Wedding Reception at the Riverside Hotel

Bri and Cole Manning celebrated their wedding at the Riverside Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on 1/11/2025.  This amazing wedding began with an outdoor ceremony over-looking the New River.  Approximately 100 close friends and family members witnessed Bri and Cole tie the knot then they were all invited to the 8th floor for the cocktail hour and reception.  At the cocktail hour, all of the guests mingled and enjoyed drinks and appetizers.  They also enjoyed the smooth, live jazz saxophone sounds of our very own Steuy Blue.  I also took the time to decorate the ballroom with 20 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   12 member bridal party for the grand entrance.  Bri chose Bad To The Bone as the intro song for the parents, Thunderstruck for the bridal party and Save A Horse, Ride a Cowboy as their intro song.  The first dance was to I Ain't Going Nowhere Baby by Cody Johnson then Bri danced with her dad to My Little Girl by Tim McGraw and Cole danced with his mom to Boot Scootin Boogie by Brooks & Dunn.  The toasts were given by Rick (FOB), Brooke and Bridget (MsOH) and Todd (BM) then everyone found their seats and prepared for a 3 course meal.  Bri did provide me with a play list that included top 40, classic rock, and heavy country favorites.  Amazing mix of genres for this fun group and I also took plenty of requests for more fun country line dances.  The cake cutting took place as the evening progressed but the dance floor was definitely the place to be that night.  Bri chose the closing songs to be New York, New York by Frank Sinatra and You Look Like You Love Me by Ella Langley and that put a nice bow on a fabulous Saturday night Riverside wedding.

Congrats to Bri, Cole and the entire Manning and Callinan families.

Special thanks to the staff at the Riverside Hotel for always providing excellent service.

DJ Ray