Wedding Players: Five Tips before You Book
January 31st, 2010Staging for live wedding music is just one of about a hundredprojects facing brides and grooms and wedding planners. Between flowers, photos, locales, gowns, showers, rings, video, and more, even a smaller and quiet wedding requires a great amount of designing. It can be a stressful time because if even one of these areas falls through the cracks, your big day can end up being a serious letdown.
Here are five secrets to employing live wedding music players for your wedding and reception:
1. you employ a musician with a proven track record of professionalism. Does the handler return your phone calls promptly? Does the dance band have a website? Business cards? Other marketing materials? Or do you get the feel you’re talking to a guy rehearsing in his garage with his pals? The way the band represents itself as you begin speaking with them is a good indicator of how they’ll show up (or not!) on your big day.
2. Promptness is key. When you set an appointment to meet face to face or on the telephone, it’s like a mini-contract. If the band director is tardy to meet with you, it’s a cautionary sign that they don’t take their agreements seriously. If they can’t make it on time in the preparation phase, what other agreements will they break with you on your wedding day? This extends on to you, likewise – being timely is just one way you can live a life that displays that you abide by your promises.
3. Make sure the band is easy-going rather than being a bunch of divas. By now you’ve likely heard a thousand Bridezilla jokes, even if you’re not hard-to-please or unreasonable. Imagine employing the equivalent in craziness for your wedding band. The last thing you need on your wedding day is to have to wait on your musicians hand and foot, delivering them food and drink, having the thermostat adjusted for them, or catering to other demanding wants. The greatest band for you is one that can take care of itself, one that’s easy to get along with, and one that does all it can to make sure your day is easy and fun for you.
4. Hire a wedding band that’s fun. Getting married is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. It’s serious business. The music on your wedding day should be beautiful and fun. You don’t want to see your guests yawning, spaced-out, and wishing the event was done with. You want them up, dancing, singing, and smiling. If you choose a live wedding music band well, your selection will do a good deal to make your wedding day memorable in a fabulous way. This is the big day you’ve been waiting for, and music is such a large part of it. Make sure you book a band that makes the day ideal – gratifying for you and your invitees.
George Pollis is the managing director and a musician with Reel Ting Steel Drum Band. For a professional, punctual, easy-going, talented, and fun live wedding music band, see Reel Ting at http://www.reelting.com.











