We originally chose Maize Music because it was a preferred vendor at our reception venue and also because of the great prices and we ultimately were SO impressed with the service we received.
We were planning our wedding from another state,... so we had our first meeting with Nemar via phone. He was great about answering all of our questions and following up with emails, etc. Plus, you do all of your payments online and there is also an online planning tool, which really just made things a breeze.
Nemar matches you with a DJ based on your taste in music. We were paired with DJ Mark and couldn't have been happier! We met with Nemar and Mark the week of our wedding to go over a final plan, such as intros, special songs, do not play lists, etc. The meeting was a great opportunity for Mark to get to know us better, and he was so accommodating of all of my requests. My husband and I chose some less common songs, which Mark had no problem finding. A lot of our formal dance (father/daughter, mother/son, etc) were also really long, so Mark was able to cut them down perfectly so our guests wouldn't get bored watching the dances. We were also able to send him a live-recording of a song for our first dance and he cut that so it sounded perfect!
I've been to lots of weddings where the DJ will play songs the bride and groom have requested him/her not to play or where the DJ hasn't played songs the couple really wanted to hear. We did not have this problem with Mark at all! Every song he played was excellent, and he even went back to a song he had started to transition out of when I asked him to. He also did a great job at keeping the dance floor full. Things got off to a slow start, but he figured out exactly how to get our friends up and dancing and keep them there! He was even good about making sure all of our guests - no matter their age - got up at some point to dance!
Another thing that was great about Mark were some of the suggestions he gave us for introductions and getting the party started. He offered to give brief introductions of each member of our bridal party, which was a fun way for our guests to get to know our wedding party a little better...and a fun way for us to embarrass a few of them!
We couldn't have been happier with Maize Music, and specifically DJ Mark!