Eddie and Arlene DJ’d and MC’d a wedding at Highbanks — a waterside ceremony among the trees, then a full reception inside. Every photo on this page is from that day. Our First Dance is an independent wedding DJ service; we are not affiliated with the venue.
The reception room at Highbanks Wedding & Events — Petersburg, Indiana
Highbanks sits in the woods outside Petersburg, Indiana, with a ceremony site at the water’s edge and a separate indoor reception room. What we saw working there:
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Highbanks is really two spaces with a walk between them, and that shapes the whole day. The ceremony happens outdoors at the water, then everyone moves inside for dinner, toasts and dancing. Here is what mattered most from where we stood.
These are our working notes from a real wedding, not venue rules or guarantees. Every wedding is different, and we plan each one with the couple directly.
The Highbanks ceremony site is beautiful and completely open-air, which means nothing carries on its own. We treat the ceremony as its own event with its own sound, so the moments that matter most are heard, not just seen.
Ceremony seating among the trees at Highbanks — ceremony sound on its own stand
Inside, the reception room is one large open space with the head table and guest tables next to the dance floor. Sound here is about the guest experience: people should be able to talk over dinner, understand every toast, and feel the energy lift when the dancing starts.
No equipment lecture. The measure of good sound at a wedding is that nobody thinks about it.
At Highbanks the formal part of the evening and the party share one room, so the hand-off between them matters. Arlene runs the introductions and keeps the timeline moving; Eddie reads the room and builds the music to get people onto the floor and keep them there.
The Highbanks dance floor later in the evening
These are the things we work out with every couple before the wedding. They are Our First Dance planning items — not Highbanks venue policies, which the venue will cover with you directly.
The people you plan with are the people who show up — Eddie and Arlene plan your wedding with you and are the two people who arrive on the day.
Every photo on this page is from a wedding Eddie and Arlene personally worked. See more venues and weddings on our Real Weddings page, or see real weddings at Friedman Park in Newburgh and Discovery Lodge in Evansville.
Tell Eddie and Arlene your date and what you have in mind for the ceremony and reception. We answer personally.
Prefer to talk? Call or text Arlene at (270) 543-5742.
