Live music contributes a certain quality of atmosphere to any event and a wedding is the perfect event to be enhanced by it. While DJ’s may seem cost effective, there is a great deal a DJ cannot provide in terms of mood that a live wedding band can. With this in mind, let’s explore several important tips for choosing wedding bands and working with musicians that will help to aid your collaboration with your chosen wedding band so that you can work together to create a unique and inviting atmosphere for your wedding ceremony or reception. 

Let’s discuss some essential tips for choosing wedding bands. First and most importantly, you will want to have your ceremony and reception sites booked before hiring your musicians. This is essential, because most sites have at least some specific guidelines detailing aspects such as sound, band size and so on. Some sites, such as churches and synagogues, will have a list of preferred wedding musicians that they would like you to work with. After you have secured your locations and determined their rules and specifications, you will want to book your band as early as possible. However, before you can do this, there are some important suggestions you should follow in order to make your search as easy as possible. These include:



To find musicians who will fit both your taste and budget, interview at least three different musicians or go through a music management company. 

Try to attend the interviews as a couple, as both the bride and groom will have input. 

Bring a pen and notepad with you to all of your interviews to quickly write down any information or questions you may have throughout the interview. 

Most importantly, consider these aspects both before and after interviewing wedding musicians in order to make an objective and informed decision: 



Budget: Do not “cut corners”. Quality should be of the utmost importance to you. However, that doesn’t mean you should go beyond your budget, either. Try to find a happy medium between your budget and the atmosphere you want. 

Theme / Mood and Atmosphere: Consider the theme of your wedding as well as the mood and atmosphere you want to achieve. 

Musical Taste: Keep your own musical tastes in mind; ultimately, it’s your wedding. 

Location: As previously mentioned, the location of your ceremony and reception may have certain rules or restrictions. In addition, certain décor lends itself more easily to live music. For example, hardwood floors and minimalist decorations create wonderful acoustics, where carpeting and tile ceilings can absorb sound so more amplification may be required. 

Guests: Live music is an excellent choice for your reception, as it entertains guests during particular events such as while you are being photographed. Your guests will take their cue from you; if you are enjoying the music, so will they. 

Hiring a Professional Wedding Band with Experienced Musicians helps you to plan a day full of festive, romantic music for your occasion. These musicians are faithful to schedules, always prepared, and most importantly able to help you choose the most fitting music for your event based on circumstances such as location and theme. Be ready to trust their judgment.

Securing Your Wedding Music: A deposit of one-third or one-half of the total cost should be paid in advance. Many times, the balance will be asked for two weeks in advance. Also keep in mind that patrons of the arts (in this event, you) are obliged to provide food and drink for your hired musicians. Musicians work exceptionally hard and need food, drink, and rest occasionally. 

Using a Wedding Coordinator may help take the guesswork out of planning your own wedding. Hiring one is highly recommended.







 

 Your day is one that both yourself and your guests will remember always. Following these tips will assure you peace of mind on your special day, and your guests will revel in your happiness!

The Wedding song had the hymn, My Jesus I love Thee incorporated with the famous Pachbel’s Canon in D. I saw the piano player with a book, so I know it’s a song book and not sheet music. I really would like to know the title of the song and the songbook. Thank you!

One of the details you need to consider for your reception is the entertainment. To this end, most couples will think about the wedding music they will be using during the reception. Yet, it is not easy for brides and grooms to make the decision on it.

As a matter of fact, you can hire wedding DJ to help you to play the music or songs in the reception. Of course this is only one option. Another option will be working with a live musician or a live band. Some brides and grooms may go for a third option. They will try to create a music CD of their own and play it in the reception hall. Yet, it is more popular for couples to go for the first two options. However, you may want to go for the third one if you are on a tight budget. In this article, we will mainly focus on the first two options. We will try to discuss whether you should hire a DJ or a live musician.

Let us talk about the case of DJ. The advantage here is that the costs will be lower when compared with hiring a full live band. This is certainly one of the things you need to consider. You need to think about your budget. If you do not have enough for a full live band, you may probably want to go for the idea of hiring a wedding DJ.

Besides, a wedding DJ will not play the musics himself / herself using the instruments. Of course live musicians will play using the instruments. However, the point here is that a DJ can also do something that musicians may not do. For example, the DJ can help for the stage lighting effects. This will certainly help to heat up the atmosphere if you would like every one to stand up and dance. They can also put a lot of special effects on the songs or music you are going to play.

When considering the range of music styles, a DJ will probably be a better choice. However, what is good about live musicians is that they can play according to your different needs. They can adjust the speed of playing easily. They can play slower when you require. In most cases, it will be more flexible to hire live musicians.

Remember, you have to make the right choice of person no matter you are hiring live musicians or a DJ. You should first of all consider their experiences. This is probably the most important point you need to consider. It is important to mention here that some DJs or musicians may have a lot of experiences in performing in an event. Yet they may not have experiences in performing in a wedding reception. To this end, you may still want to hire one who has experience in wedding entertainment.

You should always bear in mind that you are hiring the DJ or musicians in order to give the best entertainments to the guests. This is why you must spend some time to do your research and find the best service provider!

We are looking for some ‘cheery’ classical music for before our civil wedding. This is for when guests are arriving and waiting for the bride to arrive.

We want something light and not too dominating and that may fit in with the slightly medieval barn that the wedding will take place in. Being a civil wedding it can be in no way religious.

To give you the gist, we are having Pachabels’ Canon for the entrance music and the Hornpipe from Handel’s Water Music Suite for the exit. Any suggestions?

I like this music for the first dance OR Dinner time in a summer sunset time outdoor. What do you think?
Dont pay attention to the video im just talking about the music of it