Brace yourself for a well deserved long review:
This review is LONG OVERDUE, apologies Eli. What can I say... Eli nailed it on all fronts. IMHO, our wedding celebration on November 4th, 2017 at Park Winters was a magical and spectacular day. In... college I planned a lot of events and worked with many DJs. Planning a wedding is definitely on another level. Locking down Park Winters and then shortly after our key vendors such as our DJ (Eli) was huge. We had less than 6 months to plan everything and managed to do it all without a coordinator (thank God lol). Eli made it easy. He is extremely personable. He asked us about the two of us first. We chatted like we've known him for years, before we got into any business. Everything can look great on paper, and we talked to many great DJs with awesome stuff, but Eli stood above the rest because we felt we could trust him. Additionally, we felt like he would be someone that we would want to know whether he DJ'd or not. He was straightforward about what he could do and what he could not. Eli doesn't have all the new flashy tech bells and whistles, but he has more than enough. Honestly, DJs with big production capabilities sell things that you don't necessarily need. Eli allowed Melissa's brother (who also DJs) to bring a few additional things which was super cool. He is very humble. First and foremost, you want someone that is going to make things easier for you and that can create the atmosphere you are looking for. Eli does that exceptionally.
What Eli has that many other DJs don't is a broad knowledge of music. He doesn't just have a huge database of wedding music. Eli has a legit background and knowledge of many genres and decades of music. If you look at his social media, you'll see how much he loves music. For example, I told him that I grew up playing classical music and listening to Jazz. He was excited to tell us that he was able to get his hands on some awesome Jazz records that he wanted to play during cocktail hour. The best thing about Eli is you can tell him what you are looking for, and give him the creative space to deliver. My wife and I really made an effort to not micromanage our vendors. We knew we'd have enough to deal with with our daily lives and the other aspects of the wedding. We had to find people we could trust to get the job done. Trust me, if you are looking for a DJ with fair pricing, great taste, character and a wealth of musical knowledge, Eli is your guy! Thanks Eli for being a huge part of our wedding celebration. From beginning to end, you had a smile on and treated us like friends. We were honored to have you!
Some of our wedding highlights:
- Sparkler first dance under the starry sky. Eli delivered.
- Combined father/daughter and mother/son dance on the clouds with Melissa's cousins singing a special edit of Hamilton's "Dear Theodosia". Eli made sure everything went smoothly. Eli delivered.
- Eli's transitions were all smooth from dinner to speeches to cake cutting to dancing (etc). The dancefloor was live and all ages were getting down. It was packed! Many of our guests stayed until the end.
- Lastly, the highlight of all highlights was having Melissa's 97 year old grandpa in his wheelchair and my 92 year old grandma dancing in the center of the dancefloor late in the evening. It was spontaneous, and again, Eli delivered.
Btw, we didn't meet Eli in person until our wedding day. Do I need to convince you anymore that Eli is your guy?