Friday, January 15, 2010

Why Choose Live Bands for Wedding Receptions?

By Abi J Ponton

Live bands for wedding entertainment are a great option if you want everyone to remember your day. A good live band will provide fun and excitement for every guests, or you can find a band the will be in the background, creating an ambiance where guests can unwind and visit.

Finding the right live bands for wedding on the internet is one option. A simple google search will yield thousands of results. Deciding on which one is right for you is the tricky part. Once you have decided on the musical style, you can narrow down your search. For example, instead of "wedding bands" enter live jazz bands for weddings.

Live bands for weddings should have an established history of performing. Established bands will have a website or a face book link where you can listen to music and view videos to get a taste for the musical style and quality of the band.

To make really sure that they are the band you want at your wedding giving a call to some of their previous venues to see how they did there is also a good idea. Or maybe even watch them play at another venue your self?

Because you are having a live band at your wedding your ability to communicate with the band well is vital. A lot of people just simply do not realise what work goes in to setting up a band at different venues.

Firstly the band needs ample parking close to the venue as they will probably have heavy equipment to move on to the stage. The stage has also got to be large enough to play on and have a power outlet close by.

Don't forget to find out if your venue requires a license to play live music. The band will not necessarily take it upon themselves to check, and you don't want to find out you can't have music on the day of the event.

If your site has sound limiters, make sure to inform the band. With limiters, if music is played above a certain level the equipment gets cut off. This is not a problem if the musicians know ahead of time, and won't affect performance if they can make modifications ahead.

Now all you need to do is sit back, relax and enjoy your live wedding band play live on your special day for the bride and groom.

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