Delaware Museum of Natural History Wedding

 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!

Bride's review Delaware Museum of Natural History Wedding

Alice H

Bride

Ceremony 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.

Delaware Museum of Natural History Wedding Dancing CTA

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The Music

Delaware Museum of Natural History Wedding Playlist
  1. Jurassic Park Theme – The Piano Guys
  2. Dearly Beloved (Original Version) – Kingdom Hearts
  3. Go the Distance (From Hercules”) (Epic Version)” – L’Orchestra Cinematique, Alala
  4. Solid As A Rock – Ella Fitzgerald
  5. At Last – Etta James
  6. Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer
  7. My Girl – The Temptations
  8. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) – James Taylor
  9. Better Together – Jack Johnson
  10. What Do I Know? – Ed Sheeran
  11. I Don’t Like It, I Love It (feat. Robin Thicke & Verdine White) – Flo Rida, Robin Thicke, Verdine White
  12. Fly Me To The Moon – Remastered – Frank Sinatra, Count Basie
  13. Killing Me Softly with His Song – Roberta Flack
  14. You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
  15. I’m On Fire – Bruce Springsteen
  16. Give A Little Bit – Supertramp
  17. We Are Family – Sister Sledge
  18. Let Me Clear My Throat – Live – DJ Kool
  19. Let’s get ready to rumble – Space Jam
  20. Three Part First Dance – Philly Custom DJ
  21. Merry-Go-Round – from ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ – Joe Hisaishi
  22. Art Music Video – Wedding Party 2020 – Alice Hu
  23. Thousand Years – Alice Hu
  24. Symphony – Alice Hu
  25. Fly Me To The Moon – Remastered – Frank Sinatra, Count Basie
  26. My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
  27. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
  28. My Girl – The Temptations
  29. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
  30. I See Fire – Ed Sheeran
  31. Closer – The Chainsmokers, Halsey
  32. Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
  33. If We Were Vampires – Jason Isbell, The 400 Unit
  34. The Chain (2001 Remaster) – Fleetwood Mac
  35. Just the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers) – Grover Washington, Jr., Bill Withers
  36. Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah) – Andy Grammer
  37. Forever Young (2008 Remaster) – Rod Stewart
  38. 月亮河 – 慢三步舞曲 – 华夏乐团
  39. Hooked on a Feeling РBlue Swede, Bj̦rn Skifs
  40. Paradise By the Dashboard Light – Meat Loaf
  41. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
  42. You’ll Accomp’ny Me – Remastered – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
  43. Samurai Jack – Anime
  44. Cake (Challenge Version) – Flo Rida, 99 Percent
  45. All Star – Smash Mouth
  46. London Bridge – Fergie
  47. SexyBack – Justin Timberlake, Timbaland
  48. Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) – Beyonce, JAY-Z
  49. Cha-Cha Slide – DJ Casper
  50. Wobble – V.I.C.
  51. Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix) – Los Del Ri­o
  52. Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora) – Harry Belafonte
  53. Dancing Queen – Abba
  54. I Will Survive (1981 Re-recording) – Gloria Gaynor
  55. Y.M.C.A. – Village People
  56. Gangnam Style – Psy
  57. Get Low – Ying Yang Twins, Lil Jon, The East Side Boyz
  58. Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris) – Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris
  59. Suzy – Caravan Palace
  60. Brotherswing – Caravan Palace
  61. Raingurl – Yaeji
  62. Flamingo – Kero Kero Bonito
  63. Thinking out Loud – Ed Sheeran
  64. Mi Gente – J Balvin, Willy William, Beyonce
  65. Gasolina – Daddy Yankee
  66. Pokerface – Blacha
  67. Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis
  68. GDFR (feat. Sage the Gemini & Lookas) – Flo Rida, Sage the Gemini, Lookas
  69. Five More Hours (Deorro x Chris Brown) – Deorro, Chris Brown
  70. Like A G6 – Far East Movement, The Cataracs, DEV
  71. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) – Fergie, Q-Tip, GoonRock
  72. Never Stop (Wedding Version) – SafetySuit
  73. 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!

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