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The bride twirls under the groom’s raised arm on the plank floor of a loft with iron columns, guests watching from their tables at The Oliver Building, Kansas City

Wedding case study · Kansas City, MO

Jake and Reagan at The Oliver Building.

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About this weddingJake and Reagan’s June 2026 wedding at The Oliver Building in Kansas City, Missouri, had DJ Ray 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; Jake and Reagan added an extra speaker and event lighting. 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: The Oliver Building, 2026, Rose Arrow Photography

How the night ran

How did Jake and Reagan’s wedding night run?

A June wedding at The Oliver Building, booked in February. Five hours with Ray as DJ and MC, a light bar behind the booth. A crowded floor, and a giant pretzel for two.

  1. The bride dances with her fists up and a wide smile, ringed by guests dancing and singing around her at The Oliver Building, Kansas City

    What they wanted

    Jake and Reagan booked Elevate in February 2026 for Saturday 6 June 2026 at The Oliver Building in Kansas City. The room they danced in has brick walls, iron columns and a plank floor under strings of bulbs.

  2. The bride dances with both fists up in the middle of the floor, guests around her and the DJ’s light bar throwing blue light behind them at The Oliver Building, Kansas City

    How the night ran

    Ray’s report gives a 5 pm start. He ran the night as DJ and MC from a white booth against the room’s white wall, with a column speaker on each side. The photograph at the top of this page has the two of them dancing alone while guests watch from their tables.

  3. The bride and groom smile at the camera as they pull a giant soft pretzel apart in front of a brick wall at The Oliver Building, Kansas City

    How it turned out

    The dance floor frames put the bride in the middle of a crowd, arms up, with guests dancing around her. Later, the two of them pulled a giant soft pretzel apart at a table of pretzels and cheese cups.

Their night in photos

What did Jake and Reagan’s wedding at The Oliver Building look like?

Jake and Reagan’s wedding at The Oliver Building looked like this, photographed by Rose Arrow Photography.

In their own words

What did Jake and Reagan say about their night?

“By far our DJ Ray. He made the night so special and kept the energy. Every detail we mentioned after meeting in-person he seemed to include & clearly paid attention to what we wanted.”

Jake and Reagan · their favorite thing, in our private client survey

“How hype the dance floor was all night!”

Jake and Reagan · their favorite memory, in our private client survey

“Promote Ray!”

Jake and Reagan · anything else they added, in our private client survey

Who ran it

Who ran Jake and Reagan’s wedding?

DJ Ray ran Jake and Reagan’s wedding as their DJ and MC. He is an Elevate-Certified™ Elite 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 Ray smiling in a grey double-breasted blazer against a white drape
DJ RayEliteHe ran this wedding as DJ and MC.

“Guests openly coming up to me after I did my Dj Intro”

DJ Ray

What they booked

What did Jake and Reagan’s Premium night with Elevate Entertainment include?

Jake and Reagan’s Premium night with Elevate Entertainment included DJ Ray as their DJ and MC for five hours, with an extra speaker and event lighting added on. They locked in their date in February 2026.

What did Jake and Reagan book?

  1. Premium DJ and MCAn Elevate-Certified DJ and MC for five hours, at the Premium level.
  2. Event lighting, 8 lights
  3. Extra speaker

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.

Premium: an Elevate-Certified™ DJ and MC, trained and scored at real shows before running a night alone. Tell us your crowd and your plan. We match you with the right DJ from our big pool of Premium DJs. 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 Jake and Reagan’s?

The Oliver Building

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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