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The bride, in a long-sleeved lace gown, rides on the shoulders of guests with one arm thrown up while the crowd around her laughs and cheers under a stone wall at Top of the Rock, Ridgedale

Wedding case study · Ridgedale, MO

Hunter and Tanner at Top of the Rock.

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About this weddingHunter and Tanner’s May 2026 wedding at Top of the Rock in Ridgedale, Missouri, had DJ Apollo as their DJ and MC. Every booking includes state-of-the-art, premium-grade equipment, dance floor lighting, a 150,000-song library, a planning meeting with the DJ, the MC on the microphone and the Performance & Show-Up Guarantee; Hunter and Tanner added sound production. Behind every night are 20+ Elevate-Certified™ DJs, 4,000+ events, 18 awards, a 9.7 NPS and 4.9★ across 1,058 verified reviews, as of August 4, 2026.

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Photo: Top of the Rock, 2026, Westy Peck Photography

How the night ran

How did Hunter and Tanner’s wedding night run?

The ceremony and the party, booked 14 months ahead. One DJ and MC, from the ceremony sound to the dance floor. A full floor, then a sparkler exit.

  1. The bride and groom walk hand in hand up a sunlit grass slope below a stone chapel with a wooden bell tower, the bride looking back over her shoulder at Top of the Rock, Ridgedale

    What they wanted

    Hunter and Tanner booked Elevate in March 2025 for Saturday 16 May 2026. Their booking lists two spaces at Top of the Rock, the chapel and the Wine Cellar, with the Elite DJ and MC package and ceremony audio.

  2. Guests dance under a stone vault washed in blue and violet light beside a white DJ booth with a lit DJ Apollo sign, where the DJ films the floor on a phone, white flowers on the head table in front at Top of the Rock, Ridgedale

    How the night ran

    Apollo ran the ceremony on its own sound system, then the reception. In the photographs, his booth stands at the edge of the dance floor under a stone vault, with guests dancing right up to it.

  3. The groom dips the bride for a kiss on a dark path between two lines of guests holding sparklers overhead at Top of the Rock, Ridgedale

    How it turned out

    The party frames show the bride lifted onto shoulders, guests carried the same way, and bridesmaids shaking tambourines. At the send-off, guests lined the path with sparklers as the groom dipped the bride for a kiss.

Their night in photos

What did Hunter and Tanner’s wedding at Top of the Rock look like?

Hunter and Tanner’s wedding at Top of the Rock looked like this, photographed by Westy Peck Photography.

In their own words

What did Hunter and Tanner say about their night?

Who ran it

Who ran Hunter and Tanner’s wedding?

DJ Apollo ran Hunter and Tanner’s wedding as their DJ and MC. He is an Elevate-Certified™ Artist DJ in Kansas City: Elevate DJs train for 4 months in Elevate U on the 12 core disciplines of DJing and MCing, for weddings and corporate events, pass evaluations and successfully DJ a first event, then become Elevate-Certified and start DJing for clients.

DJ Apollo smiling on a downtown rooftop in a three-piece suit
DJ ApolloArtistHe ran this wedding as DJ and MC.

“A wedding day is not a wedding day. It’s a wedding moment. You blink, it’s gone.”

DJ Apollo, in his interview

What they booked

What did Hunter and Tanner’s Elite night with Elevate Entertainment include?

Hunter and Tanner’s Elite night with Elevate Entertainment included DJ Apollo as their DJ and MC for five hours, with sound production added on. They locked in their date in March 2025.

What did Hunter and Tanner book?

  1. Elite DJ and MCAn Elevate-Certified DJ and MC for five hours.
  2. Sound production

What comes with every Elevate Entertainment booking?

  1. State-of-the-art, premium-grade equipmentThe same state-of-the-art, premium-grade equipment at every level.
  2. Dance floor lightingIt comes with the DJ.
  3. A 150,000-song libraryMust plays and never plays locked in, all loaded before the night.
  4. A planning meetingWith the DJ who runs the night.
  5. Performance & Show-Up GuaranteeA matched backup DJ, full system backups and a 100% show-up record.
  6. The MCYour MC coordinates the night on the microphone, connects all of your vendors, and makes sure the whole night flows effortlessly and seamlessly for your guests. Your MC is your DJ: the same person, not an extra one.

Additionally, Elevate Entertainment serves every client, weddings and corporate events alike, with add-ons such as sound production, photo booths, event lighting, live musicians, the DJ-Band Hybrid and special effects.

Elite: hosts who earned the step up from Premium at real shows. They run the event, keep a full timeline moving and fix problems before you see them. More experience than our Premium DJs. You choose your DJ, and we hold your pick for your night. Every tier is Elevate-Certified in the same 12 disciplines of DJing and MCing. The higher the tier, the stronger the DJ in all 12 and the more experience behind them: Premium DJs deliver a great night, and Artist DJs are the best we have in every one of the 12.

More nights like this one

Which other Elevate nights look like Hunter and Tanner’s?

Top of the Rock

The bride laughs as her skirt swings out on the path, guests holding sparklers on either side
Julia’s wedding at Graystone ValleyDJ Kassie ran Julia’s Exclusive night at Graystone Valley in 2026, with sound production.Music played: hip-hop, pop and throwback hits.
Briana and Sam kiss on a wet stone path at night between two lines of guests holding lit sparklers, a lantern-lit stone arch behind them
Briana and Sam at Integrity HillsDJ Broc ran Briana and Sam’s Artist night at Integrity Hills in 2026, with sound production, an extra speaker and live musicians.Music played: classic rock, hip-hop, pop and throwback hits.
The groom dances in the middle of the floor with his arms up as friends crowd around him cheering, the bride dancing just behind him, under a canopy of greenery and orange flower garlands
Audrey and Abbas at Integrity HillsDJ Stefan ran Audrey and Abbas’s Elite night at Integrity Hills in 2025, with sound production, an extra speaker, a photo booth, event lighting and live musicians.Music played: classic rock, EDM and dance, hip-hop, pop and throwback hits.

If something changes

What happens if my Elevate Entertainment DJ cannot make it, and what does a night like this cost?

Every Elevate Entertainment booking, on every tier, carries the Performance & Show-Up Guarantee: a backup DJ, backup equipment and a 100% show-up record. On Elite, Exclusive and Artist, you choose your DJ, and we hold your pick for your night. What a night like this costs depends on how much of it one team carries: the DJ and MC alone, or sound production, event lighting, live musicians and a photo booth with them.

Elevate EntertainmentEvery booking, every tier
  1. The guarantee

    Performance & Show-Up Guarantee

    We guarantee we show up and perform your event. Every booking, on every tier, is matched with a backup DJ and backup equipment. Our show-up record is 100%, and the guarantee is in your contract.

  2. Added on top

    Your DJ, your pick.

    Elite, Exclusive and Artist go one step further. You choose your DJ, and we hold your pick for your night.

    EliteExclusiveArtist

Experiences begin at $1,500

Most couples spend between $2,500 and $7,500. Highly produced events can run up to $25,000.

$1,500Experiences beginOne experience, done right.
$2,500 to $7,500Most couples spendDJ, MC, live music, lighting, photo booths, effects and more.
$25,000Highly produced events run up toEvery part of the night from one team.
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