Kelly and Tom’s Dance Party - The Crossings Carlsbad Wedding

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Tom and Kelly's dessert table, including the cake at the their wedding at the Crossings in Carlsbad. 

Tom and Kelly's wedding at the Crossings in Carlsbad was a wonderful celebration of a great couple. With just under 40 guests, it was an intimate affair attended mostly by close family members, many of whom were meeting for the first time. 

But that did not deter from people having a great time as they danced through the night to a great mix of oldies, 80s and current hits. 

Here's a look at their setlist:

First Dance
Maroon 5 - Sugar

Open Dancing

• Michael Buble - Sway
• Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• Joan Osborne - Heat Wave
• Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
• Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is
• Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie (Select Mix Remix)
• Average White Band - Cut The Cake
• Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are
• Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me off My Feet (DJ Joey C Edit)
• Prince  - Kiss
• K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
• Commodores - Brickhouse
• Bee Gees - Night Fever
• Kool & The Gang - Hollywood Swinging (Hot Classics Remix)
• Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
• Tom Jones - She's A Lady
• The Supremes - Come See About Me
• Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You
• Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
• Michael Buble - Everything
• Celia Cruz - Guantanamera
• Frankie Ruiz Jr. - La Cura
• Van Morrison - Moondance
• Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
• Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
• Earth, Wind & Fire - September
• Michael Jackson - P.Y.T (remix)
• Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
• Mark Ronson f. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
• Beatles - Twist & Shout
• Natalie Cole - This Will Be an Everlasting Love
• Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
• Lionel Ritchie - You Are
• Steve Winwood - Higher Love
• Rod Stewart - We're Having a Party
• Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
• Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin
• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion
• The Spinners - I'll Be Around (70s Classics)
• Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
• Michael Jackson - Human Nature
• Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are
• Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman
• Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
• Bob Marley - Is This Love
• Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
• Montel Jordan - This Is How We Do It
• Drake f./Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance
• Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)
• Beyonce - Crazy In Love
• Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started

Last Dance
Sister Sledge - We Are Family

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies/Uplighting: DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue/Catering: The Crossings
Photographer: TBD

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Nichole and Johan's Dance Party - Bahia Resort and Hotel Wedding

San Diego wedding DJ Justin Kanoya with Nichole and Johan at their wedding at the Bahia in San Diego.

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Nichole and Johan's wedding ceremony in progress, as seen from the DJ booth.

This first wedding of 2017 might have also been the first one I booked. I met Nichole after she and some friends attended at Fitbit Local workout that I was DJing back in June 2016. She liked what she heard, and although the music I play for a workout is a bit different from what I play at wedding, she hired me anyway ;-) And I'm glad she did

Nichole and Johan are a great couple and their wedding reception and ceremony took place at the Bahia Resort and Hotel in San Diego. The ceremony, with Mission Bay in the background, was beautiful. And later on there was great dancing all night, which included much Salsa and Bachata, a nod to Johan's Peruvian roots.

Here's a look at the setlist:

First Dance
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Chino & Nacho - Nina Bonita

Dinner

• UB40 - Red Red Wine
• Maroon 5 - Sugar
• Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong
• Wham - Careless Whisper
• Toto - Africa
• Train - Marry Me
• Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good
• Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
• Pentatonix - Can't Sleep Love
• Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
• Mary J. Blige - Real Love
• Levert - Casanova
• TLC - No Scrubs
• Ace of Base - The Sign
• DJ Snake f./Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
• Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
• Nevada f./Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap - The Mack
• Iggy Azalea f./Jennifer Hudson - Trouble
• Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started
• Hanson - MMMBop
• Aretha Franklin - Respect
• Mindi Abair - The Joint

Father/Daughter Dance

• Tony Bennett - The Way You Look Tonight

Open Dancing First Set

• Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
• K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
• Beyonce - Crazy In Love
• Enrique Iglesias - Bailando (Spanish Only Version)
• Celia Cruz - La Vida Es Un Carnaval
• Don Omar - Zumba
• Juanes - La Camisa Negra
• Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
• Usher - Yeah
• Casper - Cha Cha Slide
• Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
• Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
• Daddy Yankee - Limbo
• Michael Buble - Everything

Cake Cutting
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You

Open Dancing Second Set

• Etta James - At Last
• Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
• Ariana Grande f./Mac Miller - The Way
• Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
• Jack Black - Let's Get It On
• Eminem - Lose Yourself
• 50 Cent - In Da Club
• The Chainsmokers ft Halsey - Closer (Not So Typical Remix)  
• Prince Royce - Te Robare
• Romeo Santos - Propuesta Indecente
• Nelly - Ride Wit Me
• Quad City D.J.'s - C'mon 'N' Ride It
• Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
• Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
• Otis Day & the Knights - Shout
• Flo Rida - Low
• Pitbull - Don't Stop The Party
• Sean Paul - Temperature
• Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love
• Taio Cruz - Dynamite
• Pitbull f. Ke$ha - Timber
• Spice Girls - Wannabe
• Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
• Wham! - Everything She Wants
• Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way
• Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper
• Sia ft Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills (Mr. Collipark Remix)  
• Sean Paul - Get Busy
• Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (Kygo Radio Edit)
• Taylor Swift - Blank Space
• Elvis Crespo - Suavemente
• Daddy Yankee f./Wisin & Yandel - Limbo (Remix)
• Fulanito - Guallando
• Pitbull - Give Me Everything
• R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix)
• Tupac - California Love
• Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot
• Shaggy - It Wasn't Me (Select Mix Remix)
• Destiny's Child - Jumpin' Jumpin'
• Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Live)
• Pink - Raise Your Glass

Last Dance
Pitbull, Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives (Select Mix Remix)

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies: DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue: Bahia Resort and Hotel
Photographer: TBD

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Julia and Robert’s Dance Party - Grand Del Mar Wedding

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Julia and Robert celebrate with guests at their wedding at the Grand Del Mar. 

The day I met Julia and Robert, was October 29, 2016. I know the exact date, because I just needed to look at my gig calendar for a wedding that I worked that day. It was Katie and Lawrence's, and Julia and Robert were at that wedding too. But not as guests, they were a vendor, just like me.

Photographer, florist, linens? None of the above. Julia and Robert were slinging, shaved snow, that silky smooth ice cream that comes from none other than Icekimo. During the wedding, Julia came up to me, hand dripping of ice cream, and quietly asked for my availability for her wedding, which was just over a month away on December 10. I was available and a few days later, it was set. I was DJing their wedding.

I suppose it was meant to be, that we were both working the same wedding. And despite only knowing them for a short time, I learned much about the two of them, notably that Robert is the creator and owner of Icekimo, which is one of San Diego's most popular dessert spots. 

Their wedding celebration was at the beautiful Grand Del Mar resort. It was my first time at this venue and it was a pleasure to be a part of their celebration.

Here's a look at their setlist, which of course include Sarah McLachlan's, Ice Cream.

First Dance
John Legend - You & I (Nobody In The World)

Dinner

• Mindi Abair - The Joint
• Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
• Meghan Trainor f./Yo Gotti - Better
• Magic! f./Sean Paul - Lay You Down Easy
• Mike Perry f./Shy Martin - The Ocean
• Frenship & Emily Warren - Capsize
• Paul Hardcastle - Peace On Earth
• 50 Cent - P.I.M.P.
• Spyro Gyra - Sweet Baby James
• Tupac - Tupac Tribute Medley
• Busta Rhymes - I Know What You Want
• Kygo f./Maty Noyes - Stay
• Who Is Fancy f./Ariana Grande & Meghan Trainor - Boys Like You
• Timeflies - Once In A While
• Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
• Ella Henderson - Ghost (Oliver Nelson Remix)
• Al Jarreau - We're In This Love Together
• Bobby Caldwell - What You Wont Do For Love  (DJ Joey C Edit)
• Smokey Robinson - I Second That Emotion  
• Open Dancing First Set
• Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
• Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
• Usher - Yeah
• Party Break - Montel Party Break
• House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
• Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix) (Select Mix Remix)
• Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling (Select Mix Remix)
• Kesha - Tik Tok
• Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Select Mix Remix)
• Drake f./Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance
• DJ Snake f./Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You
• Maroon 5 f./Kendrick Lamar - Don't Wanna Know
• Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing

Cake Cutting
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is

Open Dancing Second Set

• Sarah McLachlan - Ice Cream
• Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
• Michael Buble - Everything
• Hailee Steinfeld & Grey f./Zedd - Starving
• Kent Jones - Don't Mind
• Natalie Cole - This Will Be an Everlasting Love
• Iggy Azalea f./Charli XCX - Fancy
• Flo Rida - Low
• Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl
• The Chainsmokers ft Rozes - Roses (The Him Remix)  
• Cupid - Cupid Shuffle
• Fetty Wap f./Snoop Dogg - Westside
• Rae Sremmurd f./Gucci Mane - Black Beatles
• Sia f./Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
• 50 Cent - In Da Club
• Dr. Dre ft Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang
• Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg, Kurup & Nate Dogg - The Next Episode
• Deorro - Five Hours
• Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
• Britney Spears - Till The World Ends
• DJ Sammy f. The Jackie Boyz - Shut Up And Kiss Me
• Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance (Select Mix Remix)
• Nelly - Ride Wit Me
• Next - Too Close
• Eastside Boyz - Get Low

Last Dance
Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies: DJ Kanoya Productions
Coordinator: Luxe Events
Venue: Fairmount Grand Del Mar
Photographer: TBD

Shannon and Robert’s Dance Party - Vintana Wine and Dine Wedding

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Shannon and Robert's first dance at their wedding, which took place at Vintana.

Shannon and Robert's big party took place at Vintana, a Cohn restaurant and event space in Escondido, California. The venue itself is one of the best in North San Diego County, and once transformed for a wedding party, it's pretty spectacular.

This particular wedding was a joy to be a part of, particularly because the families involved. I personally has a soft spot for speeches given by Shannon's father, as well as Robert's words for his young children. 

Here's a look at their setlist:

First Dance
Katie Melua - Just Like Heaven

Dinner

• Chris Malinchak - Wonderful  
• Starley - Call On Me (Ryan Riback Remix)  
• Duke Dumont - Ocean Drive  
• A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
• Karl Swix - Mister Mister (Original Mix)
• Danced Til Midnight - More Of Love (Faze Action Remix)
• Fourplay - Still The One
• Mindi Abair - Salt and Lime
• Mark Antoine - Funky Picante
• Pamela Williams - Fly Away With Me
• Steve Cole - Everday
• Chris Botti - Indian Summer
• Michael Jackson - Rock with You
• Katie Melua - Just Like Heaven
• Breau and Atkins - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
• Wayne Newton - Danke Shoen
• Norman Brown - Just Chillin'
• Ingrid Michaelson - Boys Chase Girls
• Colbie Caillat - Fallin For You
• Fourplay - Sexual Healing
• Busta Rhymes - I Know What You Want
• Bryan Savage - Soul Temptation
• A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
• Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
• Kygo f./Maty Noyes - Stay
• Otis Redding - Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay (ReDrum)  
• DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air (Le Boeuf Remix)  
• Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie (Select Mix Remix)
• American Authors - Best Day Of My Life (Select Mix Remix)
• DJ Snake, Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (Select Mix Remix)
• Maroon 5 f./Kendrick Lamar - Don't Wanna Know

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Father/Daughter Dance
Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole - Unforgettable

Mother/Son Dance
Lynard Skynard - Freebird

Open Dancing First Set

• Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
• Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
• K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
• Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Select Mix Remix)
• DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (Riddler Remix)  
• Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good (Select Mix Remix)
• Flo Rida - Low
• Britney Spears - Work Bitch
• Drake f./Rihanna - Too Good
• Michael Jackson - P.Y.T (remix)
• Salt N Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix)
• Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance (Select Mix Remix)

Cake Cutting
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You

Open Dancing Second Set

• Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
• Lionel Ritchie - All Night Long
• V.I.C. - Wobble
• Montel Jordan - This Is How We Do It
• House of Pain - Old School Jump Off
• Usher - Yeah (Wedding Crasherz Break)
• Coolio - Fantastic Voyage (Select Mix Remix)
• Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)  
• Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (Select Mix Remix)
• Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall - JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)
• Michael Buble - Everything
• Meghan Trainor f./John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You
• Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
• Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove
• OMI - Cheerleader

Last Dance
Cure - Just Like Heaven

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies/Uplighting: DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue/Catering: Vintana Wine and Dine
Coordinator: Lindsay Dean Events
Photographer: Clove and Kin

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Sam and Nicolette’s Dance Party - Martin Johnson House Wedding

A picture perfect wedding setting, overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the Martin Johnson house.

Sam, the groom at this wedding, is someone I met waaaaaayyyy back in 2001 when I volunteered at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. We've stayed in touch all these years, primarily because we are both still invovled in from fashion with Pacific Arts Movement and the SDAFF. And 15 years later I find myself DJing his wedding.

I'm pretty sure this is the longest I've known a groom/client. It's always nice DJing a wedding for a friend, because it also means a lot of other friends are on the guest list. And most of the friends made up the dance floor that night.

Since Sam and Nicollette's wedding was during the holiday season, December 3, 2016, they decided to run with the Christmas theme. From the decor to the music, there was a hint of #kissmas in the air all evening.

Here's a look at the setlist:

Cocktail Hour and Dinner

• Sara Bareilles - Sitting On The Dock of the Bay
• Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Winter Wonderland
• Harry Connick, Jr. - Sleigh Ride
• Beyonce - Halo
• Chuck Berry - Run, Rudolph Run
• Ella Fitzgerald - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Sleigh Ride
• Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Jingle Bells
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Sleigh Ride
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Blue Christmas
• Ella Fitzgerald - Winter Wonderland
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
• Michael Buble - Home
• Nat King Cole - Christmas Song
• Diana Krall - Dream a Little Dream of Me
• Rascall Flatts - Bless the Broken Road
• Harry Connick, Jr. - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
• Lionel Hampton - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
• Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Winter Wonderland
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Feliz Navidad
• Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Louis Armstrong - Winter Wonderland
• Chuck Berry - Run, Rudolph Run
• Ella Fitzgerald - Sleigh Ride
• Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
• Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews - Baby, It's Cold Outside
• Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
• Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till Get You Get Enough (Hot Classics Remix)
• - All My Love
• Jumpin Jimmy And the Mistletoes - Winter Wonderland
• Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me off My Feet (8b Intro Clean) (DJ Joey C Edit)
• Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (Intro)
• Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (Hot Classics Remix)
• Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie (Select Mix Remix)
• Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing Well (Select Mix Remix)
• Prince  - Kiss
• Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (Select Mix Remix)
• Charming Horses feat. Grace Grundy - Higher Love (Original Mix)
• Ellie Goulding - On My Mind
• Colbie Caillat - Fallin For You
• Jason Derulo - Kiss The Sky
• Mindi Abair - The Joint

First Dance
Led Zepplin - All Of My Love

Bride/Brother Dance
Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight

Open Dancing

• Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
• Emotions - Best Of My Love
• Rose Royce - Car Wash
• The Whispers - Rock Steady
• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
• Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
• Mariah Carey - Honey
• Jack Black - Let's Get It On
• Led Zepplin - Black Dog
• Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
• Cher - Shoop Shoop Song
• Prince - Diamonds and Pearls
• Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile  
• Rihanna ft Drake - Work (Lost Kings Remix)  
• Brooks & Dunn - Boot Scootin' Boogie
• Earth, Wind & Fire - September
• Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Hot Classics Remix)
• Michael Jackson - P.Y.T.
• Commodores - Brickhouse
• Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
• Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
• K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
• Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage (Hot Classics Remix)
• Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)
• B-52's - Love Shack
• Otis Day & the Knights - Shout
• Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
• Lionel Ritchie - You Are
• Sia f./Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
• The Weeknd ft Daft Punk - Starboy (Kygo Remix)  
• Daya - Sit Still Look Pretty (R!OT Remix)  
• Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)  
• Drake f./Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance (Promo Only Quick Edit)
• Kiiara - Gold (J Farell Remix)  
• Hailee Steinfeld & Grey f./Zedd - Starving (Promo Only Quick Edit)
• Montel Jordan - This Is How We Do It
• Nicki Minaj ft Drake - Truffle Butter (Jester Remix)  
• Palm Trees - Casanova (Intro Clean)
• Usher - Yeah (Wedding Crasherz Break)
• Blackstreet - No Diggity (Bondax Edit)  
• The Chainsmokers ft Halsey - Closer (Not So Typical Remix)  
• New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
• Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
• Kungs vs Cookin On 3 Burners - This Girl  
• Corona ft AObeats - Rhythm Of the Night (Hotel Garuda Remix)  
• Chainsmokers ft ROZES - Roses (Adam Foster Remix)  
• Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Kanye West - Good Life
• Naughty By Nature - Feel Me Flow (Intro Clean)
• LL Cool J ft Boyz II Men - Hey Lover (Intro Clean)
• Babyface - For The Cool In You (Intro Clean)
• Tupac - California Love (Select Mix Remix)
  
  Last Dance
• Beyonce - Love On Top

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies: DJ Kanoya Productions
Caterer: Continental Catering
Venue: Martin Johnson House
Coodinator:Hannah Smith Events

Weddings hosted by DJ Kanoya at the Martin Johnson House