Your Night. Your Party. Our Specialty.
Central Illinois
Travel area: Within 100 miles See details
Jason Parkinson
FOUNDER
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AWARD WINNER (12X)
Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
DJ4U is a full-service wedding entertainment company serving Central Illinois, offering professional DJs, elegant event lighting, photo booths, and select enhancements to elevate your celebration. With 200+ events each year, our experienced team is known for polished MCing, great sound, and a packed dance floor that feels effortless from start to finish. You’ll also get access to our online planning portal, making it simple to customize the music, timeline, and key moments so your night feels exactly like you.
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Jason Parkinson
Founder
Jason Parkinson is the founder of DJ4U, a Central Illinois wedding entertainment company specializing in DJs, event lighting, and photo booths. With roots in entertainment radio and decades of experience behind the mic, Jason brings a polished, confident presence to every celebration, helping couples feel supported from the first planning steps to the final song. He leads a team of 25+ professional entertainers across Central Illinois and is passionate about creating receptions that feel effortless, personal, and packed with great moments, combining organized planning with the kind of energy that keeps a dance floor full.
Reviews
5.0
out of 5.0166 reviews
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DJ4U is highly recommended for weddings, with professional, responsive DJs who keep the dance floor full and an easy online planning portal; the photo booth is a popular add‑on. They handle last‑minute changes and emergencies smoothly and keep events on schedule. One reviewer noted the portal and staff used gendered language without an apology, though overall service was praised.Review photos
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Gretchen L
5.0
4/06/2026
DJ4U is top notch! Great planning site for all the details. Communication was easy and responded quickly. Gary was fantastic! Very professional, kept the reception on point, and ha...
d the dance floor full. The Photo Booth was a hit and alot of fun. Thank you for a memorable night!
Sydney H
5.0
12/01/2025
DJ4U was nothing but amazing for our wedding. They have a perfect system to completely plan out how you want your event to go and what your specific music choices are. Gary was our...
DJ and he did such a great job of matching the vibe for the entire night. He was so much fun and so kind! We also got a photo booth package and it was such a great way to get more fun pictures of our guests! My husband and I cannot express our gratitude enough to DJ4U for providing exceptional service from beginning to end.
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Cameron H
5.0
11/03/2025
From communication, pricing, and their online planning portal, we highly recommend DJ4U! The ability to plan each song for the ceremony, special dances, reception, and create an ov...
erall timeline, was so easy. Our DJ also reached out to us to go over what we had on the portal and any last minute details prior to the wedding. I will never forget John and Laura at DJ4U. On the day of our (outdoor) wedding, we had a very large and unexpected storm hit prior to the ceremony. With linens soaked, decorations and glass scattered everywhere, they sprung into action! From beginning to end, helping save our wedding day, and lightening the mood after the stress of the storm, DJ4U went above and beyond for us and we will always be grateful!
Shruti S
5.0
11/02/2025
Wonderful service, made it all so easy. Communication was great with Laura, and David our DJ was a delight. The photo booth as an add on also made planning that much easier. Highly...
recommended!
Libby D
5.0
6/12/2025
We hired DJ4U for our wedding this summer and could not have been happier! From the planning portion to the actual wedding day, they made everything so easy and so fun! Would highl...
y recommend!
Jim C
5.0
11/04/2024
They were the absolute best!! We are an older couple and thus had an older crowd. Erica did everything to get the crowd on the dance floor. She was amazing and so much fun to wor...
k with. Her energy was great and had so much fun. I would absolutely recommend them for your big day.
anonymous u
5.0
11/03/2024
DJ4U was AMAZING! They were so responsive and helpful throughout the entire process. Our DJ, David, was also amazing and he did a great job interacting with guests and touching bas...
e with the bride and groom regarding what we need and any changes to be made. I would HIGHLY recommend DJ4U.
Clare W
5.0
10/13/2024
DJ4U was incredibly helpful in the process of planning, and the DJ (Andrew and Devon) were truly such a pleasure to work with! We had an outdoor wedding in a pasture, and they were...
100% down the entire time and did all our special requests. The evening was a blast and we had so many compliments on the DJ and the music! Highly recommend DJ4U!
Jill H
5.0
9/30/2024
DJ4U was excellent! They had great communication leading up to our wedding, and day of the DJ was very professional, kind and played great music. Everyone had a blast!
Julia O
5.0
9/30/2024
We used DJ4U for our wedding night and they were amazing! Specially Ryan helped up out tremendously and made for such a smooth night! On top of all of this the music was great and ...
all of our guests had a great time! The online portal was so helpful in the planning process as well!
Mandi P
5.0
8/26/2024
They did a great job at our wedding played absolutely every song that we wanted and some!
Emily Z
5.0
7/18/2024
Josh was our DJ and was perfect for our wedding! He was an absolute professional. He kept the dance floor going all night long, made announcements that we asked for at the right ti...
me, and was an all around pleasure to work with. DJ4U's online portal where you upload all of the information about your event timeline and include songs you want played and songs you do not want played really helped to make sure the DJ understood the vibe we were going for.
Additionally, the sound at the ceremony was also fantastic. We have been to many weddings where it's difficult to hear the vows, but we had no problems at all. Our officiant also said that Josh was great to work with for testing the wearable mic. We were a little nervous that we didn't meet our assigned DJ until a few days before the wedding, but the online portal really sets this up to not be a problem at all.
I will say that some of the communication leading up to the wedding was disappointing. We are a lesbian couple and the online portal lists everything as "bride" and "groom." They are certainly not the only company in the wedding industry to do this, but when we voiced our complaint about this to our main contact (the director of operations) she just thanked us for bringing it to their attention and said they've requested this feature from their vendor in the past. At no point did she apologize. This is a really shitty part of the wedding industry and every other vendor we mentioned it to apologized immediately and tried to quickly fix the problem, but DJ4U didn't seem to care all that much. Similarly, when we later asked a question about a mic for our officiant, she assumed our officiant was a man and said "he"-- our officiant was a woman and it seems odd to assume it would be a man. So overall, DJ4U was absolutely fantastic on the actual day of our wedding, and had good communication leading up to our date, but I would have expected better regarding gender from the director of operations.
Melanie K
5.0
6/23/2024
DJ4U was absolutely perfect!!!
Tyonna R
5.0
5/05/2024
They were amazing, they had great communication and helped make my big day go incredibly smoothly!
Macie S
5.0
11/04/2023
Awesome DJ service to work with. Ryan was our DJ the night of and he did awesome! Great guy and wants to have a good time!
Jim B
5.0
10/16/2023
Fantastic Service! Very happy, we hired DJ4U to come for the rehearsal and then the ceremony. We needed a battery operated system since it was outside with no electricity. John ...
even assisted the wedding planner with the entry door frame that fell down in the wind. Would highly recommend!
Leslie P
5.0
9/30/2023
Todd did an awesome job at our reception! He did everything the way we asked him to do it and more. He was very interactive with the guests and we thought it was so awesome whe...
n he asked the couple that was married the longest what they believe was the key to their long marriage . We were very pleased with “ DJ4U”
Tracy A
5.0
9/27/2023
Jason was our emcee/DJ for the evening at our daughter's wedding reception. He is a veteran and knows how to keep the party flowing. Managed every reception formality (cake cutting...
, first dances, introductions, etc) seamlessly and played all the couple's favorite dance music. Provides survey in advance and schedules a pre-event phone call to discuss how the couple wants things done. I know he trains his staff to be as professional as he is, so no matter which DJ you have, you are sure to have a similar experience. We also used their photo booth. Although as mother of the bride I tried to poo-poo that idea, they did it LOL and it was well used and enjoyed by everyone. They provided a keepsake album of all the photos at the end of the evening and that was a nice gift for my daughter and son-in-law.
Wouldn't hesitate to recommend DJ4U. I believe they are most likely the best in the Peoria area.
Paige J
5.0
9/17/2023
Amazing experience - booked reception service and last minute needed ceremony service booked on as well. Did this with a 48 hour notice and went flawlessly. Highly recommend!
Katie D
5.0
9/11/2023
DJ4U was absolutely amazing. They communicated well from the beginning and throughout the night of our wedding our DJ was always helping us stay on track. Our DJ Ryan was phenomena...
l!
Ali H
5.0
9/03/2023
Our DJ’s name was Ryan and he was absolutely amazing!! He played great music and kept the energy alive at our wedding reception. He was very accommodating to our special requests a...
nd even made sure we were staying on track of time with our timeline. I would definitely hire him again for another event and would definitely recommend him to you. Thank you DJ4U for an awesome experience on a night we will never forget.
Anthony L
5.0
6/25/2023
DJ4U was great to work with for our wedding. We used them for DJ services and they were professional and easy to communicate with. Would definitely recommend them for your wedding....
Emma K
5.0
10/30/2022
Super happy we went with DJ4U! We were both pretty particular about the music we wanted for our wedding. The online portal where you can add songs and all the details of your event...
made it super easy. Our DJ Josh was awesome! He worked with us at getting custom songs we wanted played that weren’t on the portal and also cut longer songs where we needed for special dances. Highly recommend DJ4U.
Bree C
5.0
10/23/2022
DJ4U was amazing! The planning portal was so easy to use and the DJ was organized, thoughtful and kept the party going all night long. Would definitely recommend using them for wed...
ding or other big event!
Annie C
5.0
10/16/2022
Dj4U is amazing!!!! They were so helpful and made sure everything went smoothly. Justin even ran out to the dollar general to buy us new batteries for our polaroid camera during ou...
r reception. Dj4U seriously goes above and beyond to make sure you have your picture perfect day!
Samantha M
5.0
10/03/2022
I truly enjoyed working with DJ4U for our wedding! We were in constant communication and if I ever had a question, I received a response very quickly! I would HIGHLY recommend thei...
r services! The DJ the night of was great and the photo booth attendant was a great help too! The Photo Booth was another great way to get photos from your guests and a great keepsake as well!
Adrianna M
5.0
9/19/2022
We booked DJ4U for our wedding on September 10th, after being referred by a friend. Chase was amazing to work with! He stuck to what we wanted, even when other vendors suggested di...
fferently. Everyone on the dance floor was asking about who we booked! The dancing never stopped. Chase was a fantastic MC and we were very impressed by how smoothly the night went.
Jordan S
5.0
8/16/2022
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Nathan B
5.0
5/31/2022
The DJ’s at DJ4U have always done a great job, and that’s why we needed them at our wedding! They did amazing and were very professional and fun! Would 100% recommend.
Kolbe S
5.0
2/01/2022
We could not have asked for a better DJ! He was wonderful to work with. It felt like we had a wedding planner right there with us (kept us on schedule, kept asking us if we needed ...
drinks, etc.). My dad thought he worked at the place our reception was at because of how well he worked and communicated! So so happy and the outstanding music was just a cherry on top! Everyone commented on how great the songs were. We had a full dance floor by the end of the night. Thanks Chase!!!
Julie A
5.0
11/22/2021
Justin was the most professional DJ! Our dance floor was packed all night long! We provided some of the songs for the playlist and he did the rest! He took my special requests, p...
layed them in the order we wanted and allowed my nephew to sing a karaoke song (and even checked with me first to make sure it was ok!). Our wedding guests told us it was one of the best wedding celebrations they had ever attended. Thanks for the best night Justin and DJ4U!!
Chris C
5.0
11/11/2021
We hired DJ4U for our wedding ceremony and reception and I cannot rave highly enough about them. They knocked everything out of the park and completely exceeded my expectations.
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or our ceremony sound, we had DJ music for some of the processional, followed by some of our guests playing live music, then microphones for the officiant and readers, and then more selected music for the recessional. Everything went incredibly smoothly and sounded great.
I should also say that I probably had some unique requests for our cocktail hour and reception. We had put together particular playlists for the cocktail hour and dinner hours and the DJ4U staff happily played those for us. For the reception, we had several unique requests that not only did Justin, our lead DJ, follow through with, but he also genuinely got excited about them and owned them and they worked out great.
I cannot be happy enough with choosing DJ4U for our wedding ceremony and reception sound and DJ music. They were very professional throughout all aspects and made our wedding day extra special.
Hanna S
5.0
11/06/2021
Could not recommend DJ4U enough - so easy to work with and did an excellent job!!
Megan M
5.0
10/29/2021
DJ4U was awesome to work with! They have online planning forms that make planning your whole day so easy. We loved the song request form. Although guests had some requests, we got ...
to include songs we wanted to hear and avoid some songs we didn't want to hear. We also appreciate the quality of sound for our speeches and songs. We got a call from our DJ the week of confirming all names and information for the night. The DJ was fun and we enjoyed dancing the whole night. The photo booth was also great! Love the decorative frame we could pick for it.
Courtney R
5.0
10/13/2021
Laura at DJ4U was so incredibly easy to work with. She answered emails promptly, was very helpful, and so kind to us when we had to reschedule our wedding due to Covid. Ryan was ou...
r DJ and he did a great job! He played all of the songs we requested and asked us for permission to play songs that were requested by guests. He checked in with us a few times throughout the night to see if there was anything we needed and to make sure things were going smoothly. We had so many compliments on our music and DJ…thank you!!!
Justin L
5.0
10/06/2021
There is no other choice when it comes to a wedding DJ... DJ4U is by far the greatest company I've ever worked with. Their website is SO easy that it makes it SO much fun to pick t...
he songs you want! I went into my wedding without a worry in the world because I knew DJ4U has the experience to make my wedding the most special day. They are so professional, kind, fun to work with. Ethan and Andrew are 2 of the coolest guys I have ever met and made the night so much fun! Thank you DJ4U for being the best DJ company in the world! If you are looking for a wedding DJ and happen to stumble across this review. PLEASE. Go with DJ4U, you WILL NOT regret it.
Matt S
5.0
10/05/2021
DJ4U was professional and helpful through the entire process. Josh was our DJ and he was very thorough from beginning to end to make sure the night went exactly how we wanted it to...
go!
Patricia W
5.0
9/27/2021
DJ4U was absolutely great on our big day. Laura was so easy to communicate with and helped us make changes to our contract along the way and was also super helpful by letting us re...
schedule during COVID with no additional fees added. Josh was our lead DJ and did amazing with communication before and during the wedding. My guests and other vendors wanted to know who he was just to compliment how great of a job he was doing throughout the night. We also did the photo booth with them too and it was one of the best parts of the night and everyone loved it. I highly recommend booking with them!
Jordyn G
5.0
9/26/2021
DJ4U went ABOVE and BEYOND for our wedding! Our catering left everything unopened and completely packaged and when it came time for dinner, the DJ4U team immediately jumped in and ...
helped serve and get EVERYTHING ready! They were so accommodating and made sure that we needed absolutely nothing during our reception! I cannot recommend them enough!
Abby S
4.0
9/20/2021
DJ4U did an amazing job. They checked in with us several times throughout the day and was willing to change up the timeline as we requested. Definitely recommend!
Michael L
5.0
9/20/2021
We had DJ Ryan who was awesome. He had the exact “vibe” we wanted for the entire night from start to finish. He was great with taking requests as able and kept the party going all ...
night long. Definitely would recommend them to anyone.
Sam S
5.0
9/14/2021
Josh was our DJ and he was absolutely amazing!! He was in touch with us before the event to do an entire run-down and on the day-of, his service and attention to detail was spot-on...
. We are so pleased with how he went about serving as our DJ. Laura from DJ4U was also great to work with before we had been assigned a DJ. Thank you so much! I would definitely recommend DJ4U for your wedding or any party!
Steven H
5.0
9/06/2021
Laura and Jason were a pleasure to work with throughout the entire process with scheduling and making sure everything was perfect for our wedding day. Jason and his partner Josh, w...
ho ran our photo booth, did an incredible job! The option for the photo booth was awesome. It was such a hit at our reception! Jason was a great host for our evening and kept everything running smoothly. Highly recommend DJ4U for any event!
David G
5.0
8/16/2021
We had a great experience working with DJ4U. They were responsive through the whole process and flexible even through the day of our reception. Definitely would recommend.
Don G
5.0
7/11/2021
Our DJ’s did an excellent job of reading the crowd and playing a mix that kept them moving.
I could not have been happier.
Jordan K
5.0
7/05/2021
We had the absolute best experience with DJ4U! Josh was so accommodating and kept everything very professional. We received so many compliments on the playlist.. our dance floor wa...
s packed until the very last song. He even offered to get my husband and I drinks at one point. Highly recommend!
LeAnn P
5.0
6/29/2021
John (DJ) & Josh (Photo booth) were awesome! And Laura (Director of Operations) was a huge help in getting our event set up. She answered emails promptly. Phone calls were easy to ...
set up with her. All involved paid great attention to detail. I loved that you filled out a timeline with John, & that’s what he followed. It made my daughter’s wedding reception flow perfectly! Our guests also loved the photo booth. Josh printed out a lot of photos! They have cute & funny props to use. And the bride & groom get a book with a copy of every photo taken, which is a wonderful keepsake. I would hire this company again in a heartbeat! Thank you DJ4U!
Carmen B
5.0
6/20/2021
We LOVED Mike from DJ4U. We had a big Lebanese American wedding and had very specific instructions for our entrance/the Arabic music we played and he was so responsive, so attentiv...
e, and very nice. We were a pretty demanding couple lol for both the English and Arabic and he took all of our requests. Loved the website where you could build your must play playlist and everything else. Very professional and easy to work with!
Cayla G
5.0
6/14/2021
Cosme was our DJ at our wedding last night and let me tell you, he is one the reasons our wedding was the best day of my husband and my life. From the moment the first song came on...
, the dance floor was packed all the way until the end of the night. He took the songs we loved and was able to create an amazing playlist that fit the atmosphere of our guests. He was personable, organized, fun, and professional. I love the format he uses for us to put together the songs and playlists we had throughout the day. I fully recommend DJ4U and Cosme! You will not regret it. You can fully put your trust in them.
Victoria S
5.0
6/08/2021
We had the BEST experience with DJ4U. Music was one of my top priorities when planning our day and I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Mike & Erika were great on the day...
, played all the right songs at all the right times. Laura made the planning process SO easy. I can't say enough good things about DJ4U. They're the best in the business.
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Travel area: Within 100 miles
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