Wedding DJ at The Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia
Planning a wedding at The Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia? One of the city’s grandest ballrooms deserves entertainment with the polish to match it and the energy to fill it. Smooth Event Group provides the wedding DJ, MC and live entertainment that carries your night from the ceremony to a dance floor that stays packed until the last song.
Our DJs and MCs plan every Crystal Tea Room wedding around your music, your timeline and the venue’s flow, whether you’re hosting 150 guests or a ballroom-filling celebration.
About The Crystal Tea Room
The Crystal Tea Room occupies the ninth floor of the historic Wanamaker Building at 100 Penn Square East, across from City Hall. Catered by Finley Catering, which has hosted weddings and banquets there for 25 years, the ballroom is known for its crystal chandeliers, ornate ceilings and soaring columns, and accommodates seated weddings of 150 to 1,200 guests. Finley is also building The Wanamaker Room, a roughly 5,000-square-foot space with windows overlooking City Hall that is scheduled to open in early 2027 as the new cocktail-hour space for Crystal Tea Room weddings.
Why We Love DJing at The Crystal Tea Room
✔ Experience with large, formal Philadelphia ballroom weddings
✔ Sound plans that fill a grand room evenly without overpowering dinner
✔ Seamless coordination with Finley Catering’s team and your planner
✔ MCs who keep a large guest list informed and engaged
Our DJ Services at The Crystal Tea Room
✔ Ceremony audio with wireless microphones for your officiant and readers for on-site ceremonies
✔ Cocktail hour music curated to your taste
✔ Reception DJ plus a professional MC for introductions, toasts and key moments
✔ Custom timeline planning with your venue coordinator, planner and photographer
✔ Wedding uplighting and intelligent dance-floor lighting
✔ Photo booth and live musicians, including sax, violin and percussion
What Makes The Crystal Tea Room Unique
The Crystal Tea Room combines Gilded Age grandeur with the scale to host one of the largest weddings in the city. The size, high ceilings and long sightlines mean your DJ has to fill the room with clear, balanced sound and keep the energy connected from the head table to the back of the ballroom.
Packed Dance Floors at The Crystal Tea Room
A grand ballroom can still feel like a party. We blend your favorite songs with crowd-pleasers, time energy peaks around toasts and special dances, and use lighting and effects to make the dance floor the center of the room.
Planning Your Crystal Tea Room Wedding Entertainment
In a ballroom this size, a strong timeline keeps the night moving. We work with Finley Catering’s coordinators on your introductions, dinner service, toasts and dance sets, and our MCs keep guests informed so your photographer catches every moment.
If your wedding is in 2027 or later, ask us about planning cocktail-hour music for the new Wanamaker Room and a seamless move into the ballroom.
- Book your DJ early. Popular Saturdays at large Philadelphia ballrooms often fill a year or more in advance.
- For a big ballroom, uplighting and dance-floor lighting make the room feel warm and full.
- Pair the DJ with live musicians for a high-energy, high-impact set.
- Add a photo booth so guests who aren’t dancing still have plenty to do.
Smooth Event Group holds a 5.0-star rating on Google from 175 reviews. Read more from our couples on our testimonials page, or meet the DJs, MCs and musicians who could perform at your wedding.
The Crystal Tea Room Wedding DJ FAQs
How many guests can The Crystal Tea Room hold for a wedding?
Finley Catering lists The Crystal Tea Room for seated weddings of 150 to 1,200 guests. We scale our sound, lighting and MC plan to your guest count.
What is The Wanamaker Room?
The Wanamaker Room is a new space Finley Catering is building in the Wanamaker Building. It is scheduled to open in early 2027 as the new cocktail-hour space for Crystal Tea Room weddings, with seating for up to 400 guests.
Can you provide ceremony sound at The Crystal Tea Room?
Yes. We provide ceremony audio with wireless microphones for your officiant and readers, plus processional and recessional music, and transition seamlessly into cocktail hour.
Do you offer uplighting, photo booths and live musicians at The Crystal Tea Room?
Yes. Our add-ons include uplighting, photo booths and live musicians such as sax, violin and percussion. Check your date to get started.
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