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Fairmont San Francisco Wedding: Ceremony & Gold Room Reception
A Hindu ceremony, a vidai at the front entrance, and a Gold Room reception with a first dance on the clouds. DJ, MC, sound, and special effects, all from one team.
Photo by MP Singh Photography
Wedding day, August 24, 2019
Gina and Andy.
Gina and Andy spent their whole wedding day at the Fairmont San Francisco, with Bobby Bhogal coordinating from the first hair appointment to the last song. W Square was on site from 9 AM and ran the music and announcements all day.
The baraat set off from Huntington Park across the street, with the groom on horseback, and ended with an aarti at the hotel’s front entrance. The Hindu ceremony followed, with a bridal entrance under a floral cover and a popper send off down the aisle. After family photos at the mandap, everyone walked out front for the vidai, and the couple drove off in a Rolls Royce.
The reception was in the Gold Room. Grand entrances, toasts, a shoe game, and the cake cutting filled the first hour. After dinner came the parent dances, then the first dance on a cloud of low fog with cold spark fountains lighting the stage. The dance floor stayed full until midnight.
The first dance.
Photos by MP Singh Photography.
What we brought.
Sound
Ceremony sound for the pandit and the mandap, then full reception sound in the Gold Room with mics for every toast.
Wedding production ›Special effects
Dancing on the clouds and four cold spark fountains for the first dance, run by our own crew.
Special effects ›DJ & MC
DJ Love on the music and the mic from the ceremony to the last song: announcements, grand entrances, toasts, the shoe game, and the dance party.
Hear DJ Love mixes ›Planning notes.
A full day wedding at the Fairmont moves through several spaces: the street for the baraat, the ceremony hall, the front entrance for the vidai, a cocktail area, and the ballroom. We plan the music and announcements for each move so guests always know where to go next.
The Gold Room has a balcony that looks straight down on the dance floor. It is the best spot for photos of a first dance on the clouds, so we place the fog and cold sparks with the photographer’s angles in mind.
Gina and Andy’s ceremony ended mid afternoon and the reception started at 7 PM. That gap is the time to reset the sound for the ballroom and test the effects before guests walk in.
The team.
- Planner: Bobby Bhogal
- Venue: Fairmont San Francisco
- Photography: MP Singh Photography
- Video: Paul Ortiz
- Decor: Saba Decor Rentals
- Catering: 8 Elements
- Photo booth: Photobomb SF
- DJ, MC, sound, and effects: W Square Event Production, DJ Love
Questions about the Fairmont San Francisco.
Have you worked at the Fairmont San Francisco?
Yes. We provided the DJ, MC, ceremony and reception sound, and first dance effects for Gina and Andy’s wedding at the Fairmont San Francisco, with the reception in the Gold Room.
Can you do dancing on the clouds and cold sparks in the Gold Room?
Yes. Gina and Andy had their first dance on a cloud of low fog with four cold spark fountains in the Gold Room. We coordinate the effects with the venue ahead of time.
Can you cover the ceremony and reception on the same day?
Yes. One team handles the ceremony, the reception, and every announcement in between, so the whole day runs on one timeline.
Planning a wedding at the Fairmont?
Tell us the date and what you are planning. We will reply within 24 hours.