Absolute Entertainment

ed to discuss using AE as a vendor. Very early on, we sent a complete list of songs for the whole day and were able to meet online via Skype to see and hear some sampling of the songs we had provided. After the contract was locked in, we noticed that Gordon wasn't AS responsive as in the beginning and we were passed along to someone else to handle all the communications. After a few messages, Gordon might respond. He may have been really busy, but it's always nice when you can communicate with the original person. We narrowed down our song selection and sent Gordon the updated list. He had initially told us that it was okay if we sent him the songs via email (vs the online submission website) so that's what we did. We had our final meeting the week of the wedding. We went over the song list and discussed any special songs (first dance, father/daughter, etc.) We wanted to make decisions for as much as possible, but we didn't need final songs until the day before the wedding. During the meeting, we were told that we hadn't entered any information on the website and were asked to do so. When we went to enter the information online, it seemed that the system was not very straightforward at all. Or we were extremely confused? We just couldn't figure out how to add the information that was requested (and my husband and I are both computer science majors who work with computers and web apps). We were exhausted from doing so many other things, so we sent it via email instead. The ceremony music was lovely and the processional songs went exactly as planned, although Gordon was sick the day before and was unable to show up to the rehearsal as we had discussed. There was a point during the ceremony when a song was supposed to be played in the background but he came in at the wrong point and then it seemed like it was abandoned altogether. Before the reception, he came and helped us line up for the intros and asked for clarification on a few of the wedding party names... and then proceeded to mispronounce just about every name, from the simple (Felicia) to the complicated (Seun). It was a little embarrassing, but didn't last long so it was something we tried to overlook. We noticed during dinner that one of our first dance songs was playing, and I just hoped no one would notice. We changed our selection 2 days before the wedding and confirmed with Gordon, but it seems that he forgot to remove it from the rotation. We also noticed that he didn't fade out the songs, and let the entire songs play for each dance. Luckily, about half of the songs were only 2 minutes each, but long dances can become pretty awkward or boring so I would recommend explicitly discussing this if your DJ doesn't bring it up. For our first dance, he started playing the wrong song. We stood still. A lot of brides might have freaked out but I made a decision to remain calm and still enjoy our day. When we got to the dance portion, everyone did seem to have fun. Gordon played songs from the lists we sent him and seemed to read the crowd pretty well, which is the saving grace of this review. Once the crowd got on the dance floor, it was pretty consistent and they stayed there. I only wish that he had more of a presence as an MC and was more crisp with the songs and names.

much fun, and Peter was awesome. The company and Peter were super easy to work with from day 1. We had a contract signed pretty fast, and Peter was in touch with us to see what kind of music we liked. I would definitely use this company-so easy to work with and great people! Thanks Peter!

beginning of the process to the end. I met Keith at a bridal show and wasn't really sure what to expect. He invited my groom and I to come out for a demo, which was great. No other DJ that I considered seemed to have a location for you to come for a demo. The demo let us see if we gelled together and if we liked his style. Throughout the planning process the staff was professional and helpful. And Keith did not disappoint on the day of the wedding. I gladly recommend them to anyone. It was a great experience!

didn't even think of) to make sure they were providing exactly what we wanted. In our initial meeting with them they did a sample wedding (quickly) in their studio which we thought was really cool. They also have a great online planning tool that is easy to use to provide all your music information, requests and details.

one hiccup with our first dance - the version played had a different intro than the version we had wanted (of course I had no idea there was another version)... So make sure that you double-check they have the right one for the songs that count!!

ad a wide range. So we spent the extra $500 to go with this guy. However, on the day of he simply pressed play on a playlist of so so songs, which he didn't DJ with other beats and blending was so so. When I requested a song he had some assistant running the show and he told me "Um I can't play the song you want because I don't know how to take it off of the playlist mode" I almost lost it. I didn't pay this company $1000's to plug in a playlist and then leave during part of the ceremony. We spent more on this DJ with the expectation that we would have to give him little direction and that he would oh ya...actually DJ!! The only pro was that we had to give little direction on how to set up and where to go.

at a wedding" a guest remarked to us! It was a great party! Email communication and confirmation was a little spotty at times from our actual DJ.

were thoroughly impressed and so paid more than what we had budgeted. Ken was great at keeping the younger guests on the dance floor by playing a lot of high tempo, pop music. Although we had emphasized wanting EVERYONE to be dancing, I guess we should have made a point to say that we wanted a fair number of slower dances too to get the older guests dancing as well. We spent a lot of time making a "playlist" to guide the dj. Many of the songs were used, but some were not (those that tended to be slower). This was our one disappointment. Ken was great at helping us pick our ceremony music and first, father/daughter and mother/son dances. He graciously turned down guests requests for the "electric slide", etc. and kept the announcements to a bare minimun which was much appreciated.