Johnny Gonzales The Wedding Ceremony Cocktail Hour Reception Guitarist

  It is two minutes to midnight and The Right Reverend Dr. Toowillager has just found out that not only does he have to play the wedding ceremony music, but his “5000 Finger Concerto” that was to be performed by his star virtuoso pupil, Bartholomew Covington, has now been canceled due to hardening of old bubble gum in his braces and he has been rushed to Black Cat In The Hat Emergency. Is the bride and groom panicking? No, not at all. They have all the confidence in The Right Reverend Dr. Toowilleger because he is a master of performing the most memorable, heartfelt feelings and celebrations that all brides want . He has the chops to do it himself if need be. But most of all, because he has in his Ipod, his workbook called, “A Thousand And One Hair-Razing Themes for Gothic Weddings.” But, thank goodness he has the 6 most commonly asked musical themes for the Gothic Wedding Cocktail Hour Reception. And they are the following: The Candelabra Them...

As the harvest yields up its fruit and the earth rejoices, so too do hearts yield up their love and the bride and groom rejoices. Its the beginning of Fall and as everyone travels out and about there are pumpkins comforted here and there in their lounge of hay. Rainbow corn are starred above the wares of merchants. And the air is whisked with the smell of spiced scented apples and cinnamon; and somehow through all the crowds at the local shops and markets, everyone is sensing something magical in the air. That magic can be found at the nearest wedding occurring this time of the year. Especially when the new love-hearts are in that celebration time known as the Wedding Cocktail Hour. It is romance at its fullest. And with the help of poet Robert Louis Stevenson and your Wedding Cocktail Hour Guitarist Johnny Gonzales its time to find inspiring and romantic wedding ideas. “ Romance ” “ I will make you brooches and toys for your deligh...

You can always find inspiration for weddings from the great poets. Here are some ideas to inspire your Autumn wedding experience from the genius poet, John Keats. “ Seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For Summer has o'er-brimmed their clammy cells. Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store? Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind; Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep, Drows'd with the fume of poppies, while thy hoo...

"Hear the mellow wedding bells- Golden Bells! What a world of happiness their harmony foretells! Through the balmy air of night How they ring out their delight!- From the molten-golden notes, And all in tune, What a liquid ditty floats To the turtle-dove that listens, while she gloats On the moon! Oh, from out the sounding cells, What a gush of euphony voluminously wells! How it swells! How it dwells Oh the future!- how it tells Of the rapture that impels To the swinging and the ringing Of the bells, bells, bells- Of the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells- To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!" excerpt taken from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" Once, a long, long time ago there was always a public notice that a wedding was underway and had began its celebration, signaled by the ringing of the bells. Today's modern Fall wedding couples should take careful note o...

Believe it or not Fall weddings are totally in and totally hip. No longer is it only attributed to rural Americana but its shades of colors, taste, smell and texture is now cool metroburbia. With the recent blood red moons inaugurating the 2015 Fall season many colorful influences of the autumnal season are associated with Fall weddings. These Fall weddings can also be associated with the traditional celebrations of antiquity such as what is commonly known as Ingathering or Harvest Home . Celebrating the endtime harvest with singing, shouting, dancing and elaborate bough decorations of their bounty, the participants of this celebration were thankful for the fruit of their labors and looked forward to the next springtime season. So too, are todays Fall wedding couples thankful for the fruitful relationship they have shared and are thus moving forward into their next loving season together. These new seasonal Harvest celebrations are musically associated by m...

There is love in Halloween. Not just love for the macabre or the current B-movie gore flick, but love eternal in the shadowy moonlit night of each other’s arms. I ask you, was it Gomez Addams that swept Morticia out of her deep crypt or was it the dark endless unrest they saw in each other’s eyes that compelled them to entomb their love forever? Perhaps it is the same question and answer that assures most couples today that choose to cross the nuptial abyss on Hallows Eve. I believe it is the tell-tale heartbeat love from the harvest moon. There is no uneasiness of the eerie coincidences that lead to their encounter or any shocking eye opening ghoulish features of each other’s future in-laws. As like other dark romances portrayed in theatrical presentations such as The Phantom of The Opera, or the nuptial reanimations of Mr. and Mrs. Frankenstein, Halloween weddings are true to the warm red blood of this body that enshrines our soul. So during this celebration l...

What are the most requested songs in the Wedding Cocktail Hour? Would a modern pop song from todays top Country, Rock or Pop artist or group be the most requested song to be played in the wedding cocktail hour? Or is there a classic song from another genre, from another time, that would be requested? It depends on the couple. Either style could be highly requested, but I also believe its a matter of timing. When the cake is being cut and fruit drinks are being shared, a light, bouyant uplifting song is usually the best at that time of the wedding celebration. It can be any style by any artist that the wedding couple requests. If the couple has a special song to be played it should be about a matter of timing. Sometimes "Friends in Low Places" would probably be best played toward the end of the dance portion of the celebration by your Top 40 Dance band as opposed to during the time of the Wedding Cocktail Hour. Share your ideas with you...

An Intimate Wedding Cocktail For Two Pre-libation parties are "in" and so the pre-celebrations with family and friends could be the perfect reason to escape with your truly beloved before you begin your wedding day activities. If there is an out of the way cafe restaurant or if weather permitting a garden park nearby then the place for you and your loved one can only be described as bliss. When after all of the planning and organization, and when the evening before the wedding as "singles" just wore you out, then this quick time away could be the calm before the storm. It is after all only a few moments away and there could be some very deep affectionate thoughts and soul comforting that only confirms to each other that "yes", my love, you are the one. A wedding cocktail for two could be anything from your shared favorite coffee to a fruity drink. It can even be a favorite food delicacy that is only known to one anothe...