Memory Makers Entertainment

Memory Makers performed at our wedding 2 weeks ago, and I still have people telling me that it was the best and most fun wedding they’ve ever been to (including my parent’s friends in their 50’s).
Dave was real easy to deal with from a business aspect, and he was pretty laid back and accommodating. Most vendors we met gave us a presentation and prepped speeches for their services, but Dave just had a conversation with you and it was a welcome change from the used car salesman act of many other vendors.
Our DJ was Juan, and I cannot recommend him enough. We talked with him maybe 5 days before the wedding (we did meet him at a showcase before we booked him) and went over our planner for about 30 minutes. He made some good suggestions on things you wouldn’t think of (It apparently takes longer than 3 minutes to cut a cake so have more than one song or at least a longer song picked out). He also checked with us multiple times throughout the night to make sure that everything was to our satisfaction and let us know when and how things were going to happen.
Of course, the most important aspect is the music, and Juan delivered big time! My bride and her family favor 50’s-70’s era oldies (wedding staples), and my family favors Salsa and Merengue music. Juan was able to seamlessly blend the different styles and keep the dance floor packed for 4 – 5 hours straight and still had people coaxing 2 more songs after the «last» song. I literally had to push my grandfather (gently) off the dance floor so my bride and I could have our first dance since the entire party took to the dance floor without prompting as soon as dinner concluded. Plus all it took was me saying my family is Puerto Rican and naming one Latin song I wanted to hear for him to play the exact style of songs I’ve known and loved from past family get-​togethers all night. At one time the maid of honor made a comment in her speech about me performing «Sweet Caroline» during Karaōke when she first met me, and sure enough Juan had that song ready to go and handed me the mic without any external prompting. All told it was a crazy fun night.
After your day is over, in the days to follow you’ll find yourself listing things you wish you had done differently. This wasn’t one of them for me. Book them. They were awesome. No regrets.

Memory Makers was fantastic for our wedding. We attended a showcase they put on and we got the full discount and a free photobooth. We originally had Andre selected as our dj as we have been to weddings he did and we were very impressed. However, due to a conflict Dave the owner ended up being our DJ. While I wasn’t too happy at first about this news as we booked Andre about 9 months out and we got the news he was a no go 5 days before the wedding but Dave assured us he would give it his all and he definitely did that. Dave was on point, got all the names right and had the party going all night. It was a great event and Dave certainly made his mark. I would definitely recommend Memory Makers for your big day!

Are you getting married? Book THIS company. and if you can get him, DJ Greg ‘The Hammer’
I will be honest, i had to e-​mail the owner a few times to get a response regarding my paperwork being received and i didn’t get back a signed contract but that’s small stuff – the BIG stuff is having a DJ who knows a wedding DJ doesn’t just stand and play songs. He pumps up the crowd – and listens to his bride and groom of the night. I made a poor choice to put family near speakers – and we adjusted the volume very easily.
Greg came out during cocktail hour, while i was taking some family photo’s – he waited patiently until i was free to step away and he went over spelling and big key items with me with a smile. When my rowdy wedding party was waiting to do our grand march– out came the HAMMER and his voice got everyone to listen and he ran through names AGAIN to make sure he didn’t mispronounce a single name. He got the crowd involved, and throughout the night – he joked with me and i felt like i had three wedding coordinators, the one i hired, her asst and Greg. All three had my back, didn’t let me miss anything of my wedding – and I’m the happiest with that purchase for my wedding.
An example of why Greg rocked it – We did a dance for married couple’s. At 35 years or less. everyone *the remaining 5 couples* all left the floor like they planned it. Greg laughed so loud and said «wait a minute.» got away from his table and he found the couple whom i gave a rose. That couple proceeded to flamingo dance with the rose between their teeth while Greg watched on with amusement, then he cheered them on and got the crowd roaring. My bouquet toss. He guided me where to stand, and when i threw it… well. there was two girls my maid of honor and cousin and they ripped it, Greg instantly had a joke ready to go. He knew exactly what he needed to do, and i never needed to worry. I had the BEST wedding.
The showcase was awesome, i did get to see how their company works to get your business. Why should you hire someone who you can’t meet? Their showcase is brilliant, and if you can’t attend one — their youtube has even better video’s.
Bottom line, HIRE THIS COMPANY, and try get the Hammer!

This is not your regular DJ company, but a high end custom engineered party factory. I was recently at a wedding where DJ NineJuan1 was our party captain and the music was fun, constant and he was a riot. He brought all sorts of cool lights too. It really made for interesting effects. I’ve seen other DJs too from Memory Makers, and they are simply the best. Next event for me is Memory Makers for sure!!!

Great bunch of professionals who are passionate about their work! They really believe in making the best experience for the bride and groom and that’s what really matters! Would definitely recommend (and have) this company to others.

Dave and company did our wedding and they couldn’t have been better! Dave personally met with us to discuss what we wanted and they played everything. Since ever crowd is different, we decided to let the DJ feel it out and pick songs according to what people were dancing to and he did a great job! Everyone had a blast.

I am a wedding planner/​producer and my clients and I had an absolutely HORRIBLE experience dealing with Dave of Memory Makers.
My clients booked Memory Makers after seeing their DJ showcase at a wedding expo in January 2014. The bride and groom strongly preferred a specific DJ, DJ Tom, and Dave offered them a special rate of $ 1000 if they booked Memory Makers at the expo, requesting that my clients pay the entire amount up front. At no time did Dave send them a contract to sign.
During several emails between Dave and the clients in the following months, it was confirmed that DJ Tom would be the DJ at the wedding. Things seemed to be going well… until 2 months before the wedding.
My clients emailed Dave several times with no response. When Dave finally did respond, he once again confirmed that DJ Tom would be DJing their wedding. Then, just a month before the wedding date, Dave said that Tom was now unavailable, that he had to go visit his daughter at college, and that DJ Rod would be DJing the wedding. My clients were furious! They had seen DJ Rod at the expo and did not like his DJ style or presentation. They paid for DJ Tom, they were expecting DJ Tom, and the whole situation felt like a bait-​and-​switch.
At this point the bride & groom decided to hire my company, South Social & Home, as their wedding planner/​producer. In order to avoid any further distress, I set them up with a more reputable DJ company (Toast & Jam) and told my clients that I would handle the situation with Memory Makers. The last thing I wanted was for my clients to have to deal with drama and stress in the final weeks before their wedding…
I communicated with Dave via email, in a well-​worded and professional manner on my end. I requested that he refund their money and move on. After a couple of poorly-​worded, misspelled, grammatically-​incorrect emails, he very quickly pulled in his LAWYER and had his LAWYER email me, stating that they would NOT be refunding the money, and that they had a strict «90 day cancellation policy» and that they «did not guarantee DJs». Which, I suppose we would have been aware of, had Memory Makers ever provided my clients with a contract!
I continued to communicate back and forth with the lawyer, stating that there was NO contract signed and that my clients had NEVER been made aware of any kind of non-​guarentee or 90-​day cancellation policy. Dave and his lawyer, David, continued to refuse to refund the money. At one point, a week before the wedding, the lawyer said that Dave was «going above and beyond» by offering to DJ the wedding himself. This was all stated in a context that assumed we would be… grateful? Happy? Relieved? NO. At that point, my clients felt completely swindled, duped, and bullied; they wanted absolutely nothing to do with Memory Makers and simply wanted their money back.
It is now nearly a month after the wedding. All of my emails to Dave and his lawyer David Maloney have gone unanswered. The offices of David Maloney do not answer the phones and do not return any messages. It was only when the clients emailed Memory Makers to let them know that we’d be posting our experience on Unilocal,wedding message boards, and other review sites, did we get a response… Ready for this?
Memory Makers’ lawyer said that they would refund HALF of their money, but ONLY IF WE ALL SIGNED A DOCUMENT SAYING WE WOULD NOT POST NEGATIVE REVIEWS. This was obviously completely out of the question for my clients and they immediately declined. At this point (Nov 28, 14) Memory Makers has still not refunded the $ 1000 paid in good faith to them for the confirmed services of DJ Tom.
I have been in the wedding industry for nearly 8 years and my company has over 100 weddings under our belt. I have NEVER dealt with such an unprofessional vendor, nor have I had such an unpleasant situation arise. I was beyond disappointed and hope this helps other couples avoid any similar dealings.

My husband and I LOVE Memory Makers DJ Service!!! We loved having the opportunity to attend a DJ Showcase and handpick our DJ! What an awesome experience!
We chose Greg as our DJ and although he had to make a hefty commute to Countryside, IL on a Friday when traffic is brutal, he never once complained or seemed unhappy. He was super friendly and definitely a crowd pleaser. Finding out that he was a White Sox fan was also hilarious since our wedding cake was in the shape of Wrigley Field and we even had a Wrigley Field Scoreboard for our seating chart LOL. He also played the Go Cubs Go song for us. What a nice guy!
We had a fantastic wedding and we are so grateful to Greg for being a big part of that success. We also used the photobooth with Memory Makers and loved it! We have a guest book filled with pictures and personalized notes from our guests that we will get to look back at and keep forever.
My experience with Dave the owner was a great one as he was very efficient on the timeline that was needed to make the wedding a success. My husband and I truly love these GUYS and promise you will not be disappointed!

Memory Makers rocks! We used them for both my brother’s wedding as well as mine. We went to their DJ showcase and had a riot picking out our DJ. My brother used Tom and I used Andre. We loved them both! Working with them is a piece of cake and they are very accommodating. Dave is a sweetheart as well! All of the DJ’s make you feel welcome and are there to help you in any way they can. I will for sure recommend them hands down anytime someone needs a DJ! We also won a free photo booth and that could not have been better! Our guests had sooo much fun! Thank you Memory Makers for two great events we will always remember!

Absolutely horrible. So much stress trying to get the owner to even call me back about our wedding which was less than a month away. Up until the WEEK before our wedding, he was unable to remember to have the DJ contact us about the type of music we wanted played. Mind you, we were married in July 2011 and PAID FOR OUR DJ in January 2011. Since we paid in full in January, we were promised a free «name in lights» upgrade. The Name in Lights was not at our wedding. The owner told me the week before he would «work it out» but since he contacted us so late about it, he was under the gun to order it in time. Nothing was said to us about it, we just noticed that the service we were promised was not at the reception. Dave, the owner, will try to sweet talk you into being lenient, but he doesn’t get anything done. Absolutely never recommending them!
For the record, our DJ Andre was great — dealing with Dave was NOT WORTH IT.