Patrick Crosson

Kendall

Warm Advice

Warm Advice is an LGBTQ+-owned wedding DJ service run by Kendall (she/her/they/them), who splits time between Chicago and New Orleans and also serves Milwaukee and Baton Rouge, with travel available further out for a fee. On her site, Kendall describes herself as "queer too," with "4 years experience DJing LGBTQ+ weddings," and sums up the business as "queer wedding DJ seeking queer wedding to DJ." She's also the founder of Now That's What I Call Queer, a traveling LGBTQ+ dance party that began in New Orleans. Package tiers cover ceremony sound, MC services, and reception hours.

Rebecca Pope

Something Profound Weddings

Something Profound Weddings is a Chicago-based wedding planning and event design studio led by owner Rebecca Pope (she/her), who also offers officiant services. On the studio's About page, Pope writes directly about her own identity: "My whiteness, queerness, education, access, and comfort are at the cost of systemic oppression of the marginalized," and the site states, "We stand with the BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S communities and we will continue to advocate for the communities' rights." Something Profound Weddings is a member of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce and was featured in a "LGBTQ+ Chicago Wedding Vendors" roundup by wedding photographer Mei Lin Barral. The studio carries The Knot 2025 award badges and holds a 5.0 rating across WeddingWire and Zola.

Groove is in the Heart DJs

Groove is in the Heart DJs is a Chicago-based mobile DJ business founded in 2018, describing itself on its About page as "a female owned, inclusive, boutique mobile DJ business." The team focuses on reading the room and building well-curated, well-timed playlists for weddings and events, and holds a 5-star rating across Yelp, The Knot, Google, and WeddingWire. Groove is in the Heart DJs markets itself as inclusive and Gay Friendly rather than LGBTQ+-owned, and is based on Chicago's Northwest Side.