Dayton Masonic Center • Dayton, Ohio
Things aren't builtlike this anymore.
The whole building has character in every corner. Then you walk into the Ballroom and realize the reception gets an entire two-story space of its own.
Cocktails above. Reception below.
The balcony makes the room part of the reveal.
My favorite flow starts with cocktail hour on the Ballroom Balcony. Guests can look down and see the reception space before they are invited downstairs for dinner, speeches and dancing.
Most couples I have worked with hold their ceremony somewhere else, although the building has an upstairs ceremony space if they want to keep everything on the property.
A separate speaker keeps the balcony connected.
Guests enter a room they have already seen from above.
The entrance almost always moves directly into it.
A big room needs an intentional setup
My booth stays to the left.The sound fills the room.
I am usually set up to the left of the head table. I do not keep every speaker beside the booth and turn them up until the far side can hear. I spread the speakers across the Ballroom so speeches, announcements and music reach the entire guest list at a comfortable level.
The room sounds good when it is covered correctly. Guests near the DJ are not stuck beside speakers doing all the work, and guests across the room are not left out.
When dinner becomes dancing
Uplighting makes a huge difference.
During dinner, the building gets to be the building. Once it is time to dance, uplighting and dance-floor lighting change the atmosphere without fighting the architecture.
The light reaches up the columns, reflects across the room and gives the party a clear visual shift. It still looks like the Masonic Center. It just feels like Saturday night now.
See how I DJ weddingsMy honest take
“The whole building has character in every corner.”
The Dayton Masonic Center is for couples who want a reception that feels unmistakably different from a modern event hall. The architecture does most of the visual work. A thoughtful sound setup, good lighting and a smooth move from the balcony into the Ballroom take care of the rest.
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Let the room make an entrance.
Then let's fill the dance floor.
Tell me your date and what you have planned. I will respond personally.