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Highland Preferred is a full-service entertainment & production company based in Elgin, Illinois. The expert team provides tailored entertainment services to match each couple's wishes and preferences. They will work with you to curate a memorable celebration filled with energetic flair and musical entertainment.

Services Offered

Highland Preferred provides a range of services and products to elevate the party atmosphere of wedding receptions throughout Chicago and other major cities. The team's online planning tools are designed to make your experience seamless, stress-free, and personalized. These professionals offer personal consultations so that they can tailor their services accordingly. A snapshot of services and products provided by Highland Preferred includes:

  • DJ and MC duties
  • Do-not-play lists
  • Dance-on-cloud effects
  • Disco balls
  • Projectors
  • Uplighting and pin spots
  • Photo-booth rentals
  • Monogram lights
  • Cake-projection mapping
  • Photography and videography
  • Black-owned
  • Asian-owned
  • Hispanic or Latinx-owned
  • LGBTQ+-owned
  • Native American-owned
  • Pacific Islander-owned
  • Veteran-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for wedding DJ services?

$1,700

What is included in the starting price?

Consultation
MC
Microphones
Travel Expenses
Sound/PA System

What is the price of your most popular wedding package?

$2,200

What is included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Consultation
Sound/PA System
MC
Microphones
Photobooth
Projector
Travel Expenses

What is the starting price for uplighting?

$400

What music genres do you specialize in?

Christian
Club
Country
Electronic
Hip Hop
Indie
International
Jazz
Oldies
Pop
R&B/Soul
Rock
Top 40
South Asian

What services do you offer?

Bilingual MC
Consultation
Do-Not-Play List
Karaoke
Liability Insurance
MC
Video Projection

What additional equipment do you offer?

Flat Screen
Microphones
Photobooth
Projector
Sound/PA System
Uplighting
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Reviews of Highland Preferred

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Highland Preferred DJ service received praise from multiple reviewers for their exceptional service and energetic performances at weddings. DJ Chris and Paola were highlighted for exceeding expectations and keeping everyone on the dance floor with their incredible set-up and uplighting. DJ JT Strapp was also highly recommended for keeping the party going all night. Reviewers appreciated the company's organized timeline planning, responsiveness to emails, and the added touch of a photo booth album. Overall, Highland Preferred DJ service was described as professional, enthusiastic, and

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Highland Preferred DJ service received praise from multiple reviewers for their exceptional service and energetic performances at weddings. DJ Chris and Paola were highlighted for exceeding expectations and keeping everyone on the dance floor with their incredible set-up and uplighting. DJ JT Strapp was also highly recommended for keeping the party going all night. Reviewers appreciated the company's organized timeline planning, responsiveness to emails, and the added touch of a photo booth album. Overall, Highland Preferred DJ service was described as professional, enthusiastic, and

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Duke M. Sent on 04/24/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you so much Highland Preferred

Words can’t express how happy I am that Highland Preferred was a part of our special day. Not only are they extremely talented musicians but they were constantly making sure that everyone was engaged and enjoying themselves. I had quite a few special requests and they granted them without hesitation. People are still telling me a week after our wedding how amazing the music was and how they never wanted to stop dancing! We had a DJ, a trumpet player, percussionist, and drummer. Fusion is the way to go! Thank you so much!
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Mikayla Sent on 04/24/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic experience!!

It was such a pleasure to work with Corey and Highland Preferred! Corey guided us through the end-to-end process for lighting and music and was so easy to communicate with and very patient and accommodating. We had live musicians play for our ceremony (we were able to select which songs we wanted) and they were incredible! The DJ was fantastic at MC'ing the reception and working up the crowd on the dance floor. Thank you again for an incredible experience!
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Brian C. Sent on 04/24/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Would highly recommend them for weddings!

Highland Preferred Entertainment is amazing!! Especially DJ Corey and our MC Brian!! They made sure they got everyone on the dance floor and that we were having a good time the entire night!! The booking process was very easy, and I loved the client site where I could add my own playlists for them and just add the song names and artists. They did both our ceremony and reception music. I loved that they bring could hear the whole ceremony no matter where they sat. Would highly recommend them for weddings!
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Team

Chris Hodson
Chris Hodson
Co-Founder

Chris is a jack of all trades & a master of ceremonies. As a skilled mixologist & interactive MC he is sure to bring a level of hype your guests have never experienced.

Corey Sanford
Corey Sanford
Co-Founder

Entertainment entrepreneur, event guru, DJ/MC & wedding professional. Corey makes it his mission to make sure your celebration is memorable.

Jimmy  Tokarski
Jimmy Tokarski
DJ/MC

Jimmy is an extremely well rounded wedding professional. He has executed hundreds of flawless events & has rocked countlelss weddings! If you have visited any popular suburb club then you have probably heard Jimmy play.

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