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Entertainment Specialists

Entertainment Specialists

Boston, MA
4.9 out of 5 rating, 284 Reviews
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4.9 out of 5 rating
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
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284 Reviews
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    Amazing DJ!

    If youre looking for someone who can read the crowd and keep them dancing all night, make your planning process seamless and make your night feel truly magical then hire DJ Steve Manning!! We are so happy we went with him for our day. He played music through ceremony and reception and never missed a beat. He was welcoming and always reassuring we had nothing to worry about. Thank you for making our day beautiful!!
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    So glad we worked with Mike Amado

    We are so glad we worked with DJ Mike Amado! He walked us through each step of the evening to make sure our reception flowed the way that we wanted and kept the party going from speeches to dancing. He did a wonderful job emcee-ing and reading the energy of the room to give us the party we wanted (including changing our uplighting on the fly). His experience and professionalism were invaluable--we highly recommend working with him!
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    Joe C. Sent on 10/13/2023
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    Open communication and great delivery

    Matt Wininger DJ'd our wedding (both music and karaoke) and everything went amazingly. The venue threw a lot of curve balls at him, but he always had a backup plan. He was especially helpful in helping us think through all the small wedding details that we hadn't thought of (it was our first and hopefully last wedding)
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    Tristan T. Sent on 09/14/2023
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    Amazing experience with DJ Emelita and Photobooth

    We booked DJ Emelita and the basic photobooth package for our wedding. DJ Emelita was super friendly and amazing to work with. We had a Zoom meeting where we went over all the details of the ceremony and reception. She gave us great advice since we weren't really sure what would work out well. During the wedding itself, she brought a ton of energy to the dance floor and made our night amazing! Would highly recommend her. The photobooth attendants were also really high-energy and suggested poses for the guests, making it much more entertaining. The photobooth was a huge hit with the guests.
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    Kelly Sent on 08/26/2023
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    DJ Emelita brought the beats! I was dancing all night

    Entertainment Specialists came highly recommended by the Omni Parker House where I had my wedding in August 2023. DJ Emelita was amazing! I originally was hesitant to hire a DJ because I don’t enjoy dancing. However, it was one of the best decisions I ever made! I was dancing all night with my husband, family and guests! DJ Emelita played all the music I requested and did an amazing job MCing everything from the wedding party announcements to the parent dances to the last song. I would highly highly highly recommend Entertainment Specialists!
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    Jeffrey E. Sent on 08/01/2023
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    Provincetown Wedding!

    DJ Emelita and Entertainment Specialists were awesome to work with on our Wedding Day! Emelita was thorough in her research beforehand. We were able to meet with her on zoom to discuss everything the week prior and she followed through. Her set up, announcements, and music were all incredible! Would highly recommend her for your next event! Thanks Emelita!
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    Elli F. Sent on 07/11/2023
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    DJ Steve was amazing!

    We hired Entertainment Specialists for our DJ, photobooth, and our uplighting. Steve was absolutely phenomenal! He knew exactly what we wanted and played music that fit the crowd. He was great to work with and very responsive when we had questions. Highly recommend DJ Steve for your next event!
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    Dee Sent on 08/07/2023
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    DJ Emelita is awesome

    We loved working with DJ Emelita for our wedding day. We met virtually before the event to get aligned on music and event timeline. On the wedding day, everything went exactly as we envisioned and we are very satisfied with the result. Emelita and her assistant were very professional and pleasant to work with. We highly recommend!
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    Veronica M. Sent on 08/21/2023
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    DJ Rolo (Steve Fortes) was the best!!

    We hired DJ Rolo (Steve Fortes) for our wedding in June 2023 and he was the absolute best!! He was super responsive and helpful leading up to the wedding day and on the day of he got our entire family and friends of all ages on the dance floor! He played all the best songs and everyone was raving about how amazing he was. I highly recommend Steve for your next event!
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    Emily Z. Sent on 07/06/2023
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    Perfect/Awesome DJ Steven Fortes

    We booked DJ Steven Fortes (aka DJ Rolo) through Entertainment Specialists for our wedding at the Newport Beach House. Everything about the experience was perfect! Our rep at Entertainment Specialists, Barbara, was very professional and prompt in her communications and the prices they quoted us were reasonable.

    In particular, we loved working with Steven. He spoke with us a few times prior to the event to get a sense of our music taste and what we were looking for out of the event. After these conversations we felt very confident in him as our DJ, as he was able to answer all of our questions, was clearly very experienced, and had a very professional yet relaxed approach. A week prior to the event, he sent over a worksheet to fill out with all the details such as the ceremony itinerary, the order of introductions in the reception, etc.

    On the day of our wedding, he set up all of the equipment for the outdoor ceremony and indoor reception completely independently - the process couldn't have been easier for us! He just did everything he needed to do. And then he killed it during the reception! People were dancing the whole time, and several of our friends commented that it was some of the best music they had heard at a wedding. We had shared about 10 “must-play” songs, but he ended up playing at least 5 other songs which we were considering putting on our request list. So he clearly intuited what we wanted to hear! Can't recommend him enough!
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    Gabrielle Sent on 06/12/2023
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    Great Entertainment Experience

    We worked with Entertainment Specialists for our wedding and the experience was seamless! Our DJ (Antonio) was amazing. He was very communicative, organized, and had everyone dancing. Would definitely recommend this company and DJ to anyone.
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    Richard F. Sent on 05/09/2023
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    DJ Ron Furr = Our Wedding MVP

    DJ Ron Furr was the MVP of our wedding reception at Atlantico in Boston. He took the time to walk us through the process on the phone, took all of our Spotify playlists and curated the night just perfectly. We initially had fears of having a kitschy wedding DJ, but Ron came through perfectly. Every guest on the dance floor was telling us how much they loved our DJ’s mix. 10/10 - would recommend Ron to anyone looking for an amazing party and a wonderfully kind person to work with.
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    Alexis Sent on 01/08/2023
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    Roaming photobooth is a MUST!

    While planning our wedding we decided we wanted to add in a photobooth for our more intimate wedding (~75 guests). Entertainment Specialists was a preferred vendor of our venue and were a pleasure to work with from start to finish! We decided on the roaming photobooth which was a huge hit with all of our wedding guests! We received so many compliments on how funny and engaging our photobooth operator was and everyone had a great time taking photos and making gifs throughout the night. We could not recommend the roaming photobooth and working with Entertainment Specialists enough!!
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    Caroline C. Sent on 01/04/2023
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    Wonderful to work with Steve Manning!

    Steve was the DJ at our wedding and we could not have been more pleased with our experience with him from start to finish!! After interviewing another DJ for our wedding, we could tell that Steve was very focused on it being our day and the music / atmosphere reflecting that. We had previously been to weddings or spoken to DJs that had a specific vision for how they wanted to run the wedding (which could work for some people), but we really appreciated how attentive Steve was to make sure everything was the way we wanted it. We had multiple calls with him in the lead up to our wedding day and he was very responsive over email. He arrived more than 2 hours early to setup in two locations for the cocktail hour and reception (our ceremony was offsite with an organ). He did a great job of blending the songs for the dancing portion of the wedding with great dance songs that got everyone up dancing and adding our style to it as well. He did a great job of MCing and making sure there were no sound or logistical issues — He was a pleasure to work with and we would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a wedding DJ! Thank you Steve!!!!
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    Ronnie Sent on 01/03/2023
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    Excellent service

    Would highly recommend using. Excellent
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    Katie M. Sent on 11/12/2022
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    Dj for wedding and ceremony

    Soooo amazing had people dancing all night long!!!
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    Max C. Sent on 10/27/2022
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    Book Natalie Joly!

    Entertainment Specialists are great! We talked to several of their DJs and were so happy to book Natalie Joly. She talked with us multiple times in advance of our wedding day (discussed preferences, must play & do not play lists, etc.), and played piano/sang during our ceremony, guitar during cocktail hour, and actual DJing during the reception. Highly recommend specifically booking Natalie!
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    Blair R. Sent on 02/04/2023
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    Hire Entertainment Specialists and DJ Ron Furr!

    Wow! I cannot say enough good things about Entertainment Specialists! We hired DJ Ron Furr through this company for our wedding. He was so helpful and creative and we are so thankful we hired him! He had such a sense of what songs were perfect for the night. We got compliments from so many people and from people of all ages about what a wonderful job he did. People were on that dance floor having a blast from the moment it opened until the moment the reception ended. It was such a perfect night and so much of that can be attributed to the wonderful job done by DJ Ron. Hire him—you won’t regret it!
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    Hailey M. Sent on 09/21/2022
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    Never Ending Party w/ DJ Steve Fortes!

    We hired Entertainment Specialists on recommendation from our venue who had used them many times. They have a wide range of services and DJs, all at varying prices to fit your budget. We used them for DJ and uplighting services. We chose DJ Steve Fortes based on his affordability and other reviews we had read. He was amazing! He coordinated our wedding party entrances with a different song for each couple, did a great job with the introductions and MC'ing the night, and our guests never left the dance floor! Everyone was raving about how great he was. Thank you, Steve!
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    Emily M. Sent on 10/11/2022
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    Keith Washington was the *best* wedding DJ!

    My husband and I got married in August 2022, and we worked with Keith Washington out of Entertainment Specialists. (We also did some initial coordination with Mike Amado, who was excellent to work with)!

    Keith and my husband and I just clicked. We got along so well; he's so easy going and fun (but also responsive). Our music tastes align really well with him. We wanted fun and light jazzy/funky/R&B music for most of the night, with a few big poppy dance songs for the guests. Keith came through and put together an awesome chill playlist for dinner/cocktail hour, and such a fun set for the reception. He also transitioned our (very untraditional) ceremony music so well - even when the ring bearer and flower boy took so long to get down the aisle that Keith had to smoothly loop the song :D

    He was great to work with leading up to the wedding too. He had a questionnaire we filled out and a couple calls to talk through our vision for the day. He also just has a really nice sounding speaking voice for announcements and such. I highly highly recommend Keith, especially if you don't want the more standard wedding music - he really did an excellent job matching the vibe we were going for.

    I got requests from guests after the wedding to send them his name because they loved the music so much! I genuinely hope I get the chance to go to another event where Keith is the DJ!
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    Mia P. Sent on 02/24/2021
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    Hire them!!

    We hired DJ Mike and the roaming photo booth which was SO cool! We hired them on very short notice and they were able to pull off the wedding of our dreams! DJ Mike was even willing to make changes the day before! It was a small COVID style wedding he even had fantastic ideas to get everyone up and dancing. 10/10 would hire them for any DJing or photo booths in the future!
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    Darnia C. Sent on 05/16/2022
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    Light and Sound

    We had small wedding of 46 people. We used Entertainment Specialists for both DJ and Lighting. DJ Antonio worked with us and made the small, intimate affair feel like a big wedding with his lively and energetic style. He was entertaining and humorous yet formal and professional. Lighting Tech AK did a fantastic job, he worked with us and was always able to find the right lighting for the moment. People commented the room looked very beautiful because of the light colors. He is also very professional and easy to work with. Valerie was awesome, professional, resourceful and was always very nice to us! She coordinated everything from the DJ to the uplighting technician. She assisted us with our choices of entertainment package, i.e. DJ, vs a Band. She is very kind and easy to work with. Everyone works together to make your day very special. We highly recommend Entertainment Specialist as a one stop shop for your entertainment needs.
    Darnia & Tim
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    Emily H. Sent on 07/12/2022
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    Martika is the best!

    Bride, Groom, MOH- Look no further! You found the perfect DJ.

    I could not speak more highly of Martika and Entertainment Specialists. I found it challenging to trust reviews especially with something as important as a DJ. It was difficult to find music clips or to get an idea of their work. However, Martika had a video where the groom said something along the lines of “keep doing this, it what you were meant to do” and I couldn’t agree more.

    We hired Martika for 2 back to back wedding events. The first day was with an older crowd, mostly family and the second was with friends between 20 and 40. Each group had a different music preference, demographic and location. Martika was perfect both nights! Guests from both days made it a point to say “she was the best DJ ever”.

    We immediately felt connected to Martika, she understood our unique situation, answered all of our questions thoughtfully and made me feel confident that no matter who, what, when or where, she would be able to capture what we were looking for.

    Thank you Martika- you made our wedding weekend SO SO special.
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    Kristina R. Sent on 01/04/2022
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    Kept us dancing all night long!

    My husband and I were lucky enough to work with John Zucco and his son for our wedding reception in October 2021. The service from the very beginning was exceptional and John and Entertainment Specialist set up the planning process so it all felt less daunting. On the actual day he absolutely nailed the vibe we were going for at our wedding. Everyone was dancing all night long and keeps telling us how awesome our DJ was. Highly recommend if interested in a DJ!
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    Maura M. Sent on 10/31/2021
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    DJ Mike was Amazing!!!

    We got married in Salem, MA on 8.28.21 in a backyard private estate wedding and hired DJ Mike Amado for our big day. Leading up to the wedding we talked to Mike a few times and was super helpful, knowledgeable and made us feel so comfortable. He handled our ceremony, cocktail and reception music plus up lighting. We had quite the dancing crew and he made the night the best party ever. All our guests were raving about him. He was so much fun and we are so happy we hired him!
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