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Special Occasion Events INC

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About
We are the Full Service Event Planning Company that we provide all of the resources you need to have a successful event. We provide the following: DJ Services Wedding Planning Party Planning Videography Photography Please review our profile and reviews of our work and we offer a free in person or phone consultation. The most important thing that we enjoy about our work is that we love that our guest are having a great time at their event. We love to see people enjoying the company of others and continuing to keep the party going. We love to plan with our clients because we don't want them to miss out on the important things that makes their event as perfect as possible.
Overview

Hired 82 times

Serves Chicago, IL

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10 employees

20 years in business

Business hours

Sun12:00 am - 11:59 pmMon12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, Credit card, Venmo, and Zelle.

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Services offered

Event type

Wedding reception

Wedding ceremony

Cocktail hour

Corporate event

Music types

Other strings

Doesn’t offer: Band, Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Music genres

Pop / top 40

Rock / classic rock

Jazz / Blues

Mariachi

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, work quality, and responsiveness.

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Nancy A.

Apr 14, 2025

Hired on Thumbtack

Rico has a fun personality and is a great MC. He provided helpful tips for our wedding day and as a bride, I really appreciated that! Would recommend Special Events Inc

Details: Wedding • 100 - 149 guests • 12 years old or younger • 13 - 17 years old • 18 - 30 years old • 31 - 50 years old • 51 or older • Pop • R&B / soul • Rock • 80s • Latin • Banquet hall or ballroom • MC services

Special Occasion Events INC's reply
Thank you so much I had a blast with you all and congratulations to you both! Blessings!
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Liselle N.

Jun 7, 2019

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Rick was awesome! I had a small wedding but he turned my reception into a total dance party like no other. 5 stars for you, Rick and your team. My family members and friends were so impressed and all said amazing words about him. If you are looking for an MC, look no farther. Maggie and the DJ were outstanding too. Rick's coordinating and hosting skills are not just professional but he was also very compassionate making sure that I and my fiancé were comfortable and guests were well attended. At the start of the wedding planning all the way to the end of the wedding day, Rick was very detailed and organized. Maggie was also sweet, like a sister helping us out and making sure things are flowing smoothly. I had very good feedback from guests saying that they had so much fun! All thanks to Rick and his team. FYI Special Occasions Events is also affordable, you will be getting more than your money's worth! Thank you, Rick -- from Ross and I.

Details: 51 - 100 guests • DJ • Decorator • Venue • Guest accomodation coordination

Wedding Coordination
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Bonnie N.

Oct 18, 2016

Hired on Thumbtack

I cannot even begin to express my gratitude to Rick and his team of pros who helped make my daughters wedding perfect. I found Rick here on Thumbtack, stuck up a dialogue on what our needs were. He then came out to our house to continue the conversation and we found him energetic, knowledgeable on all current and older music, gentlemannly and was obviously a pro in all respects. We ended up hiring him not only as our DJ (he brought a second DJ pro along) but also hired a photo booth (what a blast with tons of props) from him and 2 lovely ladies for party help from him! Rick and his colleague DJ not only kept the dance floor packed but also got down on the floor to lead the line dancing, revved up the guests for the out of the box introductions (think Star Wars theme music and a light saber tunnel) and delivered more than we could even begin to ask for. 0n a scale of 1 to 10 we give Rick and his crew a 20!
Wedding DJ
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Carolyn T.

Apr 13, 2015

Hired on Thumbtack

MC and Host Services
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Elizabeth M.

Dec 21, 2015

Hired on Thumbtack

The SOE was EXCEPTIONAL. Rick MC'ed and got everyone engaged with the party and the night's events flowing seamlessly and efficiently. DJ Mambo played all the right songs to connect with our audience and get the dance floor hopping. The lights and the DJ booth set up were great as well. THANK YOU!!!!!
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Rick Mangram

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