Dear DJ AJ9: How Do You Design a Lighted Monogram?

Sarah and Brian's Plum Purple Lighted Monogram with Key Motif Designed by Something New Entertainment to Match Their Wedding Stationery.

  Ever wonder how a Something New Entertainment lighted monogram design goes from dream to reality?  Read ON for a glimpse into our design process! Your designer will ask you a series of questions about the existing design elements that you’ve already planned for your wedding — though we want your lighted monogram or gobo [...]

Event Review: Amy + Chris’s Pink and Orange Eclectic Affair at the Falls River Square Pavilion

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On Saturday, October 13, 2012, DJ AJ9 had the honor of serving as the Officiant and Master of Ceremonies for Amy and Chris’s eclectic wedding and reception at the Amphitheater and Pavilion at Falls River Square. Something New Entertainment also provided disc jockey and sound services, as well as a beautiful pink and orange lighting [...]

Event Review: Amy + Chris’s Handfasting Ceremony at the Falls River Square Ampitheater

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Here’s a rare glimpse into a full wedding ceremony officiated by Something New Entertainment MC Anna-Jeannine.  PLUS — stay tuned, next week, for pics from Amy + Chris’s Wedding Reception just feet away at the Falls River Square Pavilion! PRELUDES: Various by Vitamin String Quartet “Songbird” by Eva Cassidy “The Luckiest” by Ben Folds Five [...]

Dear DJ AJ9: Will Lighting Design “Work” in my Rustic Venue?

Golden Amber Uplighting Inside the Barn at Conrad Botzum Farmstead.

  The Something New Entertainment Team has received several inquiries, as of late, from some of our clients with (what the wedding industry would generally classify as) “rustic” venues, asking about lighting design in their barn, cabin, vineyard, stone castle, or outdoor area. This article features photos from some of our work at the area’s [...]

Remembering Love: In Memoriam, Eric Reed

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Today, the team at Something New Entertainment pauses to honor the passing of Eric Reed. I received the call in the early morning on March 27, 2013 that Eric Reed had passed, and — in the days since — I have found myself often reflecting on my brief but poignant interaction with this kind man [...]

The Boutique Bridal Bazaar: an Out of the Ordinary Bridal Extravaganza

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Please join the staff of Something New Entertainment and other boutique wedding professionals from around Northeast Ohio for a one-of-a-kind bridal experience at the Boutique Bridal Bazaar, this weekend.  The Boutique Bridal Bazaar is the collaborative invention of the beauty and brains behind Something White Bridal Boutique, Rebecca Somnitz and (Something New Bride) Karin Kurtz. For those [...]

Idea Gallery: Up, Up, and Away! Dance on a Cloud, a Romantic First Dance Effect

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. No moment will compare to your first dance in the arms of your new husband or wife.  It’s more than tradition; it’s a moment in the spotlight with your sweetheart where everyone’s eyes will be on you, but you’ll only have eyes for each other. . Want to make your first dance even more [...]

Ideas We Love: How to Keep Little Guests Entertained

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  . In addition to being a DJ, MC, and lighting designer, I’m also a (very) new mom, so believe me when I say “I love children.”  Problem is – sometimes children struggle to find their place at an adult party.  It’s not that they’re bad, it’s that — plain and simple — they’re bored.  As an [...]

Jodie & Justin Sontag Video Testimonial, August 18th, 2012, Holiday Inn Belden Village – North Canton

Something New Entertainment video testimonial Wedding Date: August 18th 2012 Location: Holiday Inn Belden Village, North Canton

Cathleen & Kyle Whaley Video Testimonial, August 18th, 2012, Messiah Lutheran Church – Akron, OH

Something New Entertainment video testimonial Wedding Date: August 18th 2012 Location: Messiah Lutheran Church – Akron, OH