Jay McElfresh Wedding DJs

wedding of our dreams and a dance party that has already become legend amongst our friends and family!! Kseniya/DJ Xenia I am beyond impressed how expertly you jumped into a complicated situation and absolutely crushed it, I will be thankful to you forever. Cousin Cole, your preparation over the past months helped us immensely to realize every detail of our big day. Thank you again and again and again. The music for our wedding was our priority from planning day 1 and I thank the universe we found the three of you and put our trust in you. @burtonfrey

flexible with our mix of Brazilian and Romanian music requests, our starwars incorporation and most of all his flexibility when rain started pouring. Our guests absolutely loved his dj skills during cocktail and especially during dancing. He is DEF NOT those cheesy awkward djs and recommend him to whoever wants an amazing dj for their wedding or event.

ite tunes. It was seriously the best dance party we've ever had (and as former ravers, we've been to a lot of them. 😝) Cole really tapped into our musical interests as a couple. We gave him a long list of inspiration, with no expectation of him playing even half of it. He managed to work in so much of our list throughout the evening, while still reading the energy of the room and transitioning when needed. He's more than a DJ; he should upgrade his job title to 'Chief Vibe Officer.' Cole also helped us assemble the mix for our first dance (very last minute, might I add). He is truly a master and so patient with the process. We are so grateful to have had Cole as our partner in wedding vibes! We didn't meet any other DJs in Jay's roster, but after having worked with Cole, I'm sure Jay's whole team is stellar. Book with him, you won't regret it!

cted with Marcus was great. Jay kept everything moving to get us booked and answer any questions. Marcus is incredibly thoughtful and detail oriented and was both easy and fun to work with. Marcus helped us think through our vision for the evening and made transitions between the ceremony, cocktail hour, speeches, first dance etc smooth and flawless. Our dance floor was on fire the entire time as Marcus played banger after banger until the bitter end. Thank you, Marcus, for bringing the energy and making our wedding so much fun.

vision perfectly, and was ready to play the best dance DJ set of all time for our wedding. JD was so easy to talk to and work with we knew we were in good hands. Unfortunately, JD had an issue arise the week of our wedding preventing him from being able to make it and handled it in the most professional way ever - he sent us an extremely heartfelt message apologizing profusely about not being able to play for us, and had a solution already - Jay would be our DJ instead. We were upset to not work with JD who saw our vision so clearly, but it was apparent after 1 call with Jay that he would be exactly the same and deliver for us on our wedding day. He did not only deliver, Jay went above and beyond - he had everyone on the dance floor the entire night DRENCHED in sweat. We were told by everyone we spoke to that it was the most they ever danced at a wedding. He arrived early to set up and get everything together and truly made it feel like a night out partying as opposed to the same old wedding music you hear at every wedding. For our after-party, we wanted to keep the dancing going, but with the switch of locations our people needed to be eased back into it. Jay found the perfect song selection to get everyone back in the mood, one by one getting everyone back on the dance floor without having to say a thing over the microphone, and in no time the dance floor was packed again. I cannot say enough good things about this team. Not only did they make us feel calm and heard for our wedding, the songs Jay played (and we know JD would have too!!!) had everyone from our grandparents to our friends to our young cousins on the dance floor the entire night. You will be so happy you booked them!!!!

is expertise along the way. Most importantly, he kept the dance floor going all night and our guests are still talking about how stellar he was. Our European guests were especially impressed by how he got everyone on the dance floor from the get-go (as dancing typically starts later in Europe) until the very end. We also received compliments from our older guests on how he smoothly mixed older songs with newer ones––even our 90-year old grandma from Ecuador was dancing. We even saw family and friends who typically never put a foot on the dance floor dance. Jay did a stellar job of mixing our favorite songs with other songs that pleased the crowd, and handled (unexpected) incoming requests from guests with such ease. (He would not play any songs that did not fit within our guidelines without having the guest obtain our approval first, which we highly appreciated.) We had a sparkler moment leading up to a bonfire and were worried that people would not make it back to the dance floor after grabbing a s’more. Jay is so talented that some people never made it to the bonfire and others (including me) ran (yes, we ran!) back to the dance floor because the music was so good. We HIGHLY, STRONGLY, FULLY recommend Jay for any wedding or party, and hope that our paths will cross again in the future.

my worries away. Every discussion we had with Jay felt like catching up with a friend who was equally excited about the wedding. He read the room beautifully and was able to seamlessly weave together a playlist of our favorite songs, some oldie but goodies, and some more modern hits - the dance floor was packed all night. Also, little did I know, but Jay was in on a surprise my (now) husband had planned - a musical cue timed *perfectly* near the end of his vows. It stole the show!

e from our college friends and the older aunties kept coming up to me, commenting on how great the music was. It truly appealed to guests of all ages.

long - great job at sneaking in some bride/groom requested gems and keeping the dance floor going all night. Awesome guy.

g. On a personal note, Jay was so wonderful to work with. He listened to what we wanted, made the playlist so personal, and was beyond our expectations. Book him for your wedding or any party for that matter. He is the best!!!

ersonal music tastes (more eclectic/alternative, aka music you can’t dance to) into something that would suit a wedding and a broad range of guests. The questionnaire he had us put together really helped us articulate both the general vibe of the different parts of the night, and allowed us to pick songs for specific moments. So many people came up to us during the reception to say that the music was amazing, and I saw people dancing who I didn’t expect to see on the floor at all. He definitely was able to read the crowd and adjust the music according to what was getting people moving. I’m so glad we were able to rely on him to put together amazing music for all parts of the event (prelude, ceremony, dinner, reception, etc.) - we honestly had to do very little, for which I was super grateful.

separate calls with us and sent us a comprehensive music worksheet so he could be as aligned with us as possible. We wanted everyone to be on the dancefloor all night and Jay. Did. Not. Disappoint! The amount of people that have reached out to us specifically praising Jay is crazy! Except that it's not because he did that good of a job - I even noticed one or two times where he seamlessly transitioned out of a song that he could tell people weren't feeling as much into a new song that pumped everyone up! We didn't want any of the typical "cheesy" songs to be played and Jay was on the same page as us - he even perfectly delivered on a perhaps odd request that we had a few pop-punk rock songs of his choosing played at our after party. When he played those songs, the whole dancefloor went wild. It's something I'll never forget! Thank you again so much, Jay, for making our night truly perfect and unforgettable!

guests raving about it! We rescheduled our wedding multiple times and Jay was easy to communicate with and so flexible about the change in plans.

m not to play a certain song but he did anyway and he cut the first dance too short (shorter than we wanted). This didn't change our happiness or anything, we still LOVED him!!! Just make sure to communicate with your DJ clearly for your likes and dislikes, as well as your vision. 10/10 we would hire Mikey again!

ygoing, and completely focused on understanding the vibe we wanted for each part of our wedding day. He seamlessly transitioned from ceremony to cocktail hour to dinner to dancing, and was a fantastic low-key MC for speeches and other announcements. He threw an absolutely incredible dance party - our guests literally did not want to go home. Such a fun day, and Jay was a huge part of it.

idn't have fun at the wedding, they must not know what fun is" and that's largely because of Jay.

and we trusted him to create the energy and vibe of the whole event based on our suggestions. He seamlessly transitioned from the ceremony, to cocktail hour, to dinner, and to one hell of a dance party! DJ Jay is also a great MC, very communicative, organized, and made the night flow flawlessly.

e with his time to make sure we could chat ahead of time, which I greatly appreciated. As the wedding neared, we filled out a music questionnaire and had a call to go over requests, do not plays, the timeline of the day and how to pronounce everyone’s names. He asked what artists my now husband and I like to get a feel for our day. The direction I gave him was anything we can dance too, top 40 and top 40 when I was in college - so, pretty vague. Jay absolutely crushed it all night! The dance floor was packed for hours, each song being better than the next. My one friend said she couldn’t even eat dinner because the music during the dinner session was too good. People commented all throughout the night that they were having the best time on the dance floor and we're still getting texts from people saying how much fun they had. The best man gave a toast that referenced a song and after our last song was played, the usual one more song chant started. Jay played the song mentioned and the crowd went wild. We did not plan that at all and it was absolutely the perfect way to end the night. Long review short, you need Jay at your wedding - his ability to get and keep the party going has to be unmatched and he’s extremely easy to work with and be around. We cannot thank Jay enough for making our night the best ever!

also made the flow of the evening work perfectly. We would recommend Jay to anyone :) THANK YOU JAY!

ication leading up to the big day, as well as providing so many helpful suggestions throughout the planning of our reception. Not to mention, he was willing to travel over 100 miles just to host our wedding reception. DJ McElfresh did an incredible job on the night of our wedding! Jay had everyone up on the dance floor and managed to accommodate for our preferred traditions. All our guests raved about the great music selections he played and how he read the room to keep the party going. Thank you Jay for making our wedding reception so special and flawless!!! We highly recommend DJ McElfresh for any of your future events. - Alissa & Matt

lity to keep the energy of the wedding so high and read the crowd so well. He was able to MC the event perfectly without being too overbearing.I also really appreciated Jay taking the time to speak to us before the wedding to make sure he knew how to pronounce the names of everyone in the wedding party. Everyone told me they loved the music and asked if we gave him a playlist. THe truth was, we met with Jay 1 time and he seemed to just “get” us. He gave us a worksheet to fill out and we gave a few favorite artists, but from that he crafted an incredible playlist. One guest also told us “I could really hear everything, the sound equipment was incredible.” I cannot express enough how amazing and talented he is!! Everyone who has Jay DJ their event is extremely lucky and hiring the best.

ative and showed a great deal of care and responsibility for our big day. Most importantly, Jay read the crowd well, and played memorable and perfect sets that had the whole wedding dancing the night away. We can't recommend Jay enough!

d not have agreed more! Jay met with us and got an understanding of what we wanted and then was also so attentive to what our guests were feeling that night. There were so may sing-a-longs and some crowd surfing sprinkled in ha!! My husband and I didn't leave the dance floor once! Thanks, Jay!!

e first wedding (again, before I was engaged) if he would travel to Philadelphia to DJ my future wedding. Trust me when I say this-Jay is the best. Stop reading reviews and just book him!!! I've only ever worked with one DJ that even comes close to being as good as Jay. Leading up to the wedding he was hilarious, professional, honest and just made the experience so easy. Throughout the wedding, I kept saying "how did he do that?! he's so good!!!" when he would transition from one song to another that in my mind wouldn't necessarily make sense but, when he did it, it was perfect. There wasn't a single weird transition or awkward silence, and there was definitely no corny MC-ing. All our guests loved him. I'm without a doubt going to continue to recommend him to my couples whenever I get the chance.

provided us with a really helpful wedding worksheet and went over it with us in detail prior to the wedding to make sure we were on the same page. Fast forward to the night of our wedding and OMG it was just a non-stop dance party!! Jay completely knocked it out of the park! I couldn’t feel my feet for the next 2 days I was dancing so much! Jay was also an awesome emcee - getting everyone’s attention when necessary and making sure we stuck to our timeline without being cheesy or over the top. All our guests raved about how awesome he was as well! If you want your wedding to be a non-stop party like we did, you’ve found your guy!

Jay. Long story short - he #SLAYED! He is everything you want in a DJ - he listens to your "do not play list", he pulls from the playlist/list of songs that he asks that you curate for him during the planning phase, and he takes the time to get to know you and your spouse. BONUS -He is super stylish and sounds smooth as hell on the mic (the opposite of many DJ who are over-the-top, corny and literally sound like auctioneers on the mic). From the very beginning we knew Jay was our guy. He took the time to chat with my husband and I about our expectations, taste in music, and overall vision. He also had us complete a Music Worksheet which was super helpful to iron out all the details like wedding party announcements, couple's first dance, parent dances, toasts, and most importantly to detail the songs we would love to hear/genres we love, and to document the songs that would make us run from the dance floor for the "do not play list". On top of everything, he made sure he had our timeline handy and even arrived a couple hours early to help our Violinist set up for our ceremony and performed a sound check with both her and our Officiant. He truly went above and beyond! Jay is truly an expert in what he does, a real professional and overall cool dude. You will love working with him and your guests will be out on the dance floor all night! Book him :)

ldn’t have been happier with our choice! Although we love music we were unsure of what we wanted played to keep everyone engaged but Jay was able to help us through it and calm down any nerves we had about it. All night Jay read the crowd and kept the party going. Many of our guest could not stop telling us how much of a blast our dance floor was. I would highly recommend Jay to anyone looking for an awesome music experience at their wedding without the cheesy “wedding dj”.

nd DJing. Music was a highlight of the night for all the guests. A++++

(and hate), we assumed that finding the right DJ would be an arduous process. Jay was the first person we met with when beginning our search and we liked him and trusted him so much that we hired him immediately before even meeting with anyone else. He came into the first meeting with an air of competence that he carried throughout the entire planning process up until the last song. He listened to and genuinely cared about our song requests and asked all of the right questions to extrapolate our list into hours of music that we and our guests loved and danced to all night. Maybe even more importantly, he really, truly paid attention to the music we didn't want played and then created a list of similar artists to ask about ahead of time to see whether they would also be off limits, some which we hadn't even thought of but definitely would not have liked. He showed up prepared and professional but ready for a party and kept the entire ceremony and reception on perfect pace. His ability to feel out the crowd and make the necessary adjustments to keep people dancing allowed us to relax and enjoy the party without having to worry whether people were having a good time. One of our guests even came up to us during the reception and told us that ours was the best wedding playlist he had ever heard. Another person was so impressed with him that they asked us if we thought he'd consider flying to North Carolina for their wedding. My husband and I woke up the next morning with blisters on our feet and my wedding dress broken from dancing so hard. To be short, Jay was amazing. He was everything we were looking for and then some. If you're looking for the kind of party that leaves your guests telling you their muscles are sore the next day from so much dancing, HIRE HIM.

ming into the wee hours, Jay worked directly with the venue for both preparation and on the day set up to ensure everything was in place for all the audio needs, which were many and varied: an outside ceremony, a different outdoor spot for the cocktails, indoor upstairs for dinner and then indoor downstairs for the partying! Jay also worked with the venue contacts on the night to keep the timeline flowing, and make sure everything was rolling as it should. He was super thorough in his prep and briefing with us to ensure we had everything we wanted and didn’t have to worry about anything on the day. Our venue thought Jay was such a great DJ — and so professional and pleasant to work with — that they added him to their list of preferred vendors. Could not recommend Jay more!!!

or our ceremony and did live mixing during our reception. He brought microphones for a musical tribute and our speeches and kept everything working smoothly. And his music was SO FUN. It catered to every age group and we got so many compliments. 10/10 would recommend!!!

musicians for the ceremony and didn't need him until later in the evening, but Marcus still offered to show up early day of the wedding to set up and to meet the other vendors. He was very attentive to our song requests during the planning process and made sure that every detail and timeline was accounted for. The night of, he was able to adjust the playlist depending on which groups were on the dance floor, which kept the party going and people dancing! Would definitely recommend Marcus and Jay for others looking to hire professional DJs!

songs. On the wedding day, he was flawless--on time, played great music that aligned with our tastes and overall kept a great party going, We are so glad we hired him.

ching for anyone else - it was Jay or no one! And naturally, Jay did not disappoint for our wedding. Jay is a class act. He's not a hype man and doesn't put on a show distracting from the actual event (like many Long Island DJ's we have experienced in the past). He is passionate about making your wedding the best dance party ever. We gave Jay an extensive do-not-play list which he navigated around and avoided beautifully. He also deviated from our playlist, playing songs that we LOVE that we never thought to put on our list! Jay was also so kind and respectful to our guests and family members. He does an incredible job of managing expectations of family members while still respecting the couples wishes. My brother and his wife also had a large do-not-play list for their wedding and I remember as a spry 23-year-old, I requested that Jay play Teach Me How to Dougie...Jay politely and gently declined my request knowing that my brother and sister-in-law would probably be mortified to hear that song. One of my favorite memories from our wedding was singing at the top of our lungs to Mr. Brightside - at the perfect moment, Jay dropped the music so we just heard the dance floor sing out "PRICE I PAY". It was so powerful and so so cool. It truly felt like we had the most epic dance party when we turned around and noticed Jay rocking out along with us. The night of our wedding, we last minute decided to extend the evening by an hour because our speeches ran very long. Unlike some of our other vendors who money-grubbed us about extending, demanding the balance up front (which is actually the LAST thing you want to deal with on your wedding day), Jay was totally cool with it. He said he didn't want to bring up cost now, that its something that could be settled after the fact but that there would be an additional charge for extending. CLASS. ACT. That's all we needed to know and we went on to enjoy the rest of the evening. We appreciated that so much. Also, in his contract, he had a note about how much it would be to extend so we knew what we were getting into ahead of time. Jay was able to send us a set list of all the songs played at our wedding which is the COOLEST. We can relive the night song by song. Also, did the math, I danced for 41 songs straight!! One of my other brothers got married three months after us and he also booked Jay for his wedding. Jay is 3 FOR 3! My brothers wedding was such a blast. And it was so interesting to see how Jay adapted to another couples' playlist and do not playlist while still creating an amazing dance party. Jay will probably just be invited to the next family wedding because we love him so much. Don't look elsewhere. Jay is the man. Hire him for your wedding/event. You will not regret it!!

the phone, we felt like he knew exactly what we wanted from a wedding DJ. He was easy to work with, organized, and most importantly, he's a really nice person who genuinely loves what he does. The very best!!

ess made it easy for us to enjoy the night and not have to worry about the music. Book him. You will not be disappointed.

ergy. He truly helped make our wedding day even more special and did a great job mixing in more mellow tunes during cocktail hour with others that got our wedding guests to rush toward the dance floor. An overall great experience and would highly recommend.

volved in the ceremony feel confident and excited for the big day. He totally understood our music choices and was able to play everything from classic Billie Holiday to David Bowie to The Cranberries and everything in between. He was very aware of timing and did an excellent job pacing the reception from the toasts to the first dance to party time. He kept our crowd dancing until midnight and they ranged in age from 26 to 86-- no one left early!

regret it. He definitely understood the vibe we were going with and was able to translate that throughout our wedding. My husband is very particular about music and Jay put his at ease with the worksheet and final meeting. It was truly a pleasure having him be the DJ for our big day.

time - and Jay delivered on the music. From the very start Jay had everyone on the dance floor.

ces to your musical tastes, and adds his own spin to it with skill and expertise. He was also totally on board with our less conventional requests... like playing AC/DC's Thunderstruck for the recessional. Once the dance party got started, I noticed nearly every single person at the wedding was up on the floor with us. The tables were EMPTY!! Our guests were so impressed and kept commenting to us how awesome the DJ was. My maid of honor just hired him for her upcoming wedding which pretty much says it all! In addition, he was professional and a pleasure to communicate with from beginning to end. Jay also does a great job of keeping it classy as an emcee which we really appreciated!

our party vibes and knew exactly what not just my husband I wanted to hear, but what our guests wanted to hear! He was so communicative, so organized and detailed, and was one of our favorite (if not our favorite) vendor we hired. Jay, thank you for being sooooo fantastic and seriously bringing our vibe to our wedding day. You're the best and we wish we could do it all over again because of YOU!

He was effective and professional as an emcee, everything happened on time and people knew what to expect. He was friendly and easy to work with from our first call to our last song. He easily figured out our musical taste with little effort from us, and he did a great job reading the room. We would enthusiastically recommend him for your event!

elivered upon everything we asked for! We highly recommend Jay!