A Starry Night Music

My husband and I were married in April 2015. Carol was our DJ and her husband, Beledo, played acoustic guitar for our ceremony and during cocktail hour. Both are amazing and talented people! Beledo can play pretty much anything and was easily able to accomodate our requests for ceremony music. Carol was a joy to work with from the beginning. We provided her with some specific songs and our general likes and dislikes and she played amazing music throughout the evening. Most importantly, she really paid attention to the flow of the evening and our guests’ comfort levels. Carol is a real pro and we thank her for her hard work and for keeping the party moving!

Absolutely amazing, we can’t say enough good things about DJ Carol.
She was truly a joy to work with, she put us at ease while we were planning. Every time we talked to her, the wedding seemed more manageable and like she would have everything under control.
On the actual day, she set the mood perfectly. We had given her a well curated list of songs to play that we were certain would get everyone dancing — but it was actually a song off the list that got everyone to get on the dance floor. She can really read and respond to a crowd and set the tone for the type of event you’re looking for.
On the night of the wedding, there was a torrential downpour just as the reception was starting… For our lovely outdoor patio reception… Carol was set up in the corner under a tent and was getting completely soaked. The management was being less than helpful about rigging up a solution, but through it all, Carol was positive and upbeat and completely focused on the wedding and our reception (she was COMPLETELY soaked through all of this). The fact that she remained so positive infused the reception with a spirit of «this is fun and we are in it together» — we couldn’t have asked for a better feeling to the night. She really went above and beyond and was so incredibly professional through all of it.
The pricing was extremely reasonable and she even gave us a 5^th hour complimentary.
Absolutely amazing, we HIGHLY recommend her!!!

I am a DJ «competitor» of Carol Moore in the Wedding Business here in NYC and I can truly say that she is an OUTSTANDING DJ and person. She cares VERY DEEPLY about each and every client she has and a client would be VERY LUCKY to have her on their event. Her 100 plus reviews on wedding wire will back up what i’m saying!!!
This is the first and ONLY review i’ve ever written for a competitor however she deserves it!!!

What was really upsetting about this whole situation was how it was handled in the aftermath of the wedding. Carol called me a few Saturdays ago and asked for two minutes of my time to discuss my Unilocal review. She did not try to reach out to me any time before that, which means, she didn’t approach us at the end of the wedding (which is understandable because we were mingling and saying our goodbyes to our guests, but if she really wanted to, she could have), or even via email, which up until the wedding, we had a great rapport with frequent correspondence back and forth. To be frank, I don’t think she would have reached out to me if she had not seen my Unilocal review.
Back to the phone call… our two minutes warped into nearly 40 minutes (!), and it was largely a rebuttal of all the points I made in my review. There was a very faint apology, but mainly Carol felt it was unfair to pin Any of the fault on her, instead, she directed the blame at the foot of the venue and specifically on the Maitre D’ as well as my bridal attendant. I understood her need to defend herself, but in so doing, she threw others under the bus without taking responsibility. As a professional with decades of experience, I would assume she racked up all the skills to overcome very common obstacles that a DJ might run into at a wedding, such as lack of visibility of the entrance door to the ballroom where the bridal party walks in. She kept saying how she wasn’t «ten feet tall» which is a moot point, because most people aren’t. The point is to anticipate the issues you might encounter and work around them. Either ask the venue to provide a stool or a chair, or simply ask guests who are blocking your view, to clear a path so you can see the door. We had a large party, about 200 people, but it certainly isn’t the largest wedding I’m sure she has performed at. I didn’t think it would be overwhelming, but apparently it was.
The mishap over the cake-​cutting, I discovered, wasn’t the first time where the DJ started the song in advance of the cake being ready or an announcement being clearly heard by all the guests. I read in some wedding wire reviews (and even another Unilocal review), that this also happened to some of her other clients. She mentioned that maybe she should have «shouted» the announcement, which I took as a passive-​aggressive remark, and responded that that wouldn’t have been necessary, that at the very least, you only needed to be audible since we weren’t exactly in a library setting.
Speaking of Wedding Wire, I didn’t want to post a mixed review, as a kind gesture since most of their reviews are largely positive, but I decided I still wanted to share my opinion on Unilocal where there are much less reviews. She seemed appreciative of this, but still unsatisfied. I have to say, my guests did not have very nice things to say about the DJ’s performance. These are their ACTUAL comments:
«…we loved your wedding but your DJ… did a… terrible job. Announced the wrong names at the wrong times. She played the same songs several times. We had an extensive conversation at our table related to how terrible her performance was.» — Rich
«I think you need to post the review on wedding wire. She shouldn’t be calling you either unless she is offering you an apology and some of your money back. You have a lot of patience for giving her 40 minutes of your time.» — Natasha
«Definitely post on wedding wire… I’m so sorry you had to go through that! I wouldn’t have picked up the phone» — Linh
«We sat right by her and let’s just say there was no effort on her part to make the experience extraordinary.» — Marcia
«You should def post the review on wedding wire and UPDATE the review on Unilocal on how she followed up with you.» — Isa
«Def post on wedding wire. And regardless, I thought your wedding was perfect. We all had a blast.» — Rachel
In the end, she admitted that there were some errors and how mortified it made her, but since the Maitre D’ told her not to bring it to my attention because we wouldn’t notice, she never spoke to me after the wedding. This part really surprised me the more I thought about it. If she truly felt compelled, she could have reached out to me, maybe not on the night of the wedding, but any time after that. Overall, it felt like she feigned any genuine interest. I really would not have updated this review, but it upset me that after our phone call, she proceeded to send me a very lengthy email, repeating the very same points we spoke about on the phone, as well as in her response to my initial Unilocal review.
And, DO ask to attend your DJ’s hosting gigs if they are public performances (not a wedding), just to get a general idea of their style. I have read wedding tips where they encourage the same.
This is just one person’s opinion and honest assessment and experience of her services. What a burden it is to continue the debate. Therefore, I am officially over it.

I shopped around for a DJ quite a bit because I didn’t want one that would take over the wedding. I wanted someone who would play the music & be tasteful in the announcements. Carol Moore was everything we were looking for. She spent quite a bit of time with us figuring out which songs we wanted at which times, which helped the wedding day to run smoothly. To add to it, she used up lighting and shined stars on the ceiling! Such a nice touch!

Carol from A starry Night was truly magical to work with. From start to finish her professionalism, communication, and help was greatly appreciated. We chose her to be the DJ for our wedding and she went above and beyond what she was expected to do. She kept in communication with us during the whole planning stage of our wedding. Great timing of music, wonderful variety (We requested some songs we thought she would have to search for, but she actually knew them and had them on hand), she had the correct versions of all songs. She made sure that we approved the whole song list, and even had us give her some songs to make sure NOT to play. We even had some last minute changes a couple of days before the wedding and she was nothing but nice and had no problems making those changes. She was a great MC during the wedding and did a good job introducing everyone into the reception. During the party she also made sure to come over to us to let us know what was about to happen. she played every song we wanted and there was no mess ups. She truly provided the most wonderful soundtrack to the most important day of me and my husbands life.
We also were lucky enough to have Boledo from A Starry Night play the Spanish guitar during our church ceremony. He did a beautiful job and helped make our wedding seem more magical than having a typical organ being played.
Great job guys, nothing but nice things to say!

This is a terribly long overdue review (and thank you) for the absolutely fantastic job Marla did at our wedding reception on October 26^th at the Golden Unicorn Restaurant in Chinatown. It was such a pleasure to work with her from our initial meeting through the night of the wedding. Thanks, Marla, for making the process easy, seamless, and fun. I have received a multitude of compliments on the music for the reception, everyone telling me how wonderful they thought Marla was and that the music choices and transitions were perfect. Marla seemingly effortlessly wove together my husband’s and my eclectic music choices with complimentary musical selections, setting the tone of the evening, and ensuring that everyone had a fabulous time. Several of my friends are professional musicians, and they were undoubtedly the most vocal in their compliments, saying how great the music was the entire night and how much fun they had as a result.
Many, many thanks to Marla for making our night such an absolute blast! We couldn’t have been more pleased.
Wedding: 10/​26/​2013

When we were first planning our wedding we were intending to just use an ipod but realized that logistically it would be best to have someone to MC the evening so that it flowed well and the big things would be announced. We interviewed several prospective DJs and settled on A Starry Night since Carol seemed easy to work with, very professional, and classic. Carol was very responsive throughout the whole process (even while she was away on vacation) and helped us personalize our night nicely. She offered to craft a mix of songs for our first dance and we took her up on the offer and asked her to put 3 (very different) songs together. She worked very hard on the mix, making multiple versions to match our suggestions and it came out great! She even gave us a digital copy to practice dancing with. When it came time at the reception for our first dance, the first part played wonderfully but the second part was left out, going straight to the third part — it ended up not being a huge problem at all, we still had our moment, and she apologized profusely. The only other minor hangup was that the cake-​cutting was either not announced or said very quietly, my fiancé and I recognized the song we picked and rushed over but several guests mentioned missing this part from not hearing an announcement. The rest of the night was fantastic, we only requested a couple of «must-​have» songs and she flowed the rest of the songs beautifully, the dance floor was packed for the majority of the evening and was a lot of fun! During cocktail hour and dinner hour she kept the music at a reasonable volume as to not be too loud for the older guests, many commented on how nice the entire evening was. All in all, it was a pleasure working with Carol and we’d recommend her services.

We used A Starry Night to provide Michael (our DJ) and Joan Capra’s Quartet as our wedding ceremony musicians.
We interacted with Carol Moore, the owner very frequently and she was an absolute pleasure. When our first DJ, Gabrielle had to cancel as she was expected to deliver her baby around the time of our wedding, Carol expertly introduced us to Michael who was amazing.
On the day of our wedding, everything went seamlessly between the ceremony musicians and Michael arriving far in advance to set everything up.
As an amateur DJ, I was quite particular about who we chose to DJ our wedding and Michael did not disappoint! His song choice and DJing skills were excellent. Further, unlike many other wedding DJs, Michael went over the exact timeline of our event with us and only announced what we asked /​what was necessary — no over-​talking here!
The whole process was rather seamless, from contract to song list to execution.
Thanks again Carol, Michael, Joan!