Bride and groom at the center of a cheering wedding party at an Ithaca, NY wedding reception, with bridesmaids in burgundy and guests raising their hands behind them

Ithaca, New York · Tompkins County

Ithaca Weddings

Ithaca's hometown wedding DJ and MC: a polished host, custom music planning and a dance floor that stays full all night.

An Independent DJ Portfolio

Wedding DJ & MC in Ithaca, New York

Ithaca is home. I'm based just outside the city in Freeville, and I DJ and MC weddings across Tompkins County and the southern Finger Lakes: farm and barn venues in Lansing, hotel ballrooms on the Cornell campus and downtown, and inns and estates in the hills around Cayuga Lake. I know these rooms, their load-ins and their sound limits before I ever walk in.

Couples get a professional MC who runs the evening, music planned around their guests, and a packed dance floor from the grand entrance to the last song. Lighting and effects are designed for the space, from warm uplighting in a barn to cold sparks and dancing on the clouds for a first dance in a ballroom.

Explore the complete DJ Mike Melice wedding experience

Where Mike Has Performed

Ithaca Venues I've Played

A short list, not the whole map, from Cornell's campus to the farms of Lansing.

Dutch Harvest Farm
Farm and barn celebrations in Lansing
The Statler Hotel
Ballroom weddings on the Cornell campus
Hotel Ithaca
Downtown hotel ballroom and event space
La Tourelle Hotel & Spa
Hotel, spa and event space just outside Ithaca
The Fontainebleau Inn
Historic inn in the Finger Lakes
New Park
Wooded estate venue with on-site cottages
The John Joseph Inn
Country inn in nearby Groton

Real Ithaca Weddings

Ithaca Wedding Gallery

Photographs and film from real Ithaca-area weddings: dance floors, lighting, first dances and special effects.

Bride and groom celebrating on the dance floor with their wedding party at a barn wedding at Dutch Harvest Farm in Lansing, NY, surrounded by yellow bridesmaid dresses, heart-shaped sunglasses and a custom marquee sign

Ithaca · The Whole Room

Groom firing a DJ Mike Melice CO₂ cannon into the air beside his laughing bride at a barn wedding at Dutch Harvest Farm in Lansing, NY

Ithaca · CO₂ Cannon

Wedding party and guests cheering under a white tent at a Lansing, NY wedding near Ithaca, holding face cutouts and a custom marquee sign

Ithaca · Tent Party

Bride and groom sharing their first dance on a waist-high layer of dancing-on-the-clouds dry ice fog, lit by purple and blue uplighting beneath round chandeliers accented with greenery

Ithaca · Dancing on the Clouds

Wedding reception ballroom set for dinner with white linens, burgundy napkins and geometric pendant fixtures, washed in purple uplighting with a custom Allie & Allan monogram projected on the wall

Ithaca · Monogram & Uplighting

Wedding guests on the dance floor with arms raised, one in a maroon lace dress, under amber geometric ceiling fixtures and blue and purple uplighting

Ithaca · Dance Floor

Packed wedding dance floor seen from inside the crowd, saturated blue and purple uplighting on damask walls beneath webbed pendant fixtures

Ithaca · The Blue Room

Bride in a lace gown dancing under a tent with string lights beside a guest in a patterned skirt, lit in deep magenta and purple

Ithaca · Under the Tent

From Ithaca Couples

Words From Ithaca Couples

“Mike kept the energy high throughout the entire night and made everything flow seamlessly. The live saxophone elevated the entire experience and made the night unforgettable.”

Alyssa F. · Dutch Harvest Farm, Lansing, NY

“Mike brought incredible energy and kept the dance floor packed all night. Guests of every age were dancing, and the music flowed perfectly from beginning to end.”

Kara M. · Dutch Harvest Farm, Lansing, NY

“Mike read the crowd, kept the energy high, and made the dance floor absolutely electric all night. The live violin and saxophone were better than we could have imagined.”

Kelseigh G. · The John Joseph Inn, Groton, NY

The Difference

Why Ithaca Couples Choose DJ Mike Melice

A Local Who Knows the Rooms

Based minutes from Ithaca, Mike knows the area's farms, hotels and inns, from load-in to sound limits, so nothing about your venue is a surprise on the day.

An MC Who Runs the Night

Introductions, toasts, first dances and dinner are handled with polish and kept on time, so you and your families can stay in the moment.

Music Planned Around You

Every wedding starts with real music planning: your must-plays, your do-not-plays and the guests you most want on the floor.

Live Music and Effects

Live saxophone and violin, cold sparks, dancing on the clouds, uplighting and projection mapping, designed around your barn, tent or ballroom.

Questions Answered

Ithaca Wedding DJ FAQ

Yes. Farm and barn venues like Dutch Harvest Farm are some of my favorite rooms. I plan sound and lighting around each space, including any volume limits, so the dance floor stays full without overpowering the room.

Yes. I DJ and MC weddings and events at The Statler Hotel and Hotel Ithaca, and I regularly work with Cornell alumni couples and Cornell events.

All of Tompkins County and the surrounding Finger Lakes, including Lansing, Trumansburg, Dryden, Groton, Cortland, Aurora, Watkins Glen and Geneva, plus Syracuse, Rochester and Binghamton.

Yes. Every wedding includes a professional MC, not just a DJ. I handle introductions, toasts, announcements and transitions, and I coordinate with your venue and vendors.

Popular Saturdays book 18 to 24 months out. As soon as you have a date in mind, reach out, even if it's early. It's far easier to hold a date than to replace one.

Wedding reception ballroom near Ithaca, NY with purple uplighting and a custom monogram projection above the guest tables

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Let's Make Your Ithaca Wedding Unforgettable

Whether you're planning at Dutch Harvest Farm, The Statler, La Tourelle or anywhere else in the Finger Lakes, tell me your date and the kind of night you want your guests to remember.

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This independent wedding portfolio is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dutch Harvest Farm, The Statler Hotel, Hotel Ithaca, La Tourelle Hotel & Spa, The Fontainebleau Inn, New Park or The John Joseph Inn.