Kaitlyn and Garrett at The Bell of Camden PointDJ Ian ran Kaitlyn and Garrett’s Elite night at The Bell of Camden Point in 2025, with sound production and a photo booth.Music played: country, hip-hop, pop and throwback hits.
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Lauren and Evan at The Bardot.
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Get my availabilityAbout this weddingLauren and Evan’s May 2025 wedding at The Bardot in Kansas City, Missouri, had DJ Ian 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; Lauren and Evan added an extra speaker, event lighting and special effects. 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 Bardot, 2025, Jefferson May Photography
How the night ran
How did Lauren and Evan’s wedding night run?
A reception at The Bardot, booked nearly ten months ahead. One person on the microphone and at the decks. A crowded floor, foam batons in the air.
What they wanted
Lauren and Evan booked Elevate in August 2024 for Friday 30 May 2025. Their booking was for the reception, with the Elite tier, 18 uplights, two cold spark machines and an extra speaker. Inside, The Bardot is white brick and crystal chandeliers, and this reception’s dance floor was black and white checkerboard.
How the night ran
Lauren and Evan walked in from the street through The Bardot’s front doors, between the two spark machines. From there Ian worked the room on a handheld microphone and ran the music from the booth in headphones. His report after the wedding says they started the night with a T‑shirt toss and ended it with Best Love Song by T‑Pain.
How it turned out
The photographer caught the bride in the middle of the dance floor, guests singing around her.
Their night in photos
What did Lauren and Evan’s wedding at The Bardot look like?
Lauren and Evan’s wedding at The Bardot looked like this, photographed by Jefferson May Photography.
Who ran it
Who ran Lauren and Evan’s wedding?
DJ Ian ran Lauren and Evan’s wedding as their DJ and MC. He is an Elevate-Certified™ Exclusive 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.
“I like to be connected and so by the time we’re done, I’m family.”
DJ Ian, in his interview
What they booked
What did Lauren and Evan’s Elite night with Elevate Entertainment include?
Lauren and Evan’s Elite night with Elevate Entertainment included DJ Ian as their DJ and MC for five hours, with an extra speaker, event lighting and special effects added on. They locked in their date in August 2024.
What did Lauren and Evan book?
- Elite DJ and MCAn Elevate-Certified DJ and MC for five hours.
- Event lighting, 18 lights
- Dual cold spark machinesTwo spark fountains for their grand entrance.
- Extra speaker
What comes with every Elevate Entertainment booking?
- State-of-the-art, premium-grade equipmentThe same state-of-the-art, premium-grade equipment at every level.
- Dance floor lightingIt comes with the DJ.
- A 150,000-song libraryMust plays and never plays locked in, all loaded before the night.
- A planning meetingWith the DJ who runs the night.
- Performance & Show-Up GuaranteeA matched backup DJ, full system backups and a 100% show-up record.
- 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 Lauren and Evan’s?
Other nights with DJ Ian look most like Lauren and Evan’s.
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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
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.
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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Step 1 of 4
Which event are we designing entertainment for?
One tap, then we check your date.
Pick the one that fits best and we’ll take it from there.
When and where is the celebration?
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Your date
Which of our locations is closest to your event?
Choose your closest market, and either a date or the no-date box.
Help us tailor your session.
Honest answers get you a sharper plan. There are no wrong ones.
Where are you in planning?
Which venue?
Optional. It helps your designer prepare for that room.
By when do you want to have found your best fit?
What do you feel is non-negotiable, if you had to pick one?
At its peak, how loud does the dance floor go?
Tap one answer in each row and you’re nearly done.
Tell us about the event.
Enough to bring the right ideas, nothing more.
What kind of event?
About how many guests?
Where is it being held?
Optional. The city is enough if the venue is not set.
When do you need this decided?
At its peak, how loud does the dance floor go?
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Tell us about the celebration.
Enough to bring the right ideas, nothing more.
What’s the occasion?
Where is it being held?
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When do you need this decided?
At its peak, how loud does the dance floor go?
Tap one answer in each row and you’re nearly done.
Last step. Your details, so we can check your date.
Your designer reviews your answers before the session, so the conversation starts at your event, not at a blank page.
We need your name, a working email and phone, and the consent box checked.