We used Complete Music for our wedding. Full disclosure: I chose them because a friend of mine from college is one of their DJs, Josh Lerman.
Basically what happened was that I contacted Josh and he had the company send me info. We just wanted the basic service- no videography, no props or special equipment. Since CM is based in the Albany area and our wedding was in Northampton, there was a travel fee to cover Josh's expenses, but including that fee and the tip, we still spent well under $800.
Josh was a great DJ! We'd chosen the music we wanted to play during the meal (musical theatre love songs) and gave him CDs with that music plus all the "must play" music (our first dance, mother-son dance, etc). So he played all that. We'd met with him a couple of weeks prior and we talked about all the stuff we didn't want played and the types of music we liked. Josh understood what we wanted form the get go.
He checked in with us several times throughout the wedding to make sure he was playing what we wanted to hear and that the event was progressing how we wanted it to. There were people dancing non stop all afternoon. Granted, we've got some dancers in the group, but Josh knew how to control the flow.
I think Josh would do the same fantastic job at anyone's wedding/event. He's tuned in to how people are reacting and he knows how to balance that with what the bride and groom want to hear. He's great on the mic, but not cheesy or overbearing.
As for my dealings with the company itself, it was fine. We could have done with a touch more communication. We sent our deposit check and had to check in a couple of times to make sure they received it. Ditto with the contract. But overall, it all went smoothly. read more
