We hired Stitely Orchestra for our wedding. We had a trio for the ceremony, a pianist for the cocktail hour and an 8-piece band for the dancing at the reception. Each part was absolutely incredible! The ceremony music was really beautiful and they played whatever we asked for in advance. The open dancing was SO MUCH FUN!!! Their energy was contagious and the dance floor was filled for 3 straight hours. Jeff and his team were a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Stitely Orchestra for any event. The planning process was super easy as they had a portal where we could select which songs and genres we liked or disliked. I cannot say enough good things about this band. Everyone was impressed!

My husband and I couldn't have been MORE happy with our decision to use Stitely Entertainment for our wedding ceremony! We really wanted musicians who could provide a romantic and intimate setting during our wedding ceremony. Stitely delivered! The music was absolutely beautiful and everything ran smoothly. Stitely was extremely easy to communicate with leading up to the wedding. They made sure to answer all of our questions and they followed through on all of the details we wanted in regards to the music. They were able to play the songs we requested which made us so happy! Couldn't have been more pleased with Stitely and would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone who is getting married! Thank you Stitely!!!

We couldn't have asked for a better band! They played the ceremony, the cocktail hour and the reception. We had an outdoor wedding and had some unforeseen circumstances arise. Jeff and his team were very agile and quick to adjust and made every moment as perfect as it could be. One of my favorite things about dealing with Stitely Entertainment was their attention to detail, with a schedule down to the minute, making sure every name was pronounced correctly, and most importantly making sure that the music was everything we wanted it to be. How'd they do this? Well, before we ever met with them to start planning, they had us go through a list of songs and mark them in one of three ways, Like, Love, Dislike. The theory here is that they can figure out what style of music to plan throughout the night based on your preferences. They were spot on! They even let me (the groom) perform on stage with them. I'm not anywhere near their talent, but the fact that they let me sing a song to my wife and play lead guitar on Sweet Home Chicago made my lifelong dream a reality. If you are lucky enough that Stitely Entertainment is available on your wedding day, book them immediately and look no further.

The band was amazing! All our guests were raving about their song choices and everyone was dancing all night!

We had Jeff and his 9 piece band at our wedding. We Could not be happier with them! All 3 singers were excellent and the videos of them online do not do them justice. The musicianship of all the band members was excellent... I highly recommend having the horn section as well. We primarily had music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s including Motown, Rockabilly, Sinatra and they nailed it. Emily, the coordinator for Stilely Entertainment, was awesome. Her communication and attention to detail was excellent and professional. Attention to detail is her strong suit.

The thing we most cared about for our wedding day, was that it was overall a fun time! Therefore, we put most of our efforts into picking a band that would help make our wedding day memorable! Stitely Band kept our guests dancing all night! We still get compliments on how fun the evening was! They even learned new songs for the event! They played exactly what we wanted to make sure all ages would dance! They even wrote us a personalized thank you note after our wedding! Can't say anything better about this band!

Stitely Orchestra is, in one word, PHENOMENAL!! My husband and I were married earlier this month and they blew us all away, keeping our dance floor full for three straight hours! Jeff Stitely, the band director, is everything you could possibly hope for in a Master of Ceremonies. He was incredibly accessible throughout the entire planning process, often responding to my emails by just picking up the phone and talking through my requests. Jeff made the entire planning process stress-free and his musical expertise is unmatched. The Stitely team made our wedding so uniquely personal -- from a string trio learning the "Game of Thrones" theme song for our ceremony, to Jeff actually spending time one-on-one with my anxious Dad to make sure the tempo for our daddy-daughter dance was just right. We cannot thank Jeff and his band enough for making our wedding day so spectacular. No questions here-- book Stitely Orchestra NOW!

Live music was something that really brought my husband and I together, so it was only right that we had live music at our wedding. After doing hours of research, we finally came across Stately Entertainment. The hardest decision we had to make was choosing between Chicago Groove Collective and the Stitely Orchestra. After obsessively watching their videos online over and over again, we chose CGC because they felt more like "our style". In short, they were AMAZING!!!! We chose an "east coast" style wedding, which allowed guests to dance for a bit BEFORE dinner, and the way that they were able to get EVERY guest out on the dance floor from the very beginning was a dream come true. There was absolutely nothing like being out on the dance floor surrounded by your closest friends and family--I was grinning from ear to ear as I took it all in. I could not believe how perfect the band sounded. From our bridal party walk out, to the first dance and father/mother dances, to the fact that our guests were on the dance floor the ENTIRE night, CGC was spot-on in their song choices and it was incredible how much they were able to take on so many different genres of music--and sound just like the original versions! However, there was one part of the night that I will never forget: for years I had dreamed of having a champagne parade at my wedding, done to the song "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast. I was a little bummed that this song was not on CGC's original list of song choices. However, when I requested that they learn this song and asked if they could do it during a champagne toast, they gave me an astounding YES! without hesitation. Then, when the song began and the waiters and waitresses exploded out of the kitchen with the champagne, I was in tears! It was PERFECT! Derrick's French accent in the song and the band's ability to pull this together was my absolute favorite part of the night.

In short, BOOK CHICAGO GROOVE!

The Stitley 312 band provided great dancing music for our daughter's wedding. The bride and groom, as well as the bride's parents selected suggested music from an extensive list.
Many of our 200 guests said that this was the best wedding band they have ever had the pleasure to hear. Our only regret was that the reception had to end!

We literally have zero complaints about our experience with Stitley Entertainment. We got married over Labor weekend 2016 @ The Wit in downtown Chicago and hired the 'Chicago Groove Collective" from Stitley to do our wedding reception. They emcee-ed introductions and dinner without a hiccup and rocked the dance floor for 3 hours the remainder of the night. A few things to note that we especially loved about Stitley/Chicago Groove Collective:

- The availability and knowledge of Stitley's office manager (Peggy Latko). Unlike other vendors who seemed overly pushy to make a sale, she laid out pricing, the booking process, and their services and told us to give them a call once we had time to evaluate what we were looking for. # of band members and thus pricing, was also flexible, which is nice when ultimately trying to stay within a 'rough' budget/

- They allow you to pick songs and music genres online to better cater to your music tastes and how you want the night to flow (first and last songs, more classics than new pop, etc).

- They will learn 3 songs for your wedding. My wife and I are huge country fans, but knew that country isn't exactly the best music to dance to. That said, they sang an awesome rendition of Boot Scootin Boogie (Brooks and Dunn) and Die a Happy Man (Thomas Rhett).

- My wife's father and uncles happen to play in a classic rock band. While they don't play terribly frequently anymore, they still have it -- Without us knowing, my father-in-law was on the mic, while my uncle-in-laws were on the drums and the bass. They played an awesome rendition to "Mony-Mony" with Derrick and the rest of Chicago Groove Collective. Literally had everyone at the wedding on the dance floor.

We would highly recommend Stitley to anyone is looking for a down to earth, but very professional company.