Rebecca Pope

Patrick Crosson

PC Events + Experiences (PCXP)

216 S. Jefferson St. STE 102, Chicago, IL 60661

PC Events + Experiences (PCXP) is a West Loop-based event production agency led by Patrick Crosson, Chief Experience Owner, handling corporate conferences, trade shows, galas, and nonprofit events for Chicago-market clients including the University of Chicago Convocation and the Pritzker Forum on Global Cities. PCXP is a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise through the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and also appears on Choose Chicago's directory of LGBTQ+-owned Chicago businesses. Its team of experience producers and designers builds event strategy, logistics, and on-site execution for organizations rather than individual couples, and the agency has picked up multiple Spark Awards recognitions for outdoor event production.

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.

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.