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Toast & Jam, Inc
Never Stale...Always Fresh & Sweet! Serving Chicago and surrounding areas...
2043 W Wabansia
Chicago, IL 60647 (map)
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Toast and Jam Rocks. We had DJ Emily and she was a total pleasure to work with. I could not believe how many of our friends and family stayed until the very end of the reception and the dance floor was packed. Emily met with us and had phone conversations with us multiple times to make sure that she understood the style of music we wanted for cocktail hour, dinner and reception. And she hit the nail right on the head. She did not play one song that I didn't like, and I can't think of any songs that I would rather have had played. Toast and Jam is a phenomenal group to work with. Bravo, ladies!
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Dena was our DJ for our wedding on 10/29 - and she was awesome! We had people dancing the whole time and received feedback from several of our guests (of varying ages) that Dena did a great job and they had a great time. Everyone loved the music and loved that Dena was having a great time dancing in her DJ area along with us!
Dena was really easy to work with before the wedding - we met beforehand and gave some background information about ourselves and the type of music that we like and what we were looking for in our DJ. We met a few weeks before the wedding to finalize everything and to go over what songs were "must plays" and a few additoinal "please don't play" songs on top of the Stale list :). However, we left most of the choices up to Dena and she really picked songs that were perfect for our crowd! When she asked what kind of music we like, we said Stevie Wonder (me) and Rancid (my husband) so it's kinda hard to work with that....but she did! I would definitely recommend Toast and Jam and Dena specifically for future events. Working with Dena was the least stressful of all the people we worked with and I was confident that everything was being handled and I didn't have to worry about anything.
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Sarah was amazing!! Not only did she play exactly what we wanted, but she kept everyone dancing the entire time. I felt so bad that she had to deal with a few unruly guests who kept requesting songs on my “do not play” list. She listened to me and did not let my crazy aunts take over the wedding music. I loved her and highly recommend her.
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Kate and Rachel were our DJs and they kept the dance floor packed all night! I had people coming up to me afterwards asking for the soundtrack to our wedding, thinking I had picked most of the music which I did not! I let Kate and Rachel do their thing with some perimeters.
My only thing is several people requested a country song and the girls said country was on our Do Not Play List which it wasn't because I love country! It didn't ruin the night by any means but I'm not sure where the miscommunication came from.
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HIGHLY recommend Toast & Jam to ANY Bride, Groom, or other party-planner, and a special shout-out to Kate & Rachel, our amazing DJs.
Jason and I were specifically looking for DJs that strayed from overdone, boring wedding songs (ie: Chicken Dance, YMCA, etc). Toast & Jam came up a ton during internet searches and word of mouth, so we booked a consultation. It was "love at first sight" from our first meeting. We got married July 3, 2011. They rocked the cocktail hour with deep cut soundtracks, indie rock, and classic standards. Then, the dance party... The dance floor was PACKED! For 3.5 hours. We danced and danced. The staff at my venue danced. They play a wide array of music. 80s, classic rock, rockabilly, old skool hip hop. We had a truly epic ending ..."Bohemian Rhapsody." Several of my guests said that they had never had so much fun at a wedding before. The words "best wedding ever" came up a lot. To brides who want a great dj and want to dance the night away...hire them. To my friends whom are planning weddings...selfishly, I want you to hire them. I want more Toast & Jam dance parties! I am even considering a 30th birthday party with them. Thanks T & J! Special thanks to Kate & Rachel, you are amazing women!
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Rachel rocks. We had a daytime wedding with natural light streaming in, which presents a challenge as to whether the dance floor will be packed. Our guests danced their booties off for 3 hours. Our photographer shot maybe 1,000 dance floor photos and they are priceless. Man, woman, child, elder, wacky, straight-laced, ALL got fully on board.
We got two meetings with Rachel, went over our songs & tastes, and she made helpful timeline suggestions too. We wanted to avoid a bunch of the cheesy dances and she ran interference (until we OK'ed an Electric Slide request under pressure). Funny story -- some of our friends mentioned wanting to hear Run DMC, but they knew she was a good DJ and didn't want to make too many requests. But I went over and asked, and it turns out she already had them cued up for the very next song. Now that is what I call reading the crowd. One little tip: If you put a song on the no-play list, make sure you're clear it's that one song and not the artist's whole catalog. We crossed "Dancing Queen" off the list and one guest was told I said no ABBA at all. Just a misunderstanding -- make sure you're clear when you mark up their sheet, because she definitely paid very close to attention to it. Also, can I just say how we take perfect timing for granted? She kicked in every song just at the right time, just like we'd discussed. Hearing our recessional song begin as we kissed . . . that moment the hora gave way to Michael Jackson . . . moments to treasure! :)
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I hired Toast and Jam to DJ my 5/29/11 wedding. I absolutely loved our DJ Laura Jellum, not only is she cool, she plays great music. Laura is very down to earth and was very easy to work with. She mainly dealt with my husband who is a music snob. The dance floor at our wedding was packed all night and all of our guests were dancing (kids aged 6 to adults over 60). Everyone kept complimenting us throughout the night and after the wedding on all of the music selections from cocktail hour to dinner to dancing. I have been to many weddings in the past 2 years and most of the DJ's have been terrible. My goal in selecting a DJ was to have a rocking dance party at my wedding and that is what I got. I would recommend Toast & Jam and Laura to anyone. They made our wedding not only memorable, but fun!
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Rachel Hinsdale from Toast & Jam was awesome. We had a full dance floor at the end of our wedding - at 1:30 am. She played music that suited our style and had young and old out there shaking it. She was exactly what we expected from Toast & Jam - it was all about us, not about her. Highly Recommend!
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We love Toast and Jam!! Laura DJed our wedding and she was spot on!! The dance floor was packed all night long -- I seriously have never seen a wedding where everyone danced as much as ours! She was super great to work with in the planning process also. She also worked with our coordinator to keep the flow of the reception going and make all the necessary announcements at the right times. If you want fantastic DJs who won't give in to guest requests for YMCA and the Chicken Dance, hire Toast and Jam!
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Toast & Jam does not disappoint! We chose them based on the rave reviews we read on the Internet. DJ Leslie Stiles is fantastic! We gave her very few requests and she just did her thing. She read the room perfectly. People that typically don't dance were on the dance floor all night long. We are still receiving rave reviews from our guests!
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We had a difficult time deciding between a band or DJ, but in the end, we were so happy with our decision. Kate & Rachel got to know us, our likes/dislikes and on our wedding day we got to hear the music we love, by the artists we love and they kept the dance floor going all night! Everyone had a great time!!!
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When we were planning our wedding, we quickly knew that music was going to be a very important part of our wedding. We knew immediately that we wanted to hire a DJ from Toast & Jam, we have both been to tons of events that they had DJ'd and knew they were totally awesome! We worked with Dena for our wedding and she was assisted by Erica. We were in such great hands with these two! The entire process of working with them to decide what music we wanted to play was so fun. Dena did the music for our ceremony and reception and she nailed all of it! The dance floor was jumping all night, some of our favorite memories of the night are of us dancing with family and friends of all ages, including my 86 year old great aunt and my 84 year old grandmother. The best part was seeing Dena and Erica dancing and singing and looking like they were having a great time- so cute! Highly Recommended.
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I originally heard them at IndieWed and looooved their sound. And when a couple friends recommended them, I had to give them a shot. My DJ, Laura, was GREAT! She really understood our style even when we had a hard time explaining it. I got so many compliments on the music, that I've got friends using Toast & Jam for their weddings now.
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Leslie was AWESOME for our wedding. When we left our first meeting with her my husband said he didn't care who else we hired for anything as long as we could have Leslie there keeping the dancefloor packed. What a good decision that was! She was fun, easy-going, and just generally a joy to work with. She played the perfect mix of music to keep the party going until the bitter end. We had planned to leave before the party ended, but she was making everyone have such a good time that we ended up being the last people out the door. Definitely give Toast & Jam a call, and if Leslie is available be sure to snatch her up-you won't be disappointed!
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LOVED TOAST AND JAM. They are very professional and really easy to work with. What I loved most was that they try to stay away from corny music (unless you want it) and DJ stunt and just stick to what classic and in right now.
Our DJ was Dustin, I would highly recommend him! My husband’s sister and brother used him as well - he’s like part of the family now!
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