Marino: Wedding DJ & Master of Ceremonies for Ashlee & Alvin’s Hawaii wedding last Saturday at Honolulu Country Club!

Last Saturday, I had the honor of serving as the Master of Ceremonies and DJ for Ashlee & Alvin’s wedding at the Honolulu Country Club. After months of planning and preparation, their wedding day came, and we helped them create a very lively and entertaining event, just like Ashlee & Alvin wanted. It was certainly full of surprises!

The party started with a very casual cocktail hour in the foyer, where guests were able to interact with the wedding party and the bride & groom. When doors to the ballroom opened, guests were treated to a wonderful candy buffet and great music from the 80s-90s, as requested by Ashlee & Alvin. One guest even came up and shook my hand, since he was so used to hearing Hawaiian music at average weddings he’s been to.

The Grand Entrance set the tone of the event: lively, fun, and loud! The audience were at their feet, cheered, and whistled as each couple was introduced, and the volume was deafening when Ashlee & Alvin were finally introduced. Immediately after the Grand Entrance, Ashlee & Alvin surprised their guests by having their First Dance…and soon after, their wedding party joined them for a very nice Wedding Party Dance!

Dinner was just as fun: to go the buffet, the audience participated in a fun trivia contest based on Ashlee & Alvin’s favorite movies! Guests simply had to call in to my cell phone and be the first caller with the correct answer to the trivia question, and they and their table won a free pass to go next to the buffet! My cell phone rang frantically each round as eager guests worked their phones to be the first caller in. It was fun!

Another surprise was the hula that Ashlee performed for her husband. Not very people knew that she was secretly rehearsing this hula for the past six months, and when she performed it for Alvin and the audience, the guests went crazy! It was a true show of love and dedication that completely caught Alvin off guard.

One of the highlights of the night was Last Man Sitting, the high-energy garter game that involves the single men AND the audience. The audience grew more and more excited as the game progressed, and when the final two contestants battled it out for the prize, it was an explosion of energy!

In the end, Ashlee & Alvin’s friends and family had a wonderful time, and the newlyweds were glad that it all went well, so much so that they raved about the garter competition, centerpiece game, and the evening in general:

Ashlee & Alvin’s end-of-the-night wedding testimonial from Marino – Ninja Entertainment on Vimeo.

Here’s the final wedding reception timeline that I helped Ashlee & Alvin develop:

And here’s the soundtrack to their celebration:

Special thanks to the following Hawaii wedding professionals for making Alvin & Ashlee’s day so wonderfully fun and stress-free for them:

• Dawn with Honolulu Country Club, for the ono (delicious) food and gorgeous location;
• Kyler, Grace, and Will with Kai Photography; for being such fun photographers and people to work with;
• Keone, Kelii, and Eric with Kai Media (no relation to Kyler & Grace’s company), for also being fun and innovative;
• Naomi & Steven with Les Saisons for the awesome head table and cake table decor.

And of course, to the Family & Friends who traveled near and far to celebrate with Ashlee & Alvin on their special day…

Thank You.

YOU are the ones who made the day very special and memorable.

Check back here often for more images of their wedding day, courtesy of Kai Photography!