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Alex and Nita’s Darlington House Wedding Party

Alex and Nita walk back down the aisle as husband and wife at their November 2019 wedding at the Darlington House.

Alex and Nita walk back down the aisle as husband and wife at their November 2019 wedding at the Darlington House.

Sometimes you come across people that you feel like you were just destined to meet. For me, this was definitely the case with Alex and Nita. The two celebrated a wonderful early winter wedding on November 23, 2019 at the Darlington House in La Jolla, California.

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During my first conversation with them, Nita asked if I had ever worked a wedding with deaf guests; reason being, her entire family -- parents, grandparents and brother -- is deaf. And while I had not knowingly worked a wedding with deaf guests (and I’m certain not one where they were part of the couple’s immediate family) I did have a “little” experience in this area.

My brother is deaf, so understanding how to make the slightest accommodations to ensure her family was completely involved was no problem at all.

And like every wedding, the emotion of it all and the music to set the soundtrack of the evening, knows no
bounds or handicaps … it’s just all about pure love.

Here’s a look at their setlist for the night.

First Dance
Elton John - Your Song

Dinner
Solange - Cranes In The Sky
LP - Lost On You
HAIM - Want You Back
Bay Ledges - Safe
Charlie Puth - Some Type Of Love (Select Mix Remix)
The Lumineers - Ophelia
Mr. Probz - Till You're Loved
John Mayer - Half Of My Heart
Capital Cities - Safe And Sound
Taylor Swift - Lover
Christina Aguilera x Avicii ft Aloe Blacc - Genie In A Bottle x SOS (Simo Blend)
Toto - Africa
The Fugees - Killing Me Softly
Tones And I - Dance Monkey
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Campsite Dream - No Diggity
Kris Kross Amsterdam & Conor Maynard ft A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - Ooh Girl
Ed Sheeran ft Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (Marquee Remix)
Diana Ross - Upside Down (Mr. M!X Remix)
Dagny - More, More, More
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita (Tall Boys Club Edit)
Sam Feldt & Alex Schulz - Be My Lover
Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love (Joey Negro Yacht Disco Mix)

Father/Daughter Dance
You’ve Got A Friend - James Taylor

Mother/Son Dance
Van Morrison - Days Like This

Open Dancing
Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Select Mix Remix)
Pitbull ft TJR - Don't Stop The Party
Usher ft Pitbull vs DJ Snake - DJ Got Us Fallin In Love (BPM Supreme Slam Edit)
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
Salt-N-Pepa - Push It (Mayeda Remix)
NSYNC vs Salt-N-Pepa - Tearin Up My Heart x Push It (Scooter Blend)
Lizzo - Juice
Prince - 1999 (Select Mix Quick Trax)
Aretha Franklin - Respect (Select Mix Remix)
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
Mark Ronson f. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Nelly - Ride Wit Me
Lizzo - Good As Hell
Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop (Scooter Twerk Remix)
Miley Cyrus - Party in The USA
Britney Spears - Baby One More Quickie (Acapella In)
Wilson Phillips - Hold On
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is
Stevie Wonder - Knocks Me off My Feet
Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Natalie Cole - This Will Be an Everlasting Love
The Temptations - My Girl
Michael Buble - Everything
The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
Jersey Boys - December 1963 (Oh What A Night)
Kanye West ft. Ray Charles - Gold Digger (Richastic Remix)
Big Pun ft Joe - Still Not A Player (Scooter Moombah Remix)
Britney Spears - Gimme More
KC and The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight Pt. 2 (Select Mix Remix)
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff (Hot Classics Remix)
The Gap Band - Party Train (Hot Classics Remix)
The Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Hot Classics Remix)
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
Freischwimmer ft. Dionne Bromfield - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Elvis Crespo - Suavemente
Pitbull - Give Me Everything

Last Dance
Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies:
Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions
Coordinator: Weddings by Lisa Nicole
Catering: The Wild Thyme Company
Photography: Kara Reynolds Photography
Florals: Native Poppy
Venue: Darlington House

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Mary and Peter's Dance Party - Darlington House Wedding

Peter and Mary's ceremony was held in the Darlington House garden patio.

Peter and Mary were married at the beautiful Darlington House in La Jolla on May 29. A gathering of 60 guests celebrated this great couple. I mostly worked with Peter during the short planning process and he was a great.

The two of them are starting a family soon and I wish them the best of luck. Here’s a look at their setlist.

Cocktail Hour

  • Yuna ft Usher - Crush

  • Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile (Radio Edit)

  • Spyro Gyra - 2020

  • Waynan Tisdale - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

  • Kenny G - Alone

  • Ja Rule - Always On Time

  • Mindi Abair - As Good As It Gets

  • Ottmar Liebert - Barcelona Nights

  • Snoop Dogg - Beautiful

  • Notorious B.I.G. - Biggie Tribute Medley

  • A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

  • Mystikal - Bouncin' Back

  • A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime


First Dance
Adele - Make You Feel My Love


Dinner Music

  • Soul Ballet - Cream

  • Notorious B.I.G. - Crush On You

  • Mystikal - Danger (Been So Long)

  • Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)

  • A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation

  • Jack Johnson - Breakdown

  • Jason Mraz - Live High

  • Ingrid Michaelson - Boys Chase Girls

  • Echosmith - Bright

  • Ed Sheeran - Photograph (Felix Jaehn Remix Edit)

  • Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime

  • Tori Kelly - Should've Been Us (Lost Kings Remix)

  • Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)

  • Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good

  • Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover

  • Chainsmokers, Ashanti - Only U vs Roses (J. Espinosa Jumpoff Edit)

  • Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

  • Katy Perry - Birthday

  • Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is

  • The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud to Beg

  • Adele - When We Were Young (DiscoTech 2AM Radio Edit)

  • Ellie Goulding - On My Mind


Dancing

  • Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight

  • Al Green - Let's Stay Together

  • Jackson 5 - I Want You Back

  • Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

  • Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Select Mix Remix)

  • The Spinners - I'll Be Around (70s Classics)

  • Earth, Wind & Fire - September

  • Emotions - Best Of My Love

  • Maroon 5 - Sugar

  • Ella Henderson - Ghost (Oliver Nelson Remix) (Radio Edit)

  • Boyz II Men - Motownphilly

  • Bell Biv Devoe - Poison

  • Usher - Yeah

  • House of Pain - Old School Jump Off

  • Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

  • The Chainsmokers ft Rozes - Roses (The Him Remix)

  • Rihanna - We Found Love

  • Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft MO - Lean On (FUTURE LINES Bootleg)

  • Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? (Select Mix Remix)

  • Meghan Trainor f./John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You

  • Charlie Puth - One Call Away (Single Edit)

  • Natalie Cole - This Will Be an Everlasting Love

Last Dance
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

Vendor Team
DJ/Master of Ceremonies: Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions
Venue: Darlington House
Photographer: Fixated Concepts

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