Austin Bridal Secrets - Summer Mixer Rocks!

On Friday night, we gathered for the latest Austin Bridal Secrets Summer Mixer. I want to thank Mary Charron at Austin Custom Winery in Oak Hill for allowing us to hang out with her and have a blast.

I wanna share the highlights from our event, starting with some of the stars of Austin Bridal Secrets.

First, the wine! I had some of Vintner's shiraz and the pear riesling and they were both very good.

Nicole from Delysia brought her family and her wonderful truffles! I got hooked on the blueberry truffles! They were incredible! Her two-year-old son Sebastian was dancing a lot to the music and what a joy he was to have with us. Their 2nd child is due in August and I wish them all the best with the new baby.

I started out the evening playing some Dean Martin and other Italian-type music. Nice and elegant.


Harpist Amanda Woosley performed 2 sets and brought some sweet vibes into the room.

Linda Carter of Carter Creations had two of her original wedding gowns on display as well her portfolio with some amazing dresses in it.

Other Stars of Austin Bridal Secrets in the house were:

• Johnny Gasyna of Music4Life DJs,
• Tammie Garza, of Tammie Garza hair
• Su-Min, the Makeover Angel
• April Neubold of Petalworks
• Beth Richard of Exquisite Petals

Later on we danced and had karaoke too. My sister Lori and my mother rocked "Dancing Queen":



We also got to meet some other vendors too who came to hang out and network:

• Shannon Wine, the new Austin rep for Premier Bride magazine
• Amy & Lauren from BigDay Event Productions
• Becky Kittelman from Kittleman Photography
• Stephanie Johnson from Creative & Crafty, cards and invitations
• Betty Giannone from Gobo Entertainment

We had a great time together! Look for the next Austin Bridal Secrets mixer to be held in October. Reach out if you would like to be involved.

DJ-RJ
Music4Life

Chicago Here We Come!

Next week, I will be heading to Chicago for the ADJA Summer Conference: “Empowering Your Dreams”. I am so excited to go and see what else I can learn to bring back to my clients in Austin.

ADJA 2009 Summer Conference.

Come See us at Winfield Inn on June 24th

The Winfield Inn is hosting a Bridal Extravaganza at The Winfield Inn on Wednesday, June 24th from 4-7pm. Music4Life DJs will be available to answer any questions you have as well as the other preferred vendors from The Winfield.

Music Selection at Your Wedding

Another great video from Brian S Redd:

Top 10 Texas Songs

Texas Music Matters compiled a list of the Top 10 Texas Tunes. I love all these songs and I am fortunate that I get to play them at many events. Waltz Across Texas would be my number 1 from this list. I love to just play that song and feel good!

Texas Music Matters Top 10 Texas Songs
10. Amarillo by Morning by George Strait
9. La Grange by ZZ Top
8. That’s Right Your Not From Texas by Lyle Lovett
7. Luckenbach, TX by Waylon Jennings
6. El Paso by Marty Robbins
5. London Homesick Blues by Gary P. Nunn
4. Deep in the Heart of Texas by Gene Autry
3. Waltz Across Texas by Ernest Tubb
2. New San Antonio Rose by Bob Wills
1. Miles and Miles of Texas by Asleep at the Wheel

Wallace Hammond

I had the honor of playing at Wallace Hammond's memorial service on Friday night at Mercury Hall. Wallace and I played in local Austin band Tribal Nation for a few years and he has been active in Austin's music scene for many years, playing with folks like James Brown, Gladys Knight, Bootsy, The Killer Bees and many more.
Wallace's wife, Beth is in business with Coby Neal who did a great job putting the whole event together. His floral arrangements are some of the best in Austin and he has been working on flowers for more than 40 years. Perhaps he can help you on your next occasion.

Rest in peace my brother Wallace!

Circular Ceremony Seating

This is a great idea from Manolo for The Brides.

Read the full story HERE.

Photobooth for Your Austin Event

If you want to add some fun to your party, check out Todd Darby of Say Cheese Photobooth Rental. We did a great interview for Austin Bridal Secrets.

Come See Us at Onion Creek

Onion Creek Country Club will be holding an open house on Wednesday, February 11th from 5-8 PM. The following vendors will be available to speak with you about your wedding:

Austin Party Central

The Flower Studio

Christina Carroll Photography

Music4Life DJ's

Simon Lee Bakery

Photography by Cho

All Access DJ

Please contact Jill Benson, for more information on 512-383-2005.

Austin Social Media’s Top 100

I am honored to be recognized in the Austin Social Media Top 100 of Austin for the category of Radio! Thanks for the recognition NewMedia Lab. I really appreciate it.

RJ



If you’re living in a cave and didn’t yet know it, Austin is the Live Social Media Capital of the World and has been looked to by others as the pioneers of the new media space. Below, we’ve listed 100 innovators in Austin and encourage you to look into them all.

Austin Social Media Top 100

The Winfield Inn

I just found out today that we have been selected to be a preferred vendor at The Winfield Inn in Kyle. This is a beautiful outdoor venue and we love to play here.

Big thanks to Robyn and all the staff at The Winfield Inn! Every time I get to work with you, it is just a joy.

We look forward to doing more weddings here.

DJ-RJ

iWedding for the iPhone

This looks pretty cool.
iWedding is a comprehensive wedding planner to help you arrange one of the most important days of your life. Keeping track of the many tasks and information usually leads to stacks of paper, but not anymore.
iWedding uses many of the powerful features already built into your iPod Touch or iPhone to help with the organization of your big day, thus keeping all the vital information at your fingertips.
iWedding
RJ