Ron Sunshine & his Orchestra

t match right away. We didn’t want the typical DJ wedding type where he/she spoke the entire night through, but wanted someone who would play the music we asked for! Ron was all of that and more! Since my husband and I live in NYC, Ron first encouraged us to visit his show that he performs at the local Swing Club. He had a table ready for us and came over to talk to us during breaks. He remembered our names, where we were getting married, etc.—he paid attention to the details! We knew that we wanted to hire him and were so pleased that we did. He had a three-piece band playing during cocktail hour and then was the DJ during the reception. His introductions of our wedding party were professional, clean, and followed perfectly along with our script! We cannot wait to visit another one of Ron’s shows and commend him again in person!

ght of the week. I'm a regular there and so Ron, who plays there once a week, was a natural choice for me for a wedding band. He had also played Midsummer Night Swing at Lincoln Center earlier the week of our wedding - as I said, it's crazy that he only has one review on here - he is a real deal musician and not just a wedding band leader. However. I was a bit concerned because I know him as a swing band leader specifically, but for our wedding my husband (who is not a swing dancer) wanted to make sure the band would be able to play some more contemporary music and not just swing standards. My mom was also concerned because our reception venue (The Metropolitan Club lobby) was huge and she wanted to make sure the band would be able to fill out the room with sound. BOY did Ron ever deliver. He did a FANTASTIC job. He worked with us to create new covers not just of our first dance song, but of three more contemporary songs that were not in his repertoire already (full disclosure, we did have to pay extra for all these except the first dance song which was included, but they were worth every penny!). His band was awesome. A few guys played low-key music during our cocktail hour, and then once the dancing started, Ron played an awesome set list of swing songs (for me), but also blues, funk, and even a bit of classic rock and roll. The music definitely filled out the huge room, and I was STUNNED at how many of our guests got out on the floor and danced to EVERYTHING - even the swing music. One of my mom's friends who is in his eighties and walks with a cane put it down literally put it down, got up on the floor and danced several songs in a row (including one with me). It was like something that happens in a cheesy romcom. Ron kept his eye on the crowd and did a great job gauging what to play next - the result was that the floor was packed the whole night and the dancing was one of the most memorable and enjoyable parts of our wedding. The money that we spent for Ron to do the extra covers of a few of our favorite contemporary songs was some of the best money we spent on our whole wedding, and they were easily a top ten highlight of our night. In sum, Ron and his band were PERFECT, and I could not recommend them more highly.