I do not recommend Justin from Pitlik Entertainment. The level of professionalism and respect we experienced leading up to and during our wedding was extremely disappointing.
Befo...re even hiring him, I discussed wanting to record a voiceover to play immediately before I walked down the aisle. He was supportive of the idea. I sent him the recording two months before our wedding. The Wednesday before the wedding, he sent me the first draft mixed with my processional song. I asked for a timing adjustment, which he made without issue. I then asked whether the instrumental version of the song could play quietly underneath my voiceover. He initially explained that it may make my voice difficult to hear. The following evening, I simply asked if I could hear a draft with the instrumental underneath it so I could decide which version I preferred. His response was, “So you’re not happy with the one I did and you want me to redo it again.”
At that point, I told him I felt tension in the conversation and offered to speak over the phone to clear the air. During that call, I felt he was very defensive, and I ultimately felt as though I had to apologize for simply asking a question about something being played during one of the most important moments of our wedding.
During that same conversation, he told me he had went “above and beyond” for me and referenced coming to our rehearsal to set up and help with the walkthrough. However, I never asked or expected him to attend our rehearsal—he offered to do so himself. I appreciated the gesture, but did not appreciate something he voluntarily offered later being used to make me feel as though I was asking too much.
There were also professionalism concerns on our wedding day. During our private vows, he began testing microphones and my MOH asked him to stop. He also did not communicate with our photographer before beginning the ceremony music, causing our photographer to nearly miss the first members of our processional.
Most disappointing were the comments made throughout the day. A guest told me he was making negative comments about our wedding, guests, and wedding party to his coworker DURING our ceremony, and while sitting at my immediate families table during dinner. Making extremely negative comments about our family and wedding, including referring to it as unorganized/a “shit show” and making disparaging comments about our wedding party. At the end of the night, my mother also personally overheard negative comments about our four dogs being at the wedding and him stating “these f*cking dogs”.
Regardless of a vendor’s personal opinion about a wedding, I find it incredibly inappropriate to make negative comments about the wedding, wedding party, guests, or family—especially where those people can hear them.
I do want to acknowledge what he did well. He played the music we requested, the ceremony music and voiceover went smoothly, and he did a good job coordinating speeches and our first dances. He also did an excellent job with the groomsmen’s grand entrance.
A bride should not feel uncomfortable asking a reasonable question about her ceremony, nor should she have multiple guests and family members afterward telling her about negative comments made by a vendor she hired.
The overall experience left a negative impression on me, my husband, our families, and our friends. For that reason, I would not hire him again or recommend him for a wedding.