Essence Entertainment is a full service entertainment company in the Chicagoland area specializing in all of life's significant events. Whether its your wedding, corporate event, school function, or private party our company is committed to providing you the best client experience by setting high standards and providing the highest level of customer service.
Essence Entertainment offers a variety of services which include professional DJs and MCs, precision sound, vibrant lighting and decor, photo booth, video montage production, and AV services. We take your vision combine it with our expertise in event planning, music coordination, and close attention to detail to create a stress free memorable event.
Essence Entertainment offers a variety of services which include professional DJs and MCs, precision sound, vibrant lighting and decor, photo booth, video montage production, and AV services. We take your vision combine it with our expertise in event planning, music coordination, and close attention to detail to create a stress free memorable event.
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Thank you for your interest in Essence Entertainment. We are a full service entertainment company specializing in any of life's significant events. The combination of our experience, professionalism and embracing the vision of your perfect event is what sets us apart from other companies. It truly will be your day, done your way.
Essence Entertainment offers dj, lighting, and photo booth services for weddings, corporate functions, school events, and private parties. Large or small, we provide a high quality service with our clients needs and wants taking top priority. Listening to our clients and making their vision come true is our goal.
Our award winning, experienced, and professional entertainers will help guide you through the planning process to final coordination the day of your event. Our goal is to make your event fun, stress free, and something your guests will be talking about for years to come. From customized introductions and announcements, to coordinating with other vendors, to choosing the right play list to have your guests dancing all night.
Bring out the true beauty of your venue and create ambiance with decorative lighting. From enhancing the walls with uplighting to projecting your name in lights. Lighting will help create an atmosphere that is elegant and fun. We will personally walk through your venue with you to help choose specific colors and placement to compliment the room and match your decor.
What are some of our past satisfied clients saying about Essence Entertainment? Well, we've been lucky enough to have worked for some wonderful people over the years, and they have graciously given us their words of gratitude from the experience. Essence Entertainment is AMAZING! Tom was our emcee and DJ.
Reviews (7)
Gianna Tribuzio
Jul 10, 2020
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I don’t even know where to begin! Rich and his team are AMAZING. We had to postpone our wedding twice and Rich was so accommodating every time. My parents were also so happy he kept them in the loop throughout the night . Rich constantly checked in on us to make sure everything was going well throughout the night. He made us feel so comfortable, he felt like our friend! His team also made the photo booth run so smoothly and our friends even had fun taking photos with them! I could go on forever but I promise this vendor is worth It! Don’t waste your time looking for anyone else!
Liz Sayers
Dec 25, 2018
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We used Essence Entertainment for our wedding on September 6th 2018, and they did an amazing job. I met Tom at a bridal expo in the fall of 2017, and he was the one who worked with us for our wedding. He was very detail oriented with what we wanted for our wedding, and he went over and beyond our expectations for the music we used. He also acted as the day of coordinator for events of the day, which was perfect because he kept reminding us of things he knew we wanted, but we kept forgetting about! This company is amazing, and I would highly recommend them to anyone who is getting married. I would
Jim Anderson
Oct 27, 2018
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We were married on 07/28. We used Essence and we COULD NOT be happier with their company!!! We booked Essence a year out, and anytime we had questions, dilemmas or any type of inquiry Rich was right there. From the online wedding planner, to Rich taking control of the event this is the company that you should use. We had ZERO worries the day of our wedding! Rich connected with the planner at Prarie Landing, our photographer and he even helped getting our ring bearer on the right path! (Awesome!) Everything at the reception was perfectly timed in regards to intro's, toasts', and last dance. The
Katie
Jun 27, 2018
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My husband and I asked Essence Entertainment to be a part of our wedding day this August, and we were truly blessed! Tom was our MC for the evening, and did an absolutely phenomenal job! He always made sure we were alright and having fun, and our guests loved the music he played! We would definitely recommend Essence Entertainment to our family and friends!
Chessa Calabrese
Jun 10, 2018
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We used Essence Entertainment for our DJ and photo booth. Tom was our DJ for the evening and he did a PHENOMENAL job. The dance floor was always full and he perfectly incorporated what we envisioned with what would make a wedding crowd happy. He always checked in with me to make sure I was happy or if I needed anything. He coordinated calling up tables to our buffet and even made sure we made it out to our photo booth. It's easy to get carried away with the craziness of the night and miss some of your own entertainment, so it was awesome to have someone there to coordinate the schedule and little
Brittany Deterding
Jul 10, 2016
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Rich and his team were fantastic from day one! Throughout the planning process Rich was very patient and helpful as we planned for our special day. The tools that Essence provides are also extremely helpful at ensuring all of details are communicated with your DJ ahead of time, including your song preferences. A couple months ahead of our big day, Rich realized he had a family conflict and said his next best DJ in the company would be providing DJ services for our wedding. While we were slightly bummed, Rich did offer us free uplighting for our entire reception room due to the change, which he
Maria Mayer
Aug 25, 2013
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My husband and I used Essence Entertainment for our Wedding in august this year. We could not have been happier with the way things turned out. Rich was great! He is professional and really knows his stuff. We never felt pressured to take a certain package over the others, he really took in everything we wanted and advised us on the best choices. Even when we decided to add on uplighting at the reception location, he was happy to meet us over there and set things up so that we may see what it looks like. Essence Entertainment is definitely not the most expensive on the market however for the pricing
