The
Water’s Edge rocked this past Saturday. Stephanie and John only had 100 people at the party, but there was 100 people on the dance floor all night. The day started out great with a smooth ceremony taking place in the main ballroom of the
Waters Edge. Stephanie came down the aisle to the traditional “
Here Comes The Bride” but as they were pronounced husband and wife John and Stephanie had us play “
I Wanna Rock” by Twisted Sister. As soon as the opening vocal hit the place exploded into cheers!
Guests enjoyed an hour of cocktail and hors d’oeuvre’s downstairs and then returned to the main ball room for introductions. I began by introducing Stephanie’s grandparents at their table, followed by the parents of the bride and groom and the members of the bridal party. The room filled with cheers and laughter as each couple danced their way into the room and onto the dance floor. Finally we slowly faded out the music, I asked everyone to rise and as we pumped the music up again I introduced the brand new Mr & Mrs John Rose into a room of thunderous applause.
Once the party started it was easy! The team at Waters Edge did a great job,
Jenelle Kappe captured the day, and we kept the floor moving with a great soundtrack.
Merri-Maker’s location in Sea Bright, The Water’s Edge, has long been one of our favorite venues. If you’ve ever been in the upstairs banquet room, overlooking the waves of the Atlantic Ocean crashing into the surf, you’ll know why. It doesn’t hurt of course that the banquet staff recommends us and so we play there very often. In fact when Dominic Sestito and Sarina Colletti get married this Spring, their ceremony and reception will be at The Water’s Edge.
So you can imagine how happy we were when we got the news a few weeks ago that Merri-Makers had renewed their lease and opened up their 2013 calendar.
American Bride produced a fantastic Bridal Show this past weekend to announce this news to the local wedding community. The turnout was phenomenal and it certainly looked like the banquet staff was starting to fill those 2013 dates aggressively. We got to do our showcase and the response was awesome. We had a packed dance floor the whole time, even at 3:30 in the afternoon. Right after our show there was a wonderful fashion show with dresses from True Love Bridals. John Pacetti, owner of South Street Studio Professional Photography and Videography (formerly Timeless Studio) got some great pictures of the day.
If you haven’t seen us at a bridal show, we highly recommend it. We have a full schedule of shows coming up which you can find right here: List of Upcoming Shows
