party - Morgan Run Resort Wedding

Maria and Nicholas enter their wedding reception at Morgan Run resort.

The golf course at Morgan Run Resort presents a beautiful backdrop at Maria and Nicholas’ wedding.

Maria and Nicholas’ wedding, August 4, 2017 at Morgan Run Resort, was a gathering of friends and family in a beautiful location. They had both their ceremony and reception at the lush golf course in Rancho Santa Fe.

This was one crowd that came to dance, evident by how most guests started filling the dance floor before the dinner. Here’s the setlist, with a pretty short dinner hour and a dance set filled with some hot dance tracks.

Here’s a look at the setlist.

First Dance
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

Dinner
Mystikal - Bouncin' Back
Beyonce - Love On Top
Cure - Close To Me
Big Pun - Still Not A Playa (Hidden Beach)
Groove Theory - Tell Me
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
ZHU - Generationwhy
Prince - Kiss
Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mamma Jamma
Felix Jaehn f./Jasmine Thompson - Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)
Dean Martin - Ain't that a Kick in the Head
Ludacris - Roll Out
Duke Dumont - Ocean Drive
Vanilla Ace - Follow Me We Can Go
Drake - Passionfruit (BPM Supreme Remix)
Usher f./Juicy J - I Don't Mind
Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me off My Feet (8b Intro Clean) (DJ Joey C Edit)
Fabolous - Into You
Naughty By Nature - Jamboree (Intro Clean)
Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love Usher - U Remind Me
Rihanna ft Drake - Work (Lost Kings Remix

Parents Dance
Frank Sinatra- The Way You Look Tonight

Open Dancing
Stevie B - Spring Love (Larry D Mix)
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Sage The Gemini - Now & Later (Merk & Kremont Remix)
Flo Rida - Low
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Kesha - Die Young (PeteDown Acapella Out)
Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
Meghan Trainor f./John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
Iggy Azalea - Fancy (Seize Where The Ladies At Edit)
Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote
Kanye West - Good Life
Clean Bandit f./Sean Paul & Anne-Marie - Rockabye
Drake & Future - Jumpman
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Nicki Minaj ft Drake - Truffle Butter (Jester Remix)
Usher - Yeah
DJ Snake f. Lil Jon - Turn Down For What
Missy Elliott - Work It
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee f./Justin Bieber - Despacito (Remix)
Nicky Jam - Hasta El Amanecer
Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way
NSYNC - Bye Bye Bye
Tupac - California Love
Juvenile ft Lil Wayne & Manny Fresh - Back That Azz Up
DJ Kor vs Ice Cube - You Can Do It
R. Kelly - Ignition

Last Dance
The Chainsmokers f./Coldplay - Something Like This

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies: Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue: Morgan Run Resort
Photography: Shane and Lauren Photography

Laura and Juan's Garden Setting Wedding - San Diego Botanic Garden Wedding

Laura and Juan had a spectacular celebration at the San Diego Botanic Garden.  Here's a look at the setlist. 

Laura and Juan's first dance at the San Diego Botanic Garden.

First Dance
Llegastes Tu - Luis Fonsi and Juan Luis Guerra

Grandfather/Grandaughter Dance
CancioÌ-n De Un Padre Para Su Yerno (Heartland - I Loved Her First) - Martin Tremolada

Mother/Son Dance
Rascall Flatts - My Wish

Dinner Hour
Sam Feldt, Lush & Simon ft INNA - Fade Away  
Neiked ft MIMI - Call Me  
RUMORS - Look Out Below  
Zedd & Liam Payne - Get Low  
Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me (Not So Typical Remix)  
Carl Nunes - White Dress  
Drake - Passionfruit (BPM Supreme Remix)  
Cheat Codes ft Demi Lovato - No Promises  
Armin Van Buuren - Sunny Days  
Lucas & Steve - Up Till Dawn (On The Move)  
Mystikal - Bouncin' Back
Loud Luxury ft Nikki's Wives - Show Me  
50 Cent - In Da Club
A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
Notorius B.I.G. - Crush On Yo
T.I. - Bring Em Ou
Drake - Passionfruit (BPM Supreme Remix)  
Jesse & Joy f./Alejandro Sanz - No Soy Una De Esas
Sia ft Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (Mr. Collipark Remix)  
Ed Sheeran vs Joe Maz - Shape Of You (Dynamiq Edit)
Maite Perroni - Adicta
Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me off My Feet (8b Intro Clean) (DJ Joey C Edit)
James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

Open Dancing
Zapp - More Bounce to the Ounce
Mariah Carey - Fantasy
Destiny's Child - Jumpin’ Jumpin’ (Jean Tonique Remix)
The Weeknd ft Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming (Mr. Collipark Remix)  
Earth, Wind & Fire - Shining Star (Hot Classics Remix)
Busta Rhymes - I Know What You Want
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is
Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
Beyonce - Single Ladies
50 Cent - In Da Club
Pitbull f./Osmani Garcia & Lil Jon - Taxi
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Maroon 5 - Sugar (Select Mix Remix)
Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl
Elvis Crespo - Tu Sonrisa
Mark Ronson f./Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Pitbull, Chris Brown - Fun (Select Mix Remix)
French Montana f./Swae Lee - Unforgettable
Drake - Hold On We're Going Home (Promo Only Quick Edit)
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till Get You Get Enough (Hot Classics Remix)
Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Nicky Jam f./Daddy Yankee - Hasta El Amanecer (Remix)
Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
Celia Cruz - La Vida Es Un Carnaval
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee f./Justin Bieber - Despacito (Remix)
Elvis Crespo - Suavemente
Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie
Tupac - California Love (Original Version)
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
Otis Day - Shout

Last Dance
Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand

Love is Served ... and Brewed: Christina and Marco’s San Diego Wedding - Stone Brewery Liberty Station

Christina and Marco said “cheers” and “I do” with a fabulous wedding and dance party at Stone Brewery. 

While I was certainly excited for Christina and Marco’s June 10, 2017 dance party and wedding, I have to admit that I was probably equally as excited for where it was all taking place … Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens and Restaurant in Liberty Station.

A Stone beer in a San Diego refrigerator is about as common as a surfboad rack inside a garage (practically everyone has one). And their food is equally as delicious. All of this, plus the gathering of great friends and family made for one fun night of celebrating them and their cute little boy. Such a great family!

The wedding ceremony took place at Stone as well, in the Movie Courtyard, adjacent to the large banquet room where the reception was held. This room looked amazing with the added lighting and is perfect for medium sized parties.

Here’s a look at the setlist:

Cocktail/Dinner Music

• Soul ll Soul - Back To Reality (KLATCH Remix)
• Daughter - Get Lucky (Daft Punk Cover) (Holtoug Deep House House Edit)
• Ludacris - Roll Out
• Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till Get You Get Enough (Hot Classics Remix)
• A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime
• Big Pun - Still Not A Playa (Hidden Beach)
• Mystikal - Bouncin' Back
• Ludacris - Roll Out
• ZHU - Generationwhy (Original Mix)
• Cure - Close To Me
• Groove Theory - Tell Me
• Maxi Priest - Close To You
• Prince - Kiss
• Stevie Wonder - Superstition
• Justin Timberlake ft Jay-Z vs Biggie & Next - Suit & Tie (Too Juicy Blend)
• Mariah Carey - Dreamlover
• Chainsmokers, Ashanti - Only U vs Roses (J. Espinosa Jumpoff Edit)
• Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
• Beyonce - Love On Top
• Felix Jaehn f./Jasmine Thompson - Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)
• Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mamma Jamma
• Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It
• Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You (Hot Classics Remix)
• Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Edge Remix)
• The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie
• The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (Hot Classics Remix)
• Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage (Hot Classics Remix)
• Pitbull f./Chris Brown - Fun
• DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
• Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight

First Dance
Tennessee Whiskey, Chris Stapleton

Mother/Son Dance
Te Amo Mama, by Marco Antonio Solis

Father/Daughter Dance
Elton John - Tiny Dancer

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Open Dancing

• Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
• Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
• Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
• Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
• Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
• Boyz II Men - Motownphilly
• Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
• Earth, Wind & Fire - September
• Elvis Crespo - Suavemente
• Nicky Jam - With You Tonight (Hasta El Amanecer) (Spanglish Version)
• Sia f./Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
• Destiny's Child - Jumpin' Jumpin' (Jean Tonique Remix)
• Beyonce - Crazy In Love
• Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
• House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
• Griffith, Marcia - Electric Boogie
• Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Live)
• Flo Rida - Low
• Quad City D.J.'s - C'mon 'N' Ride It
• Otis Day & the Knights - Shout
• Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun
• Duran Duran - Reflex
• Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl
• Flo Rida f./Robin Thicke & Verdine White - I Don't Like It, I Love It
• Cure - Just Like Heaven

Last Dance
Ray Lamontagne - You Are The Best Thing

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies/Lighting: Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue: Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens
Coordinator: Willmus Weddings
Photographer: True Photography