Yes – it’s only July and no one is thinking about end of year celebrations and work christmas parties yet, but you should be. If you are in charge of your company’s end of year event now is the time to secure your corporate christmas party entertainment. Your choice of entertainment can really make or break your corporate christmas event and steer the energy in the room so it is always a great idea to chat to us about your visions for the party. Here at Evoke Entertainment we offer our extensive knowledge and experience to every client ensuring your work christmas party is the highlight of the year.
Planning a wedding comes with many decisions, so many decisions, a ridiculous amount of decisions you didn’t even know you would have to make. Just in the music song category alone you have; ceremony formalities, reception entrance songs, bridal waltz, father daughter dance, bouquet toss songs, garter throw songs, party songs, farewell song etc... See what I mean – it can all get a bit too much.
It’s your big day. There’s nothing you want more than for it to be perfect and for your family and friends to have the best time and create lifelong memories. The last thing you need is a less than capable MC (Master of Ceremonies/emcee) who lacks the enthusiasm and skill to keep your reception entertaining and running smoothly.
We cannot stress enough the importance of a MC; they are the stage manager of the reception. Everything from music, food service, formalities and speeches is the responsibility of your MC. We have all been to a wedding where the speeches ran overtime, the bridal waltz was late, the food was cold etc... leading to the band/DJ playing significantly less than planned due to a tipsy uncle MCing. Unless you have a brother, cousin, friend or family member who is a wedding MC for hire, it's time to look at your options for booking a professional MC.
Our CEO Chris Ninni
Week in and week out here at Evoke Entertainment, we are working constantly and enthusiastically to provide the utmost professional and exceptional entertainment Sydney has to offer. When you call our office to enquire about your event, it is our CEO Chris Ninni on the other end every time, and we thought in this latest blog we would tell you a little bit about him and his expertise.
On March 10th 2018 our wonderful clients and beautiful couple Lauren & Ehren celebrated their marriage at the prestigious Hyatt Regency on Sussex St in Sydney. It was a beautiful affair to remember as the one and only Kathy & Lauren from Nightingales designed and organised the entire event. We had the absolute pleasure of providing entertainment from start to finish with our amazing Evoke DJ and Let's Groove Tonight 6 piece band (Ft. Emma & Chris).
We are very excited and proud to announce our very own Jacinta Gulisano from Beni & Jacinta’s Let’s Groove Tonight has just landed herself a spot on Team Delta on Season 7 of The Voice Australia 2018.
Top 30 Ceremony Songs from Start to Finish
We get so caught up in the music and other important elements of the reception that sometimes we forget live music for the ceremony! The formal and offical part of the big day sincerely need special music moments. The moment you enter and walk down the aisle seeing your soon to be husband for the first time on your wedding day (processional). The signing of the register, where things get very real and legally official. Followed by the cheers from family and friends as you walk out as husband and wife (recessional). An iPod entry doesn't say special... believe us, we've seen it too many times. So check out our Evoke Strings or Evoke Duos to add that important element to your ceremony 🙂 you won't regret it!
Each week we consistently get asked for recommendations from clients concerning which wedding farewell songs they should end their night with or which songs would be the best choice as a last song to close out an event or function? This is a very significant moment of the day/evening – a final song that wraps up everything about a special wedding day or corporate event. Music has a unique power of creating lasting memories so this decision on a final song is a big one (in our eyes anyway!). So here are our top 20 songs to end your wedding or corporate event on:
Navarra Venues & Evoke Entertainment Join Forces
Last week was a massive week for us here at Evoke Entertainment, we have officially joined forces with the amazing Navarra Venues in efforts to work together to create the utmost picture-perfect wedding experiences. From locking in your favourite venue to your desired entertainment, easy and stress free with industry professionals who truly care about your special day from start to finish.
Evoke's Top 50 Songs for Dad & Daughter Dance
The wedding to do list is getting shorter and the date closer, everything is coming together nicely! Ceremony songs, check. Entrance songs, check. Bridal Waltz, check. Garter, Bouquet and Cake Cutting song, check. Father Daughter dance song... TBC. Damn, so close!
Our Top 5 Wedding Venues on the Central Coast
It's decided, you and your loved one are to tie the knot on the Central Coast, just out of the hustle and bustle of the city, the perfect romantic setting. Here we are with Evoke's top 5 Central Coast wedding venues, so you can get a taste of each before you dive into hours of preparation and research (fun times!). The photo above is of Jimmy, our talented Party Rock People sax player, at the stunning Bells at Killcare wedding venue. Which leads us into our first pick...
Our top 5 Wedding Reception Venues in the Hunter Valley
Looking to escape the big city for the perfect Hunter Valley wedding? (Sounds good doesn't it?) Why not make a weekend out of it!? Below we have listed 5 amazing Hunter Valley wedding venues to save you from researching them all, so close the million tabs you have open in your browser and have a read through the short descriptions below. Here we go!
Wedding Ceremony & Reception at Curzon Hall
Finding the perfect venue for your wedding can be difficult and tedious! Both parties need to agree (help!), the room must accommodate for the amount of guests you are inviting (your guests and all those extra friends of your parents… why!) and god knows you want it to be completely different from your friend's wedding you went to last week. Oh! And what about the ceremony? It would be so convenient to have the ceremony on site to then stroll into the reception immediately after, right? Well look no further than Navarra Venues' stunning 1899 heritage castle – Curzon Hall.
The Best Wedding Reception Entrance Songs
Phew! The hard part is done, the wedding ceremony was beautiful… a few happy tears but the makeup is still intact! Now it's time to drink (responsibly!) and celebrate with your family and friends at the reception you have slaved months over organising. You deserve a kick-arse entrance; it is your day after all. Oh no… not another decision, what wedding reception entrance song to choose?!
Evoke Entertainment's Top 50 Bridal Waltz Songs
Planning your big day is, let’s face it, a BIG job. From venues to photographers, flowers to dresses, entertainment to invitations, it almost seems impossible to get everything organised within budget and still keep the reception true to who you are as a couple. Although there is one moment within all the madness of a reception where everyone stops, all other elements fade away and we are reminded of the love we are celebrating; the Bridal Waltz. This is our favourite moment here at Evoke and there’s nothing we love more than to make it the most memorable moment.
It looked like rain last Friday for wonderful couple Christina and Ben, but the heavens opened up and held out for a beautiful night on Sydney Harbour with Starship Sydney.
Wow! What a week we have just had. Evoke Entertainment and the Vo family were busy celebrating two sibling’s weddings a week apart from each other. Their son Jeremy and bride Danielle at the beautiful Curzon Hall on the 8th of April followed closely by their daughter Annalise and groom Jeremy (yes! another Jeremy) wedding at the stunning Sergeants Mess on the 15th of April.
We are so excited to be exhibiting at Sydney's most prestigious Bridal Expo again this year, Sydney Bridal Expo at the Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park. Evoke Entertainment will be there for the entire two days (22nd and 23rd of April) showing off our amazing party bands, DJ's, ceremony acts and shows. We will also have a feature performance during the fashion show which runs three times each day.
Illuminar Photography and Films have been blowing us away with their work, so much so we couldn't resist sharing it with you!
Top Events of 2016 for Party Rock People
Wow! so many events for 'Party Rock People' with performances all over Sydney, what an amazing year we have just had. From weddings, private parties, clubs to corporates ‘Party Rock People’ have smashed it in 2016. Not going to lie, it was tough narrowing it down to just three events but I have managed to do it! Below are the top three events for our number one DJ band here at Evoke Entertainment.
A Luna Park Wedding
On the 27th of August, Let's Groove Tonight our number one wedding and corporate band performed a Luna Park Wedding for beautiful clients Annette and Anthony. This is an article from Easy Weddings that we would love to share with you.
Let’s Groove Tonight’s Top 5 Wedding Reception Venues
Today, our leading wedding and corporate band ‘Lets Groove Tonight’ share their top 5 wedding reception venues in Sydney they have performed at this year. With over 700 events since 2010 it is safe to say ‘Lets Groove Tonight’ have played at their fair share of reception venues around Sydney.
Following on from our last post on the importance of Ceremony Music, today I feel I have no choice but to write about the importance of Wedding Reception Entertainment! Whether it be a DJ, duo, three-piece band to seven-piece band, Evoke Entertainment has you covered with a range of options to suit your venue, style and budget.
You have your reception entertainment booked in and ready to go, the dance floor is sorted, but what about your wedding ceremony music?
Here at Evoke Entertainment we were delighted to be part of Penelope and Tim’s wedding celebration’s at Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel on the Sunday the 17th of July. This was the first time Evoke has performed at the Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel, and we were blown away! The venue was so beautiful we just had to write a blog about it!
Evoke Entertainment's number one Wedding and Corporate band Let's Groove Tonight are looking good in their latest band photos courtesy of our talented friends at Splendid Photography. Our chosen venue was no other than the stunningly beautiful Curzon Hall in Marsfield.
Our very own Party Rock People’s lead female vocalist Nada-Leigh Nasser and her sister Jasmine were a force to be reckoned with on this years The Voice Australia, Team Jessie J.
Evoke DJ Rocks Luna Park Palais
On the 21st of May, two of our wonderful clients Samantha and Adrian were married at Lavender Bay and celebrated their reception in the Palais Room at Luna Park Sydney. It was a pleasure to provide Samantha and Adrian with the perfect wedding entertainment for their special day, our very best DJ, Mr Tim Densley for the reception and our stunning Evoke String Trio for their ceremony.
Our wonderful Vocalist Nada from our Evoke DJ Band Party Rock People will appear on The Voice Australia 2016 this week for the first round of live auditions. In 2014 Nada came 4th on X Factor Australia and this year on The Voice, she hopes to land a spot on her favourite team with Jessie J. Keep an eye out for her from your TV room at home! We wish her all the best during the live auditions!
We’ve all experienced those cringe worthy moments where a DJ has played the wrong music for an event or audience, brought prehistoric equipment with speakers sitting on the floor that sounds distorted or perhaps turned up looking like they’ve just lost a brawl in the car park. Unfortunately such scenarios play out on a daily basis and are a large reason why our Evoke DJs are in high demand.
Thank you for stopping by our very first Evoke Entertainment blog. We hope to provide insiders glimpse into scenario’s and discussions we have on a daily basis here at Evoke headquarters. An ongoing area for discussion is how can we improve upon our services? Delivering fresh & on-trend event & entertainment related services are at the core of our business values as well as our greatest point of difference.