Toast & Jam: A+I've been sifting through dozens of emails from family and friends regarding the excellent musical selections played throughout our reception. Yep, that’s right, our DJ was so good that people are talking about her a week and a half later!
With that said, I thought I'd begin my vendor reviews with our DJ - our amazing, amazing DJ...
When we began our wedding planning process, we kicked around the idea of a band, but quickly decided that our money would be better spent elsewhere, so we began the month-long DJ search. (Literally, it took a month before we found one that didn’t scare us – and I found ours completely by accident while perusing the vendor list of this amazing blog!) Toast & Jam, the HOTTEST DJ service in town, is an all-ladies (well, there’s one dude), all amazing “Mobile Disc Jockey Service” that’s “Never Stale, Always Fresh and Sweet!”
We had the pleasure of hiring mini-master dj, Madeleine Kuhns. At first glance, you think that she’s just some adorable, well-spoken, college-age lover of music…but upon speaking with her, you realize that she is so much more! She has an amazing library of musical influences ranging from Frente to Sufjan Stevens (who, you ask – just iTunes them!). During our reception, guest after guest approached me about our “exceptional dj…and she's a chick”, as my one music-loving cousin put it! However, I think that the real test of a great DJ isn’t just the “dancability” of the songs played from 9pm – 12am (while crucial, indeed, it’s not everything), but rather the “listenability” of the music played from 6pm – 9pm (during cocktails and dinner). I mean, really, a little Frank Sinatra goes a long way if you ask me. Madeleine passed with FLYING COLORS! In fact, the music played for those three hours was arguably the best chilled-out, laid-back playlist I’ve ever heard, like ever!
Below is a short list some of the songs played during our cocktail and dinner hours. Enjoy!
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Air - Playground Love
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
Jens Lekman - Maple Leaves 7" Version
Feist - I feel it all
Peter, Bjorn & John - Paris 2004; The Chills
Belle & Sebastian - Dirty Dream Number Two
Yo La Tengo - Black Flowers
Zero 7 - In the Waiting Line
Bright Eyes - Make a Plan to Love Me
Coldplay - Til Kingdom Come
Norah Jones - Feelin' the Same Way
The Shins - Caring is Creepy
The Association - Never My Love
Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
Radiohead - No Surprises
Cost for Madeleine: $1,000 (and worth every cent!)
photo credit: Toast & Jam
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3 comments:
Thanks for the referral. I've been looking for a DJ!
Wow! that playlist just made my heart skip a beat, especially after seeing that cost! :)
A question for you, I noticed that the Toast and Jam website said they don't have lights and disco balls, were they missed? what gave the dance floor it's "vibe"?
OMG, Natalie, I'm so sorry for not responding sooner - life has been crazy lately. Regarding the lights and disco balls, no, they weren't missed at all. The people packed on the dance floor and the dimmed lights gave it enough of a "dance floor" vibe. But, with that said, T&J have a ton of partnering vendors, and I bet they'd rent lights for you for an additional cost - just ask, it can't hurt.
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