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Private Event | 10 July 2009 | Shelley's 30th Birthday | Springwood Sports Club, Springwood, Blue Mountains

>> 12 July 2009 – Blue Mountains, Private Events, Springwood Sports Club

Shelley celebrated her 30th Birthday with a Flirty Thirties themed event. 120 guests helped create a fantastic fun filled evening at Springwood Sports Club, which is located in the heart of the Blue Mountains, just 15 minutes from Penrith. As guests approached the function room door they were greeted by two lovely ladies and a gentleman from Purple Rain Entertaintainment , had their name checked off the guest list and presented with a "goodie bag" which contained both naughty and nice items.

Upon entering the room, there were photographs of Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn plus movies such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Breakfast At Tiffanys and Some Like It Hot on the big screen - these plus the mood lighting really set the scene as we awaited our guest of honour's arrival.

Below: Adult Goodie Bags Waiting To Be Distributed

Shelley entered the room to "Bad Attitude" by Pink and received a fan-tab-u-lous round of applause and cheers from all the guests. She then proceeded to mingle and relax with her guests. During this time the ladies and gentleman from Purple Rain Entertainment worked the room taking Polaroids of guests and distributing cigars from the cigar tray.

Shelley then made a quick speech followed by a few words from her loving husband. Following this, I was instructed to "let it rip" and it was time to really party!

We briefly interrupted the dancing for the Purple Rain Trio to perform a burlesque routine, which to everyone's surprise, also featured Shelley!! It was a great show with the girls and guy dancing and singing - and enjoyed by all present. May I say that Shelley did a really good job!!! (I hope to obtain footage of the entire routine, if I manage to do so, I will add it to this post. )

The dancing then resumed and continued into the wee hours of the morning. Shelley is a very lovely lady and she had a wonderful time celebrating her 30th birthday. She went to great lengths and put a lot of time and effort into planning and organising the celebration - I believe it was a success and everybody had a blast! What an absolute pleasure it was to have been given the opportunity to meet her and to be a part of this milestone in her life.

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Other Professionals

Photographer: Joy Photography

Dancers: Purple Rain Entertainment

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Fun On The Dancefloor

Photography and Video by DJ:Plus! Entertainment

DJ:Plus! Mobile Disco Entertainment to become DJ:Plus! Entertainment

>> 22 June 2009 – News

The service provided by DJ:Plus! Mobile Disco Entertainment is constantly being enhanced and improved. For quite some time now this continuous evolution has meant that the term "mobile disco" no longer represents the level of service or type of service provided.

The name DJ:Plus! was initially selected as I have from the onset consistently offered much more than other DJ services. DJ:Plus! Mobile Disco Entertainment has developed into a premium DJ/MC Entertainment service which not only delivers great music using high quality equipment but also offering creative planning which reflects each client's personal style, event direction and more, resulting in fun unique and memorable celebrations where everything just seems to come together naturally.

Accordingly, "Mobile Disco" will be dropped from the business name and DJ:Plus! Mobile Disco Entertainment will now officially become DJ:Plus! Entertainment. Nothing else in regards to the service has changed - DJ:Plus! Entertainment has always been and will continue to be "more than music". The service offered and provided will of course continue to be enhanced in order to provide clients with even better value and a more entertaining celebration.

Unique Wedding Invitation Video Concept

>> 13 June 2009 – Weddings

Please enjoy this unique wedding invitation. It is a wonderful concept which would have obviously taken an enormous amount of time to plan and execute - the end result is quite incredible.

Wedding Reception | 30 May 2009 | Suzy & Matt | Summer Salt Restaurant, Cronulla, Sydney

>> 02 June 2009 – Summer Salt Restaurant, Weddings

To paraphrase the Sunday Telegraph item in my previous post; In a day when showers fell across Sydney, the clouds parted just long enough for Suzy and Matt to tie the knot. 90 guests attended the reception at Summer Salt Restaurant which is situated right in the middle of Cronulla’s famous strip of white sandy beaches. Summer Salt Restaurant is set on the sands of Elouera Beach and its huge windows, offer expansive, stunning views of the ocean and the coastline. The interminent inclement weather did not however dampen Suzy and Matt's spirit - no rain or wind was going to stop them from having one of the best days of their life.

Guests were served a fabulous meal which was followed by a heartfelt speech from Suzy's mum, Mary. Next up was Matt's father, Michael who also delivered some beautiful words and welcomed Suzy to the Brown family. Groomsman, Michael followed with an entertaining recount of how Suzy and Matt met.

It was now time for Matt to take to the microphone, thanking everybody present and expressing how much he had missed everybody, having been away in Europe with Suzy for the last eight months, and just how much they all individually meant to him. Matt then stated that he was not a very good public speaker and that no matter how hard he tried he would not be able to adequately express verbally exactly how he felt about Suzy. Matt had prepared a beautiful visual presentation, so with the aid of written words, photographs and music, Matt expressed his deep and undying love for Suzy and his total commitment to her - stirring emotions in both Suzy and quite a number of the guests - he did a great job in putting it all together, capturing the sentiment he felt - I dare say, it was one of the evening's highlights.

Finally Suzy expressed her thanks to everyone for their support and best wishes. As Suzy was about to thank her parents for everything they had ever done for her, she quite understandably, became a little emotional. She ended her speech by referring to Matt's presentation and publicly expressing her love for him - not that it was necessary as the love they have for each other is obvious for all to see.

Suzy and Matt proceeded with the cutting of their wedding cake and then took to the dancefloor for their first dance. Joined by the wedding party and guests it was time to celebrate and dance the night away.

It was certainly a very lovely reception. Suzy and Matt are a beautiful couple and it was a great honour and a priviledge to meet them and be a part of their wedding day. They unfortunately, will be unable to have a honeymoon for a little while due to Suzy's work commitments overseas. From my interaction with them both, I know that they will be very happy and their love for each other will continue to flourish.

Bridesmaid Lauren and Matt

Songs selected by Bride and Groom;

Bridal Party Entry Song: "Groovin' Slowly" by John Butler Trio

Bride & Groom Entry Song: "Groovin' Slowly" by John Butler Trio

Cake Cutting Song: "Losing You" by John Butler Trio

Bridal Waltz/First Dance: "Someone Like You" by Van Morrison

Father /Daughter Dance: "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle

Bouquet / Garter Toss:: "Shake Your Pompom" by Missy Elliott

Farewell Dance: "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina And The Waves

Final Farewell Song: "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz

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Other Wedding Professionals

Photographer: Bridal Love Photography

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Fun On The Dancefloor

Photography and Video by DJ:Plus! Mobile Disco Entertainment

Sunday Telegraph Wedding Story

>> 31 May 2009 – In The Media, Weddings

I was very surprised this morning to see a photograph of Suzy Batkovic and a number of her bridesmaids in the Sunday Telegraph (31 May 2009). Why? Well I had the honour and privilege of being chosen to provide the entertainment for the reception. I hope to complete a detailed blog post on the reception in the next day or so, but wanted to share this newspaper report in the interim.

Scan of item as it appeared in the Sunday Telegraph 31 May 2009 (Click item to read)

The Photograph from Sunday Telegraph Website

Wedding Reception | 9 May 2009 | Phillipa & Carwyn | Oliveto Ristorante, Rhodes, Sydney

>> 11 May 2009 – Oliveto Ristorante, Weddings

It was a great pleasure to be a part of Phillipa and Carwyn's wedding day. Another beautiful couple who are obviously very much in love and who wanted their reception to be fun and relaxed. I believe this was achieved. The reception for 108 guests was held at Oliveto Ristorante & Bar which is set in the beautiful parklands of Brays Bay Reserve at Rhodes. Oliveto is an elegant yet stylish venue, with tranquil waterviews over the bay and lush green surroundings of the parkland. Mother nature also played her part and delivered a lovely Autumn day.

Following the entree, we heard from Phillipa's Mum Anne and Carwyn's Mum Helen. Both made very lovely speeches conveying the great happiness in their heart for this union. Guests were then treated to a beautiful main course and an equally delicious dessert. Next it was speeches from the Bestman Leigh, Groomsman Adam and Matron of Honour Elizabeth. This was followed by one of the guests, Judd whom I believe sings for the Sydney Opera Company, singing a "killer" version of Some Enchanted Evening culminating in rapturous applause. This set the scene for the guests of honour to speak, firstly Carwyn and then Phillipa - both made beautiful speeches which were full of emotion and love. They are quite obviously very happy - the smiles on their faces says it all!!!

Phillipa and Carwyn then made their way to the dance floor for their first dance and were joined part way through by the wedding party and guests. From here on in it was party time, in fact everybody was having so much fun that we went half an hour longer so that they could continue dancing.

I know Phillipa and Carwyn, together with little Sophia will have a wonderful life together. It gave me great joy to be a part of their day and help bring their dream to life. Their love will continue to grow and the memories from their wedding day will live forever.

Songs selected by Bride and Groom;