Southern City Lights

fairly priced packages, which included DJing the cocktail hour and ceremony. Lighting looked great and the sound was perfect throughout the venue. The negatives: Communication with David started out great. Closer to the wedding was near non existent. My husband and I spent hours pouring through the song catalogue and meticulously selected both crowd favorites and songs that were sentimental for us. We definitely had more songs on our list than time allowed but several songs were played that were not on our requests (one of which is just a bad memory for my husband). As a former professional musician, I've written set lists for a decade and had hoped more of our requests could have been recognized. Our timeline was also disregarded. Other than introducing us BY THE COMPLETE WRONG NAME, the most disappointing was when I asked to speak to David before the ceremony to confirm he had the correct songs (he did not confirm prior to the wedding, nor did he introduce himself to me when he arrived), he was super unfriendly and made me feel like I was wasting his time! He never thanked us, apologized for the screw up of our name, or even conversed with us day of at all. We told him months before that we would love to play a song with them because my husband and I are both musicians. No problem he said. When the time came, he acted like it was such a pain and just motioned to his guitar bag where my husband had to spend time getting the guitar out, tuning it, etc right in the middle of the set. Writing this review because the saying is true: people will forget what you said/did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

ments about how good and fun the band was. If we ever are in need of another band, I will certainly reach out to David and Southern City Lights first.

Southern City Lights was NOT one of them. David is very professional and the band rolled with the changes. They made the night so much fun and before the night was over 2 different people asked me for their contact. They know how to play the crowd and they truly seemed like they were having just as much fun as the over-served dancers. They learned 2 special songs that my daughter wanted for the first dances. Who does that? If we had to to it over again there are several things we would change about our daughter's wedding, but Southern City Lights wasn't one of them. They were incredible!

r entrances, dances, and preferred songs which allows you to have everything you want in the order wanted. Also, David Winkles is so responsive to emails and messages. It makes the process so pain free and takes the stress away. On top of that, they sound great! They keep everyone dancing and all our guests raved about them. They truly helped make our wedding amazing and I highly recommend them to everyone.

n the strange ones) in stride, and the music and entertainment at my wedding was everything I ever dreamed it would be! My family is one to never leave the dance floor at a wedding, and so the band at my wedding was very important to me. Thanks to Southern City Lights, my guests, my family, my husband, and myself all had the most fun night! I would highly recommend Southern City Lights to anyone looking for fun, quality entertainment for any event!

dance floor rocking all night long at the reception. David and his crew are phenomenal musicians. They have many different packages to choose from small to large pieces bands. David is easy to work and will help you pick the right one for what you are looking for. We have already recommended them to other friends that are getting married so. Can't wait to see them again at one of our own events or one that we attended. 10/10!!!!

hit of the reception, they learned a few songs especially for our wedding which made the night all the more special! Our guests are still raving about how good the band was. Thank you SCL for helping to make our day absolutely perfect!

nd and I had. Even with us having to change dates because of the pandemic, David was very flexible and understanding. His team did an amazing job of setting up their stage area at the reception. We received so many compliments from our guests of how great our band was! Southern City Lights is an awesome band! They made sure the music matched the mood and kept everyone entertained the whole night! Book them for your next wedding or event…. I promise you won’t regret it! – Jena & Cameron Hooper

he band was and the fun atmosphere they created!! We will be using Southern City Lights for all of our future events!!

I’ve ever heard any will be who I use in our next event!

nd instrument preferences. We were able to pick and choose exactly what we wanted for our big day. David and his team were the epitome of professionalism, personalized touch, and SO much fun! David talked us through every step of the process, so communication and expectations were crystal clear. We opted for instrumentals during the ceremony and a five-piece band for the reception. Our friends and family are still talking about how much fun our wedding was - and we all know the music makes the party. SCL had everyone on the dance floor from Grandma Bebop cutting a rug to our toddler niece showing off her moves to all the uncles singing together. The only sad part was when it was over! The saying goes "where words fail, music speaks". Music has played a huge part in our love story, and there is no one we would recommend more than David and Southern City Lights. Reach out and get in touch. I promise you'll be glad you did!

the absolute hit of the reception. It has been 5 months since our wedding and we still have guests raving about how good our band was. Thanks again David for being apart of our special day!

l and new), the energy, the performance itself...it was all outstanding. David was a pleasure to work with leading up to the event and truly went above and beyond with our coordination. Thank you SCL for playing a very large part in making our day so special!

ue to Covid, we could only watch the videos and hope they were as good as they seemed, and they ended up being better than imagined.

would do it all over again if we could. They were not only fantastic, but exuded professionalism and allowed every event to run smoothly. David was a pleasure to work with— easy communication, detailed spread sheets, and more! We got to customize our whole experience and loved choosing the songs we wanted to be performed at the reception. The whole band was friendly, hospitable, and WONDERFUL at performing. Our guests are still ranting and raving over how much fun they had and a huge credit goes to SCL. David, we can’t thank you and the band enough for being apart of our special day. We wish we could do it all over again just to have you guys there.

I highly recommend them!

went out of his way to help me figure out what kind of vibe we were going for and it exceeded all expectations. We definitely couldn’t have picked a better band for our reception!

y when to keep it low key as well. Truly want to help you make your vision come true! Highly recommend!

!! David was great from beginning to the end and we talked several times before the wedding . You will not be disappointed they are incredible and I wish I could give 10 stars !!

band! There were so many flexible options to choose from (4-piece, 5-piece, female vocalist, etc.) and they are affordable and easy to fit whatever your needs are! They sent out a questionnaire prior to the wedding date which made things super easy. They also let our ceremony musician borrow an extra speaker, which they didn't have to do but was much appreciated. David was easy to communicate with and very accommodating. Highly recommend!

t came to the entertainment part of the night. Our guests still talk about the band! I strongly encourage anyone looking for a great band to reach out to David and Southern City Lights, you will not regret it!

and if they don't know it, they will attempt to learn it for you! My husband and I wanted a song that wasn't on their normal list. They took the time to learn it, and it sounded perfect. We wanted a live band and we are so happy with our decision. Our guest couldn't get over how wonderful they were, and neither could we! Not to mention, we had to change our wedding date several time (my husband is in the Army) and they were so amazing with working with us and our coordinator. Hands down would recommend for any event!!

mance was exactly what we wanted. They also assisted another fire performer by pulling out a mobile speaker and hooking her music up for her show. Truly a great decision on our part to hire Southern City Lights for our daughter’s wedding reception.

I can not explain the delight of having David perform solo at our outdoor Welcome Party where he entertained everyone during the dinner and afterwards. The next evening, he and his band were set up in the wedding pavilion where they played before and after the ceremony. Then they really rocked out and got everyone up and dancing for the rest of the evening! This made our wedding so special and fun that we can't thank them enough. From the ease of scheduling the band to coordinating our playlist and then to the final note, Southern City Lights was the perfect band for our wedding and will be for yours as well. Thank you, David & Southern City Lights!