Museum of Life and Science – Durham, NC Wedding Venue
Sample Wedding at Museum of Life and Science
I have had fond memories of The Museum of Life & Science in Durham since the last wedding I had there a few years ago. Rebecca and Avery’s wedding on June 9thjust added more great memories!!
Their ceremony was held under a tent next to the Butterfly House where the cocktail hour would later be. I ran a mic for Avery’s Sister, Zoe who was also their officiant and she did a great job!! As the 100 guests arrived I had a mix of acoustic guitar covers playing. The Grandparents and Parents entered into an instrumental of “Carolina In My Mind” and Groomsmen to a guitar cover of “Here Comes The Sun”. The Bridesmaids entered “You’ve Got A Friend” and Rebecca and her Father to “Can’t Help Falling In Love” on an acoustic guitar. After a short service with vows written by Rebecca and Avery, they recessed to “Rockelbel’s Canon In D” by The Piano Guys. Zoe invited guests inside the Butterfly House for cocktails and I had a mix of classical music playing inside.
After the cocktail hour, the guests were invited to the Aerospace Room of the Museum by planners Something Perfect for dinner and dancing. I left music playing and went to line the wedding party up for introductions. I introduced them to “Celebrate” by Ingrid Michaelson and Becky and Avery to “Crave” by Parachute. They had their first dance to “Buy You A Rose” by AJR followed by the Parents’ dances. Rebecca and her Father danced to “Forever Young” by Rod Stewart and Avery & his Mother to “You Are My Sunshine” by Elizabeth Mitchell. It’s such a great version of this classic song!!
The Rocky Top catered food station opened and passed hors d’oeuvres came out shortly. During dinner, I had a mix of indie rock and soft classic rock playing. After dinner, we had toasts and the cake cutting to “How Sweet It Is” by Michael Buble. After Rebecca cleaned her face off (thanks Avery!! LOL), we had the bouquet toss to “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” By Abba and an anniversary dance to “Still The One” by Orleans. I love that song!!!
I opened the floor to everyone with “Build Me Up Buttercup” and some Motown, top 40 and 80’s that instantly filled it for the next 1.5 hours. We ended the night with the last dance to “What A Wonderful World” and a private last dance to “If I Tremble” by Front Porch Step before a paper airplane exit. I can’t wait to see more pics from J.P. Lord Photography!
Thank you, Rebecca, Avery, Lauren, and Ashley! That was a great wedding!!
Photo courtesy of J. P. Lord Photography
Bunn DJ Company believes DJing is more than just showing up and pressing play. It’s also more than just knowing how to choose songs and mix them together. Being wedding DJs at The Museum of Life and Science is about creating experiences and atmospheres. That’s what our DJing philosophy boils down to. We don’t want to just provide the perfect music. We want to create the perfect day. That’s why we excel in what we do. And this wedding was a perfect example of that. Working with this awesome couple to create the day they envisioned is something we’ll never forget. And it’s a service we provide all our weddings again and again.
