Nick recently worked a family party for me, and he was simply the best! He had everyone up dancing…read more& laughing. I highly recommend entertainment explosion to anyone. Nick does It all from weddings to corporate events to stand up comedy & music! Can't wait to have him host my wedding in August! 10/10 Service

We hired Nick and Entertainment Explosions on the recommendation of our wedding venue, Crabtree's…read moreKittle House. Nick was very receptive when I initially emailed him to inquire about his services. Nick was extremely personable and had the right amount of "wanting to make the customer happy" and "knowing when to give his opinion when discussing possible plans." After meeting Nick in person, and listening to him speak about how he operates in comparison to others in the business, as well as his overall enthusiasm, we confidently chose Nick to DJ for our wedding. In addition to his MC/DJ services, we also rented up-lighting and a photo booth from him. The photo booth price included unlimited printed photos in real time for our guests to take home, as well as a digital copy of every photo taken. I can tell you that his photo booth was not only a hit the night of our wedding, but as well as when we invited our friends over to watch every photo projected onto our TV. It was a real treat for my wife and I to be able to see all the hilarious moments we had missed during that night. At the 3-month mark prior to our wedding, Nick sent us spreadsheets/word documents, outlining the entire event, and giving us the opportunity to write down all the names of our family/friends that were to be introduced, as well as what songs we wanted played and when to play them. 10 days before our wedding, we had a final conference call with Nick to review the entire plan step by step; from the ceremony (where he hired live musicians for us), to the introductions and entrances, to our first dance, and the playlist that was to commence after that. I can't tell you, witnessing issues at other weddings, how grateful we were to have Nick request a phonetic spelling of every person to be introduced (parents, wedding party, etc) and then practice it on the phone with us during our conference call. His attention to detail and meticulous organization is just one of the attributes that sets Nick apart from other entertainers. Throughout the entire planning process, Nick knew that we wanted not just high energy at the beginning of the night, but consistent energy throughout the 4 hours. He kept the crowd engaged and played a variety of music that everyone, regardless of age, enjoyed (The late 90s/early 2000s playlist was quite nostalgic and fun). Guests from our wedding continue to tell us how great Nick was. The quality of his work was quite apparent when our wedding video revealed some of our guests leaving the dance floor only to return moments later with a fresh drink in hand, and renewed energy to continue dancing the night away. I highly recommend Nick and Entertainment Explosion for any party/event you are planning! I promise you that you will not be disappointed! We plan on using him for future family events as well!

Vinny and his staff were amazing. We booked with them for our wedding may19th 2023. We had a…read moreviolinist and a cello for our ceremony. They're website is great and he responded very quickly. Thank you, The Colóns

My parents booked Pinilla over 2 years ago for their 50th anniversary celebration. Due to COVID we…read morehad to keep outgoing the celebration until finally we had to cancel it. It was canceled well before the contract limits and we have not received any $ back. We have tried to contact them to no avail (phone calls, emails , my dad went to their location). When I finally did reach someone (I had to pretend to be a new customer) I was told the owner would call me back. Here we are a month later and no phone call. My parents are retired and cannot afford to lose $5,000!!! Shame on you!

I caught an old co-worker's anniversary function a couple of weeks ago…read more over by the Socrates Sculpture Park and took note of the professionalism exuded by the photographer by Pinilla Studios. It wasn't easy to get about 20 people together and composed for a series of photographs without getting frustrated, but he did it with grace and some engaging humor. When I found out that these folks hired the DJ as well for the event from Pinilla, I found it remarkable. The DJ was in tune with the crowd, and got everyone moving! It says a lot that this company is dedicated to making sure the events they do are extra enjoyable and memorable thanks to their services playing a part.

Hiring Ultimate Sound DJ's to play our wedding was by FAR one of the best decisions. The owner,…read moreFrank, was super down to earth and easy to talk to. When we met in person to discuss and sign the contract, he wasn't "pushy" or "gimmicky" (as some wedding vendors can be) and most importantly, we didn't feel rushed. We signed the contract for a September 2021 wedding...and, well, as things would have it due to the pandemic, we decided to push our wedding back a whole year. When we met with Frank again to discuss the rebooking, he graciously obliged at NO EXTRA COST! He listened to our wants and truly did his best to make it happen. We had a String Trio play at our Ceremony and they were absolutely breathtaking. Definitely worth it to have your ceremony serenaded by this beautiful String Trio. Moving on to the Reception. We danced on a cloud for our first dance which made for GORGEOUS photo ops! Soooo glad we chose this option! So, my husband and I are Puerto Rican, but had a VERY diverse group of guests, both in age and nationalities. It was super important for us to ensure that ALL of our guests felt included. We also wanted EVERYONE dancing (if they weren't eating). Our DJ, Omar, managed to incorporate Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, 80's and 90's R&B/Hip Hop, Disco, Freestyle, Classic Rock and even some 60's and 70's classics! Tough request, but Omar executed this flawlessly! The MC we initially booked was unable to work our wedding due to some personal matters which Frank notified us as soon as he could and handled it without missing a beat. He guaranteed us that our new MC would do just as great as our first pick. On our big day, the new MC Joseph did not disappoint. He made time to come up to the bridal suite and speak with my husband I to ensure we were ALL on the same page. Let me not fail to mention the drummer! We saw him perform at an Ultimate Sound Showcase and we couldn't resist! Great sound addition and amazing photo ops when he allowed my husband and I to take over the drums and congas! Fast forward to Hora Loca (Crazy Hour)...we had one of their 7 Ft LED Robots do a whole new re-entry with my new Husband and I, O2 guns and all!!! The crowd went WILD! 5 months later and family is still talking about "The Robot!!!". My Husband and I danced till the last song played! Our guests danced all night right beside us! All in all, we couldn't have asked for more. Thank you Frank, Joseph, Omar and everyone at Ultimate Sound for making it a night to remember! Mr. & Mrs. Vega 09/17/2022

Lost for words can't even explain how great Ultimate Sound DJs is. I recently hired them for my…read morewedding and it was a blast. Family and friends are still talking about how great the MC and DJ was. Frank from the 1st meeting made our version come alive. The communication and the follow up appointments leading up to our big day was great. They even have a photos and videographer option. The team went above and beyond. Spending the day with them felt like family. I'm not big on smiling but they kept me smiling. Every song they played people were on the floor. They go off the couples energy and will make sure your guests leave with a memorable time. We will do it all over again.

Don't hesitate and book Sleekbooth NOW! They are detail-oriented, customizable, and so…read morecommunicative throughout the process. And that was before the event. Then they showed up and KILLED the photobooth for our wedding. I think about 20+ of our guests remarked about how personable, fun, and well laid out the booth and props were. My sister said "This is the best photo booth I've seen at a wedding" and my sister goes to TONS of wedding! It was a major highlight of our reception and it made some awesome (and hilarious) memories for us and our guests. Seriously, they are a dream to work with and plan and create the PERFECT photo booth for your special day. Also, we had the digital gallery that same evening. Like, within an hour! And the guests had print outs in maybe seconds. Just can't say enough. Thanks Thaddeus, Ashley and Sleekbooth NYC!

I cannot say enough about SleekBoothNYC! I love working with Ashley and Thaddeus for our corporate…read moreevents and will continue to use them for years to come! They are always willing to work with us on special requests and are on top of all the details without needing much of anything from me! I LOVE that I can trust that they will be there on time and will have everything in order well before the event starts. BONUS: They are the cutest couple and you cannot help but love them! Thank you both for everything!!

The Aurora Gallery is an event coordination company, NOT a specific venue; they work with multiple…read morevenues. This review is of how this event coordinator organized our wedding ceremony and reception this September, at a venue called T Studio in Astoria (you can see amy review of that venue separately). Things they organized well: * For the most part the package is reasonably priced and a lot of the things are included (e.g. DJ, photographer, staff, décor) etc. However, as we've learned later (see below), this organizer takes on more than they can logistically handle and it would have been much better if we actually organized some of these elements ourselves. * The food -the restaurant this coordinator ordered catering from was very good. * The décor was in line with what I wanted, BUT...see the list of "buts" below... Things they organized.... NOT so well: * There were multiple warning signs early on that this wedding coordinator is not very detail-oriented. Communicating with her was hard--she took a long time to reply to emails and things were disappearing in the thread. For example, she sent us our wedding contract three times, each time with errors in it. * They set up very late so there's no chance to check everything--and that's too bad. For one: THEY MESSED UP THE TABLE SEATING. I provided a correct seating chart way in advance and we only had 8 tables (!). And somehow they couldn't get that right and put the same guests at two tables, which completely messed up the whole arrangement and resulted in two of our guests actually eating dinner in a back room next to garbage cans (!) because they wanted to sit together. To make it worse, the coordinator was trying to deny it in a conversation with me later. * Multiple things that were part of our package were missing during the event, including a coffee station and a water station. I myself (as bride) had to run to the bar every time I wanted a glass of water, and towards the end of the event the guests informed me that there is no coffee! Which was in our package! They refunded us for the cost of the missing items ($125! Out of ~$14K), but well, we only had one wedding. * The bar RAN OUT OF WINE before the event ended. Already the bar under this company closes 30mins before the end of the event, and all we had on offer for wine was house red and house white. * The ceremony took place on the terrace: there was a loud air conditioning unit that practically drowned out our vows. * I wanted to add a champagne reception to our package, and at the beginning I wanted to manage it myself, but our wedding coordinator offered to take care of it for an extra charge. BIG MISTAKE. They did not get enough champagne and were serving glasses with embarrassingly tiny amounts of champagne at some point. I would have bought the bottles myself had I known in advance! * In general, the staff assistance was non-existent. My parents and multiple guests reported that the staff offered no guidance, the guests were confused as to where they were supposed to go or what to do. * We paid for "passed hors d'oevres " as part of our package, which were supposed to be distributed before the ceremony. My parents reported that a waiter showed up 2-3 times out on the terrace with a small plate of hors d'oevres which lasted for just a few people. * The décor was also included in our package including tables and altar décor. The wedding coordinator did provide a vision board and we discussed getting specific things, like fairy lights and lighting up the aisle with candles/lampions. There were neither. The coordinator said she made a budget decision to not include those -and did not inform me about it! But based on all the other fails my guess is that she simply forgot. The part that particularly irked me was: I found a Love-shaped balloon on Amazon and offered to buy it and bring it for decoration, but the wedding coordinator said she'll take care of it. You've guessed it...there was no balloon. I could have easily done that myself. * My general impression is: when you're planning a wedding, you can't possibly think of every single thing as the bride. That is why you hire a wedding organizer to take off some of the load (and pay them money for it!). Foresight and support was completely lacking from this vendor. I had to think of everything myself and spell everything out, and on occasion even the instructions I gave them were not executed correctly. From things I didn't spell out but I had hope that they will interpret them, here's one example: we provided little bottles of bubbles for guests to use during the ceremony. The event coordinator distributed the bottles on chairs for the ceremony, but provided no instructions to the guests to use them. Result: there were no bubbles during the ceremony or at any point. You just expect that an experienced wedding coordinator would know to "manage" the crowd and give out instructions. Needless to say, I cannot recommend this vendor.

This review is so overdue!…read more We had our reception here last October. The space is huge and you are really able to transform it however you'd like although the managers do help you with some standard seating layouts. We had 120 guests and the size was just right. We had plenty of room for seating buffet tables and dance floor. They even provide a bartender for you to use that night. I'll post some pictures which tell more than I can in the writeup but it's definitely worth 5 stars, and the main reason was John. When crap went wrong he calmed us down. Took us drinks and food in the back and to our table. Reminded us to relax and enjoy. Our DJ which we brought on our own was late and I started to get worked up but John cooled me down. He also helped us plan and figure out a lot of things as we had not a clue in the world what we were doing. He made it worth every penny. They also have many vendors to recommend should you need them. We used theirs for the tables and chairs and also the waitstaff. The prices were reasonable compared to other vendors and trust me, we checked. If you're looking to do a wedding on a budget and paying for yourself, you should use the Aurora Gallery.

Had our son's first birthday party here and it was a wonderful time! Decor was great, it was clean,…read moreplenty of friendly, organized staff to help out... no complaints! They were very straight-forward and honest about pricing/what was included etc., no surprise fees in fact I think they perhaps were a bit lenient and didn't charge us for a few things they _could_ have which was very much appreciated. As other reviews have mentioned, the bounce house was a big hit with the older kids although the younger ones had smaller toys and things/activities to do as well. Also, again, the staff was great and kept things running smoothly. It was very clear they're experienced running birthday parties and knew how to pace/schedule everything so we had enough time to both play and eat/have cake etc. without feeling rushed. Thank you Gym-azing!

I had my daughter's third birthday here and it exceeded my expectations. My daughter and all her…read morefriends around her age had an incredible time playing with the bounce house, the slides and all the fun activities. The party was very well organized and there was a fun dancing component. The owner Tina and her daughter Anna answered my many questions leading up to the event and were kind and helpful. I am very happy at how everything turned out, my daughter had a special day,

I was here for a wedding and it was so over the top in this beautiful venue. The service was…read moreimpeccable, the food even better. If you are looking for a wedding venue, absolutely check this place out. They have a nice terrace on the roof for when the whether cooperates, but the inside is so large you wouldnt even notice if they had to move indoors.

A great space, that is very clean and well appointed, with awful, awful food. Either they under or…read moreover cooked, or didn't honor people's dietary choices. Either way, I have no desire to go back for an event or recommend them.