Planning weddings can be a whirlwind, but when you find someone like Dante, it's smooth sailing all the way! We recently had the pleasure of working with Dante, and boy, did he bring the magic!

Dante isn't just a singer; he's a mood-maker. From the get-go, he was all about making the couple's dream a reality. No diva antics here—Dante was flexible, easygoing, and a total breeze to work with. As planners, that's music to our ears!

Dante and his band The Academy totally made our wedding vision come to life. After the venue, the thing we knew we wanted was live music because music and concerts are a huge part of our relationship. We also find that live music is approachable for both the people who like music but not dancing (half our family) and the people who like dancing go nuts for a good live band. That's exactly what we got and we all had a blast! One of the best compliments I got that whole day was that the music was amazing. It's a detail we put more effort into than most people realized and Dante and his band really ran with our vision. It was so fun!

Dante worked with us and our playlist vision to pick what would work for us and for the band's strengths. He coordinated with us on the first dance music so we could practice to his version of it and sent us versions of the procession song so we could know we were going to get what we wanted. He was flexible with where to set up for the different sets and to make emcee announcements and play filler pre-recorded music as needed for us during the day. He was such a nice and organized guy and was genuinely excited to flesh out our plans with us.

10/10 would recommend working with him to find a way to fit live music into your day!

(Photos - Jake and Necia Photography, Venue - Portola Inn)

Dante played music for our ceremony and cocktail hour and was incredible! His music was beautiful and really helped make those moments extra special!