About
Style Matters DJs is a Chicago-based wedding entertainment company that grew out of Orchard Lounge, a local DJ collective with deep roots in the city's club and lounge scene. Founded in the mid-2000s and based at 2324 W. Fulton in Chicago, the company has spent roughly two decades performing at weddings across the country and, as of 2026, is closing in on a milestone of 10,000 events played. That club-circuit background shows up in how the company talks about its wedding sets: less about following a standard reception script, more about applying real DJ experience to a couple's specific night.
The team is built as a roster of individual DJs, each with a distinct specialty and stage name — among them Michael "Shazam Bangles" Reuter and Ralph "Major Taylor" Darden — united by a shared focus on thoughtful music curation rather than a single house style. Their genre range is broad, spanning funk, soul, Motown, and hip hop through house, jazz, and classical, alongside rock, pop, Top 40, and country, giving couples room to shape a sound that actually fits their guest list.
Style Matters DJs has been open about steering clear of what it considers overused wedding-reception routines, saying it has little interest in things like the Chicken Dance or the Macarena. The stated approach instead leans on reading the crowd and choosing music for quality and flow rather than defaulting to a scripted emcee style or elaborate prop-heavy lighting shows.
For Chicago-area couples, services typically include ceremony music, cocktail-hour sets, and dinner-and-dancing reception coverage, with room for specific song requests along the way. As with most wedding entertainment providers, packages are built around the date, event length, and particular needs of each couple rather than a fixed one-size-fits-all price.
Couples interested in Style Matters DJs for their Chicago wedding can request pricing or set up a consultation to talk through music style and reception flow.
Style Matters Djs is one of the wedding DJs in Chicago and offers wedding entertainment services.
Wedding Entertainment Packages and Prices
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