Of all the San Diego DJs calling America’s finest city home, Mercedes & Juan chose DJ Staci to rock their Sweetwater Farm wedding on Saturday, October 20, 2018. The following write-up is based on San Diego DJ Staci’s crazy organized & detailed outline for this Sweetwater Farm wedding. Note: DJ Staci no longer performs at “dirt” venues like Sweetwater Farms.
THE SWEETWATER FARMS WEDDING CEREMONY
Prelude ➔ Movie Scores
First Processional ➔ “Clocks,” Vitamin String Quartet (Coldplay)
Second Processional ➔ Pachelbel’s Canon in D (start at 2:10)
Recessional ➔ “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen
THE COCKTAIL HOUR & DINNER MUSIC
San Diego DJ Staci offers couples pre-set cocktail & dinner playlists to choose from. Mercedes opted to use DJ Staci’s Summer-time Hip Hop & Flamenco Guitar playlists during Cocktail Hour then she hand-selected her dinner music for this Sweetwater Farms wedding.
Dinner Music ➔ El Paso, Marty Robbins; Country Roads Take Me Home John Denver; Sweet Child Of Mine Guns N Roses; Don’t Stop Believing Journey; Guitars & Cadillacs Dwight Yoakum; Amarillo By Morning George Strait; Don’t Ya Brett Eldridge; Gone,gone, gone Phillip Phillips; You make my dreams come true, Hall & Oates; Return of the Mack Mark Morrison; Wouldn’t It Be Nice Beach Boys; Ask Me How I know, Garth; It’s your love, tim mcgraw; faithfully, journey; bohemian rhapsody, queen; christina perry, a thousand years; jason mraz, I’m yours; let’s stay together, al green; Write this Down, George Strait; Marco Antonio Solis, No Hay Nada Mas Dificil; “Estos Celos,” Vicente Fernandez; Hermosa Carino, Vicente Fernandez
THE SWEETWATER FARMS WEDDING RECEPTION
My Welcome ➔ “Good evening! Welcome to Mercedes & Juan‘s wedding reception!!! I am the Master of Ceremonies, DJ Staci. Please take your seats so we can officially welcome our guests of honor. Please be sure to post your photos today with #C—–Celebration. If you need to charge your devices, I do have a mini charging station up here including some universal chargers.”
Grand Entrance
➔ Don’t Stop Believing – Journey ➔ “Ladies & gentlemen, get on your feet to welcome–for the FIRST TIME EVER–Mr. & Mrs. C!!!”
➔ First Dance ➔ The Rest of Our Life – Tim McGraw, Faith Hill ➔ fade early: No ➔ “And now we welcome Mr. & Mrs. C to the dance floor for their first dance as husband and wife.”
➔ Newlywed Brief Welcome/Thank You Speech ➔ yes
➔ Buffet opens (Dismiss: Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4,5,6, Table 7,8,9, Table 10,11,12)
5:30/5:45 PM ➔ Toasts ➔ champagne ➔ “Ladies & gentlemen, may I have your attention please for the toasts. Please welcome our first speaker:
➔ Mother of the Bride, Anabel Garcia, & Bride’s Godfather, Cesar G
➔ Parents of the Groom, Cynthia F & Juan C
➔ Padrinos to the Newlyweds, Staci (mi tocaya!) & Jeffrey F
➔ Co-Maid of Honor Diana M
➔ Co-Maid of Honor BEE-Yah-nay C
➔ Best Man Jesse F
6:00 ➔ Photo Booth opens
➔ Mother-Son Dance ➔ Mom by Garth Brooks ➔ fade early: no ➔ “Let’s welcome Juan & his mother, Cynthia, to the dance floor to share a special dance.”
➔ Mother-Daughter Dance ➔ Mama’s Song by Carrie Underwood ➔ fade early: No ➔ “Now let’s welcome Mercedes & her mother, Anabel, to the dance floor.”
➔ Money Dance ➔ Valentín Elizalde – Como Me Duele, El Mosquito – Eddie Dimas, El Mitote – Eddie Dimas, La Montanesa – Eddie Dimas
➔ Open Dancing
8:00/8:30 PM ➔ Formal Cake Cutting ➔ It’s Your Love – Tim McGraw
➔ Garter Removal ➔ Mission Impossible Theme Song
➔ Garter Toss ➔ Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins ➔ Braveheart Quote: yes
➔ Bouquet Toss ➔ Single Ladies by Beyonce
➔ Open Dancing
9pm ➔ Photographer leaves
9:55 PM ➔ Last Dance ➔ Luke Bryan – Take my Drunk Ass Home (dirty version OK)
MERCEDES & JUAN’S DANCE MUSIC RECIPE
Dance Music Rating ➔ PG-13 (radio edits of songs)
Play A Lot ➔ New Country, Spanish (Cumbias, Banda, Merengue, Reggaeton, Nortenos)
Play A Few ➔ Hip Hop/R&B, Oldies, Motown/Funk, Top 40/Pop, 2000s
♥ M U S T – P L A Y S ♥
Days of Gold – Jake Owen, Waste of Time – Snow Tha Product, Get Me Bodied Extended Remix- Beyonce, International players anthem- Andre 3000, Head Over Boots – Jon Pardi, I Hold On – Dierks Bentley
♥ D O – N O T – P L A Y S ♥
Electronic Dance Music, 70s/Classic Rock, Big Band/Rat Pack, Trap, Slow Dances other than those listed, Tween/Children’s, Limbo; Harlem Shake; Whip Nae Nae; Chicken Dance; YMCA; Gangnam Style
SWEETWATER FARMS WEDDING FLOOR PLAN
This was a problematic lay-out as the DJ had an obstructed view of “center stage” (meaning it’s difficult to, for example, know when to fade out the cake cutting song when you can’t see the cake cutting).
Again, I was honored to be the one and only San Diego wedding DJ Mercedes & Juan trusted with their big day. Thank you! See their photo booth gallery here.
SAN DIEGO WEDDING VENDOR LIST
Here is the amazing team of San Diego wedding vendors I had the pleasure of working with on this ranch wedding:
Venue ➔ Sweetwater Farms
Coordinator ➔ Back Patio
DJ/MC/Photo Booth ➔ DJ Staci, the Track Star
Photographer ➔ W Weddings & Me
Cake ➔ Flour Power
Florist ➔ Sherri Schalchlin
Post by DJ Track Star Staci
I'm DJ Track Star Staci, an international DJ, MC, turntablist, & producer for 14 years. My clients have included: Lamborghini, Victoria's Secret, Reebok, and many more. My performances are trusted at A-list events like Comic Con, Entrepreneur of the Year, and movie premieres. I've rocked Sr. Frogs in Cancun, music festivals, the Vegas strip, celebrity events, & 500 weddings. Check my availability, get an instant fee estimate, or listen to some of my DJ sets or my original remixes & mash-ups.
