Video from various Weddings

Wedding at Water's Edge (Long Island City, NY)

Wedding at The Empire Club (Little Neck, NJ)

Wedding at The Excelsior (Saddle Brook, NJ)

Wedding at VIP Country Club (New Rochelle, NY)

Wedding at Lippincott Manor (Wallkill, Ny)

Video from Chiwaya Wedding, Sept. 8,2012

This is one of the first videos I edited myself, I concentrated on the transitions of each song. I really want you to get the feel of how my party flows and transitions from song to song. A lot of DJ companies only show video with music that's places on top of footage with all the highlights and never play the actual audio from the party.

Once the "The twist' start playing to the end of the video, it's 28 minutes of non stop partying. It just minimize because I can't upload that much of time on YouTube.

I would appreciate some comments and feedback.

Enjoy,

Enrique

Weddingi at Lippincott Manor in Wallkill, NY with DJ

On September 8, 2012 BTL DJs headed out to Wallkill, NY, 89 miles away from NYC.  Upon arriving the weather was sunny and seemed like the beginnings of what was going to be a beautiful outdoor ceremony.  After setting up the main set up in the reception tent at the Lippincott Manor the weather took a drastic turn.

So many things cannot be helped when your in the wedding business, but this wedding proved to BTL DJs that anything really can happen.  Within 15 minutes of arrival a tornado warning came into affect for Ulster County.  We quickly had to take action.  We had to lower the speakers and try to protect the equipment as well as we could.  Ten minutes before the wedding was suppose to commence all our equipment was covered in plastic and lifted off the ground.

Then the storm struck.  It was quite terrifying, it made covering the equipment seem pointless.  The venue managers were directing everyone to their cars to take cover.

The storm eventually stopped, but left quite a few people rattled.  We quickly reset all the equipment and started to play classic jazz music.  We assisted the wedding coordinator and Tricia, the venue mangaer, to quickly get the wedding started.

The ceremony for Sarah and Nigel Chwaya was moved indoors and began 30 minutes later than scheduled, but it went on without a hitch. After the lovely ceremony, cocktail hour went into full swing.  The tornado became an afterthought as cocktail hour ended and everyone danced the night away at the reception.

New Music- Alicia Keys "New Day" / David Guetta "Where Dem Girlz At"

Great new song by Alicia keys that I heard a few weeks back. I plan on adding this to my suggestion list for wedding party introductions. I'm also going to to add this to my  recessional music for the ceremony. This would work for couples who are looking to go a liitle modern with there music. I have attached the video below with lyrics for your enjoyment.

Here's a track from David Gutta called "Where Dem Girlz At" that we might have heard a million times in the last two years.  This song would be perfect for the bouquet toss at weddings.  I know many brides are looking to go in a different direction then Beyonce's "Single Ladies" for the toss.   I have attached the video below with lyrics for your enjoyment.

Enjoy,

Enrique

Wedding at The Meadows with DJ

 This weekend my fiance, our 2 Yorkie's (Elvis & Stella), and I headed down to Hallertown, PA for a wedding at the The Meadows. We left New York City and headed west on Friday afternoon and arrived at our hotel at 4:00pm in Bethlehem, PA.  Since we had the night off on Friday, after checking into our hotel we headed straight to dinner at Emeril's Chop House located in the Sands Casino. The food was amazing and the prices were great, in New York we would have paid slightly more.

Elvis and Stella sleeping after a long day

Saturday morning after a free breakfast courtesy of the Comfort Suites, I headed to the venue to set up my equipment for Mike & Jennifer's wedding reception which was going to start at 4:30pm.  The set-up was smooth and easy. I was surprised how many staff members The Meadows had at 10:00am where there were no day events planned. They were easy to work with and I even went over the agenda with the maitre'd Nancy who is a very sweet person.

Mr. & Mrs. Ortiz Wedding Ceremony at The Meadow in Hellertown, Pa

I arrived back to the venue at 4:00pm to start the pre ceremony music. There was no specific instruction on what to play for this time, so I decided to play some Jazz instrumentals.  Mike & Jenifer had the wedding party walk down the aisle to Johann Pachelbel's "Canon In D", the slower

part of the song. Jennifer herself walked into the same song but to the louder and faster part. The recessional song they selected was "A Midsummer Night's Dream" By  Felix Mendelssohn. 

For the father /daughter dance the selection was "Butterfly Kisses" By Bob Carllisle.  Our Groom selected "Mama" by Boys II Men for the mother/son dance. Mike and Jennifer selected "For you" By Kenny Lattimore for there first dance as husband and wife. After going over many songs together they were still undecided. Mike's mother actually pick the song out for her son and new daughter in law after hearing it for the first time they knew the song was special.

Bride Jennifer and Father Mr. Farrell dancing during the Father & Daughter dance at
Wedding Reception in Hellertown, Pa.

When it was time to open the dance floor, I started with some bachata music then I went into some Motown music. At that point the dance floor became really crowded, I believe everyone in attendance was on the dance floor. My last record that I played from the Motown era was "This Old heart of mine" by the Isley Brothers. Following this song I transitioned into some top 40 by starting with "I gotta feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas. The reason why I choose this song is because the age difference of the crowd, there were people ranging from 25- 65 but the majority of people ranged in there 30-40's. I wanted to keep everyone on the dance floor so I played some top 40 for about 20 minutes. After that I decided to go back to Spanish that's when I transitioned into merengue music. After playing a few menergue songs I played "We are Young" by Fun with a fast upbeat intro which completely cleared the dance floor :( . I was upset that I just cleared the dance floor and was getting ready to play a slow song to change the pace of the music.  When the chorus came through the speakers the crowd realized they made a mistake. Some ran back on dance floor and some just screamed the chorus from wherever they were at in the room. This made me feel better, I was thinking to myself "people in Pa must not really like this song or they must not know this at all. After this song I still decided to change the pace and played  "Unforgettable" By Nat King Cole.

The rest of the night was great and I had so much fun on this beautiful first day of September about 90 miles west of New York City. I was thankful I had the privilege to entertain the family, friends and guest of Mr. & Mrs. Jennifer and Michael Ortiz.


Enrique Colon
DJ/Owner of BTL DJS

Wedding at Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club w/ DJ Uplights, LCD TV, LED DJ Booth

I had an amazing time at the Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club  on Friday August 24, 2012.  The night was incredible and the set-up was beautiful.  The set-up consisted of two fifty inch flat screen TVs, led lit facade, and blue uplights around the room.  The lighting was the perfect accent for the view of the Long Island Sound.

Mr. and Mrs. Stoyka danced their first dance as husband and wife to "From this Moment On", by Shania Twain.  They played an active role in kicking off the party by picking the first two songs to open the dance floor, "I llike It', by Enrique Iglesisas and "Club can't Handle Me", by Flo Rida.

Enrique Colon was the Master of Ceremonies and DJ for this event. The playlist that kept people dancing consisted of top 40, salsa, merengue, bachata, and 80s rock.  The cocktail hour featured music by Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, and Bob Marley.  The perfect ending to this night was "Empire State of Mind" by Jay - Z.

Master Of Ceremonies Workshop In Syracuse

Last week I spent 2 days in Syracuse, NY taking a Master of Ceremonies workshop with Mark Ferrell. I learned alot of new ways of handeling my duties, I spent time writng new scripts, and performed for Mark and seven other DJ's who attended the workshop. 

Enrique Colon & Mark Ferrell

Mark critiqued me in a way I've never been reviewed before. Mark seen the littlie mistakes in my first performances and pointed them out right way. I've spent countless hours going over my previous performances and never noticed the miscues I made. I immeadiately took his advice and I'm challenging myself to become a better MC.

It was a difficult workshop to participate in. I always get little jitter bugs in front of wedding parties that have 75 -350 people. Over these two days I was even more nervous in front of 7 of my peers, whom I never met before. I know they were judging me but I was there to get chewed apart so I can get better when I'm performing at my events.

I plan on attending Mark Ferrell's MC Silver workshop on February 2013 in Las Vegas. I'm also about to start looking into taking a acting & improv class.

As we are approaching Labor day weekend, I plan on posting more on a regular basis. I will back track and show you guys how I spent this beautiful summer of 2012. Did I fail to mention that I'm less than 5 weeks away from my big wedding!!!

New Years Eve At Season of Southamptons with DJ & Upllights

BTL DJS brought the new year in Southhampton at Seasons .
 Enrique played music for 5 hours playing a variety of music from oldies to today current top 40.
Jack Morelli Music provided a Jazz trio for Dinner. 

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DJ at Chain Federation Hall with Karaoke

It was a non-stop party Friday, February 10th  for the Hanac holiday party.  BTL DJs kept over 200 people entertained for five hours in Astoria, Queens at the Chain Federation Hall.

John & Gal sings Frank Sinatra "New York, New York

Singing "I will Survive"

In between karaoke sets DJ Enrique kept the crowd on the dance floor. The play list included Madonna "Holiday", Jimmy Cliff "You can get it if you really want it", Luis Enrique "No se manana", Cheryl Lynn "Got to be real", Omega "Tu Si Quiere", Avicii "Levels"  just to name a few for this very versatile crowd. 

Dance Time

Bride's Choice Award Winners 3 Years in a Row!!

New York, NY – February 2, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce BTL DJS has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for {Enter Your Service Category}!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, BTL DJS was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

BTL DJS is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes  the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate BTL DJS for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that BTL DJS is one of the very best {Enter Your Service Category} within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able  to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

For more information, please visit our website www.BTLDJS.com 
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