Dan and Amanda chose to be married in a small ceremony at a park near their home the previous fall before their wedding dance party celebration. Because their families are giant, they opted for an intimate ceremony with a HUGE reception! The event was laid back and fun. The guests were very fashionable. The music was eclectic. The love birds created their own iPod play list for the cocktail hour and the dance party reception.

Of course, I love hearing straight from the source, and here’s what Amanda had to say:

This was most certainly the most fun night of our entire lives. We had already gotten married a few months prior to our wedding celebration, so we had no pressure and were just able to let loose and have a really good time. (And we REALLY let loose!) We spent weeks curating the “perfect playlist” that had all of our favorite songs, some danceable hits, and a few throwbacks everyone could enjoy.

I think even people that already knew us got a little better flavor for our personalities from this night. We’re not fussy, but we have certain tastes in music, style, etc.; we care way more about what’s playing in the background that what’s in the center of a table; and we’re just a couple of weirdos lucky enough to have found each other. I’m glad all of these things came across in our wedding celebration.

 

Cocktail Hour
I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire : The Ink Spots
Your Sweet Love : Lee Hazlewood
I Found A Reason : The Velvet Underground
You Are Not Alone : Mavis Staples
Wouldn’t It Be Nice : The Beach Boys
I’m Into Something Good : Earl-Jean
This Tornado Loves You : Neko Case
I Want You : Bob Dylan
Harvest Moon : Neil Young
Love You (2010 Digital Remaster) : Syd Barrett
Untitled Hidden Track : R.E.M.
Autumn Sweater : Yo La Tengo
Here I Am (Come and Take Me) : Al Green
The Geese Of Beverly Road : The National
Whole Wide World : Wreckless Eric
Here comes your man : Teenage Fanclub
The Way That He Sings : My Morning Jacket
Just Like Honey : The Jesus & Mary Chain
Lay Back In The Sun : Spiritualized
The Orchids : Califone
Astral Weeks : Van Morrison
Slow Hand : Conway Twitty
The Ship Song : Nick Cave
Be My Baby : The Ronettes
Tender : Blur

Reception
What We Don’t Do For Love : Bobby Caldwell
Waves : J Dilla
I Do : Andre 3000
Papa’s got a brand new bag : James brown
Roadrunner : Modern Lovers
I Will Dare : The Replacements
Web In Front : Archers Of Loaf
dot dash : wire
Midnight City : M83
Flashing Lights (Ft. Dwele) : Kanye West
Round and Round : Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
And I Was a Boy from School : Hot Chip
Kaputt : Destroyer
My Girls : Animal Collective
Come to the City : The War on Drugs
The Boys Of Summer : Don Henley
The Bleeding Heart Show : The New Pornographers
Proud Mary : Tina Turner with Ike Turner
Born To Run : Bruce Springsteen
Queen Bitch : David Bowie
Teenage Kicks : The Undertones
Hotel Yorba : The White Stripes
Jumpin’ Jack Flash : The Rolling Stones
Bring It On Home To Me : Sam Cooke
Ignition [Remix] : R. Kelly
Billie Jean : Michael Jackson
Sledgehammer : Peter Gabriel
B.O.B. : Outkast
Bizarre Love Triangle : New Order
Kids : MGMT
Call Your Girlfriend : Robyn
Valerie : Steve Winwood
Walk of Life : Dire Straits
Grace : Supergrass
All My Friends : LCD Soundsystem
Surrender : Cheap Trick
Kiss From A Rose : Seal

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Venue: The Loft at Smith Brother’s Hardware in Columbus, OH
Photographer: Fenna Blue of Short Girl Photography