Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the Delaware Museum of Natural History
Here’s what the bride had to say:
The best DJ to work with. We’re both engineers by trade so the use of a shared spreadsheet that included questions to think about, potential music choices for various occasions during the wedding, and ceremony examples helped us tremendously! Adam was wonderful to work with, always got back to us quickly and even made a three song epic mix for our first dance!!! He also made it easy to surprise my groom on wedding day with a wedding party dance! Honestly, for any other party, we would definitely go with him again!!! The amount of quirky professionalism was perfect! Thank you for making our wedding incredible!
Alice H
BrideCeremony and First Dance Highlights
The wedding ceremony took place in the dinosaur hall. Huge fossils framed the ceremony and a close friend of the bride and groom officiated. Attendance was limited to 25 guests – all of whom got COVID tests before the wedding. We set up a live YouTube stream so friends and family could watch the ceremony as it happened. The ceremony was very touching and personal – the bride and groom wrote their own vows and everything. But what really blew my mind were the birds! A bird flew in the ring to the groom, and the ceremony concluded with birds flying into the bride and grooms hands and then dispersing.
The Full Wedding Ceremony
First Dance
The bride and groom prepared a special three part first dance. It was mix of Buddy Guy – What Kind of Woman is This, Caravan Palace – Lone Digger and Ludacris – My Chick Bad.
Note: All the super-fine pictures in this post were graciously provided by Joe del Tufo of Moonloop Photography. He really captured the magic!
Surprise Dance for the Groom
This was a secret. The bride planned the whole thing without the groom ever catching on. It was a huge surprise and totally dazzling!
Microphone Safety During The Pandemic
Sharing microphones spreads germs. So, we started using two layers of microphone covers, with the top layer being color-coded foam. Each person was assigned their own color so there would be no sharing. The covers are only used once and then tossed. Notice the rainbow of colored mics below:
Cake Cutting
The cake was cut using samurai swords with the opening to Samurai Jack as the soundtrack. They even prepared a cutout of Aku the evil demon from the show.
The Dancing
The dancing was so ecstatic, that people either stayed low to the ground or were floating on air.
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The Music
Delaware Museum of Natural History Wedding Playlist
- Jurassic Park Theme – The Piano Guys
- Dearly Beloved (Original Version) – Kingdom Hearts
- Go the Distance (From Hercules”) (Epic Version)” – L’Orchestra Cinematique, Alala
- Solid As A Rock – Ella Fitzgerald
- At Last – Etta James
- Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer
- My Girl – The Temptations
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) – James Taylor
- Better Together – Jack Johnson
- What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran
- I Don’t Like It, I Love It (feat. Robin Thicke & Verdine White) – Flo Rida, Robin Thicke, Verdine White
- Fly Me To The Moon – Remastered – Frank Sinatra, Count Basie
- Killing Me Softly with His Song – Roberta Flack
- You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
- I’m On Fire – Bruce Springsteen
- Give A Little Bit – Supertramp
- We Are Family – Sister Sledge
- Let Me Clear My Throat – Live – DJ Kool
- Let’s get ready to rumble – Space Jam
- Three Part First Dance – Philly Custom DJ
- Merry-Go-Round – from ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ – Joe Hisaishi
- Art Music Video – Wedding Party 2020 – Alice Hu
- Thousand Years – Alice Hu
- Symphony – Alice Hu
- Fly Me To The Moon – Remastered – Frank Sinatra, Count Basie
- My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
- Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
- My Girl – The Temptations
- I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
- I See Fire – Ed Sheeran
- Closer – The Chainsmokers, Halsey
- Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
- If We Were Vampires – Jason Isbell, The 400 Unit
- The Chain (2001 Remaster) – Fleetwood Mac
- Just the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers) – Grover Washington, Jr., Bill Withers
- Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah) – Andy Grammer
- Forever Young (2008 Remaster) – Rod Stewart
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- Hooked on a Feeling – Blue Swede, Björn Skifs
- Paradise By the Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf
- Superstition – Stevie Wonder
- You’ll Accomp’ny Me – Remastered – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
- Samurai Jack – Anime
- Cake (Challenge Version) – Flo Rida, 99 Percent
- All Star – Smash Mouth
- London Bridge – Fergie
- SexyBack – Justin Timberlake, Timbaland
- Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) – Beyonce, JAY-Z
- Cha-Cha Slide – DJ Casper
- Wobble – V.I.C.
- Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix) – Los Del Rio
- Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora) – Harry Belafonte
- Dancing Queen – Abba
- I Will Survive (1981 Re-recording) – Gloria Gaynor
- Y.M.C.A. – Village People
- Gangnam Style – Psy
- Get Low – Ying Yang Twins, Lil Jon, The East Side Boyz
- Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris) – Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris
- Suzy – Caravan Palace
- Brotherswing – Caravan Palace
- Raingurl – Yaeji
- Flamingo – Kero Kero Bonito
- Thinking out Loud – Ed Sheeran
- Mi Gente – J Balvin, Willy William, Beyonce
- Gasolina – Daddy Yankee
- Pokerface – Blacha
- Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis
- GDFR (feat. Sage the Gemini & Lookas) – Flo Rida, Sage the Gemini, Lookas
- Five More Hours (Deorro x Chris Brown) – Deorro, Chris Brown
- Like A G6 – Far East Movement, The Cataracs, DEV
- A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) – Fergie, Q-Tip, GoonRock
- Never Stop (Wedding Version) – SafetySuit
- Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
Shoe Game
The shoe game is where the bride and groom give eachother a shoe and sit back to back on the center of the dance floor. Then the MC asks questions, like, “Who made the first move?” The bride and groom raise the shoe to show which person it is. Most of the time they agreed. Sometimes they didn’t. The guests had a copies of the questions at their tables. The grand prize winner was the one who answered the most correctly. You can check out their questions below.
Shoe Game Questions
Who initiated the first kiss?
Who said “I love you” first?
Who met the future-in-laws first?
Who cooked the first dinner?
Who planned the first vacation?
Who chose the first dance songs?
Who is better at folding the laundry?
Who is the better cook?
Who takes longer to get ready?
Who is the better driver?
Who is better at keeping surprises?
Who is more adventurous?
Who is more likely to get injured?
Who is more likely to be running late?
Who starts the argument more often?
Who finishes the argument more often?
Who spends more money?
Who will be most likely to wake up grumpy?
Who is more likely to ask for directions?
Who is messier?
Who snores more?
Who has the crazier family?
Who gives better presents?
Who is more romantic?
Who is more likely to get a traffic ticket?
Who wants a baby first?
Who talks more?
Right now, who do you love more than anyone in the world?
The T-Rex
There was a totally terrifying T-Rex skull in the main reception room. After talking it over with the photographer, Joe del Tufo of Moonloop Photography, we decided to uplight the skull. Joe made the most of it. I mean, look at them choppers!