Stitely Entertainment

Jeff and the Stitely Orchestra was by far the best part of our reception - they kept our entire crowd on the dance floor literally all night long! We got so many compliments throughout the night and after our wedding. Jeff and Carly were extremely responsive throughout the entire process up to our big day. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking for a fun, hip band that will assure your friends and family an amazing time!!!

I cannot say enough good things about Stitely Entertainment! Having a band at our reception was the only specific request my husband made regarding our wedding/reception. This is because he plays the guitar and wanted to be able to play a couple songs with the band. We were working on a fairly modest budget and that proved to be a dealbreaker for the majority of the bands we called. Band after band told us there was no way they could assemble a band for the price point (one bad told us that nothing less than a 9-piece band would sound good and refused to consider anything less) we were at and we started to get really discouraged.My sister-in-law was at a wedding where Stitely Entertainment was played and suggested we called. After looking at their website (which is really well done and professional) our hopes were low and we fully expected to hear them say that they could not accommodate our budget. Wow were we wrong!! From day one, their attitude was, "Let's make this work!" We talked about many different options regarding how many band members were needed, what instruments were needed, and what could be cut - we ended up playing our own ipod during the cocktail hour, had a pianist during dinner and then had a 5-piece band for the reception. We worked with both Eric and Carly and they were always available to answer our questions. They really listened to the kind of music we wanted played and customized everything to fit our needs. They sent us a link to listen to the lead singer before we committed and helped us set up a detailed timeline of the evening.On the day of the wedding they were prompt, professional, and a whole lot of fun! The emcee was amazing and the whole band was so talented. And a 5-piece band was perfect for what we wanted - I never felt like we were missing something. The dance floor was packed the whole night and my husband brought down the house when he got to play with the band (which was another thing - they were SO excited about him playing with them...some of the other places we called sounded very hesitant about that idea).It was such a pleasure to work with Stitely Entertainment....after hearing "no" from so many bands, it was so nice to find one that was willing to work with us and fit our needs. I would recommend them in a heartbeat!

We used Stitely as our Pianist during our ceremony and they did a beautiful job, it was truly elegant. We used the baby grand piano at The Mid-America Club and it had a great look and feel to our ceremony. They did a great job and were so easy to work with!

We used Stitely Orchestra as our wedding band and they were PHENOMENAL!! I've never seen a dance floor so packed and they completely fed off the crowd. They were so organized to work with and we had an absolute blast!

People haven't stopped talking about that drop-dead gorgeous band leader and the incredible music he led at my wedding. Hands down the best band I've heard live. Matt Lewis sang, scat, you name it. The music was just what the mood required. We never once wondered "why is he playing that?" He facilitated a non-stop frenzy of family and friends dancing and smiling. Jeff Stitely from the minute I called made my wedding a priority, even though I was such a freak about money. The Stitely Orchestra was the investment of a lifetime. All week long I could hear the music in my head and I thought about how fun my own wedding was!

We worked with the Chicago Groove Collection (a Stitely Entertainment Band). The band was great and really worked within our budget to provide exactly what we needed. They met with us beforehand and took great care in ensuring they understood our event style and the music we liked. The dance floor was full all night and they played songs that all ages enjoyed!

We had some extra money left over from our budget, and so we decided to get some live music!They were very professional and sounded great. We were very please overall with them.Attention to detail was great; nice to work !

I would absolutely recommend Alishia for anyone looking for someone who can deliver beautiful, classic harp music as well as more modern, recognizable songs.The beauty of her music ability was appreciated by all at our small, intimate wedding ceremony.

My father is a professional musician and retired band director, so finding a wedding band that met his picky standards was a challenge. But Stitely more than fit the bill. Their demo CD wowed us from the beginning, sounding far better than any other group we'd listened to. After meeting the leader, Jeff Stitely, in person, we were sold. He was friendly, knowledgable and thoroughly professional. We had an interfaith wedding, and he was familiar with what would work and what wouldn't. He put all of us instantly at ease and delivered. Stitely provided our ceremony music -- going out of their way to find a clarinetist who could play the processional we requested -- and the solo piano for cocktail hour, as well as a jazz combo for dinner (amazing) and a full 10-piece band for our dancing. My dad was completely impressed, as were all the other guests. The group performed Celine Dion for the father-daughter dance, and I had my doubts -- she's hard to duplicate -- but they pulled it off fantastically. The compliments are still rolling in. They also made sure to hit every request we had, as far as I know, and were accommodating when a couple guests wanted to get onstage and play/sing along. They were, in a word, awesome. Definitely worth every penny.

I would absolutely recommend anyone looking for someone who can deliver beautiful, classic harp music as well as more modern, recognizable songs.The beauty of her music ability was appreciated by all at our small, intimate wedding ceremony.We loved her!

We had the Chicago Groove Collective play at our wedding and they rocked! They really know how to get a crowd out on the dance floor! If you looked back at the tables they were all empty because EVERYONE, young and old, were out on the dance floor. They learned every song we requested, one of which was "Teach Your Children Well", which was our father/daugher, mother/son dance and it was just amazing! People are always telling us that we had the best wedding band ever, and we have to agree! I would highly recommed this band!