A company holiday party is the one night a year the whole team is in the same room with nothing on the agenda except each other. The best ones feel easy for guests and take real planning behind the scenes....

We’ve covered a converted airplane hangar and a garden café so far in this series. Part 3 closes it out with the most traditional “estate wedding” of the three: a Beaux Arts mansion built for a colonel who wanted his...

    Part 1 of this series took us to a converted airplane hangar on the Connecticut coast. Part 2 stays inland, in a garden that’s been open to the public since 1904 and holds the record for the oldest...

  Connecticut doesn’t get the wedding-destination reputation that the Berkshires or the Hudson Valley do, but the state holds some of New England’s most distinctive properties for a wedding built around land and history instead of a hotel ballroom. Over...

Uplighting 101: How Wedding Lighting Changes the Mood of Your Reception Walk into the same reception hall before and after uplighting goes up, and it barely looks like the same room. Bare white walls become a wash of color that...

  Your wedding DJ controls the energy in the room from the moment guests arrive to the final song of the night. They shape how your ceremony feels, whether your cocktail hour flows, and — most importantly — whether that...

  Beat Train Named Best Wedding DJ in 2026 by WeddingWire & The Knot   We’re proud to announce that Beat Train Productions has been recognized with the Best of 2026 awards from WeddingWire and The Knot—two of the most...

  Celebrating Our DJs’ Favorite Mixes of 2025 | Non-Traditional Wedding DJs in Boston & NYC   At Beat Train, we believe music should be as individual as the people we’re playing it for. As non-traditional wedding DJs in New...

When it comes to planning your perfect wedding, one of the most important choices you’ll make is the music. The right entertainment can turn your reception into an unforgettable celebration—but should you go with a wedding DJ or a live...

  When couples start planning their wedding, the reception often steals the spotlight (🕺 cue the dance party). But what about the ceremony? It might seem like a smaller piece of the puzzle, but trust us—having a professional wedding DJ...