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Wedding DJ Lowry Theatre Manchester

Posted on by Gary Jones in Ideas, Master Of Ceremonies, Pro Mobile DJ, Uncategorized, Venues, Wedding Costs, Wedding Friends

Wedding DJ Lowry Theatre Manchester

On the 9th August 2014 I provided my services to Clare & Andy Ivers for their special wedding at the Compass Room in The Lowry Theatre. This room is great for a number of reasons.

1) Close to Manchester. Close to the Metro Link. Close to Hotels. Close to shops and restaurants if you are staying over night.

2) The Bar is in the same room as the main event. This will always help your event be more successful. It keeps your guests close to the dance floor.

3) Like number 2 your smokers will never be far away. A balcony surrounds the glass room. It is on the 4th floor so everyone stays where they need to be.

4) Panoramic Views of Manchester/Salford at night. You will see Media City, Imperial War Museaum and Old Trafford FC  lit up for perfect photo opportunities.

A key consideration is Audio Volume. If they have any shows on downstairs in the theatre then volume is restricted until after 10pm. Also your DJ needs to plug into The Lowrys own PA System and cannot use they’re personal PA. Ive done this room many times and it is never a problem.

I always find the staff helpful and friendly and the venue offers plenty of photo opportunities with the industry and bridges just outside.

This room would benefit from a Dry Ice 1st Dance which would give it the wow factor as well as my Giant LOVE Letters and some professional chair covers. When it is dressed correctly I find the room to look very impressive and I love how much natural light enters the room.

Here is what the Compass Room looks like at night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JghmBfqXYqQ

 

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Wedding DJ Lowry Theatre Manchester  This is the view from the balcony

http://www.thelowry.com/conference-and-venue-hire/conference-and-private-events/compass-room/

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Wedding DJ Rhinewood Country Club

Posted on by Gary Jones in Ideas, Photographer, Venues

Wedding DJ Rhinewood Country Club

Saturday 7th June 2014 at the Rhinewood Country Club I did Kelly & James’ Wedding Reception. It was an absolute fantastic night with some great family and friends. They will be sunning it up now in the very hot Tenerife. Thank you for booking me guys! This picture was at the end of a very hot and sweaty night on my iPhone Camera so the picture is a little pixelated.

Update…. Sadly the venue has now closed and is being demolished to make way for housing

Wedding DJ Rhinewood Country Club
Wedding DJ Rhinewood Country Club

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Manchester Wedding DJ Specialist Statham Lodge

Posted on by Gary Jones in Did You Know?, Ideas, Photographer, Venues

Manchester Wedding DJ Specialist Statham Lodge

So on the 24th May 2014 I was invited to provide my entertainment services for a fantastic wedding. Anthony & Danielle Grey were to be married at St Teresa’s Church in Irlam followed by a Wedding Breakfast/Reception at the beautiful Statham Lodge in Lymm. Although I am NOT a videographer I have provided video for around 5 Weddings and for this day I was booked for the Video too. This was a pleasure to do as I got to see the Wedding Prep – Final Dance. The special effect you see in the video is called Dry Ice that I use for the 1st Dance. The FX gives the look of Dancing in the Clouds. This gives your photographer the perfect opportunity to for UNIQUE 1st Dance photos that will WoW your friends and family. Manchester Wedding DJ Specialist Statham Lodge

Manchester Wedding DJ Specialist Statham Lodge
Statham Lodge DJ (Picture from Previous Wedding www.PaulRittaler.com

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Irish World Heritage Centre

Posted on by Gary Jones in Venues

Irish World Heritage Centre

Last night I had the pleasure of providing DJ Services at the Irish World Heritage Centre in Manchester. The Venue is brand new and only the 1st phase is complete. This will be a beast of a development once completed with excellent facilities as well as a central position within Manchester. The event was for a Cath & Joe who were celebrating their 70th Birthday (Born 6 Hours Apart).  The best part of this story is they have been married 50 years and as a Surprise I asked if they would redo their 1st Dance from their Wedding Day which we did before the buffet. The song was The Drifters – Save the Last Dance for me.

I’d like to thank Tony O’Mara for asking me to provide the entertainment for his parents birthday he must be feeling a little sore today after his “Failed” attempt at break dancing. Tony helped organise the event with other family members and you could tell he put a lot off time and effort into the night.

Line Dancing, Irish Music as well as classics this great family and friends really did themselves proud THE TRUE IRISH WAY.

http://www.iwhc.com

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Manchester Wedding DJ

Posted on by Gary Jones in Master Of Ceremonies, Photographer, Venues, Wedding Friends

Manchester Wedding DJ

On Saturday 22nd of March 2014 I was privileged to provide Alan & Clare Ellis with my “All Day Wedding Package”. This includes full Master of Ceremonies. The Venue was The Black Swan in Hollins Green which is an Award Winning Country Pub with small hotel. The venue has recently undergone a Million Pound refit by a local successful businessman. The day was fantastic and the venue is ideal for small to medium sized Wedding Parties. Stock Brick with seasoned wood floors gave the Wedding a real homely feel about it. Clare looked stunning and Alan dapper in his designer suit. To add to the emotion to the room I put in 18 Uplighters around the room. The effect was stunning with the venue staff complimenting me as were other vendors.

On the day I worked with a fantastic photographer called Paul Rittaler www.paulrittaler.com/ who really got involved in the day. By the end all the kids knew his name and vice versa.

The room was dressed by Alison with beautiful chair sashes, very classy Top Table and a stunning Wedding Arch.

The Cake was the work of the talented team from The Cheshire Cat Cake Company http://www.CheshireCatCakeCo.co.uk/ See the pictures it was perfectly executed to fit the theme.

The Singer Wayne certainly kept the guests entertained and I can say he looked very smart and used state of the art kit. This guy can sing also.

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The Monastery Wedding DJ Entertainment

Posted on by Gary Jones in Master Of Ceremonies, Venues

The Monastery Wedding DJ Entertainment

The Monastery is one of the most beautiful venues I have ever had the privilege to deliver Wedding Entertainment. It’s grand, classy and the staff are fantastic.

The positives were:

-Beautiful Venue

-Outside Garden

-Marquee for cocktail hour

-Plenty of room for the DJ/Entertainment to fully set up

The considerations were:

-Location vs your bulk of guests (Do you need to hire a coach)

-Accoustically the Monastery is so big. The evening music will be loud enough but not overly so. Just bear this in mind. The ceilings are so tall it sucks the sound away from the dance floor. I have never found this to be detrimental to the success of the event though.

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30th Birthday at Irlam Steelworks Club

Posted on by Gary Jones in Did You Know?, Venues

IMG_475430thBirthday at Irlam Steelworks Club for Katy Thompson. Irlam Steelworks Club is one of the main rooms for the M44 District in Manchester. It is a perfect size for medium birthday parties and gets booked up months in advance. This is a local venue to me and always a pleasure to deliver the perfect Party / Wedding whatever the season.

 

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The Lowry Theatre Compass Room

Posted on by Gary Jones in Did You Know?, Ideas, Venues

The Lowry Theatre Compass Room

Have you considered The Lowry Theatre to host your Wedding Breakfast/Reception? The beautiful Compass Room is an ideal venue. It has a few big ticks that all Party’s should have. The bar is in the same room as the dance floor and there is a large balcony which is great for any smokers in the party. It helps keep all your guests together and centres the party around the entertainment. Trust me there is nothing worse than a bar in a different room and all the blokes are propping  it up. Watch the day turn to night with panoramic views of Media City illuminated at night. It’s a perfect photo opportunity. I have DJ’d many Weddings here. If you would like a chat then please get in touch.

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