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Tom Gavin is a crook! My daughter’s wedding was in July 2017. A couple weeks before her wedding, I paid the balance on our contract. All was good. Until he ran the balance charges through again (a second time) just days before the wedding! The last thing I needed days before the wedding was to have $1400 taken out of my checking account that shouldn’t have been! He was barely apologetic. At this time, my daughter and I read several reviews on Gavin’s business and came across many unflattering reviews. He promises that he’ll be the DJ at your wedding. In fact, after his mess up with charging me the balance due twice, he ASSURED me that he would be the one DJ’ing my daughter’s wedding. Of course, I wasn’t very surprised when he didn’t show up for her wedding at all. He’s a liar! He sent some DJ that had no personality at all in his place. Disappointing. Well, here I am 15 months later and all this is behind me, right? I’m over it, right? I thought I was until today when I checked my on-line checking account balance. I was shocked to see a $300 charge from Tom Gavin. What??!!! Where did this come from? This guy was paid in full 15 months ago. What does he think he’s doing? Now I have to open up a “fraud claim” on him with my bank. I just want Tom Gavin to be out of my life forevermore. Please! He’s a crook and dishonest! I would NEVER recommend him to anyone. I am very disappointed that our venue, Celebrations at the Bay, would not only recommend him but also vouch for his professionalism and the quality of his services, Shame on you Celebrations!
While the DJs did a nice job at our daughter's wedding, they played the wrong version of the song for her to walk down the aisle. But more importantly, two unauthorized debits were made to our account resulting in overpayment of the contract by $801. After the first of these debits in April, our daughter spoke with Tom after playing telephone tag for weeks and he assured her this would be rectified. After the second of these in June, multiple phone calls were made with no response, including after the wedding on October. Only by calling in December as if to hire as a new customer did Tom return our call. He assured we would hear back within 2 days and it would be taken care of. After a week we have still not heard back. Great DJs, terrible business practices.
DO NOT BOOK WITH HIM. I wish I could give 0 stars. 10am the day of the wedding he called to say the photo booth was broken and he would send his assistant if he couldn't make it. He did not answer calls the entire day so the bride was anxious and in tears. Luckily his assistant showed up, but he didn't have the list of songs and completely ruined their first dance by making them stand in silence for 5 minutes while he searched for their song. He also was horrible at announcing people and made so many mistakes. She also never got the photo booth she paid for either. He was beyond unprofessional.
Horrible!! He is a good salesman, but don’t be fooled....He is a terrible DJ. He said he was interactive but he wasnt, we told him no classical and he played classical, he forgot to announce the garter toss, and we often had to go find him. I wish I had read the reviews before hiring him.
HORRIBLE. Initially, I was so excited to hire Tom as our DJ. We talked on the phone frequently and even had a meeting in person to discuss all of our music details for our reception. We got him at a discounted rate because of our venue. He always expressed how excited HE was to be our DJ and how HE couldn't wait for our big day. It was going to be such a great party, etc. He reiterated how organized he is and how he always wants his events to run smoothly and perfectly. Unfortunately, that was all talk. We had a completely different person show up to be our DJ on our Wedding Day. This person went over the introductions and pronunciations of the bridal party with my now-husband right before he went out to introduce everyone. He still did not get any of them right. He did all of them in random and incorrect orders. He didn't play our intro song until we were already out on the dance floor. He then had to search for our 1st dance song as we stood there awkwardly for a good 3 minutes. My matron of honor had to tell him to announce that she was about to make a speech because he just stood there. He started to play party music when it was time for the anniversary dance. I (the bride) had to tell him to turn it off and play the proper song. He played the proper song, but did not announce it was the anniversary dance. I had to retell him to restart it and explain it. He also did not announce my father-daughter dance. Half of the guests had no idea it was going on. He was truly horrible. I could have paid a family member to do a better job than he did. He was unenthusiastic and blah. He messed everything up during the first half of the reception. I reached out to Tom Gavin directly to see if he would somehow try to make this right. He gave me excuse upon excuse. He was so unprofessional and tried to blame the reception hall. He said to me, "I had three events that day, I couldn't be at each one at the same time. How could you expect that?". While that is true, he should have been honest and upfront about that from the beginning. Also, if you are going to send someone else, other than who was promised, at least make them competent. I can never get those memories back. I 100% regret hiring him. It is worth a little more money to find someone who actually truly cares about your special day.
I met Tom at the HdG wedding expo and he woo'd me! I hired him even though I had already placed a deposit with another DJ because there was just something about him that I liked. If I remember correctly, Tom used to be a radio DJ so he has that great DJ voice. I really wanted a DJ that I could turn the reigns over to -- of course I had my picks for our first song, etc, but for the most part I didn't want to build a playlist. I wanted a professional to keep the party going-- and it was great! I received several compliments from my guests on the music, which had something for everyone. My husband and I are 29 but we are old souls so we asked for selections from the 60s on up and man did everyone have a good time. The outcome of this choice was fantastic.
Tom and I had a great working relationship. There was a little snafu with payment but Tom made it a priority to clear up even though he had personal things going on that made that difficult for him. I honestly felt like I was ripping him off with the good deal he gave me! So I called and added the photobooth service to my plans. The photobooth was adequate but I think if I could go back I wouldn't have done that. Partly the fault of my venue's layout, there were only about 20 photos that were taken and it took me several weeks of pestering to get the photos from the gentleman that ran that part of the package. The printed photos my guests received were not the best quality-- they were on perforated pages but the perforation did not line up with the background, cutting off some of the text with our wedding date on it, and the printer that was used worked by doing multiple passes-- taking a long time to get your photo after it was taken.
In short, I would definitely recommend Tom as a DJ! The photobooth was adequate but not spectacular.
Used them as a photo booth.
Terrible!! Tom was a preferred vendor from our caterer, when we signed the contract we were promised by Tom he would be the one playing at our wedding which was the only reason we went with this company!
Day of my wedding Tom did not show up and sent an incompetent DJ would was not prepared and messed up names after asking people how to pronounce them played songs on our do not play list! I would not recommend this company because of the way they conduct business and lie to people!
I wrote this same review on another site and found that a girl whose wedding day was the same day and time as mine who was also promised by Tom that he would play her wedding and he did not show for hers either!
Stay away! Also no compensation was offered for the crap job that was done other than they offered to play at my husbands 30th birthday party.. Which if your ruined my wedding why would I want to trust you to play a surprise party if you couldn't commit to my wedding! It was so bad my photographers had to take over and keep it moving along!
TERRIBLE!!!
Tom was awesome. He made us feel very comfortable from the first time we met. The ceremony music was very well presented, Tom interacted with the wedding party like part of the family. I strongly recommend Tom for anyone thinking of getting married or throwing a party
Tom was great to work with. It was so easy to pick out songs that we liked. My husband and I have differing tastes in our music tastes and Tom was able to blend the oldies with modern day songs. The dance floor was always packed and we were able to enjoy the night without worrying about a thing. Tom also provided our music for the ceremony which was great so we wouldn't have to hire someone separately. Overall a great experience with Tom as the DJ.
Tom was very helpful and was a great DJ! music was playing the minute people arrived until the reception ended. all the songs we requested was played, even requests made during the reception
The price was actually pretty good, I believe around five or 6 hundred. He came recommended by my venue so the convenience was great. The phone number on all the paperwork was wrong and it took many calls to the venue to actually hear back from Tom Gavin. He had given us no instruction on how to contact him with a list of songs to play, or type of music. Finally, about a week before after my husband hounded him, we were able to submit a song list to him. The introduction song of bride and groom was not played correctly. For the first hour he played songs from when my grandparents were getting married. The DJ was instructed on several occasions to change the music to something from this generation. Then the DJ messes up our last song for the last dance, because the coordinator at the venue wanted to play something different. Not happy!
Tom was a joy to work with. The music that we selected is what they played on our day. Very reasonable and prompt at getting back to you.
Tom DJ'd and MC'd our January wedding and did a terrific job. Working with him was very easy, and it was nice to know that once I submitted our music choices to him, everything was under control and I didn't have to worry. Tom had the dance floor packed the entire night and read the crowd well. He was always enthusiastic and joy to speak with. The only minor things that I would point out are that he played slight variations of popular songs, not the versions everyone was familiar with. Not remixes, but his songs were always slightly off. A few of our guests took notice. Also, there ended up being some confusion over the bouquet and garter toss that had to be figured out in real time. Nothing major, but it was an inconvenience to have to run over to the DJ table and figure things out mid-party when I wrote everything out in the online instructions. But those things were minor compared to the big picture. He made our night a great party and kept everyone dancing all night long!
The only complaint I received from guests at my wedding was that the dj was bad. Played elevator music for an hour before bridal party arrived and cut up the momentum too much when the dance floor was full. As the bride, i was too busy to notice, but I did get this complaint from multiple guests.
Also, I received a note months before the wedding saying I would be contacted 6 weeks prior to the wedding to discuss music, however, I didn't get a call or email until 3 days before the wedding.
Tom Gavin let us pick certain songs not only for the special moments/dances, but songs we'd just like to hear. He took suggestions from the audience and played some incredible music. He really knew how to play the right kind of music for my wedding crowd!
Tom promised us a great party, and he did not fail! We were afraid that our families would not dance, but at one point, Tom had nearly every one out on the dance floor doing the twist. After our first dance, he surprised us with a special "second dance" song. It was a great addition.
The dj was great. He played alot of different music.
We worked with Tom Gavin from DJ Delights. He was amazing! He kept everything on the right time line and kept everyone dancing all night long. Everyone had sooo much fun. I plan to use him for future events.
I would like to take partial credit for picking some awesome songs ;), but DJ Delights was great for the price! I did notice after one song people were leaving the dance floor (a slower one) and the DJ read the crowd and put on a bumpin tune that got everyone back up and boogyin!
He played everything I asked for! Everyone was on the dance floor and had a great time!
The sound quality was horrible. The dj played the wrong song when my father and I began our dance...music skipped often...I had to contact Tom myself to see how things were supposed to go, and he is not very good at getting back to people. My friend had him for her wedding and the DJ did not show up. 2 1/2 hours after the reception had started, a replacement was sent.
This DJ messed up a lot of my entrance music, would play music over someone speaking, and just was all around awful.
If you want someone to sit behind a desk on a laptop and play music from a computer, DJ Delights is for you!
I hate writing bad reviews but this one is a must. The planning part of the process was amazing. Tom came directly to our home and talked about prices and gave us a list of songs to pick. It was also very convenient that we could pick our songs online and send them to Tom via the website.
However, after we picked the songs and paid early I did not hear from Tom so I emailed him asking questions about the order of things and finalizing the specific requests. I did not hear back for two weeks, and then I called the office and still had to call his cell phone after a week to get in touch. I needed to know what the order of the things were going to be (like the toasts, etc.) and I almost had to force it out of him because he just kept assuring me that things would be great.
During the wedding he set up on time and even helped get a microphone for my pastor (which I didn’t know if it was going to happen because I left a message on Tom's cell and never heard back).
Then things went wrong. During the announcing in Mr. Tom came to me 5 min beforehand asking who was walking in with who and then messed up my Father-in-Law's name as well as pronounced my new last name wrong. During the reception my husband and I wanted our own personal 80's dance and had requested “must play” songs online. A few were played but mostly I had to request them in person. I know that not everyone likes the 80's music and playing more modern stuff is great but I had only invited very close friends and family who would have loved the 80's music as well. All we got were mixes at first and we then asked for him to stop and play more 80's music. And still they were random songs that we did not request. I just did not have a good experience.
The thing I did not like about Tom Gavin's DJ Delights is you cannot personally speak to the DJ assigned to your wedding before your big day. Lucky for me, my wedding was small and laid back and I only needed the ceremony music and 1st dance music to be correct, but if you have a more complicated playlist, I would not trust them to get it right. They only go off of the songs you have made on your playlist from their website and for some reason it is hard for me to trust someone you have never spoke to!Very inexpensive though which is a plus.
Tom was very nice and worked very hard meeting me and convincing me that he was the DJ to hire. He was very well priced and did communicate with me well. But thats where it ended. About a month before the wedding I set over some email to Tom about songs I definitely wanted and songs that were in no way to be played. I hadn't heard back from him a week later so I emailed again, getting a response that time. I know this is busy season so I just took it as that. My hubby to be called him the week before to make sure that everything was on task and that he had indeed gotten the list of songs and the correct versions of each song. I was very concerned about names being announced correctly as well. He had confirmed all that with us nd said he would see us Saturday of the wedding. I was feeling very confident until it was 445pm and the DJ had not even arrived for a 525 reception beginning. Turns out it wasn't Tom. It was one of his associates, which is fine, but he did not have any contact info to get aholdof any of us in the case that he got lost. Which he did. As I am walking over to the garden of our ceremony site, the DJ pulls up. I said you are late. He said he only needed 20 minutes to set up.
He was set up and ready to go. He came in to see us before we were announced and repeated the names to us and we agreed that they were correct. However, when we got to announcement time, he messed up. Bug time. One of our groomsmen's name was Mark, he said Matt. His brothers name is Greg, he said Gary. I don't know if he was nervous, but it was awful.
The rest of the evening went very well. He played the correct version of our first dance as well as all of our songs. He let anyone and everyone request a song and played them the very next song. He cut music off whenever mics were in use.Overall he did a good job. Just next time have better communication and contact numbers.
Our DJ was awesome! Everyone danced all night and said it was one of the most fun weddings they ever went to.
We were very disappointed in the quailty of music. We had many complaints from guests not being able to hear the DJ and the music he was playing. There were many times we had to go up to the DJ to find out when certain things would take place (ie...father daughter dance, the 1st dance, etc....) Some music we requested was not played and so forth. We do not recommend this company unless you would like to spend you entire wedding following their itinerary.
We decided to use this DJ company in January and they didn't contact us until a week before the wedding (late April!). They gave you options for the important events during the wedding (a.k.a first dance, last dance, bouquet toss) however when I mentioned the general music (I asked for something classy. mostly older music) they told me that they would read the audience and find the perfect music. I had a polish wedding and asked for a polka for the apron dance. He played "I don't want her you can have her shes too fat for me"... um... yeah.. unfortunately true.
I loved how i was able to complete the song suggestions online save it and come back to it. They did all of the songs I wanted. The DJ was great and had a great sense of humor. Everyone had a great time. I don't remember too much of the reception where we were sitting down.
Let me start by saying THANK YOU for making our wedding reception a memorable and FUN day !!! Our DJ,(we can't remember his name) was Professional and Great. He worked with us on our song selections and was flexible with last minute changes. I would suggest having an extra print out of how you want things to flow to give them on the day of the event just to make sure everyone is on the same page. This information is collected online. Just print it out and take it with you.
They were great, they read the crowd and played everything we wanted. I didn't even have to meet with them, I just filled out the form online and everything was great.
Our DJ was very professional and organized. He went above and beyond to set up sound systems for our ceremony officiant, as well as on both floors of our reception site. He had our crowd dancing the entire night - there was never a lull. The website had tools for us to easily plan our wedding - play and do not play lists, first dance song, garter and bouquet toss songs, introductions, toasts and more. We are so happy with our decision to hire DJ Delights, and highly recommend them to anyone in need of a DJ, particularly for a wedding.
A few issues in the beginning, but it all worked out. If you are looking for basic DJ, they are good.
We knew we wanted to have a wedding reception that was fun but we also knew that we (the bride and groom)had very specific musical tastes. We thought that we'd spent enough time speaking with Tom trying to convey our need to have a good balance between what we liked and what would entertain our guests. We were actually under the impression that we would be getting Tom himself which was why we took the time to make sure he knew us as people. Week before the wedding we find out that we'll be getting someone else, someone who doesn't know us and hasn't spoken to us at all. We're assured that we'll be fine, we'll get someone even better than we imagined etc...Flash foward to the reception however and it was like they'd never met us before. Firstly, the dj never set up any speakers outside so all through coctail hour and dinner when we were outside we essentially had no music. During the dancing portion of the reception the musical selection was completely one sided and other than the specific songs we picked for specific moments we heard nothing we liked. Finally, I'd told Tom that since i was from the west indies, i wanted some of my music played at the reception as a tribute to my family and our culture. You would think that knowing this ahead of time they would take the necessary steps to ensure that their equipment was in working condition. i had a special cd made and sent specifically for that day. It turned out to be a collosal waste of time however because during the reception i was told that the dj's computer was broken so he couldn't use his cd rom hence he couldn't play my cd. We picked these people because we had such a wonderful feeling from Tom and his wife. Their price fit our budget and we felt lucky to have stumbled across them. Ironically they were the vendor that we were least worried about and they turned out to be the one that disappointed us the most. I can't say he was the worst DJ i'd ever heard because i've seen worse but he was definitely not what we wanted. I think i could have done better creating a mix on my Ipod.
I had a wonderful experience setting everything up with Tom and Jessie. I gave them a list of all of the songs I wanted to be played and when to play them. I was assured that everything will be fine and it will be fun. The DJ I got for the reception, Brian well he sure as heck was not "fun". I wanted certain songs played during dinner not instrumental, they played instrumental. My father passed years ago and I wanted to have a mother/daughter dance instead. It was never done, but I was asked after everyone pretty much left if I wanted that song to be played. Stay away from these DJs, they may have the right price but their service is very disappointing. They don't deserve a rating star because of my experience.
The owner met with us and indicated a great understanding of the style we wanted. The actual DJ at the event, though, had no idea. He was accomodating, but we'd have preferred he knew the details in advance.
Tom Gavin was very personable and outgoing. When giving introductions, he said some very nice things about my brother who could not make it because he was stationed in South Korea. He definitely was able to keep a fun and happy atmosphere. And the price was very good as well.
The song library was endless...it was all digital! He could set up in a smaller space since all his music was digital and the high quality speakers were compact.
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