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MTV Tr3s "Quiero Mi Boda" now casting

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HAVING THE WEDDING OF YOUR DREAMS THIS YEAR? ARE YOU AND YOUR FIANCEE FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OR HAVE DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS? QUIERO MI BODA WANTS YOU!!

Are you having la boda de tus sueños and your fiancée is from a different country or has a different cultural background? Mexicanos con Cubanos, Dominicanos con Gringos or even Puerto Ricans with Chinese!? You get the picture... Quiero Mi Boda captures your memorable life-changing experience, as two people unite to start a new family and share each other's customs and traditions.

Email us ASAP at quieromibodacasting@mtvnmix.com and tell us why your wedding should be one of the selected few featured on the show.

Get the ball and chain rolling by emailing us the following info:
• First and last names of you and your fiancée
• Each of your e-mail addresses
• Each of your phone numbers (mobile or other)
• Three photographs:
(1) a photograph of yourself alone
(2) a photograph of your fiancée alone
(3) a photograph of you together as a couple
• Wedding date and location (including city and state)
• How you and your fiancée met
• Each of your backgrounds
• What are the common elements that you and your fiancée share and what are the differences that fuel the culture clash?
• What is your budget for your special day?
• What makes tu boda so special?

Sweet 16’s and Quinceñeras

I know I talk a lot about weddings. That’s not to say that we only do weddings. Weddings may, in fact, be the majority of our business, but coming in second place is the Sweet 16/Quinceñera. And I’m not talking about basic birthday parties, or the MTV-esque Super Sweet 16’s. I’m talking about the classic Spanish/Hispanic/Filipino Sweet 16’s and Quinceñeras, with a court of honor and a choreographed entrance and dances.

We work with several choreographers in the area that we’ve built relationships with because of our flexibility in understanding their role in the event. Some of them come to us, even when we’re not the entertainment for their event to compile and edit the music. Like most event vendors, the levels of interaction and responsibility of the choreographer varies from person to person. You have those who just put together the dance and those who extend their services into full event planning. In either case, the entrance and dances are of most importance to them. It is also very important to the parents and the guest of honor. We understand that so we work closely with all present to guarantee that it runs smoothly.

Colorblind Productions makes it a point to attend the final rehearsal for these events as 99% of the time they are held at the location of the party. We find it important to be in attendance to observe exactly how the presentation occurs, how the dances occur, what the choreography looks like and where the music needs to start/stop. It gives us the opportunity to meet with the choreographer and beyond that review the announcements made, the correct pronunciation of names and the general flow of the presentation. If we are providing video or photography services it also allows us to see where we need to be focusing to get the best video of the sweet 16/quinceñera girl and her court of honor.

We also let photographers and videographers know on the day the way the presentation will be so they can get the best shots of the group and know where they should or shouldn’t be throughout the presentation.

I plan on highlighting some of our past Sweet 16’s and Quince’s in the upcoming weeks.

The Hispanic/Latino Wedding & Party - Que Cante Mi Gente

A few years back, when 105.9fm first came on air (back when it was known as Caliente) it introduced itself with a one minute comercial highlighting the commitment to Hispanic culture and music. Rob and I loved this bit. It said everything we believed in with respects to the Hispanic culture and music and took into account the many different factions of Latino culture there was. It helped especially that the background mix of music included Ruben Blades’ “Patria” and Hector Lavoe’s “Que Cante Mi Gente.”

Although we are multicultural specialists, we have always been Latin Music specialists. Our literature has always said “beyond salsa and merengue.” I have always disliked that Spanish music is lumped into one category as there’s so much music differential. Not only do we have different sounds of music (salsa vs. Spanish rock vs. pop) but within each individual genre there are cultural/country specific music. As an example, salsa music, varies in style from the Fania era, the more Colombian Grupo Niche, the 80’s romantic slower versions and the more pop/like Marc Anthony & Victor Manuel’s. The speed of the song makes the song danceable or simply listenable. There are those songs that are pretty much dance favorites (lloraras, no le pegue a la negra, etc.) but even more so that will keep you dancing like you were at the Copacabana in the city assuming salsa music is your taste.

And this kind of differentiation flows through other types of Spanish music. From the older more tribal and African based latin music (perico ripiao, bomba, chapeta, etc.) to the more mainstream Spanish music of differing generations (1940’s mambo, 1960’s boogaloo, 1980’s salsa romantica, 2000’s reggaetón) and finally there’s very cultural specific music (Cuban guaguanco, Dominican bachata, Puerto Rican plena, Guatemala/Honduras marimba, Brazilian Samba, Argentinean tango, Colombian vallenatos, Chilenean cueca, etc.) These distinctions are important to some and we have the expertise of knowing the differences and having these types of music in our collection and the ability of playing them speficifally OR in combination at any event.

We honestly LOVE the music types, the dancing and the joy that Latin/Hispanic/Spanish music brings to any event. I find that even non-Spanish speakers and other cultures truly embrace the rhythm and movement that the music invokes. At one point over 80% of our events were at least half Hispanic because of our knowledge base of the music. Although the majority of our events are weddings, traditional quinceneras/sweet 16’s run a close second. Even though by looking at us you could never guess that Latin blood runs through our veins, watch us dance and you’ll know it certainly does!

Winter Wonderland Wedding at the Madison Hotel

I love the Madison Hotel. I've worked there several times and it boasts one of the most beautiful all glass rooms which gives you such a sense of being outdoors while being inside. It is a stunning venue. And I thoroughly enjoy working with one of my favorite maitre d' Carlos. He's not only on top of his game but very client focused which is always such an important trait, and he's also a lover of music and a guy I'd actually really love to hang out with. Rob certainly kept him as well as the Bride and Groom and their guests happy by throwing down a wedding where the music varied from Salsa and Merengue to House and Classic early 80's music that even I haven't heard in a while. It's always so refreshing to hear music you haven't heard in a while. I can tell you honestly that being at an event most every weekend, some songs just end up getting played out. And I'm not even talking about the Cha Cha Slides of music which I sometimes wish I could never hear again, but good songs that you just get tired of.

In any case - the ceremony and reception were both held in this beautiful room that just was enveloped in a plethora of holiday cheer. Holiday themed weddings are so joyous.

The aisle was candle lit

Place cards were attached to adorable ornament holders




Decor was festive










And bells rang for kisses

Beachside wedding at The Stateroom in Long Beach Island

For some odd reason today, although it is autumn, mother nature seems to be beckoning the winter. It is cold. And what way to warm myself up then to think of the warmth of the beach. We were lucky to DJ this wedding at the lovely Stateroom on Long Beach Island. That piece of road from the Garden State Parkway to LBI on route 72 is dabbled with beautiful wedding locations. We waved at the Bonnett Island Estate as we drove by. Rob worked there not to long ago and that site is stunning. A few steps away is the new Mallard Island Yacht Club that I’m sure will be host to many a wedding as it is slated to open shortly. Then we come upon the Stateroom. Elegant and modern with the feel of the beach without the casual air that it sometimes dictates.

Subtlety is at its core here. And our bride and groom that day had the affinity to pick the design that would really embrace that ideology. An elegant beach theme without being kitschy.

My favorite detail was the vintage ride they decided on

The color scheme reflected the blue of water. The details evoked the whimsy of sand and shells

And or course – what would a beach wedding be without the opportunity to save our female guest feet from the pain of their heels by providing flip flops in neutral tones to match their respective outfits. Especially when the salsa & merengue got underway and Rob had them out in true Colorblind Productions style.

I can not fail to mention the beautiful sunset guests have a view of

This is also the wedding that I had the infamous in the mens room incident. This reminds me, I still didn’t get a picture of that!

Cultural Display - Chinese Double Happiness and Colombian Alegria comes to NJ from CA

Imagine planning your wedding from one coast while the event happens on an entirely other coast. Imagine on top of this personalizing everything to such detail that even the littlest of things reflect you personally.

No need to imagine it. Yeimy & Ronald, two scientists who reside in California brought friends and family from around the U.S. and as far as Colombia to celebrate their union in her home state of New Jersey at the Tides Estate in North Haledon. With a streamlined color and theme, and such personal touches including one of the groomsmen serving as officiant, their wedding was personal, beautiful and above all joyous!

I was lucky enough to coordinate this amazing wedding and ensure that the details they worked so hard on came together to be just what they wanted them to be while Rob dj'd it. I also have pictures of me in action which is a rarity!

You can read the fabulous review Yeimy gave us as well as the reviews of all her other vendors here!