About this vendor
Lasting Moments is a Belleville, MI-based entertainment company that specializes in DJ services for exciting wedding celebrations. Owner, Robert Ortell, known behind the decks as DJ Acebaby, is a passionate individual who is all about people and packing the dance floor. A true professional in his industry, Robert aims to entertain you and your guests as you enjoy an unforgettable experience.
Boasting impressive one-and-a-half decades worth of experience, Lasting Moments comes with a solid reputation as a reliable resource in the wedding industry. Robert has an innate ability to read the crowd, and with his high energy in the sound booth, the good times keep flowing. He understands the importance of such an important occasion and feels honored to help you celebrate your big day with your favorite tracks.
Lasting Moments is ready to fulfill all of your Dj and MC needs as he plays your preferred playlist and makes orchestrated announcements. Robert is happy to seamlessly work with you and your vendors at the venue, ensuring that everyone follows the timeline throughout the wedding. He even provides his own professional audio equipment which he sets up and clears up by himself.
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Equipment
- Audio/Visual Equipment
- Sound Equipment
Music Genres
- African
- Arabic
- Bluegrass
- Bollywood
- Caribbean
- Celtic
Music Services
- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Planning
- Se Habla Español
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
Awards and Affiliations
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out of 5.020 reviews
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Robert was amazing to work with. Very prompt communication, always professional, and the dj’ing was excellent! They brought the FUN to our event! Everyone was dancing and having a great time!
Huge THANK YOU for participating in our event and making it awesome!
Robert did more for us than the wedding coordinator. Excellent service, professionalism , and attention to detail. Timely responses and always worked with us.
Robert was awesome. He honestly ran our wedding. I got a wedding planner and Robert was able to step up when she messed up or was late. DJ Rob brought extra equipment, made a great flow and kept the music going. He has now Dj my friends weddings and his consistency and experience relieved so much anxiety. Lasting Moments is one of the most affordable DJs in the area and I cannot recommend him more
I hired Robert unfortunately last minute, but fortunately he was available. Robert made my day more special than I ever thought was possible. We had a meeting before the wedding he HELPED so much. He keep my wedding organized and on track. Most importantly he kept a very hard crowd of different generations entertained the whole night. Robert is the best DJ and Mc hands down. Thank you again Robert without you I would have been a bridezilla. I will definitely recommend to anyone and everyone and use you again in the future for other events. Thank you so much.
Robert was awesome and had all my music the way we wanted it, which I am sure was hard to do being that I love the heavy rock/metal stuff. He had versions of my favorite songs done in a classy way as to not scare away grandma. He also was the one who had a timeline for us, being that we were new to the wedding organizing, he kept everything in check. We couldn't of had such an awesome memorable night without him! Your wedding will not be the same without Robert, his talent and wedding know how.
Robert was A+, 5 Stars, and any other adjective you could think of describe the best DJ for our wedding. He lays everything out to you ahead of time, is prompt in his communications, and is super flexible on accommodations. Highly recommend Robert!
Robert is an amazing DJ! The music choices were awesome! We got so many compliments from our friends and family! Robert had great communication, and really listens to the suggestions we had!
Absolutely amazing to work with! Any question he answered so quick! All the music we requested was played and the ones we wanted to avoid he made it happen! He honestly made my entire wedding night!
I was extremely happy with Lasting Moments DJ services. Robert was an absolute pleasure to work with. He is very professional, polite , and fun to work with. He listens to what the customer wants and is very understanding . He knows you want your Wedding day special .Robert and his assistant Dean helped to make our Wedding day perfect. We would hire him again for an event. .
My partner and I booked Robert for our wedding about a year out, and we were excited to support a small business. Robert seemed very professional, organized, and on top of things at the time of booking.
By the time the wedding was ~1-2mo out we had a completely different experience. Robert seemed very disorganized. Details of our wedding day were falling through the cracks, and we felt very hesitant and unsure about how things would go on our wedding day.
We had a venue (Camp Woodbury) that none of our vendors had been to previously and Robert was supposed to connect with the venue owner to make sure he had the set-up he needed. Robert let me know 3 days before the wedding that he was unable to reach the venue owner. He called me in a very distressed state about how he did not have the space he needed at our venue and that he would be unable to work with the plans we had.
He seemed to have no interest in working with myself and the venue owner to find a solution. He basically stated that there were a ton of problems, laughed about it, and then left me scrambling in the middle of a workday 3 days before my wedding. Luckily, the venue owner and I were able to change our table chart to accommodate Robert’s request. It really rubbed me the wrong way that Robert had procrastinated until the last minute and caused an unnecessarily stressful situation.
2 days before our wedding, I received another frantic call from Robert that he was heading to the ER and didn’t know if he would be able to make our wedding. I understand that emergencies happen and they are outside of his (and our) control, and I appreciated that he reached out to let us know. While I was concerned about his health, we were also put in a difficult situation as no back-up plan was discussed or brought up to us. If he wasn’t able to make it, we were going to be stuck DIY-ing our wedding music. We reviewed our contract with Robert, which states that if we cancel for any reason outside of his control, then we are responsible for the full payment. However, there was absolutely nothing in the contract stating what would happen if Robert cancelled on us or if an emergency situation arose on his end. This is something I wish I had asked from the beginning.
At this point, we needed to make decision. When this was expressed to Robert, he wanted to wait and see what the doctor said and keep pushing it off to avoid canceling on us. This put us in a very difficult spot. We did not want to be insensitive to a medical emergency, but at the same time we needed a professional DJ at our wedding. We also didn’t want to just lose the $1200 we had invested as he was forcing us into cancelling on him. After some unnecessary pushing, Robert agreed to give us back 75% of our payment (not including the deposit) and sent us $750 back.
Ultimately we lost $450, an additional investment into a new DJ, and an immense amount of stress was added to our wedding planning.
We had a disappointing and stressful experience with Robert. He was unable to provide the care and professionalism that we expected from a wedding vendor.
Robert was great for our wedding! He was super easy to communicate with and quick to respond. He was accommodating with our requests and made she he understood what we were after. He kept the dance floor lively and was very professional as an emcee. We really enjoyed working with Robert and would definitely recommend him.
Fantastic music and did a great job of playing all the music we wanted and quickly. Was responsive to the guests and was great to work with. Would recommend to anyone needing a DJ service.
Robert crushed it as our wedding DJ! We had guests out on the dance floor all night. This was all thanks to Robert’s very organized process leading up to the wedding. He knew exactly what we wanted and what other people wanted to dance to. We received many comments about how fun our wedding was because so many people were dancing!
We had Robert as our DJ for our wedding on October 9th of this year (2021) and he did AMAZING. We booked him last minute due to a cancellation of another DJ and he was so efficient in making sure he knew what we wanted. Communication was great and he got all people of all ages dancing on the dance floor. I had so many of our guests comment on how good of a job Robert did. Thank you again, Robert!!
Rob is an awesome DJ! He communicates with his clients very well and makes sure all of your favorite songs play. He is friendly and helps everything run incredibly smoothly!
Our son and his bride hired Robert following their original DJ backing out just weeks before their wedding. Admittedly, my husband and I were a bit concerned about the entertainment. Robert totally exceeded our expectations. He was a true professional and had the crowd on their feet dancing for hours, creating a wedding to remember. We highly recommend him for all of your entertainment needs.
My now-husband and I found Rob on The Knot shortly after being scammed by another DJ that we had been very close to hiring. We were very hesitant about hiring someone we didn't know/meet in person ahead of time (thanks, COVID), but Rob's openness and genuine sincerity made us both feel incredibly at ease. We really wanted a laid back wedding, and Rob was very willing to work with us on that. Very easy to talk to, very professional, and overall just a joy to work with. Would very strongly recommend Rob to anyone in search of a wedding DJ (or any DJ, for that matter). You won't be disappointed at all.
My family and I have know Rob for years, so it wasn’t a hard choice when we asked him to be part of our big day. What I didn’t know was just how personable, detailed, and wonderful he made the day for us. Rob excelled in making every moment feel beyond special. His attention to what our guests were enjoying and his ability to keep on track of everything was wonderful. I got to enjoy the evening with ease and comfort knowing everyone was happy, and I cannot thank Rob enough for what he did for us. I have recommended him to anyone and everyone and will continue to do so, and will most definitely hire again for any party or event in the future!
I hired Lasting Moments DJ services on several occasions for special events in various retail stores in Michigan. As an Account Executive for a major cosmetics company responsible for heading up large events with retail partners, Lasting Moments was an integral part of my success. They were professional and adapted to every situation. They were familiar with a broad genre of music and if there was something they did not know they quickly researched and included. The were a favorite with all of the stores and were often requested. I highly recommend them for your event!
I have hired Rob for multiple important events and have always been amazed with the quality of his work, his professionalism, and his talent! He can read a room and play the perfect music to set the tone and make the party a fantastic time! Rob is friendly, attentive and professional and I would recommend him for any event - especially weddings! I refer people to him often for their wedding and I always get glowing reviews about Rob after the event. My next big event is my 10 year Wedding Anniversary and I plan to fly Rob out to California to celebrate!
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25640 karr rd, Belleville, MI | Willing to travel around Michigan.
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