GDG Elevated Events

03/12/2024

DJ: GDG Elevated Events
Venue: Clark Gardens
Photography: Madi Humphries
Caterer: Patriotic Pig BBQ
Bartenders: Finesse Rentals & Events
Florals: Bissett Blooms
Hair: Maddie Chapman
Makeup: AH Beauty

21/11/2024

I call this one my "power suit" 🤣

GDG had a blast providing music and MC duties for Frances & Nick's big day, plus we brought our luxury mirror photobooth for added fun! This particular shot was captured by the great Scott Aleman 📸

Stay tuned for more awesome images from one of our favorite weddings of all time, and slide the Top of the Town room at The Fort Worth Club to the top of your list for funkytown views 🌆👀

🎤🎶 GDG Elevated Events
📸 Scott Aleman Photography
💒🍽️🥂 The Fort Worth Club
📝🌸 FunkyTown Social Co.
💁🏻‍♀️💄Lip Service Makeup
Mirror PhotoBooth: GDG Elevated Events
📖 Pastor Chris Sutton

19/11/2024

DJ'ing the biggest days of people's lives is an honor we never take lightly. Rounding out our trio of posts today celebrating Alyssa & Victor are these phenomenal black-and-whites by Madbam Media! 📸

🎧✨: GDG Elevated Events
Mirror PhotoBooth: GDG Elevated Events
💒: Lazy S Hacienda
📝: Virtuous Endeavors
🍽️: Manny's Uptown
🍰: Back Home Bakery
☕: Rose 32
👗: Blush Bridal Lounge
💁🏻‍♀️: 2Girls1Brush
💐: Hwy. 109 Couture

19/11/2024

More faves from Aly & Victor's big day 💒 Thanks for having us DJ and MC, plus provide your lighting and photobooth 📸

Images captured by Yogi from Madbam Media and the GDG MirrorBooth squad! One year down, infinity to go y'all 🥂

P.S. Hit up our client couple Alyssa Alfaro Barbosa
and Victor Barbosa for all your legal and realty needs 🙌

🎧✨: GDG Elevated Events
Mirror PhotoBooth: GDG Elevated Events
💒: Lazy S Hacienda
📝: Virtuous Endeavors
🍽️: Manny's Uptown
🍰: Back Home Bakery
☕: Rose 32
👗: Blush Bridal Lounge
💁🏻‍♀️: 2Girls1Brush
💐: Hwy. 109 Couture

18/11/2024

When you invite the right people, let us warm up your crowd, and enlist an incredible photographer to capture it all, you wind up with memories like these to enjoy each year for the rest of your life!

Happy first anniversary to Aly & Victor, and thanks for the wonderful client feedback! It was an honor to provide your music, MC, lighting, and photobooth services. Shout-out to all the great vendors who helped make this celebration happen, too. Stay tuned for more!

📸: Madbam Media
🎧✨: GDG Elevated Events
Mirror PhotoBooth: GDG Elevated Events
💒: Lazy S Hacienda
📝: Virtuous Endeavors
🍽️: Manny's Uptown
🍰: Back Home Bakery
☕: Rose 32
👗: Blush Bridal Lounge
💁🏻‍♀️: 2Girls1Brush
💐: Hwy. 109 Couture

13/11/2024

Celebrating at one of our favorite venues in North Texas, Stonebriar Country Club in Frisco!

Happy anniversary, Crystal & Jake!

📸 TinTin Wynn

12/11/2024

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As we honor veterans today, a second salute goes out to my other grandpa Richard William Patterson, also known as "Dick".

Born in Zanesville, Ohio in 1920, Dick passed away earlier this year at the tender age of 104. His life was replete with fun facts and stories, none more interesting than the tale of his time spent serving in Patton's Third Army during WWII.

Dick trained at Camp Maxey and Camp Fannin in Texas, as well as Camp Shelby in Mississippi before deploying to the European theater as a T-4 Combat Medic. His group arrived in France eleven days after setting sail from New York in the dead of winter, 1945, and was forced to camp on a flat prairie with nothing but their thin tents to ward off a blizzard at their so-called "Camp Lucky Strike". Like many other soldiers, Dick quickly developed frostbite in his feet and legs, which would cause him pain for the rest of his life.

Entering into Germany, the 65th infantry saw combat for a total of 37 days against the N***s, battling frequently as they crossed the entire country and eventually came to a halt in Enns, Austria. During his experience in the war, Dick treated the wounded and managed to escape being killed himself, despite several close calls. One story saw him standing on the side of a hill as a skirmish took place down below, only to watch as an 80 mm tank shell landed right next to him on the grass. Thankfully, it didn't explode (otherwise you wouldn't be reading this)!

Dick also ran an actual pharmacy while stationed in Ingolstadt, Germany, and collected various pieces of memorabilia left behind by his adversaries. I actually have a rock from the fireplace in Hitler's home that he gave me, which I must say is one of the creepiest things you can hold in your hand. You can see photos of this very house, plus Dick standing in Hitler's big picture window (all of which his company bombed out), part-way through this gallery. The story of how he acquired the camera that took these shots is even more interesting, but you'll have to DM me to hear that one...

Dick, you helped save the world, and were a great husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Happy Veterans Day! 🫡🇺🇸

12/11/2024

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Today I salute my grandpa Ray, one of the best people I've ever known. Born in 1921 in Pennsylvania, Augustus Raymond Cavanna, Jr. was the grandson of immigrants tracing their lineage back to Italy, France, and England. After graduating from West Point Military Academy, he began his career in the U.S. Army, serving 34 years and attaining the rank of colonel.

Ray did his first tour of duty in the Philippines at the end of World War II as a Platoon Leader and Battery Commander from 1945-47. He later deployed to Korea, serving as Deputy of the 38th Brigade and helping run four Hawk Battalions, a Hercules Battalion with six missile batteries, and Korea's own air defense units.

Stateside, he was an integral part of the Army's anti-missile defense systems known variously as Nike AJAX, Nike Zeus, Nike X, and later Sentinel and Safeguard. These were/are essentially our country's means of shooting other countries' ICBMs out of the sky before they can fall to earth and destroy our homeland. Ray spent time in various roles at Fort Sill, Fort Meade, and Fort Bliss, as well as the Pentagon and the Naval Air Station in Olathe, Kansas. When not charged with commanding battalions, much of his time was spent training other servicemen in missile defense systems and related programs. He also spent two years with his wife and kids (including my mom) in Europe as Chief of Staff of the 32nd Army Air Defense Command, protecting western Germany from Soviet aggression.

Awards my grandpa Ray received included WWII Victory, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, Philippine Independence Ribbon, Armed Forces Expeditionary (Korea), National Defense Service w/ OLC, Army Commendation, and Legion of Merit, among others.

I just knew him as a great grandpa who loved me a lot and had an awesome sense of humor. Yes, I am the baby in several of the photos! He also helped me get started at Texas A&M and introduced me to video games, believe it or not. The guy was truly one-of-a-kind. Ray passed away in 2001 of cancer at the age of only 79, and is greatly missed by our entire family. Happy Veterans Day, Grandpa! 🫡🇺🇸

11/11/2024

A great assistant can be a real life-saver... literally!

En route to Beth & Darrell's wedding at Azle Deer Cove (see image 2), I was enjoying my usual pre-event snack when something got stuck. Falafel, to be exact. Far down in my chest, a piece had gotten caught and was obstructing my breathing. After about a minute of being in denial, coughing, and simultaneously having the hiccups, I pulled off the highway and jumped out to try to clear the blockage.

I was getting about 20% of the air I normally would. Several more minutes passed as I kept shifting positions, trying to get up whatever was down there. Nothing was working. I finally asked Jazmine to hit me on the back. She complied, but I was still choking, and nasty junk started flowing out of the other parts of my face. Panic began to set in as an intense pressure built up in my chest and head. I'm not exaggerating when I say I started questioning whether I'd make it through this.

After getting down to my hands and knees on the gravel road, I had Jazmine take her fists and start hammering on my back as hard as she could. This was about 7 minutes after I'd started choking, and I was desperately hoping something would just fly out and allow me to breathe again. Sure enough, it did! I'll spare you all the graphic details, but suffice to say that it doesn't take much to cut off one's windpipe. One of the scariest experiences of my life, truly.

The good news is, we were only 10 minutes from the event venue. Jaz took over driving duties, giving me enough time to compose myself and clean up. We walked in and knocked out our set-up as usual, followed by a lovely ceremony and rockin' reception. I hosted trivia for dinner dismissal and a dance contest featuring several spirited guests giving it their all! No one would've guessed I'd just gone through a near-death experience. Not even a stray cat and a group of high-energy kids running wild throughout the venue could keep this celebration from being a blast!

Thanks to the new Mr. & Mrs. Hickman for having us help make your big day entertaining for all who attended. We couldn't have asked for a nicer couple to collaborate with, and I now feel like I've been reborn!

🎶🎤✨ GDG Elevated Events
📝 Lovebyrd's Weddings
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03/11/2024

Welcome to Jeopardy, I'm your host Alex Trebec. What's that? You want "Enhancements, AKA" for $600? Coming right up.

Answer: The GDG Luxury Mirror Photo Station sometimes goes by this alias.

Question: What is "the kissing booth"?

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Right you are! Great job, observant contestant!

Seems pretty obvious why people might call it that, actually. Thanks for playing, and stay tuned for a LOT more from this awesome celebration at Hilton Lincoln Center in the coming weeks 💋

03/11/2024

When your entertainment set-up is this nice, you know you're in for a great night ✨🎶

Congrats to Isabel & Jaxon! It was a pleasure bringing the music, MC duties, and lighting to your big day. Hope your honeymoon is just as spectacular!

Check out the awesome review we just received from these wonderful folks:

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"We had a great experience with GDG Elevated Events!! From the first conversation with Gabriel we knew it would be a great fit! Gabriel always took his time talking to us, explaining everything, and helping with the timeline since this was the first wedding we’ve planned. We really liked the app as it was very helpful and user friendly. The setup and the DJ booth was beautiful along with all the uplighting they provided. We wanted a beautiful, special, and super fun night and that’s exactly what we got with this company! Our DJ James was awesome! He was the perfect fit for us and really meshed well with the vibe we wanted. He was so knowledgeable about all kinds of music genres and kept everyone entertained all night! The trivia game for dismissal to the buffet table was a big hit! Everyone loved James and said he was awesome! We will definitely recommend him and GDG Elevated Events!"

Special thanks to Sandra and all our vendor friends for being great collaborators!

Dream team:
✨🎤 GDG Elevated Events
💒 Clark Gardens Weddings
📝 Bon Appetit Y'all
💁🏼‍♀️💅 Mads Beauty Lounge
🍽️ TCP Catering
📸 Baily Boone Photography
🎥 Reverent Wedding Films

03/11/2024

Sometimes it's fun to just be one of the girls!

🤪 Not really, but it was super fun to help recreate Kami's photo shoot from elementary school on her 40th birthday at Reata Restaurant in Fort Worth.

Thanks to Kami's fam and friends for having me DJ and bring our GDG photobooth squad along for her surprise party!

31/10/2024

What an honor it was to provide the music and lighting for this gorgeous couple on their big day!

Brittany and James were a dream to work with, their vows made us cry happy tears, and their celebration was a blast! We even lit up their cake with a spotlight to make it really pop (slide 3), and provided a custom animated monogram with our XL PartyPanel DJ booth! Oh, and there were games. Custom games we hosted, tailored to the newlyweds and their crowd. It was awesome!

Did someone say "gimme more"? We'll stay tuned for more from this wonderful wedding, including some more tunes by that other Britney, of course!

💒 Lazy S Hacienda
🎶✨🎤 GDG Elevated Events
📝 Maxwell + Gray Events
📸 Hope Her Photography
💁🏻‍♀️ Hello Flawless Artistry
🌸 Stemmed + Found Co.
🍽️ Magdalena's
🥂 I Do Events
🧃 Ellie and Juice Co
Rentals: Grand Events & Party Rental

31/10/2024

Here's the full slideshow we created for the new Mr. & Mrs. King, and displayed on our XL PartyPanel DJ booth at various times last night during their reception. It was gorgeous!

Check out this luxury option for your celebration here:
https://www.godjgo.com/party-panel-video.html

And if you don't already know Jill & Bobby's story, just scroll back and check it out in our previous 'Welcome Aboard' post! So cool.

💒: Lazy S Hacienda
🎶✨🎤 + 360 Booth: GDG Elevated Events
💁🏼‍♀️ Glam By Ash
🍽️ Magdalena's
🥂 Liquid Love Co.
🌸 Stemmed + Found Co.

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26/10/2024

Congrats, Jill & Bobby a.k.a. The Kings… of love 😍💞

32 years in the making! Enjoy the Caribbean 🛳️🏖️