This past Saturday took us down to Sugar Valley Golf Club in Bellbrook, Ohio for Morgan and Michael’s wedding. About 90 minutes southwest of Columbus, just outside the Dayton metro. Beautiful property, big outdoor ceremony pavilion, and an indoor reception space with the kind of acoustics that actually let you build a room.
This is the first in a new series of real wedding recaps on the blog. The point is to show what a LogieBear wedding looks like start to finish, and to credit the vendor teams who make the day work. If you are planning a wedding at Sugar Valley or anywhere in the greater Dayton area, hopefully this gives you a feel for how the day flows.
The Venue
Sugar Valley Golf Club has two distinct spaces that worked perfectly for this wedding. The ceremony happened under their large outdoor pavilion at 4:30 PM. White folding chairs, a wooden cross at the altar, and ceiling fans that earned their keep on a warm May afternoon. The pavilion is open on the sides, so light pours in and you get the golf course as the backdrop.
The reception room is indoor, with high ceilings, white wainscoting, and wood floors. The kind of space that takes uplighting really well because the walls are clean enough to wash with color without the room feeling busy.
Load-in was about as smooth as it gets. The pavilion has a paved path right up to it, and the reception room is one level with no stairs between the truck and the booth. Setup took roughly an hour for the standard wedding rig plus uplighting on the reception walls.
The Ceremony
The ceremony was kept tight. Twenty minutes total, officiated by family friend Kyle Boehmer. Processional music handled wireless mic responsibilities for the officiant and the couple. Outdoor pavilions are tricky for ceremony audio because there are no walls to bounce sound off of, so we ran a sized PA on stands aimed at the seating block to keep coverage even from the front row to the back row.
Morgan came down the aisle with her dad Ray to a custom selection. The whole thing wrapped on time and guests rolled into cocktail hour while the wedding party stayed back for family photos.
The Reception
Grand entrance at 6:10 PM. First dance went straight into the entrance with “Spin You Around” by Morgan Wallen (the 1/24 version), which was a great call. Slow build, big crowd moment when the chorus dropped.
Dinner was buffet, so we ran a captain’s call to dismiss tables one at a time. This is the single best way to keep a buffet line moving and prevent the awkward 40-minute crush that happens when everyone gets up at once. The Two Rings Events team had the room dialed in so the announcement worked the first time.
Four speeches: Ray (Father of the Bride), Abby (Matron of Honor), Darrian (Best Man), and Morgan and Michael’s joint thank you. Cake cutting rolled immediately into the parent dances, and the dance floor opened at 8 PM. From there it was the kind of night you hope every wedding is. Packed dance floor, requests landing, two age groups blending without anyone clearing out early. Last call at 10:30, send-off at 11.
The Dream Team
Every wedding is a team effort. These are the vendors who made Morgan and Michael’s day what it was.
- Coordinator: Two Rings Events (@tworingsevents) — Lera Gutridge runs a tight ship. Detailed planning packet, every transition pre-cued, every vendor briefed. The kind of coordinator who lets the DJ actually focus on the music.
- Venue, Catering, and Bar: Sugar Valley Golf Club — Lea Rector and team. Smooth operation top to bottom.
- Florist: One Flower Floral (@oneflowerfloral1) — Elizabeth Altman put together arrangements that turned the booth into part of the design, not a hidden afterthought.
- Hair: Studio Sage (@stylist_lbarry) — Lisa Berry.
- Makeup: MUA by Jillian — Jill Campbell.
- Photographer: Sarah Elizabeth Photography — Sarah Wickline.
- Videographer: Castello Imaging (@castello_imaging) — Elliot Castello.
- Officiant: Kyle Boehmer, family friend.
The Takeaway
A clean wedding day is mostly invisible. Nothing dramatic happens because everyone is doing their job. That is the whole goal. Big credit to the Two Rings Events team for the planning work that made every cue land on time, and to the couple for trusting us with their music for the night.
If you are planning a wedding at Sugar Valley Golf Club, in the Dayton area, or anywhere in Central or Southwest Ohio, we would love to talk. See our wedding DJ services and the areas we serve for more on how we work.