Wedding and Reception at The Strand / Naples

Patricia and Michael Gill celebrated their dream wedding at the Club at The Strand in Naples, FL on 4/14/2018. This amazing wedding began with an outdoor ceremony where approximately 100 close friends and family members witnessed the happy couple seal their love with a big kiss. The cocktail hour took place on the veranda and while all of the guests mingled I decorated the ballroom with 24 amber colored, LED, wireless up-lights and dance floor lights all provided by Eddie B & Company. As all of the guests entered the ballroom I lined up the 19 member bridal party for the grand entrance. Patricia chose Celebration by Kool & The Gang for the bridal party intro and Classic by MKTO for her and Michael's intro. The first dance was to Perfect by Ed Sheeran then Patricia danced with her dad to A Ma Fille by Charles Aznavour and Michael danced with his mom to I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden. Everyone found their seats then Quinn (maid of honor) and Shane (best man) gave the toasts. Patricia's mom and dad gave a toasts also and the blessing of the meals and the reception was under way. Patricia did provide me with a play list that included top 40, 80s and 90s dance hits, Kompa, and Zouk. Perfect mix for these guests who were of American and Haitian decent. After the 3 course meal the dance floor was the place to be. They had so much fun dancing to the mix of genres I played that evening. The garter/bouquet toss was performed as the night progressed and then Patricia and Michael surprised everyone with a wedding/gender reveal cake. The inside frosting of the cake was going to be either blue or pink. Well congratulations....IT'S A BOY!!!!! Everyone danced the night away and the song I played to cap off a wonderful night was Forever Starts Today by Tim Halperin. Congrats to Patricia, Michael and the entire Gill and Chrisphont families. Special thanks to the staff at the Strand for their excellent service. DJ Ray