The photo booth was such a fun addition to our Taste of the Region event--our guests absolutely…read moreloved it! The photos came out amazing, crisp and bright...and captured so many great moments. Setup was smooth and stress-free, and everything was handled perfectly. Antwon was wonderful to work with--so friendly, and great with guests and direction on how to make fantastic poses for perfect photos. Would absolutely use them again!

Steve and I just had our engagement party with DJ Thomas Ulrich on May 11, 2024. We could not have…read moreasked for a better experience with him overall! He was recommended by a friend who had him for several of their family weddings and loved him! He was a true professional and was supportive in helping with suggestions when we weren't sure about what song to use for each item, etc. We danced all night and people were so impressed with the music and his professionalism. Our photographer cancelled last minute and he helped take pictures! We highly recommend Thomas! The DJ is one of the most important parts of a party, make sure you get a great one! Thanks Thomas! Yolanda and Steve

Rich and John thank you for all your hard work! You have a great company and I was VERY pleased…read morewith your service!! John was very pleasant, up-lighting and truss system were AMAZING; a total wedding must! They even stayed 30min pass 12 for my guests who still wanted to DANCE!! We packed the floor all night long! I feel that my feedback & comment sections for the company survey really encompasses what others should know about the service rendered and the company as a whole. I added a little here and there to make it more complete and voice some of my personal preferences and explanations for some dislikes. 1) Quality of Customer Service before your wedding? (initial meeting, phone and Internet communication) They were Excellent; they were very attentive to the details of my vision, they met with us at our chosen location, instead of making us drive to downers. Huge plus since we lived in the city and had 4 other wedding vendor appointments that day!! 2) Friendliness/Promptness/Appearance of your DJ? (DJ John) Excellent! My wedding was more formal and my DJ had a tux/suit and his assistant was presentable as well. John was very nice and always had a smile on his face, even when reminding me that we deviating from our timeline. ( we had a few hiccups in our day..) 3) Your DJs overall performance? (Professionalism, Music selection,Cooperation, etc.) Good :D. I would have said excellent, but John did not play some really important songs requested by me for my family/culture :( I strongly believe that this may have been a direct result because the music selection was not All English. However, we did let Rich and John know what genre/styles of music and special cultural dance music we wanted. It just came down to getting the music file itself. Further, we would have liked the DJ to follow up with us before the week of the wedding, when we were occupied everyday with wedding appointments. Had we met sooner we could have potentially avoided the music selection miscommunication ( did not play important songs or confused the meaning of a song e.g. La Vibora de la Mar, El Muerto and no Rancheras..etc.). When everything is top priority, often enough people don't react, remember, or re-prioritize tasks until its made known that you may run out of time.. We were so Stressed that we never felt like we had any time to do anything.. everything was a priority and had to be done right away. My husband and I tried to load the songs onto the website and sometimes we'd make it all the way to the bottom and it turned out that it didn't save! Needless to say ,since we were under a severe time crunch, due to the short engagement (6mo from "yes" to "I do"), we got to as much as we could done on the website and moved on... It would have been nicer had the site been more user-friendly or if the DJ's could get some of the work out of the way based on genre input we had initially given them and only left us to tweak up the details. For example. it would have been nice, if I did not feel like I had to pick every song I wanted played at my wedding. I know they meant well, by trying to assure that they played all of our favorite songs when we were in the room; I just felt that the level of detail they wanted from us was too much ( this is a general statement for some of the industry vendors). I know a lot of the things i just mentioned sound harsh, but since they deal with weddings, they should expect chaos and rushed schedules and should plan to follow up or aid more. Still was very happy with the service, and had I been able to clone myself 4Xs it would have not been a problem, but since that was not the case.. I could have used a little more sanity when planning the wedding and less demand from all the vendors to micromanage the job. 4) Sound and lighting equipment - sound quality, sound system appearance, lighting effects appearance. Excellent! They had great lighting effects. I would have liked a little more, but the effect was great anyways and everyone liked it! There was rain during the lighting setup so it was decided that no out outdoor lighting could be set up - I was really sad to have not been able to complete my vision because the rain stopped just before guests were to arrive and after the setup had left :'( ! 5) Overall performance rating of our services? I still say Excellent, because they were really nice and tried really HARD to make everything wonderful. My guests were very pleased and no one knew about these little details, except me and you now. 6) Is there anything we can improve upon? Communication with the future bride and groom, more flexible hours to plan the event ahead of time. Make every attempt to fully understand bride and groom's requests and deliver on them. Follow-up more frequently, unless requested not to and try to minimize the work a couple has to do to have good music and setup. 7) Would you recommend our service to others? I highly recommend Essence Entertainment :D !!

We made a great decision to go with Paul Michaels Events for our wedding! Paul was involved every…read morestep up the way up to the wedding. Their portal made setting up our timeline super easy as well as making sure all our songs we wanted to hear were on our list. We even had several meetings to go over everything and were able to get answers to any of our questions. The day of the wedding, Paul made sure everything lined up with our timeline and even helped make a few last minute changes. I'd highly recommend Paul Michaels Events for your wedding or really any event that may require a DJ.

Fantastic Dj company! Highly recommend He is so experienced and listens to all your concerns. His…read moreattention to detail will make the difference in your event. Look no further.

We had the BEST time with Steve as our DJ!!!!…read more We hosted a birthday extravaganza for my Mom, at Oakbrook Drury Lane, in the Crystal Room, and about 135 people attended! From the very beginning, Steve was full of energy...he was so much fun, and he completely brought the party to life! He has the kind of personality that lights up a room...so lively and kind and he was 100% in sync with everything that we were doing! Steve worked with us every step of the way! He was patient, upbeat, and honestly just a joy to have there! He kept the guests engaged, got people dancing, and was clearly loving what he does, and it showed in every move that he made! And here's something I really appreciated... he actually told me, "If anyone gives you trouble, I'll take care of it!" Now THAT'S a DJ who's got your back!!! He was supportive, polite, and just the perfect presence throughout the event! He brought in extra lighting to really make the room sparkle, and he gave me a hands-free microphone which was a lifesaver since I was giving the welcome speech and needed my hands free to hold onto the papers that I was reading from! His assistant was also very sweet, and she was right there to help Steve from the beginning to the end of the evening! We're so grateful to have had Steve as part of my Mom's birthday celebration and it wouldn't have been the same without him! I HIGHLY recommend Steve for your next event! After all, music is EVERYTHING at your party! You need someone who's a pro... someone who can keep the energy going... someone who has a personality and who speaks well...someone who can make your event come alive!!! You need STEVE!!! He'll give you confidence and one less BIG thing to worry about! And he is just a "hell of a...." nice guy!!! Infinite thanks, Steve!!!! Lenore, Bob and Emily, too!!!

DJ Johnny performed in excellent fashion for our May 2019 wedding. He is a true pro. From start to…read morefinish, Johnny was responsive, attentive and worked well with a musician we hired to play guitar for the ceremony. Our guests all had very positive feedback about the music selections and general flow of the event. Thanks, Johnny - we really appreciate the your keeping our party going!

I worked with Bob for a huge event and he was just great. He showed up early, had everything set up…read moreand was so pleasant to work with. He created a custom background for the printouts that looked great. The props were so fun for our group. And unlike other photobooths, it was a complete setup with even a green carpet leading up to the bus. It was a lot of fun and very different to climb into the photobooth bus to snap our shots. Attendees couldn't stop talking about how cool the idea was! We'd love to work with Bob and his fabulous Photobooth Bus again in the future!

Bob's Photobooth Bus was such great fun! We had him at our housewarming party, and he helped to…read moremake our event even better. The novelty of the bus, and all the props made for added entertainment. Our guests couldn't help but smile! It was wonderful that each of our guests were able take their photo strips on the spot, and show them off to each other. It was a pleasure to work with Bob, and everything was executed perfectly. If I have another party in the near future, I would not hesitate to hire Bob again. Accolades Bob's Photobooth Bus, and thanks for helping to create lasting memories in photos!

BugBooth was fantastic for our wedding. The ladies that ran the booth were extremely fun and…read morefriendly, and the resulting pictures were sheer perfection. They helped our guests with the photobook, made sure their drunk behinds looked good in every photo, and were absolutely painless in setting up during an ongoing cocktail hour. Genuinely everybody's favorite part of the wedding. Just great.

This little unobtrusive vintage camera booth was the biggest HIT at my wedding reception. All the…read moreguests raved about it, made it a great icebreaker and super fun to see the images that were taken as they were happening. The quality, efficiency and fast delivery were amazing. I highly recommend you getting this for your next event. Definitely a crowd pleaser and such a great investment to images to have.

We couldn't have been happier with Erick's friendliness and professionalism! He made our event so…read morespecial. He made that extra effort like checking out the venue to ensure the space it was going to work for him. He brought extra signs that we wanted, went over my picture frame look and picture book. He came early to set up in time for our guests to arrive. Kept in contact and helped me during our event with those little things that come up!! All my guests just loved his set up!! I highly recommend using instamemories for your next event!!

Dj kenneth dj'ed at my wedding in october. He was very accommodating and flew all the way to…read moreflorida. He was a great MC and had all the lights and music i wanted. I recommend him to all my friends that are getring married.

My wife wanted him to DJ for our daughter's Sweet 16. I was skeptical. I mean a good DJ can be hard…read moreto come by. But I do have to say, Kenneth turned out be AMAZING! A week before the party, he reached out to us for a playlist and to go over what kind of music we wanted. He was very courteous, professional, and on time. For the day of, he arrived early to set up and just went to work. He kept everyone and ALL ages (teens, adults, grandparents literally everyone) engaged on the dance floor all night. He went new school, old school, and everything in between....all favorites. He even downloaded a song for us right there on the spot! I was thoroughly impressed and will be using him again!