Awesome Stork Rental was absolutely amazing to work with. We asked Rose if she could customize the…read moresign for us since our baby arrived on St. Patrick's Day, and she was incredibly accommodating and thoughtful with the design. You can tell she really cares about what she does and wants each sign to be special for the family. The sign looked fantastic, and everyone who came by the house commented on how cute and unique it was. It made coming home with our newborn even more memorable and special for us. Rose was kind, professional, and easy to work with from start to finish. We couldn't be happier and would highly recommend Awesome Stork Rental to anyone looking to celebrate their new arrival in a fun and memorable way. Thank you again, Rose!

Rose did an awesome job on our balloons for my grandsons baptism. Delivery prompt and will…read moredefinitely be calling Rofor our next party!

We hired Matt for a joint birthday party in a small town 2 hours south of Chicago. Matt was…read morethoughtful enough to ask for a playlist from me and my friend. Not only did he play at least 80% of our request, he mixed them so well and added more songs that complemented our original lists! People kept coming up to us asking where we found this DJ. We had an awesome time. He made our birthdays feel so special. Haven't heard music that I've enjoyed as much as that night ever since!

I'm not going to lie, but I was a bit disappointed with some big deal things on our wedding because…read moreof our DJ. Matt seemed to have some great reviews that looked promising. When I contacted him, he had amazing communication, made great suggestions, and worked with me through planning, so I was hopeful about our big day. On the day of our wedding, he arrived at our venue early and made sure that his equipment worked, and he had a good "stage presence" because he was dressed for the occasion, which made us happy. He also did a great job following my created playlist for our ceremony, and he played everything on time. On the other hand, during our reception, most names in our wedding party were pronounced wrong even though I put the written pronunciations of everyone's last name on our sheet, and I gave him a copy of this well in advance. He never asked to meet us in person or Zoom, nor did he ask us how to pronounce anything. He even said our married last name incorrectly as we walked into the reception, so I am happy we didn't have a videographer because that would have been embarrassing. My husband's brother and sister walked into our reception as the first bridesmaid and groomsman, and Matt called Jackie (my husband's sister), Jessica, so not only did he call me (the bride) Jessica but he also called her by my new married name. During our reception, he was very nice to my husband and I, but he didn't really announce much and didn't say anything or update the playlist to get the crowd moving. As someone who has been to plenty of weddings after having mine, normally DJs will make flexible changes to get the crowd dancing and they will also say things to get everyone on their feet. Sure, there were certain times we had tons of people on the dance floor, but many times, it seemed bare. Many people told me they requested songs, but he never played any unless I personally went up to him and requested them; my mom even told him that she was the mother of the bride and wanted to play a song he never played. I did have a "Do Not Play List" of 2 songs, but I never said I didn't allow people to request songs, so that was very disheartening to hear. He also cut our first dance song and my father/daughter dance a bit too quickly before they were 100% over, which made me sad. I realize many DJs like doing this to save time, but he didn't ask us beforehand if we wanted that, and I didn't know that I was supposed to request the full song to be played. The dances all just seemed extremely rushed, one after another without any breaks in between, and they slowly faded right before he announced the next dance to start. Although there were some things I would definitely change, there were some memorable positives, as well. His company was able to provide us with a photobooth, which was a huge hit, so I am glad we added that into our celebration, and it wasn't too expensive. He played many songs that were on the list of songs we asked him to play, and he was very nice when we actually met him in person. As I stated above, he did a wonderful job at our ceremony, the sound for everything was great, and he was professional with his attire and with how early he arrived. He was even flexible with staying a bit later when some of the timing changed, and his communication when planning our event and booking him was great.

Reverend Anne officiated our wedding a couple months ago, and we couldn't have been happier! The…read morething that set her apart from the other officiants I was looking at was her website - it contains so much information, including faqs, services, sample ceremonies, and pricing. She had all the answers to my questions already! We picked the partially customized ceremony for our secular ceremony, and she drafted a couple versions for us to review. It was so easy communicating with her. We mostly emailed, but we scheduled an in person meeting when we were in town to meet up with our wedding vendors. She is extremely nice, organized, and professional. She took care of the paperwork after the wedding, so it is one less thing to stress about! Stop looking around because she will take care of you. We highly recommend her for any ministerial needs.

Anne was absolutely a joy to work with. I am SO glad we found her to officiate our wedding. Anne is…read moresuper professional, helpful, and compassionate. I would recommend her to anyone!!!

Oh I am SO HAPPY to have found Ray! He is an amazing person who is very attentive to who you are…read moreand what you like. He keeps the party going and gets laughs along the way too. The sound was perfect for outside and inside for our wedding. Next event we have, were calling Ray ! 10 out of 10!

Ray WAS the Party! From the early discussions almost a year out from the actual wedding, Ray made…read moreus feel secure and worry-free about our DJ and lighting needs. As the event got closer we kept in touch and never felt rushed. Ray took care of our ceremony and reception, and set the tone for the night from the moment he introduced us. It couldn't have been a more perfect night, and we've received nothing but compliments from our guests.

We contracted Angela Santoro as our "day-of" wedding coordinator for our wedding at the Allerton…read moreHotel (Chicago, Illinois) in August 2012. We were very pleased with her service and felt that she was very professional, experienced, organized, and knowledgeable. We provided her with our day-of itinerary and she ensured that the wedding stuck with the timeline. Additionally, she offered helpful hints based on her industry experience and willing to attend our rehearsal. She was easy to work with and we would recommend her to anyone looking for a "day-of" wedding planner

Just had Victor DJ at our wedding this past weekend and he was fabulous. From the initial meeting…read moreto the very last song. He was easy to work with, got everyone dancing and kept them dancing! I would recommend Mixwell!

Victor Salazar is organized, professional, attentive and responsive. All of my emails were replied…read moreto within 24 hours, for any little thing. We were able to meet with him and go over details. He provided very helpful outlines and checklists for us. He played most of our requested songs, and kept the dancefloor packed! There was also uplighting provided in our reception room and cocktail area - also fantastically done. PLUS - he is much more affordable than any of these big-wig DJ companies in the Chicago area and suburbs. I would recommend him to anyone.

Pros: - Quick responses via email…read more - Got there early enough to have plenty of time to set up - Asked several questions to confirm everything was exactly as we wanted - Accommodated my request to announce the Cupid Shuffle as a song I wanted my husband on the dance floor for - Checked in with us throughout the evening to make sure we were happy with the order of the cake cutting, speeches, etc. - Would not play random songs that guests requested without my permission - Gave us a CD with our playlist (we didn't even ask for one!) Cons: - Did not have some songs my guests requested that I gave permission for - Seemed like there was a slight disconnect between the flow of music and number of guests on the dance floor. I wish he would have read the room a little better to keep people on the dance floor. There were a few occasions where the dance floor was completely empty.

A group I volunteer with booked Electric Blue for the Children's Book Fair in Hyde Park, and they…read morecould not have been better. They were easy to book, easy to work with, and did a phenomenal job day of. Kevin arrived early to set up, knew our schedule and fit his entertainment around our schedule, announced all events, got everyone situated during story readings, and kept the kids (and a lot of parents) entertained. Kevin was funny, had high energy, knew how to read the crowd, and had our kids and parents playing games and dancing all afternoon. If you are having a large event for children, you should book Kevin as a DJ. He will make you look amazing.

Erika was amazing to work with throughout the whole wedding experience! She made my Pinterest…read morewedding pictures come to life and made sure we captured everything we were looking for on our big day. She was responsive throughout the whole planning period and was extremely flexible with her schedule. She always worked around my schedule and no matter what your schedule was, she made it work. She is so sweet and easy to work with and I did not have to worry about a single thing on the day of my wedding. I would recommend her to anyone!

Erika was absolutely amazing to work with. She was just so kind, warm and yet very professional. I…read morewas concerned at first cause my son skipped his nap, but Erika was so caring and playful that made him smile through the entire session. She guided us to make sure we would get the best results possible at the same time that she let us but super spontaneous. How does she do it? She work her *MAGIC* and we sure had an amazing family time.