Reception of a lifetime!

     Once cocktail hour came to an end, all our guests were escorted to our reception at the Westin's Sirocco Lounge, an outdoor reception area full of beautifully decorated tables and two lounge seating areas.  The maximum for this reception is about 50, which we reached to its full capacity (and then some).

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     Let's get this party started so on with the introductions already!  Here the hubby and I patiently wait for the DJ to introduce our wedding party and then introduce, MR. & MRS. MADRIDEJOS!!

     Let's just say that every time that Justin Bieber song, "Baby baby" comes on, all our guests will be reminded of our wedding!  It was our wedding entourage's intro song, look at them getting down!  They certainly helped get the party started for sure!

     Next up, the newlyweds!!  If you read some of my posts, Jeff & I partied in DC the first night we met, so we always joked and said that Flo Rida's song, "Low" is our song!  So of course it would only be right, if that's what song was playing while introduced as the Mr. & Mrs.

     After the fun intros, it was time to get our eat on!  For those couples getting married at the Westin, we totally recommend the plated dinner #1, our guests are still talking about it!  The entrees were Grilled Iron Steak & Chilean Sea Bass!  The bass was to die for and the steak was cooked to perfection.  But before the entrees were served,  a tomato mozzarella salad was presented for starters. 

     Here's a picture of the Flat Iron Steak courtesy of a guest, but unfortunately I don't have a picture of the Sea Bass (it was eaten up before the picture was thought of)!

     Desserts are always the best part of the dinner, right?  Our dinner selection included chocolate macadamia pie, but unfortunately I didn't get to indulge in it, I was too busy having fun!  It's true when they say that brides will hardly eat on their wedding day, there's to much going on (but in a good way)!

     After dinner was through, the FUN really began with lots of dancing, drinking, and partying with a little paparazzi moments mixed in!  Our DJs did a really great job (Cool Pro DJs), they kept the music flowing and our guests on their feet! 

Even our server, Judith, had a great time at our wedding!  I have to give Judith a shout out, she was the sweetest person ever and I'm so glad we had the privilege of having her at two of our events, the wedding reception and our farewell brunch.

     Even after they played the last song, our guests kept chanting "ONE MORE SONG, ONE MORE SONG..." and the DJs granted our wish and guess what the song was!?  "Baby, baby, baby, oohhh, like baby baby baby...!"  Can you see why I totally have Beiber Fever now!?  Haha!
     Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention, it was so much fun that we had wedding crashers during the last song!  No worries though, it just made me think that our wedding was a party not to be missed!

     I also have to give Patrick, our wedding coordinator a huge THANK YOU for pulling it off even with a power outage!  He stayed with us until the end of the night and he went above and beyond his call of duty, to even go to the store and get citronella candles and mosquito repellent (the mosquitos were out that night, but it was the only night we noticed them, not sure if it was due to having no power), but that couldn't even ruin our night of fun!  Our big day will forever be embedded as one of my best days ever, after all it was in gorgeous Aruba surrounded by loving family and friends, and of course my LOVE! 
     What do you remember most about your big day?  What kind of challenges did you come across during your big day?