Aiko Aiko Sound

I used Aiko Aiko Sound for all of the music for my Telluride, CO wedding. In addition to being a great value (especially compared to other bids I received), Dale was incredibly responsive for the planning portion and Ben was a stellar DJ. I had one conference call with Ben prior to my wedding. He was the music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, drinks/​dancing for the night, which was in three different locations (at the same resort). He did a great job of moving between spaces seemlessly. On our call prior to the wedding, I gave some rough guidelines on what I wanted to hear/​not hear for each segment of the night. Ben did a great job interpreting and had one of the best cross sections of music for the ‘drinks/​dancing’ portion of the night that I’ve ever heard at a wedding. I wanted to make sure that the music was upbeat but my parents/​aunts/​uncles/​guests of all ages would still want to dance. He hit the nail on the head! The only advice I’d give another bride is to skip the uplighting… it’s just colored, strobe-​like lighting that I actually did not care for. Definitely not worth the expensive, but such a small piece of the total package.

Meeting with the owner Dale was wonderful. Very professional and answered every single question. Then he assigned a dj for my wedding. That’s when all hell broke loose…
The dj was TERRIBLE. After our ceremony there was 30 to 45 minutes of silence, no music at all because his Ipod overheated. Yes. He plugged his Ipod directly into the PA system and had no backup. Then came the reception. Botched every name for daddy daughter, mother son, toasts, and every other possible important moment during the reception. He blasted Nirvana during dinner. He certainly helped himself to the bar without shame. My guests were even joking about how rough of a time he was having.
Do NOT book Aiko Aiko for anything special. More appropriate for a high school homecoming.

We were planning a long-​distance wedding so it was tough trying to decide on vendors. All we had to go on were from online reviews and websites.
Our initial phone call with the owner (Dale) went really well and he sounded reassuring and seemed to understand our needs. We sent him a deposit via PayPal within the week, which included a travel charge. However, it was really difficult getting ahold of him for the next several months. It took several tries of pestering via e-​mail and phone to get him to send us a signed contract back, ideas, status, etc. We were finally able to meet him a couple weeks before the event, even though he wasn’t certain who on his staff would be our DJ, but thankfully he came across just as reassuring as our initial conversation.
On the wedding day, Aiko Aiko Sound definitely delivered. We found out only a couple days beforehand that our DJ would be John, and when I finally met him, I knew we were in EXCELLENT hands. He was very professional throughout the event and played the songs we had on our list plus several others that were in the same vein. He timed everything well and knew how to read the crowd. Whenever he had a question, he sought me out in the most unintrusive manner (we didn’t have a wedding coordinator).
John was the consummate announcer and had the type of voice you’d want for a fun wedding reception — he got my PARENTS dancing, and they NEVER dance!
They’re supposed to send us an invoice with the final balance due within 30 days, so if there are issues, I’ll update the review.