CESAR GIL WILL SAY ANYTHING TO GET YOUR MONEY
if you have a specific idea for your reception, read this! I decided I wanted to hire a DJ who didn't mind playing a playlist that I put together. He told me he had no problem "just hitting play-" s...aid it was my wedding & he wanted to do what I wanted. My family & I were convinced that he was the perfect choice. I worked 6 days a week, 11-14 hr days & told him we'd have to correspond over the phone & email. (This is later confirmed in the emails b/w us). As requested by Cesar, I sent the list of songs, in order, including the timeline of events like bouquet toss, etc. His first response was asking me to put the times. DOWN TO THE MINUTE, I put the exact duration & min it should be played, from the time the ceremony started. Of course can be setbacks but it was as specific as he requested. Immediately after the ceremony, the dinner music was supposed to start during pictures. I was told to allow 1 hr, so we chose 30 min of frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, etc because half of the guests were Italian & both families loved of that music. The next 30 minutes was music for IF we were still taking pics. I selected funky music for the first hour + of the reception. KC & the sunshine band, Rick James etc & others that I played for my sisters wedding & SIL's Etc. Making a playlist for receptions & family parties became a staple for our fam. As a huge family on both sides who LOVE to dance, we prev reviewed the list & were very excited for the dancing portion. The last 45 min of the reception was a surprise compilation. Not one song from the first 1 1/2 hrs of dance music was played. Most adults didn't dance for the reception. Then CESAR TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO CHANGE OUR FIRST DANCE SONG WITHOUT ASKING. TWICE, I went to Cesar & asked why he wasn't playing the music we agreed on. 1st & 2nd time he gave strange excuses. 3rd & 4th time, my SIL & sister went up to him when realizing on their own that nothing we chose was being played. not knowing how close we all were & knowing the list, he told them he was using my playlist. I tried to keep my dad & my hubby from going up there & told myself hed play what I asked him to. He works on word of mouth doesn't he?! My in law requested "we are family" FOR ME, since our families have a close 14 yr history. When she went to thank him, I was told later by many family members, he said verbatim: "the bride came to me & said 'if you play one more thing off this list, I'll tell you to pack your sh*t & leave." (NEVER!) Of course I was told the day after, but based on the entire night, & the many comments about his attitude, I knew it was true. Lastly, my dad did approach Cesar the last Hour. Cesar went ON THE MIC to say "I'm going to go OFF THE LIST to shake it up" & played the compilation I CHOSE for the final 45 min. That's when the most ppl danced. I tried to disregard the unprofessional false statement he made, but his nerve has stuck w/ me. My lawyer advised me to be FW on as many reviews for U.S.P. I can, to warn as many brides as I can from being scammed by this DJ! Not only did I not get the partial refund I asked for, I never got an apology. For anyone who needs more, I have all of Cesar & my correspondence INCLUDING the list/timeline that is written &attached in the msgs. DONT get tricked into believing Cesar Gil. He has initial deceiving charm. He took our wedding day & made it what HE wanted, not what we paid him to do. The email contact is agwedday@gmail.com