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RICO Entertainment is a wedding entertainment company based in Meriden, CT. We are an industry Leader in Event Management throughout CT, MA, RI, and NYC. We bring a wealth of experience and cutting-edge technology to your big day.
RICO has been in the entertainment industry for over 20+ years. We build everlasting relationships with our clients, and our focus has always been on managing quality events and delivering industry performances using the best technology in the market! Our deluxe lighting options can include DJ lighting, wireless decor uplighting, and projection. We have bilingual MCs and can provide all sorts of equipment, from deluxe sound systems to photo booths. RICO also specializes in tech features. For example, we can combine heavenly lighting and fog effects to make it appear like you and your beloved are dancing on a cloud. We L-O-V-E what we do so it's easy to deliver the best entertainment experience to all of our clients!!!
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- Se Habla Español
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Rico Events received glowing reviews for their DJ services at weddings, with many couples praising Rico and his team for exceeding expectations, excellent communication, seamless organization, and keeping the dance floor full all night. The option of unique services such as dry ice smoke cloud for the first dance, monogram, montage, and photo booth were highlighted. Despite challenges like a tornado, vendors collaborated effectively to ensure a successful event, and special touches like a "hora loca" with robots were memorable. Rico was commended for making each wedding special and unforgettable, with guests having a fantastic time and enjoying the music selection, photo booth, and overall entertainment package.Review photos
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From the very first meeting Rico demonstrated his professionalism and an awesome personality, we knew right away that is who we wanted to be our DJ/MC. DJ Rico was the best decision we made for our wedding day. Even through Covid, as we were losing our minds replanning many times, he was patient and very flexible as well as guided us through our next steps which we cannot express enough gratitude for. When the wedding day finally arrived, everything was seamless, he was able to mix my Portuguese culture with my wife’s Greek culture and had everyone up and moving all night long! We received SOO many compliments on DJ Rico and his team. He does an awesome job hyping up the all the guests and truly creates a fun party atmosphere! Another benefit of using Rico Entertainment is they also have many options for many different photo booths. It was that was a huge hit as well, our friends and family enjoyed all the fun pictures they took. They set up and break it down so seamlessly and bring props to make the pictures fun! We also choose to add the dancing cloud, which is during your first dance as bride and groom. It feels like it is just you two dancing on a cloud in the sky! All of our guests’ jaws dropped during our first dance, to say the least it was well worth it! Also, Rico has a website that makes music planning so easy and makes you feel organized! The whole process of song selection was smooth from what song you want walking down the aisle to what song you want to enter your venue to what songs you don’t want to hear that night. Two weeks before the wedding we had a final meeting and we went over all the details and did a step by step of the ceremony and reception. He took care of all our needs and didn’t have to worry about anything. We felt like we were in trusted hands during the entire wedding planning process, he truly is the best!! I would definitely recommend Rico and his team for any wedding or party, we had a blast dancing the entire night! Thank you so much and best of luck moving forward Rico. Hopefully we cross paths soon in the future.
Rico!
Just Wow!
Thank you sooo much for everything! You did amazing! Everything came out perfect. I couldn't be happier with your work. We are beyond grateful.
Regards,
Gina and Manny
Rico and his team exceeded our expectations! We used them for our wedding and everything was seamless. Communication leading up was flawless, whenever I have a question he responded on a timely manner. The wedding itself was amazing, from the ceremony, to the reception, everything was organized, the dance floor was full all night, played all my music I wanted and I am still getting rave reviews! Rico was amazing and made our wedding even more perfect!
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Rico was the first vendor we hired. He is the best DJ around and the photobooth option was a perfect add on. He made planning so easy and organized. And the night of the wedding Rico and his team went above and beyond to make sure that the wedding ran smoothly! We can’t thank him enough
We are SO happy we chose RICO Events for our wedding! Everyone had the best time on the dance floor! We had a multicultural American/Colombian wedding and Rico did a great job playing a mix of music. The whole process of choosing music was seamless with his online form. He was wonderful to work with! I would highly recommend him to anyone!
Our wedding day was the best day of our life and DJ Rico played a huge part of it! I recommend anyone looking to have the best time to get his package with the robots. Rico had everyone on the dance floor the whole night and our “hora loca” with the robot team was awesome. My wife and I also got to play the drums which was so much fun. When we were planning our wedding we both collectively thought our DJ would be the most important vendor, and boy are we happy we picked Rico!
Exceptional DJ Service with Unique Options
We recently had the pleasure of working with DJ Rico for our wedding, and we couldn't be more thrilled with our choice!
From start to finish, the experience was nothing short of spectacular, he offers a range of unique options from a dry ice smoke cloud for our first dance, to a monogram, montage, and Photo Booth!
We highly recommend DJ Rico for any event. His talent and professionalism, made our wedding day unforgettable. Thank you for creating an incredible atmosphere and making our special day one to remember!!
It was a crazy but super fun night… we experienced a tornado during the beginning of my outdoor event under tents that was effectively transitioned indoors with vendors collaborating to make the day happen for us. All guests helped to make the day special and all had a fantastic night. Ending with Rico’s special guests for my husband, Darth Vader and Storm troopers bringing the party to life in so many ways. It was unprecedented! Memories never to be forgotten! Thank you so much Rico and your crew! Amazing.
Rico was amazing! We are so happy we went with Rico as our DJ for our wedding. We got married on 07/05/24 at Saint Clement's castle. Rico kept everyone on the dance floor the entire time, which was really important to me. So many of our guests said they have never been to a wedding with so many people on the dance floor for that long. He is a terrific MC and kept us on schedule during the reception. I highly recommend him to anyone. We also got the ceremony package which I highly recommend. Rico was so organized, and we loved working with him. I was so stressed the final weeks leading to the wedding and our final meeting with Rico put me at ease. We are so happy Rico, and his team were part of our special day. You cannot go wrong and wont regret going with Rico!
We recently had the pleasure of hiring RICO Entertainment Events for our wedding, and we couldn't be more thrilled with the experience. From the initial consultation to the final dance, Rico demonstrated an incredible ability to understand and incorporate the diverse musical tastes of both our families for our Italian/Ecuadorian wedding. The package we chose included ceremony/cocktail/reception music and photobooth. The dance floor was packed all night long, from the moment the dance flor opened. What truly set RICO apart was his genuine enthusiasm for our vision. The online planning tool provided made our music selections stress-free and easy! Guests loved the photobooth that included printed strips and an online link for viewing! Overall, our RICO Entertainment & Events’ talent and professionalism ensured that our wedding was an unforgettable celebration from start to finish.
We hired Rico as our wedding DJ. He made the entire process straightforward and seamless. He coordinated the audio for our ceremony and of course emceed/DJed for our reception.
We had a multicultural wedding representing Peru, Puerto Rico and of course USA, and he did an amazing job mixing all kinds of music styles, allowing us to proudly represent all parts of our cultures.
Many of our guests commented on what a great job he and his team did! Some even took selfies with him LOL.
Many thanks to Rico and his team, would 100% recommend!!!
Rico was super helpful in our wedding planning. Attentive to the small details we pushed on. A great overall DJ/MC! Everything went flawless. We used photography & Photo Booth through him. I wish we could have communicated with our photographers beforehand, because I feel like we missed candid shots we wanted but failed to mention them on the wedding day due to the high stress and just overall ongoingness of the day. The photo booth was a highlight and everyone loved it! More than anything, our phone guestbook which gave such a special touch to the day.
We had Rico Events for our wedding and he was absolutely amazing! From the start when we originally reached out, to asking us questions to get to know us better, to showing us how to use his portal page that helped us pick our playlist! Rico reached out to us a couple days before our event to help us finalize everything. Rico was so profesional, He played all our songs on our playlist & kept the party going all night long. The photo booth was definitely a crowd pleaser and so fun! THANK YOU Rico for creating a one of a kind party that myself and my husband will remember for the rest of our marriage! BEST DJ EVER!
We had Rico Events for our wedding, and we couldn't have been more pleased with this decision. During the lead up of the planning process, Rico made sure to be available via phone call, text, email, or Zoom whenever we had any questions. He offers an extremely efficient playlist portal that made our song choices very easy to implement, and he made sure to play everything we we put on the playlist. On the day of the wedding, he was very accommodating and professional, he made it a very comfortable experience. Our dance floor was packed from start to finish during the reception, everyone had an amazing time! Would 100% recommend Rico Events for any wedding, work event, or big party you may be hosting!
Rico & his team were amazing!
We did not stress at all with Rico for the wedding. He had a timeline for our wedding and lifted a weight off our shoulders just by providing that for us.
We are very happy with our choice when we hired this team we never hesitated it from the start!
Great easy to use playlist website, super communicative and super fun
Rico was amazing from start to finish! He has excellent communication and was responsive to any of our questions. His information portal/website where you input all of your information and wedding logistics makes the night of your wedding run smoothly. If anyone makes any special requests to give speeches or change anything the day of the wedding he was sure to check with us as the bride and groom to make sure we approved.
He has a team of professionals, we used him as a DJ, Photographer, Videographer, and the Mirror Photo Booth kept guests entertained all night. He’s an excellent Emcee who was entertaining but captured our most special moments.
We highly recommend him to anyone who’s planning a wedding and wants professional, perfect, service!
Rico was the best DJ we could have chosen for our wedding. He was amazing and kept us on the loop and the dance floor all night. Would definitely recommend him and his group. Do the hora loca such a big highlight in our wedding
Rico was the first and only DJ that we spoke with before hiring him for our wedding in April 2023. We knew immediately when we got off the zoom that we would hire him! He was incredibly professional and had experience with multicultural weddings which was important for us. Since we had hired Rico the music was the one area that I worried about the least- I knew we were in goods with Rico and that we were. We highly recommend Rico! Thank you Rico!
I got married June 24th 2023 and used Rico as our DJ & rented the magic mirror, I cannot say enough good things about this company! Rico was personable and attentive to my needs and million questions, he answered every question emailed in a timely manor. The portal he uses for music selection is a breeze to use and made picking music way less stressful. Our final meeting we went over everything which eased my mind. The day of wedding Rico did a good job organizing our entrances and working with our venue coordinator. We also rented the magic mirror which the guest loved and raved about so I highly recommend it I also got an online gallery to look at all my guest photos. Overall I highly recommend RICO ENTERTAINMENT for any DJ needs, he will not disappoint
From the very beginning we felt very comfortable with Rico. He communicated well and was extremely organized. On the day of our wedding he was amazing. Words cannot describe how perfect he was not only would he play songs that everyone enjoyed but he would really play songs that people on the dance floor really connected with. He knew we wanted early 2000’s music and that is exactly what he played. We all danced until the night was over and every single song was perfect.
Rico was a pleasure to work with from the beginning all the way to the end. He set up some time with us to walk through what we envisioned for our wedding and even brought up points we hadn't thought of previously. He was also super flexible about making changes later on in the process.
I was nervous about having a multi-cultural wedding and having the music cater to both crowds. Rico quickly put that rest and had the dance party going all night long. I would 100% recommend RICO!
Recommend 1000%. Rico and his team did an amazing job. He payed attention to the guests at our wedding and what music they were enjoying. He even helped us with decision making outside of just music. The Photo Booth was also a HUGE hit. And over all he was great to work with. We had guests coming up to us the following days letting us know they now want to throw an event just to have Rico DJ.
Incredible MC and kept the party going all night! Very easy to work with and I loved how custom he made our event!
Rico was able to feel out the room and play the perfect music for the crowd we had our wedding! He was kind, fun, and very organized!
We had an unforgettable wedding night, Rico and his team provided the best DJ experience we’ve ever seen at a wedding and we’re so grateful it was ours. Not only does he have experience at basically every venue in CT, his experience shows with his expertise to flawlessly MC, DJ and keep the dance floor packed at all times. From the moment we reached out, his communication throughout was excellent, he was always quick to respond, provided feedback and he made planning easier using his own website with planners/layouts that were extremely helpful. We can’t recommend Rico enough, we hope to see him at more events in the future!
Amazing DJ and emcee, wonderful to work with before and during the event.
My husband and I are so happy we made the decision to hire Rico and his team for our wedding! We hired Rico for DJ and Photo Booth services. From beginning to end, Rico was awesome! As soon as my husband and I met him, we pretty much had our minds made up that we would go with Rico Entertainment for our DJ and Phot Booth needs. Everything worked out perfectly! He outdid himself as the DJ. We didn’t even have a song list! We shared with him our demographic and the types of music we enjoyed listening to and his set list was perfect! There were people on the dance floor all night. It was great. The Photo Booth was amazing and the attendant was super nice. The props were perfect and everyone loved it! Overall, couldn’t be happier with our decision. Highly recommend!!
Thank you Rico and team! You guys crushed it ❤️
Rico's energy was great and the music he played had everyone dancing all night. Everyone loved him and the music. We loved our dance cloud it made our first dance much more special. Everyone was obsessed with the mirror Photo Booth and the line was long all night for it.
Rico absolutely enhanced our wedding. He worked with us and made sure he did what he could to make us have the best wedding ever. The Photo Booth was a hit and everyone loved the music! If there’s anything I take away from weddings, it’s food and the DJ and Rico did NOT disappoint. I can’t recommend him enough! If there are ever any other events I’ll be throwing and needing a DJ, he is the only guy on my list. I loved working with him as he is incredibly professional, passionate and skilled at what he does. Thank you to Rico for making our wedding the best experience!
We are so happy we hired Rico for our wedding day! Rico is extremely organized, detailed and knows how to throw a party and get people on the dance floor! We would highly recommended working with Rico for your next event!
Rico and his team are the absolute best! From the initial consult to all of the final products Rico was just awesome. He is timely, professional and tended to every need. We utilized Rico and his team as our DJ, photographer and videographer. One stop shopping at its best! Rico was likely one of the most critical aspects of our successful wedding. The photos, video, wedding trailer and wedding album way more than we could have imagined. The drone coverage made it way over the top! Our guests were so impressed!
Words cannot express how thankful I am for Rico and his team. Rico was a great DJ and MC. He definitely knows how to keep the party alive. The photobooth and uplighting came out great. Thank you RICO Events!
Rico was not only our DJ but our photographer, videographer, and entertainment. Rico and his team made our wedding day extra special and captured it so well. Highly recommend him he is a one shop stop. If we did it again we wouldn't want to have anyone else to share our special day with.
Rico was the DJ for our wedding over Labor Day weekend and it was phenomenal! He was the DJ at a family member’s wedding and came highly recommended. From the day we chatted with Rico via zoom we knew he was the DJ for our special day. Rico was easy to work with, incredible responsive and very professional.
He provided ceremony music, music at cocktail hour and a special private dance before the reception. He let us customize the type of music we wanted played all night long and many guests mentioned how great his music selection was. Rico did a great job announcing the bridal party and setting up for toasts. One thing we really loved was his wireless set up during the ceremony, both the officiant and the groom had wireless microphones which was great. If you’re looking for top-notch entertainment you definitely want to book Rico!!
Rico was absolutely fantastic. Very professional and everything went so smoothly. Music was fantastic. My guests danced all night! The cloud for our first dance was absolutely stunning.
Followed our directions and requests exactly, very polite and pleasant and helpful to work with. The planner tool they use is excellent and provides great piece of mind. Would definitely recommend
RICO & Team were amazing!
Rico and his team were such a pleasure to work with! Constant communication, collaboration, and true professionalism. We are so happy that we hired Rico for our wedding day! From covering our ceremony to our reception, everything was so organized, detailed, and most importantly - the best party! Rico kept everyone moving and dancing the whole night! Thank you, Rico!!
Rico is wonderful! From the very first interaction to the very last, he is impressionable, funny, and he knows how to get the crowd going. Another thing, his company offer’s literally EVERYTHING!! The music was excellent from the ceremony to the reception, the introductions were perfect. We absolutely appreciate Rico Entertainment for making our day stand out. he even accommodated a last minute change , a surprise from my husband , a special song and shout out to my late brother, literally brought tears to my eyes. THANK YOU RICO!!!!
Rico did a great job incorporating our ‘must play’ list and our vision of the reception with some additional tracks that kept the energy going with the right vibes all night. Rico was very attentive and responsive to our requests during the wedding. When we had some updates to one of the songs for the grand entrance he found the time to cut mix and play it exactly how we wanted. Idk where he found the time but he was BRILLIANT and our big reveal went on without a hitch, just like we envisioned it. As Hispanic Americans with some family and friends who only speak Spanish and others who only speak English, Rico really made both groups feel welcomed and entertained.
He spoke well over the music and didn’t interrupt too often like some DJs do. He only spoke when necessary to keep the energy going and the micro events organized.
He was responsive during the planning stages and his software was user friendly and kept us on track. The Magic Mirror was also a huge hit! Can’t wait to see all the photobooth pics our guests took on the website. Rico also referred our officiant to us. Thank you Rico! Having moved to CT from NYC, we didn’t think we could find a DJ like you here. You exceeded our expectations.
I can’t even begin to explain how great Rico and his team are. We immediately picked Rico in our heads (about 5 minutes into our Zoom call) because of his personality - he loves his job and it shows! His portal made it so easy to plan out the most important wedding details, even ones I didn’t think of, and you can scroll through song categories for every important moment during your wedding. Rico went above and beyond for me, adding on things at the end like a TV and video montage for my Mom, and he made everything perfect. We also added the dancing on a cloud, magic mirror, and SNOW! During the wedding, Rico literally nailed everything. Everything he did was flawless. I cannot recommend him enough - he was seriously the best part of our wedding!
RICO Entertainment Events made it so easy for us to focus on other things and not worry too much on our song choices or entertainment. He had it all covered! By providing an application online we were able to make our order of events and song selections at our own paste. His responsiveness to our emails and phone calls were almost immediate! We knew we had his full engagement for our event. He made sure that the event was planned our way without missing the important details of our special day, details that we might not have thought off or had forgotten. This was huge for us. And throughout our day, even though we had confirmed our order of events prior the day off, RICO was always doing quick check ins to make sure everything was going as expected and adjust if there was any changes. After giving him the instructions he took his leadership skills and took care of the rest engaging my bridal party and guests. Hands down a very professional and well experienced entertainment vendor!!!
Rico, Jennifer, and Team,
Victor and I want to thank you for the beautiful photographs you took at our wedding. We will treasure our wedding album as well as photo booth pictures. We were so pleased you were part of the wedding down to every last detail. I appreciate your timing, and when I asked to fix something, you had no hesitation and completed it promptly. We love our two videos of the wedding highlighting our daughter and son's speeches. The LED Robot show we're the best, and guests are still talking about the music and robots to this day. It was a blast, and a day we will never forget. Go with Rico Entertainment and the team- we did the complete package - Engagement Photos, Wedding Photography, Uplighting and Decor, custom monograms, Videos ( video trailer was a tear-jerker ), Magic Mirror Photobooth, and, of course, DJ Rico kept the guests on the dance floor. It was the best decision to go with the complete package, everyone communicates, and timing is everything at the wedding. Rico gave suggestions and made the day go smooth.
A few weeks before, he goes over the day and names, etc. They offer an online portal for music and scheduling. Super friendly, easy to work with, very accommodating, always there to answer questions, and I had a lot of questions. 😊 Their energy was amazing. Jennifer did our photos and a lot of team members as well. They all did a great job. She was super sweet. They did a great job with my bridal party, Grooms, and family to ensure we had pictures. My only suggestion is to write down all the images you want to take and the Places you Want to Take them Because I missed a few places; I wish I had Remembered taking pictures in particular parts of St Clements Castle. It was a beautiful day. I Will never forget it. The wedding photo book is so beautiful, spend the money because you won't regret it. We are glad we spent the money. Ask them to see their photobook samples...they are beautifully done. We have so many Complements on the video, on the photos, and especially on Our photo book. It's been 7 months, And we Watch videos every day And look at our wedding photo album. Highly recommend Rico and the team. I'm sure I forgot a lot of details. ....they did an excellent, best time, unforgettable time...you won't regret your decision.
Not only was Rico very accommodating with having to reschedule our reception due to Covid-19, he was also very professional! He kept me in the loop throughout the night on how things were going. Followed the time line, and easily made last minute changes as I asked. He even helped keep the LED Tall man I added to the package a secret from my husband for a Party Starter Surprise! And let me tell you, my husband AND the crowd loved it! Their Dancing cloud is also one of a kind! If you are on the fence and not sure if you want it, DO IT!
We could not recommend RICO Entertainment enough! We decided to go with Rico as our wedding DJ after he was the DJ at my sister's wedding and everyone raved about the music. Rico and his team made the music and photo booth portion of our wedding day so perfect. We were able to have a variety of music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner and dancing portion of the reception. In addition to being an awesome DJ team, RICO Entertainment was extremely professional. They made the planning portion of our wedding so easy and were so easy to work with on the day of our wedding. We were so impressed and were so happy!
They made my party be the most memorable day of our life! They were amazing and made sure to play what would make our party amazing !
Rico did an amazing job from our initial meeting to the day of our wedding. He truly takes the time to understand you as a couple and how you’re wedding should go, and executes everything with such smoothness. We will always recommend Rico from here on out!
Rico and his team are the absolute best! Super friendly, easy to work with and always there to answer questions. Rico knows how to get a party started and keep it going, we got lots of compliments about him! We also loved the magic mirror photobooth, it was such a nice touch. Thank you to Rico and the team for helping us have the most amazing wedding!
RICO entertainment did a wonderful job at my wedding. He was easy to communicate with and got back to us promptly whenever I had any questions or concerns. Kept the party going throughout the night and kept in mind my requests. My guests also loved the magic mirror photo booth!!! Truly a pleasure working with Rico and his team! Thank you again Rico!
Rico and his team were amazing- a week after the wedding and our guests are still raving about the music and entertainment. Very easy to communicate and professional. I highly recommend Rico Enterprises for your wedding, you won’t be disappointed.
From the very beginning of the process, Rico and his team exceeded expectations. He is well-organized, efficient, and truly believes in making your special day out-of-this-world.
The technology Rico provided is top-notch and will knock-the-socks off your guests.
I truly can’t thank Rico and his team enough.
It’s a no-brainer - book RICO ENTERTAINMENT. They’re worth every penny.
Rico and his team are absolutely wonderful! They made our wedding exceptional with the music, monogram and Photo Booth. The magic mirror photo booth was a hit and all the guests enjoyed it. Rico was so professional and communication was excellent throughout the entire process from our very first meeting to deciding on services, adding services and leading up to our big day. He has great energy and really helped the ceremony and reception come alive and our guests were so pleased. We had such a blast all thanks to Rico and his team. I truly recommend them and would absolutely work with them again!
RICO Entertainment was truly amazing on our Wedding date 11/12/2021. From the cloud experience, lights, and music; the customer service and accommodation from RICO’s team was lovely. I highly recommend RICO Entertainment for any event you have coming up. You will love it. Thank you, RICO once again for an unforgettable night. We are truly thankful!
Respectfully,
The Brito’s Family
My biggest regret of the day was having Rico. After explaining a family tradition of a chant that would be happening at the reception he said “good thing you told me because I wouldn’t let it happen otherwise, nothing will happen without your approval” so we felt good because we said absolutely no surprises. But he let our friends bring in a minor league baseball mascot and played ‘take me out to the ball park’ as it walked in. Needless to say we were furious that he let this happen after having that conversation at our pre meeting. He reluctantly gave us our tip back but I do not think that was enough. We just got our wedding video back and we realized he must not have been paying attention to the end of the ceremony because it was a very awkward amount of time after the kids from the time he finally played the processional song. At the reception when he announced us he did not play the song from where we discussed and instead played from the start instead of the chorus. I am extremely unhappy with the service provided and the way he handled the situation.
Response from the Vendor on 11/05/2021
Unfortunately this bride had a great wedding, all of the guests were non-stop dancing all night however she needed to find any reason to point the finger at someone for a surprise gone bad that her OWN guests (that had nothing to do with our en...
tertainment company) decided to bring for them the day of the wedding on the day of the wedding. An entire table of her friends decided to surprise them during the dancing portion of the wedding with the mascot from the yardgoats supposedly because they all loved baseball and had all just recently attended a game and they thought it would be cool to surprise them the day of the wedding. We had nothing to do with this surprise as the mascot just showed up and the bride's friends requested that we play "bring me out to the ballpark theme" for brief period, the mascot was in the room for 3- 5 minutes but this bride instead of getting upset and pissed off at her own guests and her own friends she instead decided to talk trash about our services. Unfortunately this is a case of bridezilla which we wish we had not been part of their wedding because they did not appreciate nor deserve our team and that we made their wedding great! To her point in the review, in our final meeting prior to the wedding, we did tell her that we don't let anyone grab the microphone unless they are on the schedule which we followed to the "T" with her family tradition chant. One more thing, the bride's sisters had a surprised toast with a song that they sang which we had to spend 30 minutes downloading a song from Hamilton that they wanted to sing during the toasts, this was a surprise for the couple however we assisted the maids of honors to pull this off to surprise the bride, imagine if we hadn't allowed and assisted with this special moment, the bride's sisters would have been upset and not been able to do their toasts how they wanted...and guests what - the bride cringed while we started playing their skit and then she was all smiles when it was something that was a surprise by her sisters. In regards to the timing of the ceremony music, we take direction from the maitre d or the wedding venues day of planner, we play tracks when we are directed especially if there is over 100 feet of walking down the ceremony isle and in addition we don't have control of what external videographers put into the final video as they could not use the correct audio files or exact timing as it happens on the day of the wedding for video editing purposes. Needless to say, we take responsibility for when something goes wrong, however in this case the bride needed to find someone to blame for something that her friends / guests that she invited to her own wedding planned for her and her husband. We have the pictures and video to show how clean this wedding was, no thanks to this bride for making it so unenjoyable experience for our team. Regards, RICO
Rico and his team were the best. Rico guided my husband and I through everything for the wedding and we can never thank him enough. As crazy as it seems, the moment we met him we knew that we could not have anyone else as our DJ. In addition, his photographers and videographers were amazing as well as the magic mirror and his team there. Having the drone was also pretty exciting well! Rico made everything easy and having our DJ, photographer, and videographer in one made everything stress free. We would HIGHLY suggest Rico for any event!!
We just hired Rico and his crew for our wedding this past weekend, 9/19/21 at Villa Barone Hilltop Manor. Everything from our first meeting to wedding day was amazing! Rico has a website that makes music planning so easy! He has prepopulated example songs and the option for any song you find on YouTube. The way his website is configured it leaves no room for questions or missing pieces! The whole process of song selection was smooth from what song you want walking down the aisle to what song you want to enter your venue to.
Now on to Rico himself.... he is everything you want in a DJ/ vendor. He walks you through from beginning to end, leaves no questions unanswered and legit makes you feel like the most important person on your big day. He hypes up the crowd hypes up the bride and groom and creates a party atmosphere! Another perk of using Rico Entertainment is they also have options for many different photo booths. One stop shop! They set up and break it down in the blink of an eye and bring props to make the pictures fun! We also opted for something called the dancing cloud. Which is during your first dance as bride and groom. It feels like it is just you two dancing on a fluffy cloud. From beginning to end him and his team did exactly what they said they were going to. They are amazing and did not disappoint. The vibe is unmatched and the energy is amazing. Book him and you won't regret! Rico thank you for the amazing time it was priceless!
Rico and his team are amazing! We used them for DJ and their magic mirror photo booth. All of our guests could not stop talking about how great the music was and the great variety of music that was played. The magic mirror photo booth was also a big hit! Every time my husband and I walked Into the lobby there were a ton of people taking photos.
Rico and his team were so easy to work with and very communicative. We highly recommend Rico Entertainment Events to everyone!
Rico was absolutely amazing! He is professional, kind, fun, and an all around a great human.
During our wedding once the music started playing guests did not leave the dance floor the whole night and raved about the music the entire next day! He kept the party going and the energy up! We love Rico and would recommend him to anyone looking for an incredible DJ! He is the BEST!
Rico was amazing! Since we had to postpone our wedding for an entire year due to COVID, I feel like we've been working with Rico forever. We originally met Rico and his team at a bridal show and knew we had to have him as our DJ. Throughout the entire process, Rico was organized, easy to communicate with, and has a great personality. Prior to the wedding, Rico provided us with an easy online system to submit must plays, do not plays, schedule of events, etc. and reviewed this with us the week of the wedding. At the wedding, Rico played a mix of genres that got all of our guests up and dancing. He really created a fun, wedding party atmosphere! We also appreciate that Rico let us add a few special touches to our day...My dad used to DJ (back in the day) and wanted to play a small set at our wedding. Rico graciously gave him the microphone and let him play a few songs. It was definitely one of the highlights of my dad's day and so much fun for our family! I would definitely recommend Rico for organization, ease of communication, and creating a perfect wedding party atmosphere. We had a blast dancing and singing the entire night! Thank you so much!
Rico went above and beyond for our wedding! We could not have asked for a better DJ! Prior to our wedding, he gave us a super easy to use portal where we could put all our wedding information in one place and include all our song requests! Prior to the wedding we had a meeting to run over all the information! The night of the wedding he played music to keep everyone on the dance floor and really got the party started! Working with Rico made our wedding so much fun! People always remember the music at a wedding and everyone keeps telling us how much fun the dance floor was!
Response from the Vendor on 07/19/2021
Thanks for this awesome review! We had an awesome time at your wedding event! Congrats and best wishes with all your future plans!!! Rico
From the jump Rico was awesome. From the beginning, even to the last day leading up to wedding he was always an email or text away. Never once did we have any questions left unanswered. When the big day came for us we were not nervous at all with how the entertainment was going be. From start to finish everyone was on the dance floor having a great time. We've been hearing nothing but great feedback from all of our guests. Everyone loved the music, the lighting, the way Rico hyped up the crowd. Rico and his staff were amazing, we definitely will recommend Rico Entertainment Events to anyone who would need any of the services they offer. Rico thank you again from the bottom of our hearts, you made that day extremely special, fun and stress free.
When we first met Rico Entertainment Events at a Bridal show in Hartford, We knew that Rico needed to be our DJ for the wedding. Rico Entertainment offers a variety of packages and extra amenities to make your wedding exciting. Meeting with Rico was not a stressful experience at all. He made sure all our needs were taken care of and made it easy to hire a DJ and Photographers in one. Two weeks before the wedding we had a final meeting and we went over all the details and did a step by step of the reception. He took care of all our needs and didn’t have to worry about anything. It was so good we added a couple of additional things like a photo booth and a Giant Robot for crazy hour. When the wedding day arrived, Rico’s Photographers were on time and we were able to get all the photos we wanted. At the church they took amazing photos with us and our families. When we got to the Reception at St. Clements Castle they took amazing pictures of us in the garden and outside the castle. DJ Rico had our guest enjoy the music he was playing from cocktail hour til the end. Let’s just say our guest are still bragging about Rico and how much fun they had. He got our guest excited and hyped for the introductions. Rico did a great job for our first wedding dance. We surprised our guest with a karaoke song that we sing all the time. After Dinner we played song slow dance songs but when it was time to party, my wife changed her dress and Rico had us walk back into the ballroom with a Giant robot for crazy hour. The ballroom was lit up with all of his amazing lighting and we got glow sticks for us and our guests. The dance floor was full for the rest of the night and Rico kept the party going. DJ Rico was the best investment for our wedding. I don’t regret a single purchase we made with Rico. I wish we could of had Rico for hours even at our after party!! We have guest at our wedding that want to use him for their wedding day. I am so grateful that Rico could be there for our wedding and made it the best night to remember.
Response from the Vendor on 07/19/2021
Thank you Dan & Claudia! Your wedding was awesome and we had a fantastic time being part of it! Best Wishes!
Rico was amazing! He has a super useful online portal for us to pick out our favorite songs and had a few meetings follow up meetings to prep for our day. He was fun on the mic and really got the crowd going. Our family was lucky to have him apart of our special day!
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DJ Rico was the best decision we made for our wedding. From the beginning he demonstrated his professionalism and experience in DJing events. Even through Covid, as I was losing it, he was patient and guided my husband and I through our next steps which I cannot express enough gratitude for. During the big event, everything was seamless, he was able to mix my Latin culture with my husbands Italian culture and everyone had the most amazing time. The amount of compliments we received on DJ Rico and how awesome the music was (along with all the sore bodies the next day) was all testament to DJ Rico’s skill and performance and how great the music he put on was. Along with his DJ services, we also got the magic mirror and let me just say, that was a huge hit as well, our friends and family enjoyed all the fun pictures they took.
Rico did an amazing job! He helped walk my husband and I through all the steps to make a playlist for our wedding. We definitely had a unique vibe and Rico worked with us through everything to make sure we had the night of our dreams. 10/10 recommend.
Response from the Vendor on 11/03/2020
Thanks for having us at your wedding event! Thanks for the awesome review! We loved your vision and the Halloween theme! It was dope!
Best wishes!
Congrats!!!
Rico
I can’t say enough positive things about Rico and his amazing A team! We met Rico at a Bridal Expo and was enamored by his energy, professionalism and knowledge on all things wedding entertainment. We scheduled an appointment and booked him immediately.
From the very beginning Rico was consistently organized, helpful and excited for our special day. Even through a pandemic, Rico responded to all of our questions and was super flexible. I love that they offer an online portal for music and scheduling. It made everything so easy.
The day of the wedding Rico and his team did not disappoint. The ceremony music was perfect and our ceremony was streamed for our guests at home to see. This was super important to us, especially since we had to cut our guest list significantly due to the pandemic. Our guests loved the photo booth and the pictures were amazing! Rico had our guests on the dance floor the entire night! He completely manifested our vision and captured our diverse Jamaican/Chilean/American audience. Rico was the one to make sure we were running on schedule and all things happened as we discussed. I want to highlight his immense knowledge on weddings because even though my wedding coordinator was MIA during the entire reception; Rico was the one to make sure things were still moving along like our dances, toasts, cake cutting, bouquet/garter toss, sparkler send off and so much more.
I can go on and on, but just know that you are in GREAT hands with Rico and his team!
Thank you Rico from Tonesha & Sean!
Rico entertainment was the heartbeat of our wedding reception. Super professional through the ceremony and throughout the night. Nothing but complements from our guests as well as our venue. Rico will be our recommended for anyone who asks
We used Rico Entertainment for DJ'ing our wedding. It was a great experience! Rico is a true professional - he was on time, met all expectations and was extremely easy to deal with. Rico Entertainment has an easy to use website for coordinating the event timeline and requesting (or prohibiting) the music for the event. Rico also provided lighting for our wedding which added that extra special touch. Would highly recommend!
Rico and his team were remarkable! They made our wedding so fun and made sure the party was going all night! They are great people and I would recommend Rico and his team to anyone looking to plan any sort of event:) hit em up! You won’t regret it!
Working with Rico Entertainment was AMAZING! Our guests would have danced all night, and into the morning because his set was THAT GOOD! When looking for a DJ for our wedding we really wanted one that was bilingual to accommodate both our Spanish-speaking family and English-speaking friends, and Rico did not disappoint! He was very professional and prompt with all correspondence. Rico was also very animated and helped move along our wedding day timeline perfectly. He played a variety of Top 40 hits as well as older classics that kept our dance floor packed ALL NIGHT! Our guests have said that our reception was the most fun event they have attended and I am certain that it is in large part due to Rico’s talent as a DJ/MC.
Rico and his team did a fantastic job everybody in my wedding luv him he was worth every penny definitely would recommend him me and my wife luv it words can’t describe how great and perfect it was from the cloud to the music to the photo booth can’t wait for the pictures great job brother you get 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️From us
Rico was fantastic with helping coordinate our music! He has a website to list your must haves at the wedding, which was great but when speaking to him we asked him to put together a list of wedding music to keep everyone on the dance floor, and let me tell you we are still getting complements from the wedding from everyone on what a good party it was! Our dance floor was packed and everyone had a blast ! My husband and I highly recommend!
I found Rico and his team through a Google search because I was specifically looking for a DJ that was experienced with multi-cultured music and events. I was really worried that my side of the family who are largely Spanish speaking wouldn't enjoy our wedding if there wasn't an appropriate mix of music to get them dancing... Most DJs stick to playing a small selection of Spanish songs, usually being Marc Antony, Elvis Crespo, Don Omar, or "Despacito"..... We gave Rico a small list of about 20 or 30 songs to give him an idea of the music we liked, and a few bachata/merengue songs that my parents had requested, let me tell you; he COMPLETELY went above and beyond our expectations! With the exception of a few elderly guests, everyone was on the dance floor the entire night. It's been three weeks since our wedding day, and no one has been able to stop talking about how much fun they had or how amazing our DJ was.
I honestly can not recommend Rico and his team enough! I think I originally messaged him on Facebook, he got back to me immediately and met with us the next day or so to go over what we were looking for... From the very first meeting to the day of our wedding, Rico always made us feel like we were his #1 priority - I would text him with random questions and he would get back right away with an answer. It's a no brainer why Rico and his team have so many 5-star reviews, he is literally THE BEST...
We also booked our photobooth with Rico as well- highly recommend! He has many different options, including the new Magic Mirror. We went with a traditional phootbooth - we walked in to our reception to see a giant igloo style photobooth! It was hilarious and a huge hit!! They had all the props to go with it and make it an unforgettable experience... My husband and I were so busy the entire night so we didn't get a chance to go inside but all our guests said they loved it.
If you are looking for an amazing, professional, and highly experienced DJ/event company that can transform your wedding into the party of a lifetime - literally stop your search here because Rico is your guy.
Rico and his team were fabulous the entire process of planning our wedding. He is extremely professional and knowledgeable in the field and provides expert service. He is extremely engaged throughout the wedding and makes sure that he accommodates the couple as well as he can. He also has a great personality and we instantly clicked with him which made us even more happy to have selected him. I highly recommend him and his team.
Where do I start? My daughter and I met with Rico about a year before the wedding. My daughter comes from Italian/Polish/Irish while her husband’s family is Spanish. My daughter told Rico what she wanted and I piped in and said that’s fine but there will be all ages at wedding not just young adults. Rico looked at me and said don’t worry about that...I will make sure there is something for everybody. Boy he was not kidding. From the minute Rico got there he never stopped making sure all was perfect. Everything from the introduction to the very last dance was beyond perfect. The dance floor was never empty...we had guests from Ecuador and everything in between! He handled everything. Everybody raved about this awesome DJ. My only complaint? That we didn’t book the wedding another hour so we could enjoy more of this incredible man! Rico you have been such a support from day 1..answering any question I had or Erika. You are the BEST!
Rico Events are the best! 100% would recommend to anyone and everyone! If you are looking for a great DJ who actually cares and loves their job, Rico events is where it is at! We saw them at a bridal show and instantly caught our eye. Rico is very personable and makes sure that they take care of everything for you. They are very affordable and worked within our budget. Surprising for the price we paid, it feels like we got so much more! They have an organized way of doing things and it was one less headache I had to worry about. Rico ensured that we were taken care of from day one. Thats the hospitality I am talking about! They meet with so many people and do so many events thats its good to know that he remembers you even after meeting you only once. The day of the wedding, they set up quickly and cleaned up quickly too! They were out and packed up within 15 minutes of the wedding being over. Total professionals. The attendants at the photo booth were amazing as they were hyping up the guests as they were taking pictures. Rico is a total hype man and kept the party going and going and going! There was not a time that there was no one on the dance floor. He played all the right music at all the right times and made sure that we were on schedule with cake cutting and bouquet throwing. There are so many options that Rico has to offer from photography, dj, videography, different photo booths, etc. There is a reason why they are ahead of the wedding/ event industry. Would totally recommend to anyone! I would give 10 stars if I could. Thanks Rico for sharing my special day with me and making it even more special. Would definitely use for anymore upcoming events. Best DJ in CT!!! 1000x thank you for everything!
Rico was amazing! Best DJ around!
Rico did an amazing job at our wedding. He kept everyone on the dance floor and made sure to include our song requests. Highly recommended!
Needless to say, a wedding DJ is a focal point of a full FUN dance floor.. RICO Entertainment Events was the best!!!! Our DJ was amazing! He was on time, he was ready to go, very profesional, full of energy and made our reception a BLAST!
He played the perfect songs at the right times so the dance floor was never empty..We absolutely recommend RICO entertainment to anyone. Respond promptly to emails, calls, and text. They had great lighting and sound thanks to Luz and Edwin.. the investment was worth every single dime. The payment plan was super helpful and made it very affordable. We truly had the best night at out wedding and received lots of complements from our guest about our awesome DJ Javier. He knew this event was the biggest night of our life to celebrate with our friends and family. The flow of the night was phenomenal, he appreciate and understood every genre of music for all our guest.
Dance floor was on fire! Everybody was happy...we were super lucky to find them and have DJ Javier ......He made it just PERFECT! Thank you so much to make our night so much fun..AWESOME!
We had a multicultural wedding- American/Polish/Ecuadorian. Rico did such a fantastic job making everyone feel including. People didn’t stop dancing all night. Rico was extremely responsive and did all he could to make our night perfect (and it was). The photo booth was a huge hit as well for both the kids and older guests alike! Everyone complimented the mix of music we had, there was something for everybody. Rico will always be highly recommended by not just me, but our entire family.
Rico Entertainment has done 2 of my cousins’ weddings and recently mine. DJ Rico was receptive to everything we wanted and payed attention to all of the details. The dance floor was filled until the very last second! We didn’t want it to end!
Rico and his team are the true "MVP" of our once in a lifetime wedding day event/moment. Rico was the third and final DJ we had formally met with and we could not have been more impressed and pleased with our decision. Not once did we ever feel rushed or just another client as we explained every little detail we wanted and had envisioned with our day. Based on our initial first consultation, he knew exactly what we wanted and how we wanted it. Planning a wedding can get very time consuming/stressful and we greatly appreciated his promptness to answer any and all questions we had, even if we had any doubts, we rest assured knowing we were in good hands with Rico. We can now look back at our wedding day with everlasting countless memories, all thanks to the professional services we received from the beginning to the very end. Rico made sure to take time before our ceremony and during our reception to see if we were good and had any questions or concerns, which once again, gave us that assurance that we were in good hands. We STILL have wedding guest talking about how beautiful our wedding was and how everything flowed without a hitch from photography, magic mirror photo booth, videography to our very first dance on the dancing cloud and of course Rico himself, as DJ.
P.S. Rico's voice (wedding party) introduction was EVERYTHING!!! He took control and knew exactly what to say and at what moments to say it. He had family, friends and coworkers on their feet dancing all night long. We can't thank him and his team enough for their expertise, knowledge and professionalism they displayed on our wedding day.
Rico was an amazing DJ! Every time we met before the wedding, he was always so cool, calm, and collected about everything. He was so patient with us about everything and his website where we came up with our playlists was so easy to maneuver! We got the dancing cloud upgrade and it was so worth it, our pictures of our first dance came out amazing!! He also is one of Aria’s preferred vendors. Aria’s rooms are so beautiful but they’re . And inexperienced DJ will not know how to handle the echo or acoustics of either room. There was no echo at all and the music played was everything that my husband and I requested. If you’re looking for a professional, experienced, and all around great DJ, Rico is definitely your guy!
Rico was great! We arrived very early and he was already there setting up ! He was also very organized and flexible . He’s perfect for Latin weddings !
Rico was nothing short of AMAZING! From the first meeting we had up until our wedding day he was so easy to communicate with. He also put together an awesome mash up from songs for my dad and I to do one of those funny father-daughter dances. Go with Rico you will not be let down!!
Thanks again Rico!!
Hope & Dave
Rico is the absolute best!! Our guests can’t stop talking about our wedding and it’s in large part due to the amazing work of Rico and his team. Everything was absolutely flawless — from the tech needed for our ceremony, to the DJ, photo booths, monogram, TVs, dancing cloud and more during the reception...we could not have asked for a better team to work with! Rico brought the party and his amazing personality the whole evening and we can’t wait to work with him again! He was there every step of the way during the planning process with any questions we had, again...THE ABSOLUTE BEST!