We Love Sweet Talk from our Clientele

Theresa and John

Maxim’s

Photos by Fred Hayes

We heard two phrases over and over again:
​“This was the best wedding we have ever been to”
​“This is the best New Year’s Eve we have ever been to”

Obviously, we are thrilled to hear this and anxious to take credit, but the truth is – this was all Dena. Never a dull moment, never a lull, just dancing magic, smiles, sparkles all night long. 3.5 hour solid dancing block where everyone was on the floor, the whole time. Killer New Year’s Eve countdown that had an incredible build up of songs to midnight and even more spectacular celebratory songs after. Nailed a song cue mid ceremony from behind a staircase. The skills go on and on.

We planned our wedding from Los Angeles, so we asked a wedding planning friend in Chicago for advice on who should DJ. She said Toast and Jam, no other options. We are so glad we asked.

Kelly and Leelai

Salvage One

The floor was bouncing and the speakers were shaking! T&J did an amazing job deejaying our wedding, seamlessly blending the traditional cultural music with old soul and dance tracks. Dena was fun, professional, and thorough, making sure everything was perfect.

Molly and Michael

Klein Creek Golf Course

Photos taken by a friend of the couple

I knew, as a photographer that Toast & Jam was the DJ I was looking for, I’ve loved working with them in the past, and appreciated their great tunes, style, and the way they really get the party dancing and the people having fun. 

We enjoyed ourselves at our wedding, and danced! Our friends rocked all night and really had a fun time pulling out Roxbury dance moves, and even ripping their pants ( True ):) We loved that even the little flower girls, felt the urge to do a backbend on the dance floor too! Our guests keep telling us what a fun party it was!

Nicolette & Regina

William Tell Banquets

Mark Siragusa Photography

When planning our wedding, it was important to us to use LGBT friendly vendors that didn’t just tolerate us for the money, but were enthusiastic about participating in our ​“big day.” Toast & Jam was the absolute best choice. Our pre-reception meetings were efficient and detailed. Our diverse likes were honored, and as promised, we didn’t hear a single ​“stale” song. People danced….and danced…and danced. From ages 3 – 83, our family and our friends danced, and so did we. Pictures from the end of the night say it all – jackets off, shoes off, sweaty faces, everyone on the dance floor. Guests repeatedly tell us how much FUN they had, and we know Kate and Rachel played a huge part in its success.

Christine & Jared

Salvage One

Photos by a friend of the couple

Amazing!!! We had so many compliments about the music. Everyone danced and danced and danced…it was perfect. It was also wonderful that you were so easy to be around, professional, fun. Toast & Jam really helped to make our wedding the best night of our lives. It exceeded every expectation and hope that we ever could have had!

Meg & Mat

Morton Arboretum

Olivia Leigh Photographie

Our wedding was a dream come true and you did an incredible job. We have received countless compliments on your performance and will happily be recommending Toast and Jam to all of our friends who are getting married in Chicago. We really appreciate that you helped us make the outside ceremony music happen, it was a big highlight of our day to walk down the aisle to our chosen song! Thank you again!

Ann & Jim

Galleria Marchetti

Brian Kinyon

I just wanted to say that the wedding was so much fun and we got so many props on your sweet skills. We could not be more pleased. You kept the party going non-stop! Jim loves his grunge and marriage is about compromise. So I want to thank you so much. We had a great, memorable time… and you were a huge part of it!

Roni & Roey

Hotel Allegro

Jeremy Lawson

Toast and Jam was fabulous! We enjoyed working with them and really appreciated their willingness to mix in traditional Jewish music and modern Israeli songs along with a healthy dose of the indie, pop, disco and funk that we love. The result was eminently danceable and radically non-corny, the perfect compliment to our love fest. Over the course of the night and an excellent mix we danced the hora, got down with our dachshund and feared for our lives while friends and family hoisted us up on chairs.

Ellie & David

Fulton’s On the River

Julia Rendleman

Thank you so much for doing an amazing job on our wedding music. Dave and I loved you and and we got so many compliments from our guests! You can tell that you did such a great job because the dance floor was packed all night! Thanks again for helping to make our wedding so special!

Collen & Nathan

The Library at 190 South LaSalle

Essence Photography and Video

During our reception, guest after guest approached me about our ​“exceptional dj…and she’s a chick”, as my one music-loving cousin put it! However, I think that the real test of a great DJ isn’t just the ​“dancability” of the songs played from 9pm – 12am (while crucial, indeed, it’s not everything), but rather the ​“listenability” of the music played from 6pm – 9pm (during cocktails and dinner). I mean, really, a little Frank Sinatra goes a long way if you ask me. Our DJ passed with FLYING COLORS! In fact, the music played for those three hours was arguably the best chilled-out, laid-back playlist I’ve ever heard, like ever!