We LOVE MaryMonica and the talented DJ Chris! MaryMonica is the very wonderful and understanding…read morepresident of MaryMonica Music & Entertainment, Inc. We were like many couples, being impacted by the pandemic and needing to reschedule... three times. MaryMonica was our point of contact as we ventured through the unknown territory of planning a wedding through COVID. She truly is committed to making sure her clients are able to have the day they envision for entertainment! I can't express my gratitude to how kind and flexible she was as we changed dates quickly and made sure we got our favorite DJ Chris to be part of this big day! We hope one day we can meet in person to truly express our gratitude. Our DJ was Chris! He met in person as well as had a conference call to get to know me and my fiancé as a couple as well as understand what sort of vibe we wanted for the evening. We really appreciated the random texts we would send in the off-work hours, in the evenings or on the weekends, where we never felt like a bother. Rather, you could feel DJ Chris' enthusiasm and excitement to work with us and provide us with his expert feedback! Through the evening, I would often use his DJ booth as a place to catch a breath and regroup :)he is a calming presence in a very whirl-winded day! I would wholeheartedly recommend DJ Chris. You will not regret having him be part of your wedding dream team!

After being recommended DJ Chris for our wedding by a friend, we decided to book him through…read moreMaryMonica Music. He was BEYOND wonderful. He listened to all of our requests, played all the right parts of the songs, and his transitions were excellent. Our number one goal was for everyone to be out on the dance floor all night, and with DJ Chris spinning, our guests never left the dance floor. We recently attended another wedding of a couple who also used DJ Chris. He once again did not disappoint! Transitions were spot on and the dance floor was super fun. We would recommend DJ Chris to anybody who is planning a wedding and wants to make sure the dance floor is packed all night! Thanks Chris for making our day so special and fun!

Tony is EXTREMELY dishonest and has horrible communication. For example, Tony said he is on the…read morevendor list for Trump Tower, Signature 95th, and Lasalle library. I checked all of their websites and/or called for references, and they each never heard of Tony or his company. Tony will also ignore you for days/weeks, even after multiple messages. I highly recommend avoiding this company that is deceptive, lies, and does not respond. RE: Business Owner's Reply- I do not know how you are surprised after ignoring me multiple times when I was ready to move forward with reviewing a contract. You ignored me over 2 weeks and we had a professional relationship. You also gave me 3 Wedding Venues that you said you are "preferred vendor" for, without me asking. I checked all 3 of them and you clearly lied to me. Also, Tony, you response to my review says "some of our reviews tells you that our customers were referred by their venues". This is factually incorrect of your Yelp reviews. I checked all 80 of them. None do. Another lie here.

The Extreme Sounds Entertainment & Lightning team was fantastic. Tony & his team were very…read moreresponsive & helpful leading up to our event. Tony is very flexible as well. We originally were scheduled to have our wedding in May of 2021, however, had to postpone due to covid. Tony moved our wedding back to 2022 without any issues or pushback As for our wedding day: Marcia (emcee), DJ Max 10, and the photo booth were great. I would highly recommend them! They accommodated all of our music requests that were initially not in the database by adding them for us. They did an outstanding job with our ceremony music as well!

If you need a DJ and you're in the Chicagoland area, look no further. If there's a better DJ…read morecompany out there, I'd love to know what more they could possibly do than O'Dea did for us on our wedding day. Here's our story. We planned our wedding out to great detail early on. Early on we decided that we didn't want a DJ; we had both been to weddings that had DJ's that turned the wedding into a 4 hour advertisement for their company. I had all of the music on my iSomething and the hall was able to accommodate us just plugging in our music and hitting play. 3 weeks before the wedding my lovely fiance' sprung the change on me; she thought a DJ would be a good idea. After my initial shock and protest, as well as her saying she had a friend of a friend that knew someone that had worked with a guy that knew this DJ company (OK, it wasn't exactly like that but they were referred to us)... I said OK and called them up. After a brief round of phone-tag, Clara and I got in touch. We talked through the date, the times, and what we wanted for the wedding. I was initially apprehensive because I had 50+ songs already picked out that we HAD to have at the wedding and she said that we needed to pick 5 "must have" songs. As leery as I was, we agreed to have her DJ (Ed) meet with us. Two days later (we talked on a Saturday, met Ed on Monday), Ed drove out from the city to our home in the 'burbs to meet with us. From minute one we were comfortable with Ed. Him and his fellow DJ (I think his brother) are the primary guys doing the gigs and they pick who does what based on Clara's phone screening (they tailor the DJ to the type of party/people involved). Ed is a Chicago native with a cool demeanor and he can handle anything you throw at him. We talked through our concerns about advertising, the song list, and what we needed to have played, and at every turn, he was cool with it all. Ed reviewed our song list and made some recommendations that were absolutely spot on; some songs that you and I may THINK are great to dance to... aren't. Some that we might think won't work in a dance... will. I gave Ed some creative license; songs I had planned for the dinner he moved to the dance time. Some that I thought would work for dancing he moved to cocktail hour. It didn't matter. I gave him a list of 50+ songs that we needed to have played. At the end of the night he came to me all excited that he got them all in except one, which was amazing; it was an eclectic mix! More than just playing the songs, there were, as there are with any wedding, changes to the schedule. We pulled dinner forward in time, we extended the dancing, we changed up the order of the special dances and the cake-cutting. Ed rolled with it all. We had a child-meltdown because he missed HIS song. Ed played a 1-minute snipit of it to avoid a very important child to us from focusing on missing his favorite song. After the wedding, everyone that we've talked to has said that everything went well but everyone that really knows the behind the scenes parts has said that the DJ was particularly outstanding. Ed did our wedding proud. His whole DJ booth was set up in the corner, with discrete black scrims shielding the lights from his laptop, the mixing board, and the whole setup was as unobtrusive as I've ever seen. At the same time, the music was loud enough to keep the dance floor going but not so loud that it drowned out conversations off of the dance floor. At the end of the day, could we have saved money with an MP3 player and an audio cable? Yes. Would that have caused MORE stress, probably caused some mis-timed music, some long pauses, and made us unable to change up the order of the songs based on the dynamic nature of events like weddings? Yes. Was O'Dea Entertainment a good choice for our wedding? Yes, Yes, a thousand times Yes. Thank you Ed and Clara for making our wedding sound amazing.

I recently had O'Dea Entertainment DJ my wedding and they did an amazing job! They were so easy to…read morework with leading up to the big day and on the big day they didn't bother me with anything. It was nice being able to count on that. Ed kept the dance floor full all night!

Very crisp a pleasure to watch and listen to. Wicked awesome visuals, keep up the great workread more

Tone Productions never disappoints! My best friend used them for her wedding 8 years ago, then my…read moresister used them 2 years ago, so luckily I knew who to go to for my wedding. The team communicates well and the music selection software is easy to use. They really try to understand your wants and wedding theme and then help with the timeline and other important reception details that I never even thought of! They help make all of the decisions easy. The best part is day of though... they know exactly what to play and when to keep the everyone dancing and the party going!

Working with David was one of the best parts of our wedding. Not only was he extremely…read moreprofessional, helpful and responsive, but he was a lot of fun. He kept our dance floor FILLED the entire night. His song transitions were flawless. He really has a knack for this. You won't regret making him a part of your day.

If you know our family, you know we are the definition of diverse! It takes a special person to…read moreaccept the major role of our event DJ and thank God we have been blessed with one! David Olivares had us dancing the night away at our wedding in 2011 and now again at our eldest daughter's quinceañera this month. Reliable and professional, he played a great mix of genres fitting for our multicultural family and friends. Ready to book the next quince! Mssge him if you are looking to have an unforgettable event! Thank You David!!!

When I think Sounz Deep Entertainment, I think professionals. You get what you want, how you want…read moreit, and if they don't have it, they'll do what they can to make it happen for you. Weddings, birthdays, blocks parties, venues, you name it, they'll do it. Prices for their services are quite reasonable, in comparison to other local party entertainment providers, and their management can be flexible when negotiating their fee. Tips are appreciated, but it's your patronage, they value.

Will is a first class guy and even better DJ. I called him early one Tuesday morning - 4 days…read morebefore our block party! Not only did he take the call (which was far too early in hindsight) - he answered all my questions, gave me some great advice about block parties, etc. I hired him for the block party and everyone loved the music. I even recommended him for several other events that friends are organizing/ hosting. We already signed up with Will for next year's block party. Thanks Will and team!

Funnsongs provided the entertainment for our wedding, almost 5 years ago. I still get comments…read moreabout what a great job they did. While listening to what my husband and I wanted, they still did what we paid them to do...entertain our guests. Dalis sang for our cocktail hour, and learned our first dance song, singing it live. What a great touch! I'm glad we trusted the most important part of our reception to pros like Dalis and Nelson.

I hired Funsongs for my son's wedding. They did just an outstanding job. Dalis sang during…read morecocktails...it was like we had a live band there. Nelson sang the first dance and sounded more like Rod Stewart than Rod Stewart does. What great voices! They did a great job keeping the party rolling. The dance floor was never not full. It was amazing! They don't just play music, they entertain...and they are very good at what they do. The guests (300+) absolutely loved them. They really made my son's wedding reception a memorable occasion. They are the best!

We had such a great experience working with David at A Posh Production for our wedding at RPM…read moreEvents. From start to finish, David was kind, professional, and incredibly easy to work with. He helped us with pipe & drape for our happy hour space as well as a custom gobo projector for our dance floor. Both turned out perfectly and added such a polished, elegant touch to the overall atmosphere. Everything went flawlessly on the day of, and their team handled everything seamlessly behind the scenes so we didn't have to worry about a thing. If you're looking for reliable, high-quality event production with top-notch service, we highly recommend David and the team at A Posh Production!

We hired A Posh Production for our Chicago wedding on 9/2/23. They handled our dance floor,…read moreuplighting, and draping. The space looked absolutely beautiful. They were easy to work with. Their set-up and tear-down was fast. Although they primarily communicated with our planning team, we felt in the loop. I would recommend them!