DO NOT HIRE!
Where to start. I hired the Marino Brothers, as my sister used them in 2018 and had a great experience. I hired them over a year before my wedding, and while the comm...unication was informal, it was never unprofessional, persay.
Well, that changed. My venue sent us a standard agreement for Canton City sound laws. It stated that when the DJ arrived, they would do a sound test to establish how loud they were allowed to play, and they would only receive one warning if they exceeded that loudness. My venue coordinator assured me that there has never been any issues with a DJ, either signing the agreement or issues with warnings on the day of the wedding. My coordinator also expressed that there has never been any noise complaints or subsequent issues with Canton City regarding sound levels. I passed the agreement along to Jim with the Marino Brothers, and the response that I received was appalling. Jim took the Lord's name in vein as he expressed how ridiculous the agreement was. He stated that they were "just trying to pin everything on him" (unsure of what this even means), and stated that his lawyer "will be hearing about this."
UNBELIEVABLE. I was absolutely stunned that a vendor would speak to a client in that manner, and I was disgusted at the language that he chose to use. I passed along all of the information that my vendor assured me about, and I received a similar response. I waited a week to hear back about if he was going to sign the agreement, and I was told that his lawyer would "handle it". What? Does that mean you are backing out of the contract, or does that mean that you are contacting my venue with the help of your lawyer? No answer.
I contacted my venue to see if he had reached out, and my coordinator said no. She assured me that no one has ever had an issue signing this agreement, and that they would not make any exceptions, as the agreement simply stated Canton city sound limitations.
I sent a message back to Jim and stated that I would be backing out of the contract and forfeiting the $300 deposit due to the lack of professionalism.
After all of this, I was telling a coworker that said she also used Marino brothers and said that she had a similar experience with unprofessionalism and refusal to do certain things. Really wish I read more reviews and searched around before hiring.
To all the future brides and grooms, DO NOT SETTLE! YOU are the client and YOU are paying for a service. We ended up hiring the Beach Boyz just 3 months before our wedding (When all of this took place), and we could not have been happier with their professionalism and the end result.