5 Easy Tips For Choosing A Wedding Photographer

Did you know that in the city of Chicago alone there are over 38,958 wedding photography companies?  Assuming most of those companies have anywhere from 3-12 photographers on staff that could add up to well over 467,496 wedding photographers in a 30 mile radius.  Yikes, now that’s A LOT of pictures each weekend.  After hearing those [...]

Cloister In The Woods in Munster Indiana

Cloister in the Woods is the hidden gem of banquet halls in Northwest Indiana.  It’s located in Munster, Indiana just off of Ridge Road and Columbia Street and is somewhat of difficult to find at first.  The reception hall is owned by the St. Paul Episcopal Church and is actually connected to the side of the church.  So you’ll want to find [...]

9 Proven Tips To Enhace Your Wedding Slideshow

Learn ways to enhance your wedding slideshow presentations.

Ben & Emily Meyer | Oct 24th, 2009

This past weekend we have the pleasure of working with Ben & Emily Meyer at their wedding reception.  Their reception was held at the beautiful Centennial Park in Munster, Indiana.   The evening began with relaxed jazz music while the guests enjoyed drinks and a scenic view of the lake below.  After cocktail hour we kicked things [...]

Wedding Blog is Live!

Greetings folks and welcome to the new Chicago DJ wedding blog sponsored by Operation Getdown.   After hours of much anticipated work the new site is live and now web 2.0 friendly.  What is web 2.0 you ask?  Well web 2.0 is the new buzzword when it comes to websites.  A Web 2.0 site allows its [...]

How To Avoid The Clinking Of Glasses

Annoyed by the clinking of the glasses? Learn how to prevent it here….

Operation Getdown featured in Southtown Newspaper – Chicago DJs

So I was cleaning out the office the other day and I came across this old newspaper article from 2002. This feature article was taken out of the business section in the Daily Southtown. As I look back it’s amazing to see how far the company has come along. I also have to chuckle as [...]

Joel & Maribeth Kamstra | Sept 12th, 2009

Wow, it’s hard to belive September is already here. It seems like just yesterday it was cold and snowy outside. As I look back on the year of weddings and events I’ve realized that I’ve had more fun this year than any other year. I’ve met some great couples along the way and had the [...]

Matt & Katie Postema | Oct 9th, 2009

On October 9th, 2009 we had the pleasure of DJing for Matt & Katie Postema’s wedding reception. Their reception took place in the beautiful East Room at Odyssey Country Club in Tinley Park, Illinois. From start to finish this was definitely a “high energy” reception. We started the night with a fun Earth, Wind and [...]

Kurt & Sara Vellekoop | Oct 2nd, 2009

This past Friday night we had the opportunity to celebrate with Kurt and Sara Vellekoop at their wedding reception. Their wedding reception was held in the East Room at Dinolfo’s Banquets in Mokena, Illinois. Their reception started with a fun classic rock introduction down Dinolfo’s large staircase to the song “More than a Feeling” by [...]