All you need to know about DJ Kate Porter is that she is LEGENDARY.
The legend goes like this...My sister hired Toast and Jam for her wedding in January 2015 and had mentioned how excited she was to have T&J as she heard amazing things about... them. My now wife and I had so much fun dancing the night away that at the end of the wedding, I felt so compelled to go up to this amazing DJ and let her know that she absolutely crushed it. I didn’t get her name or card, but I kept talking about this wedding dance party so much that I knew when it was our turn to get married, T&J was the only company I was going to consider.
Once I filled out the initial contact information online, I received a response the very next day from Dena who I could tell through email, is awesome. She was upfront about availability, rates, and everything T&J is about. I mentioned that T&J DJ’d my sister and brother-in-law’s wedding and we were so excited to have them. Dena replied back and let me know that Kate Porter was the DJ who rocked their wedding and that she was available for our date in August 2018, with no pressure at all to select her. It was so nice of Dena to go that extra step to let us know the name of the DJ and offered to make that connection for us. We were immediately taken back to that amazing dance party and knew she was the one we wanted to DJ our wedding.
Every email and in person meeting we had with DJ Kate was so chill, welcoming, friendly, and completely put us at ease. We outlined the vibe that we were looking for during cocktail hour, dinner, and the rest of the night but made it clear we wanted her to have the freedom to play whatever she was vibing with depending on the crowd. This is the only way to go with DJ’s at T&J. They are so talented and amazing at what they do, it’s so important to let those DJ’s rock it as they see fit.
To say DJ Kate rocked it would be an understatement. DJ Kate absolutely slayed it at every step of the way and put her own spin on the vibe we were looking for. There were two particular moments that really stood out to me from our wedding: As you may or may not know, T&J has a list of songs they do not play (for good reason), but there was one particular song on that list that my wife and I knew we needed to play. DJ Kate slid the song into the night so perfectly and seamlessly that people were so into it and it wasn’t even noticeable that it was one of those songs that people cringe at. While the song played, we looked over at DJ Kate and we all just laughed at how awesome this moment was.
Secondly, there was a moment late in the night towards the end of the wedding - people were still not leaving the dance floor, Kate’s playing jam after jam after jam, we all can’t get enough of the party and I look over at Kate and she’s behind the turntables absolutely jamming out! Guests were absolutely feeding off of Kate’s energy and it was so great to just feel that vibe from your DJ who is in charge of bringing the heat to the party.
My wife and I still talk about how awesome DJ Kate Porter was and how lucky we were to have her at our wedding. Some actual quotes from guests at the wedding, “Does that DJ play at clubs or bars or anything? Because I definitely want to go to another one of her gigs.”, “Oh my God, who is this DJ?! She’s crushing it right now!”, and my personal favorite, “This DJ….unbelievable, amazing!”
Thank you, Kate Porter. You are Legendary.