Tips in Hiring a Band for Your Wedding
- Cherry Anne Chua
- Oct 19, 2015
- 2 min read
Planning your wedding can be a pretty stressful time if not handled properly. Music will be the rythm of the wedding celebration, so it requires special attention during the planning stage
You want a wedding band that looks great and suits the style of wedding you are going for, you want them to sound great and perform amazingly. Keep this tips in mind
1. Choosing the Wedding Band
Begin your search at least six months before the wedding day by deciding which musical direction best suits the tone and atmosphere of the reception you are planning. To find a wedding band you have a few choices. Your best bet is to go by personal recommendations.
Word of mouth is the best endorsement; friends and relatives may have suggestions, and wedding planners, event coordinators, florists, caterers, and photographers can all be terrific and reliable sources.
An important factor to getting the right band comes down to hearing them perform. If you are lucky you may pick a band that do functions that you could attend, or local gigs which are open to the public. Seeing them perform is the ultimate test but if you can’t watch them live, the next best thing to do is to hear a demo or a recording of them on their website. Combine this with checking them out on YouTube to see how they perform and if it suits your idea of your wedding.
2. Entertaiment on a budget?
Understanding the price and value of the band is key if you are on a budget. Talk to the agent or band member about their pricing and discuss the packages on offer. You should be able to find out about the various services on offer as well as particular requirements from the band such as including refreshments in the cost. This is the opportunity to ask for a breakdown of the cost.
3. Contract
The contract you draw up with the musicians should spell out every detail of the terms of their hiring, from the names of each of the principal band members to a specific song list (or at least a musical repertoire). It should cover the logistics of arrival, setup, and departure times, food and drinks for the band, break times, transportation arrangements and provisions for overtime and other unforeseeable costs.
Would you like the band to be separate from the party in between sets? If so then you need to think where the band can relax and get changed in the gap between sets. It is these particulars that will make your day run more smoothly.
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