Midnight Hour Performs at 2009 ISES Liberty Awards Gala
On Wednesday June 24th 2009, Midnight Hour was honored to perform for the International Special Events Society (ISES) Liberty Awards Gala at the Park Ridge Hotel in King of Prussia, PA.
The evening’s theme was “Bring on the Bling,” and everyone in attendance got into the fun spirit by decking themselves out in upscale threads. A special booth was set up to apply glitter and temporary tattoos for those brave souls who wanted to go the extra mile in getting the bling going.
ISES President Nancy Bauman (NKB Events, LLC) was the evening’s gracious host, and we were thrilled to get some time to talk with her about the work she does with ISES. Nancy’s term as President comes to a close soon, and her successor is going to be Larry Ott, CSEP, of Open Aire Affaires. Larry was also great about spending some time talking with the band, not to mention the time he spent on the dance floor … pretty sure his smooth dance moves have a lot to do with him being President Elect of ISES. J
The folks at ISES asked us to open up with a song that they felt would sum up their vision of a “Bling Fling” … the classic Aerosmith & Run DMC version of “Walk This Way”. We were more than happy to oblige, and we had the house rockin’ from the start of the evening. The ISES team had decorated the room beautifully, and everyone agreed the Park Ridge had never looked better. It was the perfect setting for a terrific party. We went on to play other classic house party songs like “Jump Around”, “Let Me Clear My Throat”, and “It’s Getting Hot in Here”.
We’d like to thank everyone at ISES for choosing us to be a part of their special event. We met some of the area’s very best event specialists, from a woman who specializes in puppetry to a guy who does the biggest fireworks shows on the east coast, and we look forward to working with all of them in the future.
Contagious performs at the Skytop Lodge:
Achecar – Mosmen Wedding
The Contagious Party Band was honored to be a part of the festivities celebrating the wedding of Cassandra Achecar and Craig Mosmen. The Skytop Lodge is a beautiful facility plush but comfortable with picturesque surroundings. The staff was fantastic and the food some of the best I ever tasted.
The event started with the introductions done to beautiful Day by U2 to a very enthusiastic crowd and Cassandra and Craig shared their first dance to better Together by Jack Johnson. In short the evening “rocked” all night long and we all gave the happy couple a send off that will give them happy memories for a lifetime. I’ll let the pictures speak the thousand words. The Contagious band would like to thank Cassandra and Craig for allowing us to be a part of their special day and wishes them many happy returns.
Best regards
Doc
A Night to Remember: Midnight Hour at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia, PA
It was our pleasure to perform for the wedding reception of Todd and Megan Brandenberger in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia, PA. The room was beautifully decorated, and the dance floor was packed from the first song we played to the very last.
It was terrific to work once again with Mark Kingsdorf of Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants. Mark is a long time friend of the band, and widely regarded as one of the very best wedding planners in the Philadelphia market. As usual, Mark did a terrific job of helping us to dovetail our services with all of the other elements of the evening.
Todd and Megan made a wonderful couple. As they entered the ballroom the band played U2’s “Beautiful Day”, and the crowd erupted. Next we performed a very popular new song they had chosen for their first dance, a song called “Lucky” by Jason Mraz … it was the perfect song to compliment that special moment.
Later when things heated up on the dance floor, the crowd kept the band on its toes with one request after another, all of which we were happy to play … Bruce Springsteen, Journey, Outkast, Beyonce, Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, you name it – they loved it! The time came to say goodnight but they wouldn’t let us leave without one more “BRUUUUUCCEEE” song, so we played “Born To Run” for the bride and groom. The guests took care of most of the singing, quite a sight.
So we extend our sincere thanks to Todd and Megan for choosing Midnight Hour, to Mark Kingsdorf for making things so easy for us, to the staff at The Sheraton Society Hill, and to everyone who helped to make this a night we’ll not soon forget.
Shavin, 5/20/09