Baker Wedding: Reception Dancing!

Sorry for the lack of wedding pics so far..I'm waiting on a certain something before I post them. :)

 

To hold you over, here's the video of the reception dancing my videographer put together.

The dancefloor was packed the entire night thanks to our amazing band, Quiana Parler and Friends!

 

Again, click on the video to make it larger.

-The crazy guy with the sunglasses on is my BFF's husband.
-The two other crazy guys are Scott and Ted - both single, ladies!

Can we please do it again?!?!



Pretty Perfect Weekend.

This weekend had all of the key ingredients for the perfect weekend!

Dancing, friend time, football, boating, & family time.

Here's how it went down..

Friday night was supposed to be a low key night of just eating some Mexican food with Emily and David. On the way to the Mexican restaurant, I checked Facebook and saw that our wedding band was playing downtown that night! After a little convincing, we ate our food and were on our way downtown! Met up with some other friends who were already down there and had a blast!! Got me even more excited for our wedding!

Saturday we got off to a slow start thanks to Friday night. I went over to Emily's to take pics of her, her husband and their doggies so she could have a pic for their Christmas cards! I should definitely look into becoming a photographer...haha, not really. But it was fun! After that, I picked up lunch and headed back to the house where we lounged on the couch and watched the Gamecocks beat Arkansas! (Sorry, Hannah. :) ) We went to Cameron's parents house to watch the Clemson game and ate dinner over there, as well. I was asleep by 9pm on a Saturday night. Officially old. 

Sunday I made a trip to Trader Joe's (YUM), worked on invitations, and then went for a boat ride! It was SUCH a nice day yesterday! Looking at the pictures below, you might see a stripper shoe hanging from an outrigger. Don't worry, they were not on our boat. I'd like to hear that story though.

And after the boat ride, my parents came over for a few adult beverages since they were in the area. Always love hanging out with them. :)

Hope everyone has a great week!

Wedding Wednesday - The Band!

I have always been a huge fan of music, especially live music. All types of music. So when thinking of my wedding band, I knew I wanted someone who could sing it ALL.

Not sure if I've mentioned it before, but before my current job, I actually booked bands and DJ's for weddings & events! (Company website here.) I loved talking to the brides, grooms, event planners and the musicians.

I met this one girl, named Quiana Parler, who's voice blew me away. She also happened to be beautiful, inside & out, and her little boy could melt your heart, he is that cute. Since working for OBE, I've always known that when the day finally came, Quiana would be singing at my wedding.

Side note - Quiana actually played for Cameron's brother's wedding last October and at the end of the night when everyone was saying goodbye, I told Quiana that 2013 would be the year! I love it when I'm right. :)

As mentioned in my photography post, three emails were sent out the day after we got engaged to ensure I got my most important vendors. Quiana was one of them. Actually, I may have texted her. We're tight like that.

Ok, enough rambling, here are some interesting facts about Quiana:
-She was a top 48 contestant on the second season of American Idol.
-She has toured with Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson & Keith Sweat.
-She is a Charleston native!
-She has performed on Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, The View, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America and more.
-She is the voice behind the catchy Morris Nissan commercial. (Cameron's family especially found it interesting that she is playing for our wedding and did play for Cameron's brother's wedding since they own Morris Nissan.)
-She played Effie in the North Carolina Theatre's version of Dreamgirls in 2008.

And now, let's hear her sang!

Quiana Parler and Friends

Next week we're taking our engagement pictures! Nerves are starting to kick in!