About this vendor
There's one thing you need at a great Maine wedding... a fantastic DJ!
Maine Made Weddings serves all of Maine and New England, featuring some of Maine's most experienced and awarded event and broadcast professionals with decades of experience. When we're not on the air on the biggest radio stations in northern New England, we're planning fantastic weddings with dozens of couples each year. Our team of Ryan Gavin, Brian James, Dom Lavoie, Annie Snook & Tom Doucette will work closely with you throughout the entire planning process to find the perfect music, build the best playlists, and develop the right vibe and style for your wedding.
We've spent decades hosting radio shows and building music formats on stations across the US, and we've been trusted by hundreds of couples over the years to provide the absolute best wedding entertainment available in Maine. From planning playlists to pressing play on wedding day, we can guide you through the entire music process! Whether we're focusing on customized ceremony selections or genre-specific vibes for your cocktail hour, we deliver recommendation-driven hits for every part of your event, from arrival to dancing the night away.
We're happy to provide our services at events of any size, budget, and at any venue in New England! We can work with any plans that you already have in place... just reach out to check availability and we'll provide you with service recommendations and customized quotes.
We hope we can party with you soon!
Ryan, Brian, Erica, Dom, Tom, Matt, Justin, Jason & the Maine Made Weddings Team
MaineMadeWeddings.com
Details
Equipment
- Audio/Visual Equipment
- Sound Equipment
Music Genres
- Caribbean
- Celtic
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
Music Services
- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
Awards and Affiliations
5-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2026.2025.2024.+2 more.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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I can't recommend Maine Made Weddings enough! Ryan was great to work with from beginning to end. He was easy going, professional, and gave us exactly the music and vibe we wanted! ...
Our guests danced the entire night and had a great time.
We can’t recommend Maine Made Weddings enough for a wedding! Ryan was wonderful and so helpful throughout the entire planning process. Talking music with him in the lead-up was a l...
ot of fun, and on the day itself every detail was accounted for and everything went off without a hitch.
Matt was our DJ, and the flow of the set worked really well and the atmosphere was fun all night. He was able to read the room perfectly, we were extremely happy with how everything went.
Thank you, Ryan and Matt!
Ryan and Maine Made Weddings were absolutely incredible. Ryan made the process so seamless and fun. The dancefloor was packed all night, and we got so many compliments on our playl...
ists throughout the night. People are still talking about it!! Thank you, Ryan, for making our special day so fun and worry-free!
Ryan and the Maine vibe team were awesome to work with. The dance floor was packed all night and ceremony mics/sound were very clear and audible and also concealed so you can’t pic...
k up on them really. They were also able to make custom cuts and edits of songs for first dances and they sounded so good! Also able to analyze crowd response ratings to songs and that was a super cool aspect to the experience of building the playlists for everything. Easy to make selections and very organized. We would definitely recommend the team to anyone looking for a seamless experience and awesome party!
Maine Made Weddings was excellent from start to finish! I remember the first call I had with Ryan and he made me feel so comfortable and was confident that his team could give us t...
he wedding atmosphere we wanted! Throughout the whole planning process working with Ryan was so easy and he was incredibly responsive. On the day of all the audio systems worked perfectly and our DJ Dom was excellent! Our dance floor was full for 2 straight hours. Could not have asked for a better DJ for out big day!
We really enjoyed working with Maine Made Weddings for our DJ services. Ryan was attentive and the app and planning calls made music planning and correspondence easy. Ryan was also...
professional but personable, and gave informed guidance while still respecting our priorities. Brian, our DJ day-of, was easy to work with and helped us navigate some sequencing and timing changes to our reception. Highly recommend!
Maine Made Weddings made all our music dreams come true! As a business, their packaging information is very straight forward and you can figure out everything you need without havi...
ng to jump through hoops to get it. Once you book with them, they make the entire planning process so easy. First of all, they are incredible with communication. They send both emails and texts with periodic check ins and advice while planning. They also use an app which makes adding your music SO easy and if you have no idea where to start, they have playlists already in the app that you can use to choose songs from! The planning phone calls we had as the day got closer were also so informative and so easy - Ryan had gone in and looked over all our choices beforehand and gave us his expert opinions on certain songs or timing for when we were walking in, which helped take the stress away from us having to make so many decisions. Tom was our Dj at the wedding and he was amazing, he came to chat with us to introduce himself and confirm some names/timing things and then handled the rest of the night without a hitch. Maine Made Weddings and their team are amazing!
Talk about a pro in his field! It was clear from our first call that Ryan knew his stuff. The planning app used to craft/plan all the songs/ moments was incredibly easy to use and ...
made it clear to see where our progress towards completion was at. We had clear communication every step of the way with check in calls and emails to make sure any questions/concerns were answered and that our music planning was kept on track. Ryan was knowledgeable and detailed offering great recommendations for music and left no stone unturned for all the little sound details we would never have even thought of! Not to mention he brought energy and enthusiasm to our reception which is critical for anyone in his role to keep the good vibes coming. Thank you Ryan for an incredible day!
I can not recommend Maine made any higher - they were absolutely phenomenal to work with. Ryan was the biggest help with planning and having access to chat throughout the entire pr...
ocess. Matt was the perfect DJ on our day of & knew exactly how to maintain the party and vibes. Literally can not thank them enough for the support and day of ease.
We had Matt as our DJ and he was amazing. He even helped us with our ceremony before we started letting us know about the windy weather! He kept the vibe and the music going. He ac...
commodated where he could and it was so much fun! Apparently we do not have dancers on either side of our families. However, I was on the dance floor all night (when I wasn’t taking photos) and that’s what it was about! Matt was such a pleasure to work with. Ryan was wonderful and helpful through the whole planning process. Any question or concern I had he answered and delivered! We recommend Maine Made Weddings to anyone!
Ryan was friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and delivered an overall fantastic experience! Having him as our DJ took a huge weight off our shoulders during the planning process...
If we could give Ryan more than 5 stars, we would!
From the very beginning, Ryan made the entire planning process incredibly seamless. We went over our timeline several times lead...
ing up to the wedding, and every conversation left us feeling like we were completely on the same page. Even when we made a last-minute decision to move our reception to a different location, Ryan handled the change with ease and never made us feel stressed.
One of the most meaningful moments of the day was my father-daughter dance. I asked Ryan if he could mix in audio clips from old home videos, and he brought the vision to life more perfectly than I could have imagined. It was such a special moment that we'll cherish forever.
On the wedding day, Ryan absolutely delivered. Our ceremony music was perfect, and the reception was everything we hoped for. The dance floor was packed all night long, and our guests are still talking about how much fun they had. Ryan has an incredible ability to read the crowd, mix songs seamlessly, and keep the energy high from start to finish. The biggest compliment we can give is that when the night came to an end, we were all trying to convince him to stay longer because no one wanted the party to end! That says everything about the atmosphere he created.
If you're looking for a DJ who is professional, organized, incredibly talented, and genuinely invested in making your wedding everything you envision, look no further. We cannot recommend Ryan and Maine Made Weddings enough. Thank you for helping create one of the most unforgettable days of our lives!
We couldn't have picked a better DJ for our wedding!!!!!! Working with Maine Made Weddings was an incredible experience. The amount of thought and love that Ryan put into our weddi...
ng was truly amazing. I would 100% recommend them. They made our wedding SO fun! No one left the dance floor for the entire night. Everyone had a blast and our DJ, Tom, was awesome!! Thank you!
HIGHLY recommend using Maine Made Weddings- their packages are affordable & their exclusive app was easy to use (and one of my favorite parts of wedding planning). Right from the ...
start, Ryan was so fun to work with! He is professional, engaging, and genuinely invested in helping you have the music YOU want on your day. He helped me with so much of the music logistics & even provided multiple options for custom mixes. Brian was our DJ on the day, and he was a pleasure to work with as well- all our guests were raving about him! Thanks again, Maine Made Weddings team, for perfectly executing our vision.
Absolutely amazing! Ryan was our DJ, and he was so helpful. We had many phone calls, and his attention to detail made us very excited for our big day! Not to mention that we felt l...
ike we chatted with him more than our other vendors. He gave us many tips, personalized cuts of songs, and he was very helpful in keeping us on track during the wedding day! We would 1000% recommend working with them!
I'm not even sure where to begin. From the start of getting Ryan to be out DJ was thrilling, one of the first vendors we set up. His intentions with helping us was phenomenal, incl...
uding the app, which was an amazing help. Our playlist killed the dancefloor, but it wouldn't have been the same without Ryan with his announcements and easy communication guiding us to the wedding day. I highly suggest Maine VIBES!
Ryan was incredible through the whole wedding planning process! He made us feel very comfortable and at-ease from the very first planning call. He was happy to discuss things as de...
tailed or as high-level as we desired, and was spot on with things to consider and watch out for in planning. Then, when the day finally came, he totally delivered on the music and the mic! Definitely a highlight of our event, and would recommend him without hesitation!
THE ABSOLUTE BEST!!!! Ryan was so incredibly helpful every step of planning and execution. We're not from Maine, so Ryan helped point out not only his expertise in sound and music,...
but also the legal process of getting married in the state. He was the most fun to work with, and all of our guests were ranting and raving about our setlist. The dance floor was packed all night, and the sound quality was amazing. Our cam corder caught all of the sound from the ceremony, toasts, and dance floor. We're so grateful to Ryan and the team, and could not recommend Maine Made Weddings more to anyone. Bravo, 10/10, 5 stars, we love you!!
Ryan was amazing to work with! He made everything so smooth and checked in when necessary to make sure we had everything we needed for the big day! Their app was a game changer an...
d made selecting the songs and figuring out the timeline a breeze. We couldn't be happier with how the night went and highly recommend them for your next event!
Ryan was absolutely excellent! We had multiple guests tell us how impressed they were with the DJ. His preparation process is very thorough and meticulous, and we got our dream pla...
ylist and reception on the day. He was also very well prepared for the numerous preparation calls we had with him. The app he uses was easy to use and put in all our music and day of preferences. He was very helpful giving us advice on how to schedule the reception and keeping the timeline on track. For the ceremony, it was seamless getting mic'd up to his sound system.
The team was so easy to work with beforehand! Communication was excellent both prior to the event and on the day itself. Everything went absolutely smoothly, and I even received co...
mpliments about the DJ we hired afterward. I would definitely recommend them!
Ryan and his team are fantastic! They were thorough and were always available for every question and detail. Their app is so helpful for not only music but event flow planning! We ...
highly recommend Ryan and his team.
Ryan and his team do a fantastic job helping couples through every step of the music planning process. Their organized approach while still letting couples control the vibe of each...
playlist and song selection was truly unmatched. We had the best time dancing all night long !
We had an incredible experience working with Ryan and Matt! They were incredibly professional, supportive, and kept the party going! We loved working with them! The planning proces...
s was so easy, and the communication throughout the planning process was amazing! We can’t recommend Maine Made Weddings enough!!
Maine Made Weddings absolutely crushed it for our wedding! They were highly responsive throughout the whole process and did an amazing job on the actual wedding day. Their music pl...
anning app is super easy to use and their DJs are top notch. Couldn't recommend them highly enough!
Maine Made Weddings was absolutely incredible on our wedding day, I could not have asked for a better DJ service. Ryan was so attentive the weeks following our big day, and covered...
every piece of the day from start to finish. Our day of DJ, Brian, was exceptional. He kept the day moving promptly and was willing to accommodate time changes when needed. He stuck to our song list and was so friendly and professional. Could not recommend this DJ service enough. Thank you guys!
Maine Made Weddings aka Matt (day of DJ) and Ryan (owner) did such an amazing job at bringing our wedding day to life. Their organization and communication is excellent and 10/10 r...
ecommend booking them for your wedding. We had such a great time thanks to them.
Planning our music and DJ services with Ryan was easy and so helpful! Ryan was attentive and always willing to help. Jason was our DJ on the day of the wedding and executed everyth...
ing perfectly, checking in several times throughout the night, and kept the dance floor fun and exciting!
Ryan helped us plan our beautiful day, and the planning process itself was smooth and easy. We carefully built our playlist with a mix of cultural songs that were really meaningful...
to us, and we were excited to hear them throughout the night.
On the wedding day, however, we ran into complications with our DJ, Brian, and the woman who accompanied him. We had communicated through the planning app that the DJ needed to be set up on the upper level, but when Brian arrived, he pushed back on this. Eventually it was sorted out, but it set the tone. Later we received feedback from our venue that Brian had been rude to some people, including the venue host, which was disappointing to hear.
During the reception, we were especially let down by the music choices. Many songs from our playlist were missed, and several that we hadn’t chosen were played instead. The flow of the music didn’t feel intentional, and we found ourselves having to repeatedly go up to request songs or ask for changes.
The woman assisting Brian also behaved inappropriately at points. At one point she gave us a “no worries” stone, which directly went against our personal faith and beliefs. We felt this was unprofessional and out of place for a wedding vendor.
While we didn’t allow these issues to ruin our night, the overall experience fell short of what we had hoped for. Brian may be a better fit for other types of events, but based on our experience, we would not recommend him for weddings where attention to detail and sensitivity to the couple’s wishes are especially important.
Maine Made Weddings was fantastic to work with. The app they set us up with was so user friendly and easy to customize info for our wedding. We had a great experience with them and...
Ryan was so helpful on check in calls for ideas on how to smooth out our timeline and pick the right vibe of music. We would recommend them to any couple!
We cannot recommend them enough!! From start to finish they were great to work with. We told them the vibe of our dance floor, made playlists together, had an amazing planning app,...
and couldn't have made the timeline of our day without them! Matt was our DJ and he kept the party/dancefloor going just like we asked. They were very responsive to our questions and insightful. Great package options to!
Ryan Gavin was our DJ at Mountain Star Estate on August 30th, 2025. He is such a professional at everything he does! The music was outstanding, and he put in so much time and effor...
t helping us coordinate the wedding of our dreams. We would HIGHLY recommend him and Maine Made Weddings to any couple looking for the best DJ company out there!
Incredible DJ – Organized, Helpful, and Truly Made Our Day Perfect
As someone who is very organized and planned my own wedding, I can’t say enough good things about Ryan. His syst...
em for running weddings is truly perfect. He met with us as many times as we needed, helped build and refine our schedule, and thought of things I hadn’t even considered. His experience really showed, and it made the whole process smoother and less stressful.
One of my favorite parts was how easy it was to create our playlists using his app. I was able to upload my own playlists from Spotify and also browse his curated suggestions to build a music lineup that we got so many compliments on.
His timing throughout the day was flawless, including the ceremony, which was held in a different area than the reception. The transitions between locations were seamless and stress-free.
I also wanted to shorten our first dance songs, and he created beautifully edited versions of all three that were the perfect length, with smooth transitions that didn’t feel rushed or choppy at all.
I’m just so grateful for Ryan’s knowledge, professionalism, and organization. He was a huge part of what made our day feel so perfect and easy. Highly, highly recommend!
Ryan was an incredible asset while planning and Justin was a great DJ! Stuck to our must play list, the lighting was great and it was overall such a fun atmosphere!
Highly recommend!!! My daughter selected them for her wedding and she and her husband were thrilled! All the communication before was excellent and they were confident they would...
get exactly what they were asking for a their wedding! They did! It was a fantastic night!!!
Ryan & Matt were incredibly professional, timely, knowledgeable, helpful and executed our DJ vision PERFECTLY! They knew our timeline, gave insightful advice and were personable an...
d fun to work with. I would recommend this company to anyone looking for DJ services. Our DJ Matt, kept the vibes high at the wedding and even jumped in to dance for the last song of the night!
We truly can’t say enough good things about our experience with Maine Made Weddings! Matt was beyond amazing—from start to finish, he brought the perfect energy, kept the party goi...
ng, and made our reception unforgettable.
Ryan was also incredible to work with—so organized, communicative, and genuinely one of our favorite vendors throughout the entire planning process. Their user-friendly app made it super easy to customize our music, timeline, and everything in between. He also gave us great advice to ensure the day flowed seamlessly.
Our guests haven’t stopped raving about how fun and smooth everything was, and we owe so much of that to the Maine Made Weddings team. If you’re looking for a DJ who’s professional, talented, and truly cares about making your day special, this is it!
We worked with Ryan at Maine Made Weddings for our wedding this past weekend. I cannot recommend Ryan and the team enough if you care about a fully customized and organized music e...
xperience. We were able to pick all of the songs on our playlist, and Ryan mixed them to create a perfect party list that kept people dancing all night long. We also had perfect audio and music for our ceremony. 10/10 would book again!!
Ryan was by far the best vendor we had at our 12/21/2024 wedding. He read the room perfectly, kept people on the dance floor all night (!), and most importantly helped plan & kept ...
our timeline run seamlessly. I am so glad we went with him!
Ryan and his team are the perfect fit for your wedding. Ryan makes everything super easy to use. You can pick the playlist and add songs with absolute ease. Ryan’s regular check-in...
s make this part of wedding playing a breeze. Not only does Ryan have you covered when you hit the dance floor, he has you covered for your ceremony. I had friends of mine tell me, “of all the weddings we went to this year, yours was the best for sound quality.
Ryan and his team make sure your day is perfect and it is absolutely worth the price.
When my wife and I got to the dance floor many people were impressed with his ability to change songs and make it a smooth transition.
Whatever vibe you are going for on the dance floor either Dancing all night, slow songs, or just chill music Ryan and his team will make sure you get what YOU want.
I got endless compliments about how great he was when we were all dancing.
I urge you to consider Ryan and his team for your wedding day. 100000000000000% perfect in his operations.
Ryan and Adam were wonderful! They made the process very easy, were super communicative, and tons of fun. We would recommend Maine made weddings to anyone!
Ryan was great! The meetings we had with him were so helpful as was his planning app! Very professional and knowledgeable. Our DJ was Matt. He was great! A fun guy that kept p...
eople dancing! I would definitely recommend them to anyone!!
Ryan did an absolutely amazing job! He helped us plan everything minute to minute, and way equipped to make a few on the fly adjustments as the night demanded!
Ryan was the most professional and responsive vendor we worked with throughout our wedding planning process. He made planning our playlists and timeline SO easy and convenient. Goi...
ng into our wedding day we were confident that he would execute our plans with ease. He did just that! He helped our timeline progress without a hitch, played all of our favorite songs throughout the night, and kept the dance floor packed throughout the night. Many of our guests remarked that it was the “most they have ever danced at a wedding.” My husband and I recommend Ryan and Maine Made Weddings to the highest degree!
Let me start by saying that, aside from food, music was the top priority for my husband and me. We spent a lot of time carefully choosing every song that went on our playlist. So n...
aturally, like anyone, we wanted to find a DJ who would respect our vision.
Ryan Gavin exceeded our expectations. He understood our vision and provided feedback and insight based on his extensive experience doing weddings. I now have even more respect and appreciation for the skills required to be a great DJ, like reading the room to maintain the flow and creating an atmosphere that caters to a wide range of ages.
We had a few very specific requests that required precision timing-wise and Ryan nailed them all. He executed the recessional flawlessly, and we can’t begin to express how thankful we are, as this was something I had been envisioning for over a decade.
We were also impressed with Ryan’s professionalism throughout the entire process. He was consistently responsive, polite, and accommodating. We never once second-guessed our choice or felt like we had to worry about the DJ, and this is coming from two highly anxious people lol. Though Ryan was our DJ, we have 0 doubt that anyone on his team is anything less than exceptional. Thank you for everything, Ryan. You were made for this!
~Michelle and Mike
Ryan and his team at Maine Made Weddings went above and beyond! They are an incredible team to work with. They kept things easy and organized from the very beginning until the very...
end of the planning process. Whether it be phone/video calls to check in/plan, email reminders, or the super convenient app that they use for music selection, they are so incredible. Our DJ was Matt Perry and he absolutely rocked it! He kept us on schedule and brought such good vibes to our venue and our dance floor. 10/10 would recommend and work with again for any event!
REVISED 10/21/24:
Due to some miscommunications, I was quite disappointed with Maine Made Weddings as a DJ service. However, the team reached out to me via a strongly worded email...
and explained in great detail what exactly transpired. Deepest apologies for leaving an initial review that didn’t tell the whole story.
Ryan was incredibly kind and helpful on the planning calls! He and the planning application helped us to create a timeline and be as involved as we liked in curating our playlist f...
or our guests. Ryan was very responsive as well! On the wedding day itself, DJ Justin was so communicative and kind, we couldn't be more appreciative. THANK YOU!
Ryan and Maine Made Weddings was one of the best choices we made for our wedding. They send a detailed questionnaire and timeline creator to you months before the wedding and that ...
really helps sort out some of the big details that go into DJing and MCing the event. The music selection process was incredibly intuitive and customizable to whatever vibe you want. They also were able to accommodate three different locations on our venue without issue. Our dance floor was very active all night thanks to Tom! They were a great vendor for us and we’d recommend them to anyone.
Maine Made Weddings was the best choice we could of made for our wedding. The owner Ryan was so organized in setting up planning meetings and staying right on top of everything. Th...
ey use an app planning system that made it so easy to customize our day of timeline and music choices. It was a seamless experience! Dom was our day of DJ and he was great! Everything went so smooth because we already had a plan in place and he even was reminding me of our thank you speech and cake cutting time. He was on top of everything. Tons of guest complimented us on how great the DJ was!
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Portland, ME | Maine, New Hampshire & Massachusetts
Maine Made Weddings