Wedding DJ New Hampshire

Today we received the following email (with some details removed for privacy):

“Hi Aaron:  My name is Jaime and I was working with a DJ who has disappeared of the face the earth!  I read through your website and would like to work with you.  Are you available on (Wedding Date in Summer, 2011)  John and I are getting married at the (Wedding Location in Vermont)  We will have anywhere from 150-200 guests.  Please contact me at your earliest convenience!  Thank you.”

Unfortunately, this type of email from a panicky Bride is not rare.  We get at least 5-10 of them every year from Couples whose DJ’s are Unresponsive and who don’t possess the Professionalism to Respond to Their Customers in a Timely Manner.  Why do Brides hire DJ’s like this?  Most often because they have gone with the Lowest-End price in the area and ended-up hiring someone is who is Not a Full-Time, Serious Professional.  With us, you can expect Timely, Conscientious Communications and a High-Level of Dependability & Reliability that is simply unmatched:  We Have Never Missed or Been Late to a Wedding over the Course of 1,500+ Weddings Throughout New England!

Aaron Topfer

Aaron Topfer is a Nationally Award-Winning Musician & DJ/Emcee who has served OVER 1,200 Weddings Across New England & Upstate New York. Aaron is a rare 17-Time Winner of The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” Award and was one of the first handful of inductees into The Knot’s Hall of Fame.

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On Saturday, February 26th, we performed Live Piano and Jazz Trio Music as well as DJ/Emcee Services for a Wedding in Beautiful Jackson, New Hampshire!

The Ceremony and Reception took place at Whitney’s Inn at the base of the popular Black Mountain Ski Area.  The Bride and Groom were such avid skiers, that they even were reportedly seen Skiing the Morning of Their Wedding!

The Ceremony took place inside the Inn and featured Solo Piano music performed by us.  The Bride chose “Canon in D” by Pachelbel for her Processional and “Wedding March” by Mendelssohn for her Recessional.

The Cocktail Hour took place immediately following.  We provide a Piano, Saxophone, and Acoustic Jazz Bass Trio performing Hip, Upbeat Jazz Music for the Boston-Area Crowd.

The Reception took place at the Inn in the very cozy Shovel Handle Pub – appropriately-named for the blizzard which took place that night.  For the Reception, we provided DJ and low-key Emceeing.

The Bride and Groom picked many of their favorites from artists like Dispatch, Jack Johnson, and Norah Jones for the Dinner Music.  Then, they had almost 4 Hours of Dancing until after Midnight for their Young and Young-At-Heart Dance Crowd.

We were Gratified and Delighted to Receive Many Compliments on our services throughout the night including from the Owner of the Whitney’s Inn himself, and of course, the Bride and  Groom.

Aaron Topfer

Aaron Topfer is a Nationally Award-Winning Musician & DJ/Emcee who has served OVER 1,200 Weddings Across New England & Upstate New York. Aaron is a rare 17-Time Winner of The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” Award and was one of the first handful of inductees into The Knot’s Hall of Fame.

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On Saturday January 29th, we provided Live Piano Music & DJ/Emcee Services for a Wedding at the Inn at Stratton Mountain.

Stratton Mountain was hopping busy in the middle of ski season and this was a Wonderful Site to host a mid-Winter Wedding.

The Bride, a Professional Photographer in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania market, was especially attracted to our ability to play Piano during the Cocktail Hour & Dinner and then DJ her Dancing.

We performed hits by Billy Joel, Elton John, Coldplay and other Light Rock artists on Piano during the Cocktail Hour. We kept things more on the low-key, jazzy side during Dinner.

Later on, the party was really rocking with Hits from 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, Top 40. The Couple also requested a Hora and Polka at the last minute – which we were able to fulfill easily given our extensive experience performing at Ethnic weddings.

The Bride & Groom were especially Great Dancers and we were delighted to receive so many nice compliments from their Guests and from the Stratton Mountain Inn staff.

Aaron Topfer

Aaron Topfer is a Nationally Award-Winning Musician & DJ/Emcee who has served OVER 1,200 Weddings Across New England & Upstate New York. Aaron is a rare 17-Time Winner of The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” Award and was one of the first handful of inductees into The Knot’s Hall of Fame.

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To begin the New Year, on 1/1/11, we were honored to once again provide Live Music & DJ/Emcee Services at the Inn at Mill Falls in Meredith, NH.

This Site is One of Our Favorite Sites in All of New England. The Church Landing along with its sister site, The Chase House, are 2 places we’ve performed more than anywhere else in the Northeast! Their Staff, including Stacey Dumais and Hilary Thurston, are always the Perfect Blend of Professionalism, Friendliness, and Graciousness Everytime we work with them.

For This Wedding, we Provided Live Piano & Flute Music for the Ceremony in performance of Bach’s “Prelude in C” and Charpentier’s “Te Deum” among other Ceremony pieces.

Our talented Flutist, Daniel Bennett, switched to Saxophone for the Cocktail Hour as we Provide a Live Piano & Sax Jazz Combo for the Already-Vivacious Crowd!

The Bride & Groom, who were both Huge Fans of The Boss were introduced to “Out In The Street” from Springsteen’s Live in Madison Square Garden Album. Their First Dance was “Marry Me” by Train – a surefire hit for the 2011 Wedding Season upcoming!

The Crowd was Very High Energy despite this being New Year’s Day and Danced to Almost Anything We Threw at Them All Night!

The Last Dance was “Take Me Home Tonight” {Eddie Money} followed by an after-party at Guiseppe’s Restaurant in Meredith.

Aaron Topfer

Aaron Topfer is a Nationally Award-Winning Musician & DJ/Emcee who has served OVER 1,200 Weddings Across New England & Upstate New York. Aaron is a rare 17-Time Winner of The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” Award and was one of the first handful of inductees into The Knot’s Hall of Fame.

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On Saturday, December 11th, we performed at Jen & Mark’s Daytime Wedding at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA. The Hawthorne is a popular Northshore Wedding Venue with a Ballroom that overlooks the historic Salem Common.

For the Ceremony, we performed Live Piano & Violin Music featuring Traditional Classical Music selected by the Bride & Groom.

For the Reception, we provided DJ/Emcee Services in coordination with the Hotel’s Friendly & Knowledgeable Events Staff. The crowd was largely from the Boston and New York City Areas and enjoyed plenty of Dinner Crooner Music along with the Bride & Groom’s favorite Chill Artists such as Dido and U2.

Dancing featured everything from Michael Jackson to Lady Gaga {and almost everything in-between} – what a great, young Dance Crowd!

Who said Daytime Weddings don’t have GREAT DANCING?

Aaron Topfer

Aaron Topfer is a Nationally Award-Winning Musician & DJ/Emcee who has served OVER 1,200 Weddings Across New England & Upstate New York. Aaron is a rare 17-Time Winner of The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” Award and was one of the first handful of inductees into The Knot’s Hall of Fame.

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On Saturday, November 27th, we performed at a Wedding in Stonington, Connecticut, right across the street from Foxwoods Casino!

The Lake of Isles Function Facility is one of the Most Elegant and Well-Run Wedding Sites we’ve experienced and this Ceremony & Reception was Spectacular.

The Ceremony took place in the Main Ballroom and featured Piano Music we performed by Steven Curtis Chapman & Johnny Cash!

For the Cocktail Hour, we performed Light Jazz Piano along with Piano Hits from Billy Joel, Elton John, Norah Jones, and Van Morrison.

The Reception featured a Great Dance Crowd from the Tri-State Area – never low on Energy or Enthusiasm, they danced to practically Every Tune from Oldies, to Classic Rock, to the Latest Hits from Rihanna and the Black-Eyed Peas.

We especially appreciated the Staff at the Lake of Isles and would Thoroughly Recommend the Site to Anyone in Eastern Connecticut, Central Massachusetts, or Western Rhode Island. The drive down I-395 from Central Massachusetts is unusually Stress-Free for a Southern New England Highway.

Aaron Topfer

Aaron Topfer is a Nationally Award-Winning Musician & DJ/Emcee who has served OVER 1,200 Weddings Across New England & Upstate New York. Aaron is a rare 17-Time Winner of The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” Award and was one of the first handful of inductees into The Knot’s Hall of Fame.

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On Saturday November 13th, we provided Emcee services along with a Piano & Bass Jazz Duo for a Wedding Ceremony & Reception at the Inn at Essex in Essex Junction, Vermont.

The Inn is home to the Vermont Culinary Resort and is one of the most popular wedding sites in the Entire State. Although November is definitely the beginning of the off-season, the Inn was jumping at 10am in the morning when we arrived.

Also unexpected was the near 60-degree weather.

For the Ceremony, we performed Solo Piano Music. The Bride & Groom were definitely Very Eclectic in their tastes and as such we performed Coldplay’s “Trouble” and Billy Joel’s “She’s Got A Way” for the Processionals. “Wouldn’t it Be Nice” by the Beach Boys was the Recessional.

The Reception took the form of a Jazz Brunch – the couple wanted a Live Jazz Duo for the Entire Reception with minimal Emceeing.

During the brunch itself, we performed a number of Sinatra, Michael Buble, and Ella Fitzgerald standards. Later on during dancing, we performed a Piano Adaptation of Incubus’ “I Miss You” for the First Dance, followed by Upbeat Swing & Rock n’ Roll Standards like “Rock Around the Clock”.

Everything ended later in the afternoon with the Last Dance: “New York, New York”, a salute to the Bride & Groom’s families who were all from the New Jersey/New York area.

Aaron Topfer

Aaron Topfer is a Nationally Award-Winning Musician & DJ/Emcee who has served OVER 1,200 Weddings Across New England & Upstate New York. Aaron is a rare 17-Time Winner of The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” Award and was one of the first handful of inductees into The Knot’s Hall of Fame.

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