When we booked our wedding for 11/14/2020 at The Metropolitan, Crowd Control was the first name that came up for a DJ. John had nothing but good things to say. When we first met with Brian, we knew we were in good hands. He even assured us that we made a great choice in going with The Metropolitan, as he had just booked a party there himself, and raved about the space and the food. We definitely appreciated the honesty, and were very happy to have gotten a testimonial. We were booked within minutes and never met with another DJ. We wanted to go all out- Brian planned to supply us with enough uplighting for a small concert, and a great photo booth.
When Covid-19 regulations forced us to postpone our dream wedding, Brian and staff accommodated with no problem. We pushed the reception back a year, and this did not temper any excitement. As the date drew nearer, we worked more closely with Brian and Andrea and could not have been happier. We had ideas in our head that they loved, and some which needed a little guidance. We were dreading this process with our vendors, but we knew that we were being advised by capable professionals who know their stuff. We never felt like we lost any of our vision.
We used three separate rooms at The Metropolitan for our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception. Crowd Control provided plenty of sound and lighting for each room (and were excited just at our plans for using the space). The place looked and sounded amazing. They made our rock and roll wedding come to life and look exactly as we pictured it.
As for the music- if we didn't have to eat dinner, the dance floor would have been packed all night. Working with Brian and Glen was great- the night was run seamlessly, which included my husband and some guest musicians from our families playing a few songs. Brian offered the use of extra equipment as he needed it. Every song that we requested was played, and fit into the appropriate portion of the evening. It gave the night just enough of our character, which everyone loved.
The open photo booth setup we had was simple looking, but came with the works including unlimited reprints for anyone who was in a picture (so everyone would leave with a copy), and a tasteful logo with our names and the date at the bottom of every print. Due to Covid we provided all of our props, so as to eliminate any unsafe sharing of items like masks, etc. The staff encouraged the use of more signs and handheld props and items as opposed to masks and the like. We appreciated the care and concern that went into this portion. Once the reception was over, and before anyone had even packed up, we were handed a flash drive with every picture from that night (plus digital copies of each corresponding print with our logo at the bottom). We had no idea that we would've gotten it that quickly.
We could not be happier with our decision to work with Brian and Crowd Control. There was no pressure on us at any point in the process. Wedding planning isn't supposed to be this easy!! We will happily recommend Crowd Control to anyone we know that needs a DJ. As far as we're concerned, there's nobody better.