Wedding DJ at Bean Town Receptions, one contact for the whole night.
Looking for a wedding DJ at Bean Town Receptions? Sean Chi is an open-format wedding DJ and MC who has DJ'd weddings and events at Bean Town Receptions in Plantagenet, east of Ottawa. Open-format DJ plus MC, sound and lighting, ceremony to last dance - one person running the whole night.
Bean Town Receptions, from a DJ who's played it.
Bean Town Receptions sits on 100 acres of countryside east of Ottawa, built around a fish pond and forest rather than one banquet room. A couple gets three real ceremony options here - outdoors at the Maple Aisle, a path lined with maple trees along the pond, under the ceremony arch inside the Pavilion's double-level barn-inspired structure, or indoors at the Chapel when the season calls for it - before the night moves into Anjou Hall for dinner and dancing. That is the actual DJ job at a venue like this: three possible starting points feeding into one reception room, so the sound plan has to follow wherever the couple puts each part of the day rather than assuming a single straight line from vows to dance floor.
How a Bean Town Receptions day actually flows.
Three real spots: outdoors under the maple trees by the pond, under the Pavilion's ceremony arch, or indoors at the Chapel. A dedicated wireless system wherever the vows land.
Double-level barn-inspired space with a heated licensed bar and two fire pits, built for guests to spread out before dinner.
Natural log walls, chandeliers and pond views. Seats up to 100 for the meal, background level so speeches stay clear.
Room opens to about 50 more guests once the evening starts. Sean's rig runs alongside the hall's own 1000-watt system, mirror ball and LED lighting.
What Sean brings to a Bean Town Receptions wedding.
Bean Town Receptions is a full-day property east of Ottawa - ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner and dance floor, all across the same 100 acres, so the DJ's job spans more than one room. Sean has DJ'd here, and the reason the DJ choice matters at a venue like this is that one person has to carry the day from wherever the ceremony lands, through the more casual cocktail stretch, into the dinner-into-dance turn in Anjou Hall, without the energy ever dropping. He plans around that flow: dedicated sound wherever the ceremony sits, easy background music and clean mics through cocktail hour and dinner, then the gear and the set ready to commit the moment Anjou Hall's floor opens, so there is no dead patch between the last fork down and the first dance.
- Ceremony, cocktail hour and reception - one DJ and MC for the whole night, no vendor handoffs.
- His own sound system and dance-floor lighting, sized and placed for the room so it fills the floor without burying the head table.
- Clean wireless mics for speeches, toasts and the host - handled, not an afterthought.
- A warm MC for the timeline: grand entrance, speeches, first dance, all cued so the night lands on time.
- Open format - afro house, Latin, Top 40, country, whatever your crowd actually dances to once dinner is cleared.
- A planning call to build your run-of-show, plus your must-play and do-not-play lists.
How booking works.
Bean Town Receptions runs a specific sequence: dinner and speeches first, then the floor opens. That turn is exactly where the DJ either earns the room or loses it, so the booking call is where Sean maps your actual timeline - when the last speech ends, where the first dance lands, how long you want the dance set to run - and prices it straight. No brochure ranges, no deposit to have that conversation. Check the live calendar, spend 20 minutes on a call, and you will have a real number and know whether your date is open before you hang up.
Plantagenet, the eastern river towns, and back into Ottawa.
Bean Town Receptions sits in Plantagenet, east of Ottawa in Prescott-Russell. The drive east is a regular run for Sean, so a Bean Town Receptions wedding is a standard booking and not an out-of-area trip - and it pairs naturally with the rest of his Ottawa-region weddings. Wherever your day lands, it is one DJ for the ceremony, the cocktail hour and the reception.
Couples, on the record.
"Sean had the dance floor moving all night, and family kept asking how we found our DJ. Hit after hit, I would recommend him to everyone."
"Sean killed it at our wedding. He understood exactly the vibe we were after and kept the floor going all night."
Planning a Bean Town Receptions wedding? Here's what I know.
Where can the ceremony happen?
There are three real options. Outdoors at the Maple Aisle, a path lined with maple trees along the pond and forest. Under the ceremony arch inside the Pavilion, a double-level barn-inspired structure with natural log benches and two fire pits. Or indoors at the Chapel, which the venue sets up with a fireplace, its own sound system and mics for winter or wet-weather dates. I bring a dedicated wireless system wherever you land, so vows are covered on their own, apart from the reception rig.
How many guests does Anjou Hall hold?
Anjou Hall seats up to 100 for dinner and opens up to about 50 more guests once the evening festivities start. I plan sound coverage and lighting to that real number rather than guessing, so confirm your final count with the venue and I'll size the rig to match.
Is Bean Town Receptions a one-wedding-a-day venue?
Yes, they host a single wedding per day, so the property is yours. My load-in isn't squeezed around another vendor's schedule elsewhere on site.
Does Anjou Hall already have sound and lighting?
The hall comes with its own 1000-watt sound system, a mirror ball and LED lighting built in. I bring and run my own DJ rig and dance-floor lighting on top of that rather than relying on the house system, so the sound and the look stay consistent with every other wedding I play.
Bean Town Receptions wedding DJ FAQ.
Have you DJ'd at Bean Town Receptions?
Yes. Sean has DJ'd weddings and events at Bean Town Receptions in Plantagenet, east of Ottawa. He plans the night around how the room actually runs rather than treating it as just another booking.
Do you bring sound + lighting?
Yes. Sean brings his own DJ sound system and dance-floor lighting. For a room like Bean Town Receptions he sizes and positions the rig to the space so it fills the floor without overpowering the head table, and he handles the mics for speeches and toasts too.
Can you cover ceremony + reception?
Yes. Sean can cover the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception as one continuous booking, so there are no handoffs between vendors. One DJ and MC runs the whole night, cueing the entrance, speeches, first dance and the dance set on time.
Do you travel to Plantagenet, east of Ottawa, ON?
Yes. Plantagenet is east of Ottawa and is part of Sean's normal coverage. The drive east is a regular run for him, so a Bean Town Receptions wedding is a standard booking, not an out-of-area trip.
What does a wedding DJ at Bean Town Receptions cost?
It depends on hours, whether you want ceremony plus reception, and lighting. Sean gives a real quote on a quick call once he knows the shape of your day - see the wedding DJ cost guide for the ranges before you reach out.
One honest note: every couple uses this room a little differently, so rather than guess at the layout, bring your exact run-of-show to the call - where the ceremony, dinner and dancing land - and Sean tailors the sound and timeline to your version of the night.
See if your Bean Town Receptions date is open.
Live calendar, quick call, no deposit to talk. You will know within 24 hours.
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From the booth
Hey, it's Sean. Despite the narrow Kingston Street entrance, load-in at Bean Town is easy, you can drive the van right in and get the gear straight in. That makes setup quick and painless.
Good questions
How do you make sure the dance floor actually fills up after dinner?
I cue the first three dance tracks to match the tempo of the room's energy right after speeches. If the wedding party is up, everyone else follows, so I always coordinate that moment with the couple beforehand.
Can you handle the MC duties without it feeling forced or cheesy?
I treat the mic like a tool, not a stage. Simple, clear announcements for the timeline, then I step back and let the night breathe until the next cue.
What if our crowd has really mixed music tastes?
I read the floor and shift genres as needed. One minute it might be Top 40, the next a Latin set if that's what the room responds to, all without losing momentum.
At Bean Town, the dance floor sits in direct sightline from every table, so I start the set with a track that brings people in from the edges rather than waiting for a crowd to form.
Bean Town is one of the the Ottawa Valley and country rooms I play. See my full guide to the Ottawa Valley and country wedding venues, or a few more I love nearby: Evermore in Almonte, Stonefields Estate in Carleton Place, The Grand Hotel in Carleton Place.