We had a ~85 person wedding in Boston which we planned from across the country (in LA) and we…read morewouldn't have been able to do it without Elena and her team. Elena handled all of the booking and management for almost all of our vendors. She kept us on task with everything we needed to do even though my wife & I often missed deadlines. There was an online planner that we collaborated on so we always knew what needed to be done and understood all the moving pieces. Her team handled all of the design and production of everything which made both the event and planning much more carefree. Elena is very knowledgeable with all the different vendors we could work with in every area and was happy to also help us find others when there was something specific we were looking for. On the day of, her was very helpful as things came up to help us adjust the schedule and coordinate with everyone involved. The guests loved all the unique elements that Elena's team help us coordinate and set up like the specialty coffee cart, postcards + mailbox as a guestbook, ramen station for late night food, etc Looking back, we truly got to be present and enjoy our day because Elena and her team had everything under control. Our wedding day ended up even better than we imagined and is undoubtedly one of the best days of our life. If you're planning a wedding, hire Elena - you'll actually get to enjoy your big day!

Fall 2023 Boston wedding around 250 people. Booked for 1 year, ~10k. To be fair it was a hard…read morewedding - cultural nuances with the both of us being out of state and having demanding jobs. Positives: -fair price for full year, set up vendor meetings, good Save the Date designs, good bridal party makeup/hair, wedding painter, and florist suggestions, good communication with maid of honor and best man day of. Problems: - no organization/foresight. She procrastinated booking vendors. Her reasons: unresponsive vendors due to busy wedding season. When my husband or I contacted vendors, we got quick responses. My husband and I booked most vendors. - Aside from Catherine who left, never met other coordinators prior to wedding day. - No running budget of who we owed money to & amount. Did this ourselves. - Frequent loss of info. Most notably, she forgot we had party buses. Then tried to tell us we told her we didn't want party buses. - Save the dates and invitations were sent ~5 months later than deadline. We have guests from out of state and country needing advance notice to make arrangements. So we ordered/mailed save the dates and designed wedding invites ourselves. We got no communication about designs for wedding invites so did it ourselves in contrast to what she claims. - No communication for months. When we asked for weekly meetings, she lied saying it was not included in our package. Pamphlet we were given prior to booking clearly states unlimited meetings for full service. - Elena was unprepared and ~25 min late to the rehearsal. There was traffic and others were late too. Rehearsal was longer than necessary because we repeatedly corrected her. She then blamed me for sending her a "different timeline" even though this was a common shared timeline she made herself. We were ~45 min late for our rehearsal dinner. - On the bus on the way to the ceremony, in front of the entire bridal party Elena asked me about our balance not being paid for the limo. - Elena did not attend the ceremony and we were not aware prior. She stayed at the reception hotel. Our venues were booked one year in advance so all parties were aware of the locations of our ceremony and reception. The coordinators at the ceremony should have attended the rehearsal because they were clueless. Coordinator wasn't aware that she was supposed to cue us from the bus to the church until a bridesmaid told her. She then lined up the wedding party out of order which they fixed themselves. - My cousin was the one who came to church early to turn on lights and heating. - Coordinators gave no instructions to the choir. My husband and his parents walked down the aisle in silence after being told to start by the coordinator. Josh wanted a song to be playing. Later, Elena blamed my husband for going ahead "too early" and said "it happens" when he complained. - After our ceremony ended, there was no signal to walk out. Yes we practiced our entrances/exits but that was more for the order of walking in. There was no music or choir during our rehearsal and even though Elena had the list of songs we were playing for our entrances and exits, you still need to coordinate with the choir. So yes, you DO need a cue in order for the wedding party to exit, as we've seen at other weddings. My priest asked where the coordinators were. Nowhere. After an awkward silence, the choir randomly played music so we could walk out. - Biggest mistake: At the rehearsal, my husband and I emphasized that it was important that wedding party exits church then immediately returns through side doors for pics in the church. When everyone exited the church, the coordinators lied saying that the plan changed with bride approval (how the hell do I give approval while I am in the ceremony?). So all were directed outside without proper instruction. Most left. The coordinators mentioned that there was no time for photos, but we ended up being fine with our schedule. - the coordinators were inside gossiping instead of taking care of the chaos they caused. My bridesmaids + partners coordinated with bus drivers to get everyone off the buses and line people up on the stairs for bubbles. - we were rushed by the coordinators for our post church park photos again because of "time." I didn't pay ~15k to our photo/video just to skip this. - When lining up for the reception, Elena made no effort to find my missing parents. - Elena lined the wedding party up by our church order for the reception entrances. Bridal party and DJ corrected her. Overall the day went fine thanks to our families and friends. I was stressed the whole year. Every time we brought up an issue, it was made to seem like it was our fault or it's normal.

We had Eureka "On the Spot" as the entertainment for our son's Bar Mitzvah and we highly recommend…read morethem to anybody considering them. Working with Rafi on setting up the event flow and discussing the details was super helpful and one of the few non-tedious aspects of orchestrating what felt like a wedding weekend! The entire team who were on site were phenomenal -- engaging, happy, helpful and fun for all our guests. We had a big group... 40 kids, 50 people around our (parents) generation, and about 30 in the grandparents generation, and people from each group commented about how awesome it was to have entertainment that was actually fun for people of all ages. We had the jigsaw puzzle maker, and people got to take home nice keepsakes, and we also had the escape room, which was a lot of fun! Kids were able to be successful at it, and it also challenged parents (I say this from experience!) We are grateful we don't have to plan another brit mitzvah, but if we did, we wouldn't hesitate to book Eureka again!

We had our son's bar mitzvah this past Saturday and Eureka, headed by Rafi, provided the…read moreentertainment. We couldn't be more pleased - I had guests of all ages coming to say that they did not realize a bar mitzvah could be so much fun. They truly made it a very enjoyable event for all. We had the games and puzzles, plus custom jigsaw making (was great as a bar mitzvah gift, rather than the more generic clothing items), Escape room (it was a hit with both kids and adults) and MC and DJ services. I want to separately say that having Rafi as a partner in event planning was invaluable - he came to the venue prior to the event, met with us several times, provided numerous suggestions and advice (on timing, music, highlights, etc.) and coordinated with the venue, caterers and photographer. Can't recommend them enough!

I wish I could give this group 17 stars! Everyone (and I mean everyone) commented on how great our…read morewedding band was. They had energy, style, talent and could really work a room. They even got the party going after an ambulence took an eldery family member away after she collpased. Now that is talent. Stu was wonderful when helping me choose the songs and never pressured me into anything I did not want, but made his feelings clear when he thought a song list might be too boring, slow, etc. If they fit into your budget, I would hire this band. They were by far the best one I heard when i was looking and they really set the tone for a incredible reception. Thanks guys!

This band had me on the dance floor all night long! I loved their music, they played my old…read morefavorites and stuff that was super current. The lead singers were delightfully engaging! The horn section really sets this band apart.

I can't tell you how many people pulled me aside during my wedding and called me after to ask me…read morewho did the music.....and it of course was Spotlight Entertainment. From our initial meeting, the folks at Spotlight set me at ease and had me convinced the music at my event was going to be exactly what I wanted, when I wanted. Professional throughout the entire process, Spotlight went above the call of duty precisely hitting every moment of music we selected for our wedding ceremony and keeping my guests dancing well into the night during our reception. Craig acted as MC for the event, and was extremely professional and more importantly fun....which was contagious and drove the dance party that ensued. I was completely blown away with the value of Spotlight Entertainment as well. Very affordable AND they kept the music going right up until the venue told us it was time to go (which was a little bit past the time we agreed on!)..... Pictures to come!

I love the staff at Spotlight! They are fun, laid back guys that are all business and really…read moreunderstand your needs !I've been to a few parties that they have been at and I'm always impressed with the event. I can't wait until it's time to plan my next party...you can bet I'll be giving them a call!!

These guys rule. I had a holiday party set for a Saturday -- right before Xmas no less. On Thursday…read morethe band I had slated had to cancel. So I called Sam and Kathleen and like 24 hours they were here setting me up. Life savers! Definitely plan ahead but these guys just reached out to help when I desperately needed help and I get the sense you get that from them every time. They know their gear and integrated to my system seamlessly. I can't give them enough credit.

Rent Karaoke Boston provided my party last evening at the Springfield Elk's Lodge with a great…read moresystem, it was very easy to use and the operator who brought the system in - Matt was OUTSTANDING!!!!! He stayed around and was great with instructions and then when he was free he came back to the event and took it upon himself when the performers slowed down he got on the system, sang some GREAT songs and got everybody reengaged. I would recommend Matt and the Company any time for any event. I have been fielding calls all day about the event and how much fun everyone had. THANK YOU Mike S. Springfield, MA

Toast to That Entertainment was fantastic to work with! They were very personable throughout the…read moreplanning process and extremely knowledgeable about wedding music. Alex was very professional, and our day-of DJ made a point to check in with us throughout the event. We appreciated that Alex was able to create a special clip of 2 combined songs for our first dance song. Aside from a minor technical glitch right at the end of our first dance song, everything ran smoothly and according to plan. We would definitely recommend Toast to That for weddings or any event needing a great DJ!

Toast to That Entertainment was awesome to work with! We had several zoom meetings with Alex…read morethroughout the planning process and he was very helpful. Before the first meeting we received an email with access to their app...when we did meet he told us about how to use it and walked us through all the information they were asking for. It is a very in depth app and can seem overwhelming at first, but once we started going through we realized how thorough and helpful it all was. Anytime we had a question Alex was quick to answer and help. DJ Dom who we ended up working with on the day of the wedding was phenomenal!! He met with us after the ceremony and before the reception got started to see if we had any questions. When it came time to start introducing people (parents, wedding party, us) into the reception he got all the guests hyped up, and he made us even more excited to get out there and start the fun. All our guests couldn't stop raving about how good, and fun, Dom was.

We used equipment from Newman Audio Visual Productions. Our wedding host recommendeed this guys to…read moreus. We contacted them and discussed all the details and technical issues. We ordered audio equipment and lights from them. The result exceeded all our expectations. The whole team was very professional and prompt. The equipment worked flawlessly. And all the guests were delighted with thee light setups...

DJ Dave was EXCELLENT all around. He communicated super well prior to the wedding, accommodated our…read moremusic taste brilliantly, was friendly and fun to work with, and all in all threw a great party that kept all our wedding guests dancing all night. Look no further--book DJ Dave & Breezy Day Productions now!!!