Collective DJs

honest, and most of all helpful in bringing together our dream wedding. Because of his long experience performing at weddings, he helped guide us through what was possible, and what was normal not only in terms of music, but in emceeing the event overall. He was perfectly timely in his communications, asking for important decisions months before the date and making himself available as needed on wedding week. He also created a version of our wedding song that was perfect for our first dance. 100% recommend DJ Carl for any future event!

s. I'm thrilled to say that DJ Carl was equally as amazing if not even better! We had several guests come up to us and say that it was the BEST dance floor they've ever seen at a wedding. My parents and aunts and uncles said "your DJ was AWESOME!" and we LOVED all the songs he played - it couldn't have gone better if we tried! He really took our vision to the next level and built off of our "must play" songs to create such an incredible dance floor. The dance floor was packed the entire time, from young adults in their 20s, to grandparents in their 80s. He was great at reading the room and playing the songs that would keep people on their feet, all while staying in our desired genres (we requested no today's top hits/"tik tok" music). We met with him via zoom a few times and he helped ease our anxieties about the wedding day, but we could never have imagined that it would go so perfectly. Thank you DJ Carl!!

play music all night without the MC type of vibe. My husband and I enjoy a variety of music and knew we wanted certain songs to be played at our reception. We sent Carl Jr. a Spotify playlist- he played pretty much everything and seamlessly added songs that fit the mood. His timing was impeccable, playing the perfect balance of older, newer, fast, and slow music. When something happened unexpectedly at the end of the night, Carl Jr. kept the party going until everyone left the venue. All our guests raved about our DJ and we had a BLAST! We highly recommend Collective DJs!

ues was difficult and at times highly emotional. My saving grace was working with truly incredible people and working with DJ Carl and DJ Leni made everything so much better. When my date and venue changed DJ Carl got us in touch with DJ Leni who made the most AMAZING set list. I think the guests never stopped dancing through the whole event. I have had several people request the playlist for their own use. In meeting with DJ Leni I felt like he got the personality of my husband and I so well and created a theme around "80s/movie prom". Truly a joy to work with! Just perfect!

so happened he had a cancellation for our exact wedding day a few days earlier. I believe that to be divine intervention because DJ Carl, without a doubt, was one of the best decisions we have ever made (besides getting married ;-D) DJ Carl clearly loves all music and doesn't have any judgements against your music picks. He was very organized and helped us realize how music is an integral part to a wedding reception--from your opening song, to the atmosphere during dinner, to the cake cutting, to your first dance. All of these moments are a chance to insert your personal touch and style on your wedding day. DJ Carl was super professional, organized, and flexible. He has multiple ways for customers to give him their 'Do's/Don't' list. We chose to use spotify playlists, which was easy for us. We were having trouble deciding on our first dance song, since it wasn't a typical love song. But DJ Carl motivated us to go with a song that we love and we are so grateful for his encouragement to go with our gut. On our wedding day, he arrived with ample time until the reception, so played music on his speakers for the happy hour, which was going above and beyond what he had to do. The music during the reception was light hearted and playful, which matched the emotions in the room. Once some of the tables were pulled away, the dancing commenced and didn't stop for 4 hours! It was great song after great song that kept everyone dancing long after they thought they would. DJ Carl knows how to read the room and perfectly times slow songs and fast songs. I don't think I have danced that much since my college years, but I just couldn't help myself. Til this day, our guests still say how much fun they had dancing at our wedding, which is such a compliment to DJ Carl's skills. We are so grateful for his expertise and could not have imagined our wedding without him. If you still wavering on whether or not to have a DJ, I cannot argue enough for hiring DJ Carl. He takes the stress away, so that you can focus on celebrating. DJ Carl is more than just a DJ--he's truly passionate about all music and puts his heart and soul into make sure everyone is having a good time.

weekend flawlessly and our guests danced all night. It took us a long time to find the right DJ for us and we couldn’t have been happier to have Carl at our event.

ires a lot of trust, because unlike other wedding vendors, it's hard to know in advance whether the DJ will create the atmosphere and dance party you're looking for. When talking and meeting with Carl before the wedding, we knew that he genuinely cared about our music tastes and what we wanted for our wedding, and knew he was the one. And he created the best dance party! Carl got all of our guests on the dance floor and we got so many compliments from our friends and family about the music. I highly recommend Carl for your wedding--or, any event!

n. Once you meet him you can instantly tell that he truly has a passion for what he is doing. He played all of the songs we asked him to and mixed them seamlessly. There was not a single moment of down time once the music started. Our guests all had a blast and so did we!

asy and executed our vision masterfully. From the first meeting with him, my wife and I had full trust in his ability to inter-mix the vast genres of music we requested. He was able to pick the perfect songs at the perfect time and kept the whole party dancing the ENTIRE night.

our wedding. They are responsive and professional yet friendly and personable at the same time. 5 weeks post wedding and our friends and family are still talking about our DJ and the music! At the last song of the night, at 11pm, at least 90 of our guests were still dancing away, then chanted "one last song" until they played one more dance song. We loved working with them, and our guests loved dancing with them, as did we. I can only recommend these guys in the highest.

c and his job. We had to travel from out of state for our wedding in Baltimore and he worked with us via FaceTime and email to make sure things were set. Music is also really important to us and we wanted specific songs for specific reasons. Carl understood that and worked with us on every playlist. Finally- our party was AMAZING and this had a lot to do with the music and the flow of the night. Carl is a quiet professional that you can trust will make the right musical choices on the dance floor. There was never an empty floor. Collective DJs is a vendor you do not have to worry about.

essionalism and skill in creating an excellent party. We're so glad he was recommended to us!

in the run-up to the event and was very flexible about scheduling; moreover, he has set up a really excellent and thorough event information form that probably did as much to help us plan as any wedding book did.  During the event, he was responsive to sudden requests and changes in plan, and did a great job keeping the tempo up throughout the evening.  All of our other vendors had experience working with him and seemed quite happy (and sometimes even relieved) to hear that he would be the emcee.  Long story short: get DJ Carl.  He is great.

ou would not believe the amount of DJs that mess this up!). We filled out a questionnaire and then met with Leni in person to review everything a couple weeks before the wedding. He nailed it! So professional and easy going. Also fulfilled some last minute song requests we sent him day of!

el we wanted for both portions of the wedding. Music is extremely important to us and Carl did a wonderful job. He was always very responsive and always very nice. He is a wonderful DJ and I would recommend him to anyone looking for a DJ for their wedding.

hoping for. Everyone and I mean everyone was on the dance floor even my 65 year old mother who never dances. I only wished it had lasted longer. Please book Carl! You won't regret it!

down with him a few weeks before the wedding to talk about our music interests and what sorts of music we were hoping to hear at the reception. I remember being nervous beforehand that I wasn't providing enough info. Should not have stressed--Leni hit it out of the park--he kept the night rolling with fun, lively music that everyone (friends, older family members alike) loved. The dance floor was packed the *entire time* which was exactly what we had hoped to achieve. Afterwards, we received so many compliments on the music. Leni was wonderful to work with, very professional and we could tel he had a lot of experience. You cannot go wrong with this group--they absolutely know what they're doing!!

the most fun, most memorable, most amazing day of my life; he performed far beyond our expectations! Leni was very patient, professional, and helpful walking us through the process of choosing music and organizing a day-of timeline. He worked with our caterer and photographer to make all parts of our wedding day completely seamless! We couldn't even keep count of all the compliments we received on the music (Leni provided pre-ceremony, ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and dancing music)!! Everyone was on their feet the entire reception! I would highly recommend Classic Collectives! Leni is the only DJ I would use for any future events! -Kim

to blend very well our selected songs into an evening that started with musical relaxation during cocktail hour and dinner and a ended with a raging dance floor after dinner. I strongly recommend Classic Collective DJs!

ed the entire night of our wedding and so did all of our guests! It was a blast. Carl does a great of reading a crowd and playing music that everyone can't help but dance to. Since our wedding we have had so many people tell us that our wedding was the best wedding they have ever been to and they've never seen so many people having fun and dancing. It was all thanks to Carl!

e wanted. I definitely recommend them!

he event, Carl put us at ease and made the experience fun. Carl has unbelievable knowledge of musical genres, and used that to provide mood music for the cocktail hour and dinner, then get nearly all 150 guests out on the dance floor. Our guests loved that he played music from different decades, and my husband and I loved that he worked in so many of our favorite songs. He did a great job of sticking to our schedule, and accommodated a last minute change that came up in the middle of the reception in a way that kept the flow of the evening. My guests could not stop talking about how much fun they had dancing, and he really helped to create memories that I will cherish for a lifetime.

absolutely incredible! He made sure that he understood exactly what we wanted – we trusted him completely and he did not disappoint! Carl was professional, engaged, and responsive throughout the entire planning process. One of our main goals was to keep people dancing – mission accomplished! I can’t tell you how many times we heard “your DJ was awesome,” “I have never had so much fun dancing at a wedding,” and “the music was amazing.” We HIGHLY recommend Carl and can’t thank him enough for helping make our wedding day perfect!! -Emily & Eli

ted. We met with other DJs and they would give us a website or spreadsheet and say "fill in which songs you want me to play." Fail. That's why we are hiring a DJ We don't want to think about that! With Carl, you tell him the types of music you like, the feeling you want (I said current hits and dancing all night), and he recreates it. We did supply a list of some must plays and do not plays and he did a great job with that. He even did an ipod playlist for us for the cocktail hour He is not one of those in your face DJs, but again, that's what we wanted. He kept the dance floor packed all night (which was one of my biggest worries) and everyone had a blast! I would recommend Carl to anyone.

the process. Everyone at our wedding had a blast and people stayed on the dance floor until the lights came on and the vendor kicked us out.

it in so that there were the standards all the guests like but then I also got to dance to music I never get to hear. And I loved that he knew when requests were ok and when they had to go through me first! And the guests all loved him- my friends who are notorious for bugging DJs really liked him even though they did probably put him through hell.