We chose our wedding date around Derek’s availability because it was that important to us that he DJ our wedding. Having attended a wedding he DJ’d back in 2018, he was a non-negotiable vendor. We knew his style - he wasn’t just going to turn on a generic playlist for the day. Derek knows how to read the crowd and select songs based on how they’re acting. During the planning process he offered suggestions for first dance songs when we were stuck, and helped us develop a timeline that worked for us and our style. Then, he absolutely, positively killed it on the day of our wedding. We had developed a nine-hour Spotify playlist as “inspiration” ranging from club music, to 2000s emo, to country, to showtunes. He masterfully wove each of those very different genres into our night and into the memories of our guests. Derek is so talented and we are so lucky that he was part of our special day. It is truly a night we will never forget.

My husband Brennan and I are so happy that we chose Derek (The Block Party) as our DJ. Multiple of guests kept asking us if he was one of our good friends-he makes your wedding feel personal-and that he genuinely cares about you as a couple! From the moment we booked him, Derek has been so easygoing and made this process as smooth as possible.

Derek met over the phone with us a few times before the wedding to really understand both our personalities and our music tastes. On the day of the wedding he acted as the host, greeting our guests, setting expectations and assisting with anything he could. The sound quality and levels on the microphones for the ceremony were perfect. The music during dinner was so fitting and matched our tastes so well that it felt like something we came up with ourselves. We got compliment after compliment on how good the music was for dancing after dinner. He mixed classics and more modern music together beautifully and had everyone up dancing all night. We could not have had a better experience and would recommend Derek every single time.