David is by far one of the most talented wedding photographers I've met. We hired David for…read morephotography and videography this past weekend for our wedding and I can't begin to tell you how dedicated and precise he was to ensuring we had the best photos possible. He was with us from 9 am-11pm and not once did he seem to lose energy!! He ensured that I got every pose and cutesy shot that I wanted in addition to the formal & candid shots. I'm not sure how he was able to carve out time to meet all of my requests that day, but he definitely worked it out somehow!! Also, during the whole wedding planning process, he was always quick to respond to all of my emails and met up with me several times in order to go over details and provide me assurance that I would not be disappointed. I also hired him for my engagement shots and will definitely be using him again for the next life event..whenever that may be :) My friends and family STILL can't stop talking about how professional he was throughout the whole wedding and have already had several people ask for his number!!

I honestly can't speak highly enough of Dave and his team at CWC. We hired them for our wedding on…read moreJuly 17th and they surpassed every expectation we had in regards to our wedding video. Throughtout the day you would hardly of known that Dave was there at all, with the exception of a few close-up camera moments, but he managed to incapsulate everything that we had wanted to on the day. For anyone in the area looking for a wedding videographer I have no hesitation at all in recommending CWC.

I was recommended to this company by a family member. It is a small family owned business. the…read moreprice for their all inclusive package with all day photo and video coverage is UNBELIEVABLE. $1,500. You read that right! I had a large wedding and $ doesn't grow on a tree so I was trying to be as budget friendly as possible while still getting what I wanted. After looking at their website and viewing past weddings I was satisfied that they could provide me which the style of pictures I was looking for. I could not be happier with the way our photos and videos turned out. Dennis and Melanie were very professional and accommodated all our requests. The pictures were online next day to be viewed! They do not have a limit for hours. They were with me from 11am to 11:30pm. Couldn't ask for more! Thanks again Pro-Photo!!!!

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My husband and I had a beautiful intimate wedding ceremony and reception in July 2020. But when…read morelooking back, we were missing something...the party. We had planned a party just to be told to postpone it a whole year. 27 Entertainment understand the situation we were forced into and held on tight for the adventure that was a 1 year postponement. Patrick, my husband, was in charge of picking a DJ. To him flowers, food, venue didn't matter much as long as the music was great. And when our day finally came he chose right, 27 Entertainment did not disappoint. When I say our wedding was a dance party fueled with my favorite songs...that's exactly what it was. The energy this company provides is ridiculous. I danced the night away to songs we selected but mixed by the talented Matt! And I tried to keep up with Sterling's energy and amazing dance moves he was sending THE WHOLE TIME. If you are hesitant, don't be. There is a reason this company has this many 5 star reviews. They're the best of the best! Thanks you two!

Highly recommend booking 27 entertainment if you are looking to regret your DJ years down the line…read more I had 27 entertainment do my wedding in September 2023. I'm also still waiting for a phone call back. Upon booking, I had great communication. I was obviously excited, considering all the great reviews. It was roughly 1.5 weeks out from our wedding. Crickets didn't hear anything form anyone. I had to reach aid touch base to talk to someone (who ended up being our DJ) Upon arrival to our reception our party bus driver was running 15 minutes late, in return really bothered the DJ and he made it well known. I had spent hours adding the music to the app that 27 entertainment sent me to download that we wanted played. Dinner music (half of which that was not even played) must play and do not plays. As the bride, I asked the DJ to play a song during the reception. In which he told me "I already played that." I heard less than half of the songs I was told to pick up and put on the app they use. I wouldn't have wasted hours of my time selecting and adding music if I would've known it wasn't going to be played. Not to mention, shortly after the reception started DJs back speaker blew and we had several guests walk up to us stating they couldn't hear anything at the back of our venue. I will say the uploading that was available was very nice. Finally, at the end of the night the DJ started playing what we asked for. We finally had guests out on the dance floor, so my husband offered to pay him cash for an extra hour considering leading up to this was not going well. I reached out to 27 entertainment a few weeks after my wedding just to let them know of what had happened. I was very clear. I did not want to refund or any money back. I just wanted to let somebody know of the issues. I was told on the phone " well, your event has obviously came and gone so we can't take it back. But I'll talk to the DJ and I'll get back to you never wants a sorry this is not our standard. Almost 3 years later. I'm waiting for a follow up from 27 entertainment. Looking back I wish I would have booked a different DJ. It was a $2800 letdown. However, decided to go with 27 entertainment due to all the positive reviews.

If I could give zero stars, I would. This is going to be a long review, so here's a brief summary…read moreof my experience. We ended up terminating services with Bill 10 days before our wedding due to the lack of communication, unprofessionalism and the disregard for our requests. Money was tight leading up to the wedding, but we knowingly cancelled services even though we would still have to pay in full because of the lack of confidence we had in him. If you're still reading, please prepare yourself for my experiences with him: We booked Bill the summer of '24 for our wedding that just took place a couple of days ago (April '25). We talked to him on the phone, and he presented himself to us with quite the ego. He kept telling us that he was the best, he was a professional and that everyone loved him. We were also told that he would provide us with links to his work, but no links were sent. We still picked him because of the good reviews. Fast forward to the end of March, I reached out to Bill about 2.5 weeks before our wedding because I had not heard from him since we booked him. I asked to do a phone call meeting to go over everything for the wedding, and I sent him a very detailed schedule/notes to look over prior to our call. On the day of our scheduled call, he indeed did NOT call me like he said he was going to. Instead, I waited 20 minutes past the scheduled time and then I called him. We talked on the phone, and we did not go over much for the wedding because he told me that he did not even look over any of the notes I sent him. I was pretty frustrated that he was late (if you can call it that, since I had to call him) and unprepared. I marched on and started asking him questions to which his replies were "don't stress," "everyone loves me," "I've done this before," which is exactly what every stressed bride wants to hear, am I right? He was very condescending and overtly dismissive throughout the entire 10 minutes on the phone. He then goes on to tell me that he has a music list of over 2,000 songs that he would like us to go through for the wedding, and I asked him to send me those links of his work that he talked about at the initial booking call. After this call, we went through the list, and it said to return completed 2 weeks prior to the wedding day, which was only a couple days from when we received the list. Not only should we have received this list probably months in advance, but also the spreadsheet was literally labeled "Copy of Songlist - 2010." The label was very accurate because there was not a single song on there from after the year 2010, and the spreadsheet sent to us had markings on it already, which showed us that this was probably someone else's sheet. His behavior and lack of preparedness did not instill any semblance of confidence in us. We looked back at our contract, and it said we would owe him the full amount if cancelled within 60 (!!!) days prior to our event. Keep in mind the 60 days because it will be important later. We decided to keep him because it was super last minute to find a new DJ. Due to the lack of confidence, we decided we needed to meet him in person to go over everything before the wedding, so we sent him another email to schedule that. We were very specific on our availability times (ex. "Wednesday, April 9th after 2:30pm" etc), so there would be no confusion. Low and behold, there was confusion. I was emailed 20 minutes after the in person meeting time one week BEFORE we were actually supposed to meet stating that he was waiting at the Panera. We were very confused and reminded Bill that our meeting was not for another week. He proceeded to tell us that he drove an hour and a half to meet us and if we could still come by. We replied saying that we had other obligations, which is why we did not list that date in our availability. This was the final thing that pushed us to terminate services with him. He was not reliable, prompt or able to follow explicit directions. It also showed me that he did not save my phone number because he only communicated with us over email when the meet up incident occurred. This meant he was never going to call me for the initial phone call meeting, and we never would have chatted if I did not call him. When we sent our concise termination of services email to him 10 days before the wedding, he replied very unprofessionally. His email was riddled with spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors to which we deemed no reply was necessary. We decided to eat the price and find a new DJ to which we are so happy we did. One day before our wedding, he sent us an invoice for the remaining balance, which we knew we were going to pay. In his note attached to the invoice, he wrote that we signed a contract and had to cancel 90 days before the event. Bill obviously did not even read his own contract because it said 60 days in the one we signed. We paid it, but we would definitely recommend to NOT book with Bill. Literally find ANYONE else.

We used A Sound Decision for our fundraising gala this spring. They provided excellent service,…read morehad music prepared for our theme, and truly helped us to have a fun and successful event!

THANK YOU, VANILLA!!!…read more I hired Vanilla Video for my mother's 80th B-Day in Chicago and they were absolutely amazing!! They captured every aspect of our event, and the quality was superb. My family was in tears while we rewatched the video, as it allowed us to relive that amazing day!!! They provided excellent customer service, continued communication, and unbeatable pricing. I'm so happy I hired them; I can't imagine not having live footage of our event. PLEASE don't hesitate to hire them, I PROMISE you will be so happy you did!! Definitely earned an A ++++ rating from our family.

My colleague suggested I hire Vanilla Video as a videographer for my wedding. Not only are the…read morerates competitive, but Vanilla Video was also very responsive and prompt in answering my queries. Vanilla Video answered every single question and was very prompt in responding. What impressed me the most was the quality of their work. Their website showcases impressive videos, customer service and their profiles are phenomenal. During our contract, I faced some personal challenges, and Vanilla Video was one of the few vendors who showed genuine compassion and understanding. I will always be grateful to them for their kindness. I highly recommend Vanilla Video for their professionalism, compassion, and exceptional service. They are a winning combination and will make any special day even more memorable.

Vincent is a very gifted photographer. If you look at his portfolio, his talent is self evident…read more He is also very honest and genuinely cared about our event. The big risk, when hiring a photographer, for your wedding is that you only get one shot. There are no redo's. This makes selecting a photographer very difficult. Vincent was on time and accessible during our entire event. Vincent did my son's baptism. The pictures are amazing and the cost was reasonable. Since, I've referred Vince to my sister and good friend. They too are very happy with his work.

Very very impressive. We hired Vincent for our son's big…read morefat Indian baptism and he was such a delight to work with! Not only was he super accommodating but very kind with all the details and prep. He is no doubt a very talented photographer. He arrived early that hectic morning to prepare for pictures and thank God he did because he seemed to already know that we were going to need him there at that time. He was patient and observant throughout the ceremony and reception; always prepared for the shot. He gave us more pictures than we know what to do with! And all of high quality! He is reasonable and great to work with. Comes highly recommended by me!

Needed a photo for my passport renewal. I'm old so I decided I deserved a photo with better…read morelighting than at Walgreens. And that's what I got. I'm still old in the photo but I look less scary than in my previous passport photo. They were fast and efficient and easy to park as well! And I think the cost was about the same.

Evanstonians just head here for all your government 2x2 reqs. . CVS central, Walmart Greenbay Rd…read moreand PhotoAid all failed me. I should have just gone to Duron and saved myself 120 dollars in uber and wasted usb and photo payments. Paying it forward and leaving a review!!! DURON gets it done fuss free.

Working with smiling toad was such a pleasure. They were very professional did an amazing job and…read moreshot some amazing videos of my camp themed wedding. They had three different shots of the ceremony with all different angles and capture the audio perfect. I would highly recommend this company they are on time, professional, and affordable.

Not many of the couples I work with hire videographers for their weddings, but they should! I was…read morethe DJ for Allison and Matthew's wedding and Smiling Toad Productions handled the videography. It was so cool seeing clips of their wedding video afterwards. So cinematic!