One of New South Wales finest Vendors Of Wedding Services (V.O.W.S.). DJ:Plus! Entertainment was honoured at the 19th NSW Annual Bridal Industry Awards held at Dockside Cockle Bay on Tuesday the 8th of December 2015.
The ABIA’s are a much sought-after Award for V.O.W.S. as they are determined solely by past brides and grooms who have been through the oftentimes, exhaustive process of selecting V.O.W.S who not only possess the aptitude and talent to design and deliver the dream of the perfect day, but also have the skill and composure to cope with even the most challenging of brides.
The Chairman of the ABIA, Mr John O’ Meara congratulated DJ:Plus! Entertainment on the achievement as a Winner and Finalist in their wedding categories. Mr O’ Meara said that DJ:Plus! Entertainment should be extremely proud of the achievement especially when one considers that there are an estimated 40,000 businesses servicing the $3.2 billion wedding marketplace in Australia.
O’ Meara went onto say that it was business like DJ:Plus! Entertainment who complimented and elevated the wedding industry with their attention to detail and the pride, passion and professional manner in which they delivered their wedding product to the customer.
All ABIA Award Finalists and Winners are judged by their past wedding clients based on the Quality of Product, Quality of Service, Value for Money and Attitude of Staff, before, during and/or after the wedding day.
The Annual Bridal Industry Awards are held each year in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
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It is truly such an unbelievable honour to be entrusted with a couple’s wedding day. Thank you to all my couples for this honour you give me, the friendship, the laughs and for allowing me to witness the love you share. I am greatly humbled. Thank You, Thank You, THANK YOU!!
Angela and Myles met at University whilst both were studying medicine. Angela’s initial impression was that Myles was very quiet and Myles thought she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Even though they saw each other every day on the University Campus, it was not until a few months later that they went on their first date, dinner at a Thai Restaurant. Not long afterward they both realised that they were in love. Myles had already spoken to Angela’s parents about marrying their daughter and in September 2014 after a romantic dinner whilst walking along Newcastle Beach, Myles dropped on knee and proposed to Angela.
Fast forward to Saturday, 5 December 2015 and Sydney really turned it on. It was the most gorgeous day for a wedding, sun shining, not a cloud in the sky and a very light gentle breeze to keep everybody that little bit cooler. Angela & Myles selected Luna Park as the location for their reception; and what a superb backdrop for a wedding! A panoramic, dream location with 360-degree views of either Sydney Harbour and all it offers or the bright and colourful amusement park – throw all of that together with an amazing ballroom reception set-up and fill the day with love and I’m sure you can start to understand why the smiles never left anyone’s faces.
The reception started with a bang as everybody welcomed Angela, Myles and their wedding party into the Crystal Ballroom with much love and a room filled with twirling napkins. I then handed the night over to Angela’s brothers, Dylan and Stephen who performed Master of Ceremonies duties for a large portion of the evening. Beautiful speeches, cake cutting, first dance, a father daughter dance where Angela and her dad were joined by Myles and his mum and then all the guests before we shifted gears and transitioned into party mode and danced the night away!
Angela & Myles’ wedding was an incredible celebration of family and I was so honoured to be a part of it as your Sydney Wedding DJ. They are a beautiful couple and there is so much love between them that you just know it is going to carry them through all their years together. It is a love that will be patient with each other, forgive each other and take them to that time when other people will ask them “What’s the secret to a long, happy marriage?”. I have a feeling a lot of people are going to be asking that of these two in the years to come. Even though they are different, they certainly compliment and are perfect for one another – a marriage made in heaven!! May love, laughter and music fill your lives forever!!!
Photography and Video by DJ:Plus! Entertainment
<p=”text-align: left;”>Songs selected by Bride and Groom;
Wedding Party Entry: “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge, “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas
Bride & Groom Entry: “Crazy In Love” by Beyonce
Cake Cutting: “Everything” by Michael Buble
First Dance: “Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones
Father Daughter Dance: “Isn’t She Lovely” by Stevie Wonder
Bouquet Toss: “Uptown Girl” by Westlife
Farewell Dance: “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston
I have known Melissa her entire life and have witnessed her grow up to become a beautiful, family orientated, independent woman – accordingly it was a huge honour to have been given the priviledge of playing a part in her wedding day. Daniel is a friendly, and hard working young man whose love for Melissa is just obvious. They are both kind, humble and gorgeous inside and out. Together they are perfect!!
Whilst the weather forcast included a 40% of rain, there was only some very light rain at various times throughout the day it certainly did not disrupt any of Melissa & Daniel’s plans and actually made it somewhat cooler than it has been recently making it just perfect!
After they exchanged vows and committed themselves to a life together in Melissa’s parish church, they made their way to Curzon Hall in the Sydney suburb of Marsfield to celebrate with their family & friends. Curzon Hall is a heritage listed sandstone mansion which was built in 1899 and today is surrounded by three enchanting gardens featuring professional landscaping and water features making it ideal for their pre reception photographs.
The reception was held in a modern addition to Curzon Hall, which sits adjacent to the mansion. This room was simply and elegantly decorated with a stunning hanging floral arrangement being a feature. Guests enjoyed canapés and refreshment on the terrace on arrival before being asked to take their seats in the ballroom. A short time later we welcomed the members of the wedding party with the room erupting in loud cheers and a sea of white napkins creating excitement as Melissa and Daniel were introduced as husband and wife!
Two delicious entrees were enjoyed before we heard from the two very proud dads, a little bit of fun, before the main meal was served. Dessert followed, then speeches from the best man, Joshua and ending with Daniel. This was followed by the cutting of the wedding cake before Melissa and Daniel stepped onto the dance floor for their very first dance as a married couple – this was such a beautiful sight to witness, with both of them totally in the moment and virtually oblivious to anything else going on around them – it was a moment they will remember forever. I feel that some of my amateur images below managed to capture this beautiful and special moment that they shared.
It was now party time! With Melissa leading the charge, (she was literally on the dance floor for the entire dancing time) guests danced the night away. Before what seemed like no time at all, it was time to start wrapping up this beautiful celebration of love. The bouquet toss, garter toss, a lovely moment as Melissa and her dad shared a father daughter dance, a farewell dance where all the guests joined them on the dance floor and through a guard of honour to commence the rest of their lives together.
Melissa and Daniel’s wedding day was filled with the warmth and love of their family and friends. Perfect weather, gorgeous people and lots of laughter, certainly is a sure fire recipe for wonderful memories…..and their day had all these elements and much more in abundance!!!
Melissa and Daniel, it was a total joy and pleasure to have been given the opportunity to play a part in your wedding day as your Sydney Wedding MC and Sydney Wedding DJ. Congratulations on finding your true love! Remember to lean on each other’s strengths and forgive each other’s weaknesses and may every day you share deepen and strengthen your love as you accompany one another to your happy ever after! Wishing you both love and happiness always! May love, laughter and music fill your lives forever!!!
Photography and Video by DJ:Plus! Entertainment
Songs selected by Bride and Groom;
Bridesmaids Processional: “Ave Maria” by Andrea Borcelli
Bride’s Processional: “Everything” by Lifehouse
Register Signing: “I Won’t Give Up” by Jason Mraz, ” The First, My Last, My Everthing” by Joshua Radin
Recessional: “Lucky” by Jason Mraz & Colbie Cailat
Wedding Party Entry: “Love Generation” by Bob Sinclar, “Summer” by Calvin Harris, “The Spark” by Afrojack Feat. Spree Wilson, “I Got U” by Duke Dumont, “feel So Close” by Calvin Harris, “I’m In Love (I Wanna Do It)” by Alex Gaudino, “Take Me” by Rufus
Bride & Groom Entry: “Don’t Worry Child” by Swedish House Mafia
Cake Cutting: “Let’s Fall In Love” by Diana Krall
First Dance: “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by Sleeping At Last
Father Daughter Dance: “Daddy’s Little Girl” by Michael Buble
Bouquet Toss: “Jubel” by Klingande
Garter Toss: “Feeling Good” by Michael Buble
Farewell Dance: “One More Time” by Daft Punk
Final Farewell Song: “This Will be (An Everlasting Love)” by Natalie Cole
