1. “We Are Young,” Fun. 
Who will like it: Everyone
When to play it: At the end of the night when everyone is out on the dance floor with the bride and groom

2. “I Do,” Colbie Caillat
Who will like it: Everyone
When to play it: Ceremony Recessional or Dinner

3. “Just A Kiss,” Lady Antebellum
Who will like it: Everyone, Country Fans
When to play it: Beginning or Middle of the evening

4. “Paradise,” Coldplay
Who will like it: Everyone
When to play it: Wedding party intro or dinner

5. “Glad You Came,” The Wanted
Who will like it: Twenty-somethings
When to play it: Early to get everyone on the dance floor

6. “Red Solo Cup,” Toby Keith
Who will like it: Country Fans, Hard Partiers
When to play it: Last Song

7. “Moves Like Jagger,” Maroon 5
Who will like it: Everyone that want to show their dancing abilities
When to play it: Remember the soul train with two lines on the side of the dance floor and  you walk down between the lines showing your best dance? This is a great song for that.

8. “Good Feeling,” Flor Rida
Who will like it: The club-goers
When to play it: Mid to late of the dance reception

9. “Marry You, ” Bruno Mars
Who will like it: Everyone
When to play it: Before the processional when guests arrive, Dinner

10. “Starships,” Nicki Minaj
Who will like it: Twenty-somethings
When to play it: During the Dance Party

11. “We Found Love,” Rihanna (Feat. Calvin Harris)
Who will like it: Twenty-somethings
When to play it: During the Dance Party

12. “Feel So Close,” Calvin Harris
Who will like it: Twenty-somethings
When to play it: During the Dance Party

13. “Drive By,” Train
Who will like it: Everyone
When to play it: Beginning or Middle of the evening

14. “Dance Again,” Jennifer Lopez (Feat. Pitbull)
Who will like it: The club-goers
When to play it: During the Dance Party

15. “I Don’t Want This Night To End – Luke Bryan
Who will like it: Country Fans
When to play it: End of the night

16. “Tonight Is The Night,” Outasight
Who will like it: Everyone
When to play it: Cake cutting or beginning of the dance

17. “You Make Me Feel,” – Cobra Starship
Who will like it: Twenty-somethings
When to play it: During the Dance Party

18. “Stereo Hearts” – Gym Class Heroes
Who will like it: The nostalgic’s
When to play it: Beginning of the evening

19. “Give Me Everything” – Pitbull
Who will like it: The couples
When to play it: End of the night

20. Marry The Night – Lady Gaga
Who will like it: The club-goers
When to play it: Last hour of the night coming out of a slow song

Many of us will get together with family or travel and one of the agenda’s will be to have an outdoor BBQ. One thing that can compliment a great BBQ is a good guacamole dip.

I wanted to share a guacamole recipe I had discovered in my travel to San Antonio two years ago where it was at Boudro’s on the River Walk. I had a chance to taste this wonderful guacamole dip that was made fresh right in front of you. The key to this is serving it “fresh.”

Juice of 1/4 of an orange
Juice of 1/2 a lime
1 avocado seeded and scooped out of skin
2 Tbs roasted and charred Roma tomatoes diced
1 ea Serrano pepper roasted seeded and diced
1 Tbs medium dice red onions
1 tsp chopped cilantro
coarse ground salt to taste (sea salt is better)

Directions
Squeeze juices into bowl. Add avocado and coarsely chop. Add onions, roasted tomato, serrano and cilantro fold into avocado mixture. Add salt (more is better). Result should be crudely chopped not mashed. That’s it. Enjoy!

I look forward to hearing your comments.

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Location: Fine Line Music Cafe
318 Frist Ave., North
Minneapolis, MN

Moneypenny PA & Liaison presents: 
The Minneapolis Sound Jamms to Elevate Hope – Benefiting Sheila E & Lynn Mabry’s, Elevate Hope Foundation http://www.elevatehope.org /. 

We invite you to join us 4 a night of Fun, collective Love & a lot of FUNK. Special performance by KIP BLACKSHIRE, ArcFlashHazard, and Q the Clique (School of Rock). A host of Special Musical Guests. Tic’s $16, upper level (limited) VIP $21. 

DJ Michael Holtz of 2TheMaxxEntertainment – Spinning Purple Funk all night!!

With Special Sheila E., & ?????? Merchandise Raffle

All proceeds to benefit: Sheila E & Lynn Mabry’s; Elevate Hope Foundation.

Photo’s: Heather Kooyer & Graphic Design: Giuliano Vananti

For more information please see Ursula Love on Facebook, Fine Line Box Office or Ticketmaster – Tickets on sale soon!!

I am honored that Christina was willing to do this video and I am looking forward to her wedding in August and adding the post wedding video.

For my first blog post I want you share with you my own wedding experience. I have been married to my lovely wife, Rose for a little over two years. “So Michael, you just didn’t get married like the title states?” No, but it still only seems like yesterday.

We were married on 11.08.08. It was a day that my wife and I will never forget and neither will our guests. To this day our guests still comment on what a wonderful ceremony, food and reception we had and that it was like no other wedding they have been to.

When my wife and I planned our wedding we were focused on bringing out our personality from the ceremony to the dance. I discuss this a lot with my couples because your only going to get one shot at this and this is your day so make it your day.

One of the biggest things my wife and I were able to add to our wedding experience was culture. My wife is originally from Haiti. For our dinner we served a Haitian style dinner entrée. We included the Haitian culture in our music mixing it in with your traditional wedding music and it was amazing to see the number of people that stayed on the dance floor just to learn a different style of dance.

Now you can probably guess what the main importance of the evening was. If you guessed entertainment, congratulations! It was important to us that we threw a party of a lifetime for our guests and at the same time telling our Love Story and why they were there to celebrate this special occasion.

Please view the video I have included in this post of the special night my wife and I were able to experience.

Thank You!