Sophie and Josh make their grand entrance at their beachside wedding in Puerto Vallarta.
What a wedding experience this was!
I’ve DJ’d numerous beach weddings, all beautiful and filled with energy and love. But this one might be the best.
Sophie and Josh orchestrated a destination wedding that brought them, their friends and family to the warm sands of Puerto Vallarta. The ceremony and dance party took place on December 1, 2018 on a private beach at the Hyatt Ziva Resort.
They kicked it off by dancing to the Ed Sheeran’s, Perfect, which emulated exactly what the entire weekend was.
At the end of the evening, Sophie wanted to dance to Lady Gaga’s,“You and I,” a song that I’ve always thought is a great way to end a wedding. But even better, fireworks were scheduled to go off during the final dance.
To make the moment extra special, I researched different versions of the song, trying to find a live version that would work better than the radio version. And I found a version that Lady Gaga performed on the Jimmy Kimmel Show.
At the climax of the song, the fireworks shot off and aside from Gaga being there on the beach with us, I don’t think the moment could have been better.
This dance party was one of my all time favorites, for a couple that means so much to me. Having the trust of a client so much that they will fly me to their wedding is the great endorsement I could ask for.
Here’s a look at the rest of the setlist.
First Dance
Ed Sheeran & Beyonce - Perfect
Father/Daughter Dance
Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful
Open Dancing First Set
Prince - Kiss
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (Promo Only Clean Edit)
Usher - Yeah
Party Break - Montel Party Break
House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
Aretha Franklin - Respect (Select Mix Remix)
KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes (Hot Classics Remix)
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
Lady GaGa - Just Dance
Pink - Raise Your Glass
Flo Rida - Low
Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
Avicii - Wake Me Up
Open Dancing Second Set
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Queen, Notorius B.I.G. - Fat Bottom Girls Hypnotize (Acapella In To Instrumental)
Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, Tupac - Next Episode To California Love (DJ Ragoza Segue)
Mariah Carey f./ODB - Fantasy (Intro Edit)
Miley Cyrus f. Jay-Z - We Can't Stop (DJ Scooter Twerk Remix)
Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.
Britney Spears - Baby One More Quickie (Acapella In)
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Pitbull, Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives (Select Mix Remix)
Eric Prydz - Call On Me (Aylen & Dani Deahl Remix)
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Live)
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life (Pat C's Mashup) (Clean) (Short Edit)
Lit - My Own Worst Enemy
Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory
Rihanna ft Calvin Harris vs Tiesto & Dzeko - We Found Jackie Chan (BPM Supreme Bootleg)
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
KiD CuDi feat Steve Aoki - Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix)
Bingo Players - Cry (Just A Little) (A-Trak & DiscoTech Remix)
Flo Rida - I Cry
Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix) (Short Edit)
David Guetta - Sexy Chick
Kesha, Pitbull - Timber (Select Mix Remix)
Don Omar ft Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro (BPM Supreme Break Intro)
Last Dance
Lady Gaga - You And I (Live From Jimmy Kimmel)
A stunning fireworks display caps off an amazing wedding day for Sophie and Josh.