Since meeting one of the band members 10 years ago and subsequently falling in love with this amazing band - I've always hoped they'd play at my wedding. My friends all know that this is my "favorite 11-piece retro disco funk band" and I've celebrated many birthdays and holidays at Johnny D's in Somerville over the years - my favorite place to enjoy this band.

Soon after proposing I went to see Booty Vortex and once again began to dream about them playing at our wedding. This time I was also thinking about what that meant for my wedding budget - with so many band members this wasn't going to be an inexpensive addition.

My bride and I also wanted to host a pre-wedding potluck with our larger community - since our wedding was going to be a smaller affair with family and a few friends. With some encouragement and some skepticism from friends, we decided to throw a pre-wedding potluck and concert 2 weeks before our wedding - and to ask friends to help chip in to cover the cost via a GoFundMe page.

I contacted Julia Cruz to tell her my plans and make all the arrangements - including booking the a/v vendor. She was an absolute pleasure to work with and very responsive to any questions I sent her via email. We were able to raise about 1/3 of the total cost on GoFundMe and rolled the rest of the fee into our wedding budget. It was totally worth it! I still cannot believe we threw a concert for our friends just 2 weeks before the wedding. They really enjoyed it and the dancing was a ton of fun. It's also great to just sit and watch them play -they always look like they are having a great time.

I should note that a live band is LOUD and especially so with so many horns. So keep that in mind as you book your venue. It was difficult for our guests to stay in the room during the concert if they wanted to chat. Luckily we had other rooms for them to move to.

If you love disco and funk you cannot find a better Boston-based band for your wedding or any other event!

Wow, this my was daughter and son's only choice for music and they were spot on. Great band, great fun and easy to work with. They went out of their way to be helpful even learning the "couple's song" for their first dance and had them come to a rehearsal to hear it. Julia Cruz answered all my questions ans even allowed their sound system to be used during band breaks and she Mc'd the whole thing too!!!