Wedding Player: Five Secrets Brides Must Recognize
Arrangements for live wedding music is just one of about a thousand chores facing brides and wedding planners. Between flowers, photographers, locales, dresses, showers, rings, video, and more, even a smaller and quiet wedding requires a great amount of designing. It can be a nerve-wracking time because if even one of these areas falls through the cracks, your big day can end up being a huge disappointment.
Here are five tips to employing live wedding bands for your wedding and reception:
1. you rent a musician with a tried track record of professionalism. Does the handler return your calls promptly? Does the band have a website? Business cards? Other promotional materials? Or do you get the feel you’re speaking to a guy practicing in his garage with his pals? The way the band introduces itself as you begin talking with them is a great indicator of how they’ll come out (or not!) on your big day.
2. Promptness is essential. When you set an meeting to connect face to face or on the telephone, it’s like a mini-contract. If the band handler is late to meet with you, it’s a cautionary sign that they don’t take their agreements seriously. If they can’t come through on time in the planning phase, what other agreements will they break with you on your wedding day? This extends on to you, too - being punctual is just one way you can live a life that shows that you abide by your commitments.
3. Make sure the dance band is easy-going rather than being a bunch of divas. By now you’ve probably heard a hundred Bridezilla stories, even if you’re not demanding or unreasonable. Imagine employing the equivalent in flakiness for your wedding band. The last thing you want on your wedding day is to have to wait on your musicians hand and foot, fetching them food and drink, having the thermostat adjusted for them, or tending to other demanding demands. 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. Book a wedding band that’s fun. Getting hitched is one of the biggest choices you’ll ever make. It’s serious business. The music on your wedding day should be splendid and fun. You don’t want to see your invitees oblivious, groggy, and wishing the event was through. You want them up, dancing, singing, and grinning. If you select a live wedding music band well, your selection will do a great deal to make your wedding day memorable in a good way. This is the big day you’ve been ready for, and music is such a important part of it. Make sure you hire a musician that makes the day idyllic - pleasant for you and your invitees.
George Pollis is the manager and a instrumentalist with Reel Ting Steel Drum Band. For a professional, timely, easy-going, gifted, and fun live wedding music band, see Reel Ting at http://www.reelting.com.
