“My Grandmother was so Honored, Thank you”

Just last night at David and Kristan’s wedding (Loose Mansion) we had a chance to really customize a traditional wedding event that many people see as a standard event with little opportunity to personalize. David and Kristan started out their wedding reception with a grand entrance coming down the gorgeous staircase in Loose Mansion. Starting out the entrance announcement by introducing all of the bridesmaids first to “Oh, Pretty Woman”. As each of the bridesmaids were announced they gracefully descended the staircase and stood picturesque on the staircase to the left. We then mixed in the song “These are my people” for the Groomsmen to enter and stand on the opposite side of the staircase as the women. Now that we had all of their closest friends poised on the staircase, it was time to introduce the Bride and Groom. As they entered to their song “It, Had to be you” by Harry Connick Jr. the very dramatic intro to the song matched their Grand entrance down the large staircase with all their friends standing ready on each side of the staircase. David and Kristan paused as the flashes from the cameras popped, immediately moving to the cake cutting, which was located at the bottom of the staircase.

The backdrop for the cake cutting not only included the gorgeous setting at Loose Mansion, but also included their close friends standing behind them all neatly ordered. The cake cutting was very elegant as they shared the traditional poses and feeding of the first piece of cake. David and Kristan have a set of grandparents that just happened to be sharing their 50th wedding anniversary this same evening. Since, 50 years is so un-common these days, we didn’t want this special occasion to go unnoticed. After David and Kristan finished their cake cutting ceremony, Encore Elite Entertainment announced that we had another couple to honor this evening. We then introduced their grandparents, explained that they were sharing their 50th anniversary, and had them stand next to the newly wedded couple. Just as David and Kristan finished sharing the first piece of wedding cakes the grandparents shared the same ceremonial cake cutting and feeding of the cake. The Grandparents were photographed just as if this was their wedding taking place all over again. Wow, the pictures they will have to remember this event are amazing. David and Kristan’s grandparents being honored at their wedding, the gorgeous setting at Loose Mansion, friends that have been with them for many years in the background, and a grandmother tearing up with pride, love and honor!

A First Dance That Brought Them To Their Feet

I had the chance to work with Justin & Sara on their reception at Lake Quivera. They as many others are Youtube fans and had watched a few first dances so they had an idea of their own. They wanted to put together a surprise for the guest and choreograph their first dance using a montage of songs. We started with a beautiful slow song "Feels Like Home" by Chantal Kreviazuk then after every one has fallen completely into the romatic moment the song started to skip, the guests were horrified as they feared the memories that Sara & Justin would have from this mistake. Just then we mixed in their surprise "Jump on it" then into "The Hokey Pokey" then "YMCA" then "Thriller" then "Macarena" Then "Can't Touch This" and finishing with the end of their original song "Feels Like Home". The Guests erupted with applause and circled the dance floor when they realized that it was planned. What an exciting evening to remember for many years to come. Thank you Justin and Sara.

The New Website Is LIVE!

Finally after many months of work on the new website, EncoreEE.com is LIVE! We are very excited about the new look and feel of our new website. The Staff here at Encore has worked hard to develop a website that is informative to our potential clients and appealing in design. But, My warmest thanks is for the pictures that were provided by our friends at Peters Photography and Phoenix Photography. Although, this may have been the hardest part of the website. Both Photographers had sooooo many great photos to choose from. There were many nights debating among Encore Staff which pictures to use. The pictures that we used on our website are just a small taste of their real talent in making any bride and groom look fabulously in love.

Thank You Rebecca Haas – aka Peters Photography
Thank You John and Lisa – aka Phoenix Photography

There are still a few more features to come to the website. Hopefully they will be completed by the end of the week.

I look forward to hearing the responses from our brides on the new website. This new site is a great representation of quality and care that you can expect from Encore Elite Entertainment.

The Knot "Best of 2008"

Encore Elite Entertainment (Encore DJ Services) has been recognized by The Knot for being the Best Of 2008 in Kansas City.

"The best DJ I have ever come across!" raves one bride. "He made a timeline with us about when we wanted things to happen and then really kept us on track," another Knottie says. "The selection of music was excellent, and we have received so many compliments on our DJ"

The best compliment that we receive, is hearing that our Clients are excited to pass our name along to her/his friends. Encore works hard to personalize your reception and focuses on keeping your guests entertained. We enjoy our profession and we hope that it shows.

Encore Sends our a warmest Thank You, to all of our past and present Brides and Grooms for choosing Encore Elite Entertainment!

Working on the New Website

Encore Elite Entertainment is working on building a new website. The previous website is/was encoredj.com. Encore has grown professionally and personally to expand our services far beyond the typical DJ. When we first started our company over 3 years ago, we were great DJ's with over 10 years experience. Our focus was on music and following the instructions given to us by the bride and anyone else in charge. Over the years we noticed that some receptions were great and some were a little slow moving. A little at a time we began taking the planning portion with the Bride to deeper and deeper levels of detail. Wow, what a difference that makes. In the past two years we have visited many Emcee seminars and various training classes to improve upon our natural abilities to lead. No longer is "Encore DJ Services" a name that fully describes our business focus. We have chosen "Encore Elite Entertainment" to represent what our company is about. With our new name we are improving our web presence with http://www.encoreee.com/ (currently under construction).

Encore Elite Entertainment is a full service Entertainment Director service. We provide our clients with a detailed planning session to discover their personalities and the vision they have for their event. By combining our clients vision and our experience Encore Elite Entertainment provides our clients with a momentous reception.

This blog is our first venture into the Blog world. I look forward to posting our success stories, insight into what makes an event a Encore event, and lots of other interesting/fun stories.

I will keep information flowing as our new website comes to life.

Thank You Notes For Encore Elite Emcees/DJs

Encore DJ,
We just wanted to thank you for making our wedding day so memorable on August 12, 2006. Ryan was our DJ and he did a wonderful job of keeping everything running smoothly, not rushing us, and allowing us time to enjoy the night. He also brought and extra DJ who spoke Spanish, which really showed us he cared about making our night special. We could not have picked a more professional or caring company to do buisness with. We would definitely use you again for future events and would recommend you to others. Thank you so much for making our wedding so much fun with the wonderful music.

Thank you,
Mike and Andrea Rosewell

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Brad --
I just wanted to say 'thank you' for a great job on our Winter event! Everyone was very pleased, as I knew they would be! We'll keep you in mind for any future events. We usually have two events per year, the Winter event is usually a dance and the Summer/Fall event is usually a family thing.
Thanks again and hope to keep in touch!
Del Lindsay
Legal Assistant

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