This Reid Castle wedding story with Kevin and Veronica starts with a phone call from a wedding DJ from the Baltimore area. Jacob and I have been friends for years, and he had a discerning couple looking for a DJ with a specific style for their wedding—an edgier DJ with deep festival and electronic music roots. After sending Kevin a few mixes, we immediately knew there was a match.

On top of their selective musical taste, they were infatuated with the idea of incorporating a live saxophonist with their DJ, and that’s exactly what we brought to the table. Our saxophonist serenaded guests during cocktail hour and later jumped in during “Dance o’clock” for a more energetic atmosphere.

While they had one hundred seventy guests in attendance, I would not recommend weddings much larger than this. The bar area is a small alcove that becomes difficult to adequately service for so many guests at a time, not to mention making it difficult to maneuver between tables.

Before all of that, however, Kevin and Veronica needed to get hitched! They had a rare combination of an on-site wedding ceremony that was also in a church. Attached to the venue was a chapel where the ceremony was held, and we provided sound support. The other option for ceremonies is the castle-style courtyard adjacent to both the dining room and cocktail hour lounge. This, of course, depends on the time of year and how cold it is—I wouldn’t recommend this past October, and mid-July or August may simply be too hot.

One hundred seventy guests would be a lot for Reid Castle’s reception dining room, but it worked fantastically for the party energy that Kevin and Veronica wanted.

Reid Castle at Manhattanville College Wedding Specs

Guests: 170 | Ages: Mix of younger & older 

Wedding Party: Yes | Introduced: Yes

Dinner: Seated and Plated 

Music Likes: top 40, rap, mashups, EDM, 80s & 90s

Vendors

Venue: Reid Castle at Manhattanville College

Photographer: Katie Slater Photography

Videographer: Abide Videography

Referring Vendor: Jacob Jensen at District Remix of Maryland

Agenda

4:00 PM – Ceremony

4:30 PM – Cocktail Hour

6:00 PM – Reception

Introductions, First Dance, Parent Dances, Toasts

6:30 PM – Pasta, then Dinner

Conclusion of Dinner – Cake Cutting, Reverse Anniversary Dance

10:30 PM – Conclusion

Song Selections

Processional – “Halo” (Piano Instrumental) by Box of Music 

Bride – “Can’t Help Falling in Love” (Instrumental) by Vesislava

Recessional – “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” by Natalie Cole

Wedding Party – “Higher Love” by Kygo & Whitney Houston

First Dance – “I Like Me Better” by Lauv

Father/Daughter – “One Call Away” by Charlie Puth 

Mother/Son – “Thought You Should Know” by Morgan Wallen

Cake Cutting – “How Sweet It Is” by Marvin Gaye

Reverse Anniversary Dance – “Through The Years” by Kenny Rogers