Wedding DJ at Bleeks & Bergamot, Richmond

Bleeks & Bergamot links four spaces on one working farm in Ashton. The courtyard is a 5,000 sq ft white stone yard where mature maples frame the ceremony aisle, and the century-old dairy barn is the ceremony backdrop.

Most ceremonies use the courtyard's 60-foot charcoal concrete aisle, facing the dairy barn. The 2,000 sq ft cocktail building opens through five sets of sliding barn doors, and the building is the indoor backup if rain moves the vows inside. I plan sound for both.

The Quonset is the dining room, with 2,500 sq ft and twelve harvest tables for up to 120 guests. Reception numbers can run higher once the courtyard and cocktail building count, so I size sound to your real headcount.

I move sound and mics between the spaces instead of picking one spot and hoping to cover the whole day.

Music and MC

I confirm announcements, formality and timing changes alongside your music choices.

Lighting and travel

Confirm the installed dance-floor look, any lighting changes and guest transport or shuttle timing.

Room transitions

I plan first-dance and speech locations, with sound adjusted for each open, high-ceiling space.

An outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour followed by a barn reception is a two-position sound plan. I run separate systems: lawn sound for the ceremony and cocktails, and a bigger system already running in the barn.

For vows I use directional handheld microphones with foam windscreens, and I keep a backup lav mic on the officiant to reduce wind noise. That way your guests hear every word, not a gust of wind. When the time comes, I fade the outdoor speakers and raise the barn sound as guests move.

On our planning call, we map your ceremony spot, cocktail location and indoor and outdoor timing. I plan the transition before guests move inside, so they walk into a party already in full swing, and I tune the Quonset for dinner, then for dancing once tables clear.

The Homestead has a 5,000 sq ft white stone courtyard, century-old dairy barn ceremony backdrop, sliding-door cocktail building and Quonset dining room for 120. I move sound and mics between spaces.

Most Homestead ceremonies use the courtyard's 60-foot charcoal concrete aisle facing the dairy barn. I plan sound for the cocktail building rain backup too.

The Quonset seats up to 120 across twelve harvest tables. Reception capacity can increase with the courtyard and cocktail building; I size sound to your headcount.

No. The Homestead is open by appointment May through November. I've played this seasonal barn-and-garden setting.

Yes. I plan open-format wedding DJ and MC coverage in Richmond, southwest of Ottawa. Your written quote confirms hours and outdoor-to-indoor setup, including ceremony-to-last-dance options.

Yes, in 2026. I size sound for its outdoor ceremony or cocktail hour and barn reception.

It usually needs two sound positions. I plan the outdoor-to-barn transition before guests move inside.

I use directional handheld mics with foam windscreens for outdoor vows and keep a backup lav on the officiant to reduce wind noise.