Christy Sobolik & Shawn Luskey

When: Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Where: Ramada Inn, Grand Forks, ND
1st Dance Song: "Fever" by Michael Buble

My second weekend and third dance in a row at the GF Ramada. They were kind enough to let me store my gear here, which saved me quite a bit of effort.


This was a Catholic ceremony at St. Michael's church, a much earlier start than normal to a day. Ceremony at 1:30, Ramada opened at 4, and dinner at 5:15. For comparison, last week's lutheran service started at 4pm.

Every single member of the wedding party, 12, plus the bride and groom, did a toast. That took a little while (30 minutes). However, most were very good and the guests didn't seem to mind.

One huge item: they choreographed their first dance and her dance with her dad. Very cool. Nothing too complex, but it makes a big impression.

Her vocal coach was the winner of the garter raffle. He was a more than a bit uncomfortable coming up since he didn't realize he wasn't going to remove the garter. No, no, sir, you merely won it. When Shawn came out to remove it, one snap of his fingers and his groomsmen came out and formed a privacy barrier. Public without being public.

My standard contract has a three hour dance to it, which would have only brought us to 10:15. Despite the heat, they decided to add two extra hours (that pic above is from just after midnight). The plus to that is you start to play songs you've never played before. Deeper requests. One was "I Wanna Be Sedated," by the Ramones. In 12 years, hundreds of events, it's never been requested. Ever. I played it right away and they loved it. Sweet. Also unusual (but good), Christy's favorite, "Longtime" by Boston (you'd recognize if you heard it, probably, skip to the 3:30 mark).

One benefit to good equipment: a guest slipped (someone had spilled a drink) and fell hard into my table. Which in turn slid a foot or so, but the music didn't stop and everything was fine. Quality craftmanship courtesy Colorado Sound N' Light and their Super Table.

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