Simply Entertainment

I just read Rachel M’s review and it saddens me to see that, especially considering we had such a different experience. I will say that everything she mentioned in the upfront is true, Phil is very professional and will try and wow you with a professional, but cheesy presentation. He has a strong background and was understanding of our various requests.
Phil also includes a lot of unique features, some that are too cheesy for my tastes, but some that really add to the fun and ambiance of the wedding — like an individualized entrance for each member of the wedding party, custom song mixing, etc.
On the wedding day, everything was perfectly organized and properly timed. The music was great and he even stayed later for a minimal cost (last minute negotiating on our part). His booth looked professional, his lighting scheme was fun, and he was open to requests and feedback during the event. I have had no hesitations recommending Phil to anyone for their wedding.
We had a terrific time!

Without a doubt, my wedding was one of the best days of my life. I had an amazing time with friends and family and in a perfect world, I’d like to say that I wouldn’t change a thing. However, if I could do it all over again, I would absolutely hire a different DJ.
I was initially turned off by Phil’s website, but he came so highly recommended that we decided to meet with him. He impressed us with a very polished pitch and a thoughtful, if someone cheesy powerpoint presentation. He promised us attention to detail, professionalism and an event that would reflect our tastes and hopes for the big day.
We filled out a detailed questionnaire about our music tastes, what we liked and did not like and we even met with him an additional time to discuss all those special songs we wanted to have played (first dance, mother/​son, father/​daughter, etc.). We went over pronunciations of names of the bridal party and important announcements (grandma’s birthday was same day as our wedding, as well as my parent’s 30^th anniversary).
The day of our wedding, I was confident everything was in place.
I’m not sure what list Phil brought to the wedding but it certainly wasn’t ours. He was pronouncing names incorrectly, playing wrong songs at wrong times. Neglected to even mention the important events and was playing types of music that literally had my parent’s friends running for the hills (many of the older patrons left early because the music he played was so loud and extremely pop/​old school rap, which we had requested he play only at the end of the night).
When we met with him he said that if he didn’t have a song we wanted, he’d get it for us. Our tastes tend to lean toward the indie music variety, and we had some requests like «Pink Martini» to be played during dinner. A few days before the wedding, I was burning CD’s for him to add to his music collection so he could play them at our wedding. If I’m going to be illegally pirating music for my DJ, you’d think he’d at least offer us a discount!
The last dance he didn’t even play or announce it was the last dance of the night until I went up and asked him about it.
We didn’t let it ruin our night, and many people had a great time — in fact, I’m sure many people didn’t notice the missteps except for those who had planned the event and those whose names he mispronounced, but I’d like to save a future bride the hassle of worrying and recommend you look elsewhere.