The Curtis Atrium Philadelphia Wedding DJ

Remixologists is a Philadelphia wedding DJ and entertainment company that has DJ’d at the Curtis Atrium: DJ Benja Styles led the music for Beth & Andrew’s wedding there. The Curtis Atrium is a 100-year-old building in downtown Philadelphia, and its wedding spaces are arranged vertically. Ceremonies happen in a 12-story atrium, cocktail hour takes place on the mezzanine above it, and the atrium then becomes the ballroom for dinner and dancing. For entertainment, the main challenge is a very large space that calls for serious sound and AV planning, plus a guest list big enough to cover many different musical tastes.

Our job is to make a room that size feel full and connected to the dance floor, and to plan one soundtrack that carries guests from the vows to the last song.

What Makes the Curtis Atrium Different

Much of what shapes a Curtis Atrium wedding is height. Towering columns, skylights, a grand staircase and an art deco waterfall give the space its character. The same space hosts the ceremony and, after the room is transformed, the reception.

Three things matter most for entertainment:

The scale of the room. From our own experience at the venue, the Curtis Atrium is a huge space with large AV requirements. A setup that works in a typical hotel ballroom may not cover it.
Guest count. The venue’s wedding package requires at least 100 guests on Fridays and Sundays and 150 on Saturdays. At that size, the crowd usually spans generations, hometowns and musical tastes.
A five-hour event window. The package includes five hours of event time. The ceremony, cocktail hour, plated dinner, formalities and dancing all have to fit inside it, so pacing is part of the entertainment plan.

Remixologists at the Curtis Atrium

DJ Benja Styles led the music for Beth & Andrew’s wedding at the Curtis Atrium. Their night shows how we approach a big, mixed crowd in this room.

Beth & Andrew love Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis,” so Benja placed it in a dance set rather than treating it as background music. They asked for Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” to open the dancing for their Virginia Tech guests, a song those guests already share a history with. Over the course of the night, Benja moved through hip-hop, country, Latin, pop, alt rock, heavy metal, EDM and more.

That range fits the Curtis Atrium. With a guest list this large, the soundtrack has to move between very different kinds of music smoothly, so the whole room stays on the dance floor.

Wedding Spaces at the Curtis Atrium

The Atrium: Ceremony

The venue describes its ceremony setting as an “airy 12-story chamber” where couples say their vows. The ceremony is optional, with a $1,500 ceremony fee listed in the venue’s published wedding pricing.

The Mezzanine: Cocktail Hour

The venue calls the mezzanine “spacious” and “delicately detailed” and positions it for cocktail hour. The bridal suite is also on the mezzanine.

The Atrium: Dinner and Dancing

For the reception, the venue says custom tapestries and lighting turn the atrium into an intimate ballroom. Décor can range from tastefully simple to ornate.

Catering by Constellation

Constellation is the Curtis Atrium’s culinary partner. The wedding package includes:

A Constellation bar
Six passed hors d’oeuvres
One cocktail station
A plated first course and plated entrée
The chef’s selection of four seasonal petite desserts
Coffee and tea service
A dedicated catering manager

China, glassware, flatware, linens, reception chairs and round guest tables are also included. The venue lists a $2,000 venue fee, plus applicable sales tax and facility rental fees. Confirm current pricing and inclusions directly with the venue.

DJ, Sound, and AV at the Curtis Atrium

The Curtis Atrium is a very large room. In our experience working there, its AV requirements are substantial and should be planned early, not added at the end.

What that means in practice:

Size the system to the room and the guest count. We plan speaker coverage for the atrium’s scale so the music reaches the back of the room without overwhelming the tables closest to the dance floor.
Plan ceremony audio separately. For vows and readings in a 12-story space, we treat officiant and reader microphones, plus processional and recessional music, as their own setup.
Ask about the mezzanine. Cocktail hour happens on a different level, so confirm with the venue whether it needs its own sound or can share the reception setup.
Coordinate with lighting and décor. The reception’s look depends on custom tapestries and lighting, so we work with your planner and the venue to make production part of the design.

How Music Moves Across a Curtis Atrium Wedding

Ceremony. The ceremony music sets the tone for everything after it. We plan the prelude, processional, the couple’s entrance and the recessional with you, using recorded music, live musicians or both.
Cocktail hour. On the mezzanine, the music should be recognizable enough to catch guests’ attention but never louder than conversation. It’s a chance to set the mood for the night without claiming the spotlight.
Dinner. Constellation serves a plated first course and entrée, so dinner follows the kitchen’s pace. We time music, toasts and special dances with your catering manager and planner so they fit around each course.
Dancing. The reception takes place in the same atrium where guests had dinner, so the move from dinner to dancing needs to be planned. We work with your planner to make it a clear shift in the evening. Then the opening set brings everyone onto the floor, the way “Enter Sandman” did for Beth & Andrew’s Virginia Tech guests.

The Remixologists Approach to Soundtrack Design

Every Remixologists wedding starts with your musical identity: what you actually listen to, the songs that carry meaning for you, and who your guests are.

For a Curtis Atrium wedding, that becomes:

A soundtrack mapped to your timeline, planned across the atrium, the mezzanine and the atrium again once it becomes the ballroom.
Songs that tell your story, placed where they land hardest, like “Walking in Memphis” in the middle of Beth & Andrew’s dance set.
Moments built for your people, such as a school anthem, a family favorite, or a song one friend group always sings.
Range with smooth transitions, so a large, mixed crowd hears one continuous night of music rather than a series of genre changes.
Reading the room. The plan is where we start, and the DJ adjusts the rest as the night unfolds.
Collaboration with your planner, the venue, Constellation’s catering manager, your photographer and any live musicians.

Curtis Atrium Wedding DJ FAQs

Has Remixologists DJ’d at the Curtis Atrium?

Yes. DJ Benja Styles of Remixologists DJ’d Beth & Andrew’s wedding at the Curtis Atrium in Philadelphia. The music ranged across hip-hop, country, Latin, pop, alt rock, heavy metal, EDM and more.

Can one DJ handle both the ceremony and the reception at the Curtis Atrium?

Yes. The Curtis Atrium hosts ceremonies in its atrium, cocktail hour on the mezzanine, and receptions back in the atrium, so one entertainment team can cover the whole wedding.

What AV does a DJ need at the Curtis Atrium?

From our experience at the venue, the Curtis Atrium is a huge space with large AV requirements, more than a typical ballroom. Plan sound and production for the room’s size and your guest count, and confirm with the venue what AV it provides and what outside vendors must bring.

How many guests do Curtis Atrium weddings require?

The venue’s published wedding package sets a 100-guest minimum on Fridays and Sundays and a 150-guest minimum on Saturdays.

Can we add live musicians alongside our DJ?

Yes. Musicians (drummer & sax) can layer with a DJ set during the cocktail hour and reception.

Who caters weddings at the Curtis Atrium?

Constellation is the Curtis Atrium’s culinary partner. Its wedding package includes a bar, passed hors d’oeuvres, a cocktail station, a plated first course and entrée, petite desserts, coffee and tea service, and a dedicated catering manager.

Planning Your Curtis Atrium Wedding

If you’re considering the Curtis Atrium, the first entertainment conversation to have isn’t about songs. It’s about the size of the room and your guest count, what sound and production that combination needs, and how the evening will move from the atrium to the mezzanine and back within five hours. We start there with every couple before we plan a single transition.

Get in touch with Remixologists to talk through your Curtis Atrium wedding.

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