Wedding Reception at the Riverside Hotel

Carly and Zach Wilkins celebrated their wedding at the Riverside Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on 2/21/2026.  Approximately 120 guests arrived to the Riverside and were directed to the ceremony along the New River.   After a perfect ceremony everyone made their way up the 8th floor for the cocktail hour and reception.  Myself and Alberto decorated the reception area with 20 LED, wireless up-lights, dance floor lights and our "Open Air" photo booth all provided by Eddie B & Company.  Our very own Steuy Blue provided the live saxophone tunes for the cocktail hour as everyone enjoyed drinks and appetizers.  All of the guests found their seats at the reception area as I lined up Carly and Zach for the grand entrance.  They chose Where Are You by J. Summit as the intro song then had their first dance to Harvest Moon by Neil Young.  Carly then danced with her dad to Stand By Me by Florence and the Machine and Zach danced with his mom to Can She Have This Dance by Drew Baldridge.   Everyone found their seats and prepared for a 3 course meal.  During dinner, the toasts were given by Doug (FOB), Chelsea (MOH) and both best men Vin and Bryan.  Carly did provide me with a playlist that included top 40, classic EDM tracks and alternative tunes.  Great mix of genres for this very excited group of guests that hit the dance floor early and hardly took a break.  As the evening progressed the happy couple had the cake cutting along with a special couple dance to Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton.  The closing song for the evening was Ignition by R. Kelly and that put a bow on a fabulous Saturday night wedding.  

Congrats to Carly, Zach and the entire Wilkins and Fonden families.

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

 

DJ Ray