I get very excited for every event but the opportunity to be London Wedding DJ for Tracy and Stewart at Shangri-La at The Shard carried just a little more edge than usual. The Shard is a an internationally symbolic venue and the guests themselves, as well as the bride and groom, had flown in from around the world. What's not to get excited about DJ'ing an all day wedding on the 34th floor of a venue known the world over?
That said Tracy and Stewart are a couple of very lovely and down to earth people and this was a great celebration of their mariage with close family and friends. It was an initmate occasion.
For Tracy and Stewart I supplied:
music planning for the ceremony - see the full playlist below
mood lighting throughout - variations on purple and pink
grand entrance for the wedding breakfast
background music for the wedding breakfast
MC service
evening DJ entertainment - see the full playlist below
evening Event Photography from Claire Gill
party props
For their music Tracy and Stewart requested a wide variety of tunes, as did their guests, but to not play any swing, jazz or R&B. The full playlist for the day is shown below. As regards lighting their bridal colours were variations on pink and purple and I matched the lighting accordingly.
The evening celebration started hot and never stopped, a great night; th ekids got the dancing started
The full playlist for the evening was as follows:
Welcome to Ceremony
Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
Moby - Porcelain
Honeyz - Finally Found
Janet Jackson - That's the Way Love Goes
Sade - By Your Side
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
David Gray - Sail Away
Tom Odell - Real Love
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Tracy Chapman - For You
Ben Howard - Only Love
Carly Rae Jepsen and Justin Bieber - Beautiful
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong
The Pretenders - I'l lStand by You
Rebecca Ferguson - Nothing's Real But Love
Processional
Elvis Presley - Cant Help Falling In Love
Signing
Adele - Make You Feel My Love
Etta James - At Last
Recessional
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Exit of Guests
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Simply Red - Ain't That A Lot Of Love
Nina Simone - The Look of Love (Madison Park vs Lenny B Remix)
Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne - My Love
Intro to Wedding Breakfast
Wet Wet Wet - Love is All Around
Shaun Escoffery - Aht Uh Mi Hed
David Gray - The One I Love
Grand Entrance of Bridge and Groom
One Direction – What Makes you Beautiful
Cake Cutting
Ed Sheeran - Lego House
Background Music
The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Green Day - Good Riddance Time Of Your Life
Counting Crows featuring Vanessa Carlton - Big Yellow Taxi
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
Ed Sheeran - Lego House
Coldplay - Yellow
Israel Kamakawiwoole - Over The Rainbow
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Islands in the Stream
Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun
Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over (Acoustic)
Beyonce - XO
Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You
Nerina Pallot - Put Your Hands Up
Bebo Best & the Super Lounge Orchestra - Come As You Are
Buddy Holly - True Love Ways
Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love
Paul Weller - Wild Wood
Labi Siffre - It Must Be Love
Mike & The Mechanics - Over My Shoulder
Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
Boyz II Men - I'll Make Love To You
Shania Twain - You're Still the One
Gabrielle - Dreams
Passenger - Let Her Go
Van Morrison - Someone Like You
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know
Prince and The Revolution – Kiss
Transition to Evening Reception
R Kelly - Happy People
Stevie Wonder - Living For The City
Pauline Hogberg Doin' It
Robert Palmer - Every Kinda People
Lily Allen - Smile
George Michael - Outside
Jamiroquai - Little L
Rick James - Give It to Me Baby
Dina Caroll - Ain't No Man
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Kids Dancing
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Psy - Gangnam Style
Carly Rae Jepson - Call Me Maybe
Little Mix – Move
Back to the Adults
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar
Ben E King & The Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies
Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
Elvis Presley - Return To Sender
The Supremes - Baby Love
Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
Jackson - I Want You Back
Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen You're Beautiful and You're Mine
Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
First Dance
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Party
Michael Jackson - The way you make me feel
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
Human League - Don't You Want Me
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Robin S - Show Me Love
Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling
Chic - Le Freak
Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland
McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
R Kelly - She's Got That Vibe
Bee Gees - Jive Talkin'
The Trammps - Disco Inferno
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
Martha Reeves & The Vandella - Dancing In The Streets
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
House of Pain - Jump Around
Beyoncé - Crazy In Love
Beyonce - Single Ladies
Maroon Featuring Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It (Album Versio
The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
Pharrell Williams - Happy
The B52's - Love Shack
George Michael - Amazing
Deee Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
S Club - Don't Stop Movin'
Wham! - Freedom
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just wanna Have Fun
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer
Millie Jackson - My Boy Lollipop
Lulu - Shout
Diana Ross And The Supremes - The Happening
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Mantronix - Got To Have Your Love
Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
Colonel Abrams - Trapped
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
The Smiths - This Charming Man
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be ( Miles)
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Abba - Dancing Queen
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell & T.I. - Blurred Lines (Super Clean)
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be
Rihanna - We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afropack and Nayer - Give Me Everything
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Billy Idol - White Wedding
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - Grease Megamix
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - I've Had the Times of My Life
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Runrig - Loch Lomond