Category: Parties & Events

Looking to plan a Bourbon Street Bash!?

Say no more!

It’s super easy to bring the Big Easy to your to your party for a wide selection of Mardi Gras party theme supplies, including solid-color tableware, invitations, fabric, favors and decorations. Just think purple, yellow/gold, and green!

When looking for decorations, you can bring all the fun of “Fat Tuesday” to life with Mardi Gras masks, beads and feather boas.

Need activities? You can create a great do-it-yourself photo backdrop selfie station, or memorable entrance for pictures. One other super idea (as seen below) is to have your guests customize umbrellas to create their own party favors!

BRING THE BRITISH INVASION TO YOUR PARTY!

We just had a “British Invasion” Beatles Themed Birthday party and they didn’t just “Let it Be” with the decorations. They really went all out! I’ve always said to customers, “Try a theme if you have the courage! It makes the party much more memorable, and usually better!”

If you have the courage to go with a Beatles theme, things will really Come Together. (Pun intended!)

It doesn’t take much money. Grab up some Beatles posters, party favors, stacks of records to throw on the tables, Sgt. Pepper jackets for the employees at the venue, and a PARTY DJ in Albany to finish it off. I know a great one!  (Call 518-506-3305.)

Planning an Island theme party? Come Sail Away with Me! Here are some song selections I was thinking…

ISLAND THEME COCKTAIL HOUR MUSIC LIST

The Tide Is High – Blondie
Toes, Island Song — Zac Brown Band
Escape (Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Homes
Pontoon – Little Big Town
Bad Day At the Beach — Jim Hoehn
Margaritaville, A Pirate Looks At, Havana Daydreamin, Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season, Volcano, Sunshine In the Music , Knees Of My Heart, Tin Cup Chalice — Jimmy Buffett
Coconut Telegraph — Jimmy Buffett

I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
Somewhere over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems — Kenny Chesney
When the Sun Goes Down — Kenny Chesney, Uncle Kracker
Soak Up the Sun – Sheryl Crow
Follow Me — Uncle Kracker
Here I Am (Come and Take Me) – UB40
Higher Ground – UB40
Cinnamon Bay — Gene Mitchell
Tropical Island — Adam Green
Kokomo — Adam Green, Ben Kweller
Kokomo – The Beach Boys
(Put The Lime In The) Coconut — The Hit Crew
Girl From Ipanema — Getz/Gilberto
Broken, Good People, Banana Pancakes – Jack Johnson
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Buffalo Soldier, Redemption Song, Is This Love, One Love, No Woman No Cry, Get up Stand Up, etc… – Bob Marley
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Feet – Paul Simon
Dodo – dave matthews
Dreamgirl – Dave Matthews Band
Flake – Jack Johnson
Girls In Their Summer Clothes – Bruce Springsteen
Good Situation -UB40
Graceland – Paul Simon
I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff
Into The Mystic – Van Morrison
Keep On Movin’ – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Leaving on a Jet Plane – Peter, Paul and Mary
Me and Julio Down By the School Yard – Paul Simon
Missing Pieces – O.A.R.
No Woman, No Cry — Club Trini (vocals: Jimmy Buffett)
Rude – Magic!
Reggae Vibes – Shaggy
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Dennis Brown
Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
Tomorrow People – Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
Wild World – Maxi Priest
You Can Get It If You Really Want – Jimmy Cliff
Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong – Spin Doctors
Sunday Morning and Beautiful Goodbye – Maroon Five
The sound of sunshine – Michael Franti & Spearhead
Bill Withers – Lovely Day
Down Under – Men At Work
Hey Hey Hey – Michael Franti & Spearhead
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Don’t worry, Be happy – Bobby Mcferrin

If you like this list, visit our Beach Song List and our Beach Theme Party Planning Blog here.

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Hockey Theme Wedding DJ 

I’ve actually done a few Hockey Theme Weddings recently and have pictures to share with you below, in case you are thinking about the same type of thing for your special day.

Michelle & Tim got married in Latham on March 29, 2014 and we had the pleasure of providing our services for this happy day. The couple had their ceremony and reception at The Holiday Inn Banquet Hall in Latham, NY.

Since the happy couple met at a Rangers game, it only made sense to make the wedding theme match their passion: HOCKEY !!!

They followed the original theme great! They had ice statues, hockey puck place cards, red and blue uplights to match their team’s color, and more! There was a hockey jersey used as a guest book, for all guests to sign when they came in. They used the Rangers Goal Theme song for their entrance song. The had hockey sticks all over the walls, as well as banners and uniform pieces as decorations. They had a hockey theme slideshow and video presentation. And the centerpieces were hockey, too!

Great time had by all!

Hockey Theme Wedding DJ Pictures (Latham, NY) Below

Pictures from another hockey theme wedding (Altamont, NY) below

I also did another pretty cool Hockey Theme Wedding in the summer of 2015. This bride and groom also loved Hockey and went with a hocky theme for their special day. They had a Hockey Jersey Guest book, a hockey place cards seating chart, and a really cool hockey theme centerpiece. Here are some pictures:

As I always say to my clients, if you have the guts to go with a wedding theme, then it really makes the night better. As you can see, both weddings above did just that. I hope the pictures help you with your planning!

READY TO REALLY ENCHANT YOUR PARTY WITH AN UNDER THE SEA THEME?  HERE ARE SOME IDEAS AND PICTURES TO HELP!

Thinking about having a theme for your party or wedding? Themes do make it better and I strongly suggest doing it if you have the guts! So why not host a party that makes a splash? For those of you Back To The Future fans out there planning a party, maybe you remember the scene where Marty McFly had to get his future dad back online to dance with his future mom.

His success in doing so would mean that he would be born in the future, after messing things up in the past. Your success too can come from a tropical adventure party beginning with a few simple party supplies; balloons, fishing line and sandbag weights.  Recently, I was the party DJ for a Senior Prom in the Albany NY area for Averill Park High School that took place at Birch Hill Catering in Kinderhook, NY. Talk about nailing the theme?

The good people on the Averill Park High School party planning committee were NOT OUT TO SEA on this event by any means.

They did an absolutely great job decorating for their “Under The Sea” One of the coolest party decoration accessories they had that I hadn’t seen before was a very simple thing.

BUBBLE BALLOONS ON FISHING LINES WITH SANDBAGS!

This idea is inexpensive and had a great effect. The bubble balloon lines were basically a string of different sized clear latex balloons, sandbagged down to look like bubbles floating upwards. AT the top of the helium-filled balloon strip, there was a large colorless balloon. Beneath that, the next balloon was a little smaller. The next one under that was even smaller and the one below that was very small. This decoration gave the effect that you often see in a fish tank with a stream of air bubble flowing upwards to the surface.

With countless strips sandbagged all over the dance floor as well as other places throughout the venue, it really felt like the guests were under water. Add some blue and green uplights and the fact that the hall has an interesting flowing curtained ceiling and the picture really came together.

MORE DEEP SEA DECORATION IDEAS…

Setting the scene with the bubble balloons, the tables also came into play laced the sea plates, napkins, and cups. Featuring marine-blue tableware with matching under the sea decorations. This ocean-themed decoration construct conjures up a feeling of romantic tropical seas, a cool sea breeze, and cool running waves on tropical murmuring shores. The hall was transformed into a virtual aquarium with colorful cut-out fish decoration and sea life assortments, elegant giant foil fish, seahorses, dolphins and starfish balloons which too, are relatively  inexpensive. These drifting in the air party decorations really added to the under-water feel of desired theme.

DECORATIONS THAT ALSO ENTERTAIN THE GUESTS…

Each table also had a goldfish bowl in the center with a small LED light inside the bowl for an awesome keepsake. For birthday parties, the guests can be entertained with party games that double as decorations like shark pinatas, fish pinatas, and the like. Here are some more pictures o give you an idea of what you can do with a few balloons and your imagination.

TRY OFFERING AN ADULT BEVERAGE WITH A KID’S GAME AND BRING THE FUN TO YOUR DJ PARTY!

It is funny, because we are all kids at heart. Sometimes some of the best times in life are when you bring the child out in someone. Rather than just serve some adult drinks at your next party or event, why not make them work for it.

Once a year, we get booked by our friends at a local fire department induction party to DJ the event. This year we decided to add an activity to go along with their fun and foolish antics; Vokda Piñata.

To the best of my knowledge, we made it up – but who knows. Anyhow, rather than just loading the Piñata up with only little bubblegum shop toys and candy, we added a little something else with a kick. Knowing that our audience were adults, and adults who like to drink, our special added bonus was twenty of those little shot bottles of Vodka, Fireball and various types of rum that they could add to their soda of choice.

HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN – It really is simple. We were doing a Fireman’s party so we just ordered the Piñata from a local party store. It was only like $8! Then, all you have to do is wrap a little bubble wrap around the bottles with some rubber bands, and you are good to go. The bottles were all plastic these days for the most part, so you don;t really need to worry about fragile glass breaking on impact.

Here are some pictures of the party we DJ’ed in the Troy NY area where we debuted our Vodka Piñata.

Give it a whirl. They will love it!

If you liked this idea and want to book us for your theme party, drop us a line at 518-506-3305.

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