An exquisite wedding at the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, ME where East Coast Soul's Soulsville ensemble had a night to remember!
East Coast Soul was blessed to be invited to join Emily & Trevor for their stunning Stone Mountain Arts Center Wedding in Brownfield, ME.
Preprations for Emily & Trevor's Big Day
Our preparations for the wedding began well ahead, with Emily & Trevor offering a myriad of musical and logistical options with us for the wedding (we always leave an excess of time for preparation). Emily & Trevor were happy to be a key part of this advanced planning and super helpful throughout.
Once the wedding arrived, East Coast Soul traveled to Brownfield, ME and carried out our normal load-in, set up, and sound check process for Stone Mountain Arts Center weddings. We're often asked about our process for loading in and sound checking at various venues. This is a part of the day that we take seriously, spending extra time to avoid rushing, and ensuring our gear is properly tuned for the room.
Ceremony
In this case, East Coast Soul was not involved with couple's ceremony, with those arrangements having already been taken care of.
Cocktail Hour
As is often the case, East Coast Soul was requested to perform cocktail hour music. Cocktail hour is a wonderful chance for the bride and groom to relax after the intense emotions of the ceremony. We contribute by providing a variety of relaxed music for guests to listend to. In this case, and featured music by artists such as John Coltrane, Miles Davies, and more.
Reception
In a lion's share of celebrations, we is asked to handle MC services for the formal portions of the weddings. This Stone Mountain Arts Center Wedding was no different.
The groom and bride’s First Dance
The bride and groom's first dance is consistently one of the most emotional parts of the wedding. It's an opportunity for the bride and groom to take a moment for themselves. With this part of the wedding complete, the guests and vendors took a break for dinner. After a quick break, East Coast Soul's Soulsville ensemble circled back to the stage.
Dance Party
East Coast Soul shows commonly kick off with vintage material. We've discovered this is an excellent approach to get guests up on the dance floor with songs they know and love. Artists like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, and more dominated the beginning of our set list. We then transitioned into performing music by artists like Whitney Houston, Prince, Michael Jackson and more. Finally, we ended the night performing contemporary material that everyone could sing along with.
Guests danced non-stop from beginning to end, and we limited our breaks to ensure people had as much time to dance as possible.
Thanks so much to Emily & Trevor for having us at their beautiful December wedding at Stone Mountain Arts Center!
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