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Beach Wedding Ceremony music along the coast of Destin Florida can be divided into two broad categories. Traditional and non-traditional

Traditional music for your beach wedding dresses on the beach on the green coast of Florida can be described as having an influence on classical music. Canon in D Here comes the bride and Rondeau are very popular choice for any bride with a wedding on the beach in Destin Florida. Many brides and grooms decide to play recorded music on a ghetto blaster or sound system using the beach. It is common for a song for the bridesmaids walk down the beach and choose a song for the bride, so good to walk like a song for the newly married couple after the ceremony exit. The couple can also do a local musician tothire the selected songs for their beach ceremony to take place. a violin, harp and guitar are very popular choice. But the soprano saxophone is a very nice addition to any beach wedding in Destin, Panama City Beach, Pensacola, Perdido Key, Sandestin, Miramar Beach, Navarre Beach, Seaside, Grayton, Blue Mountain Beach, Seagrove, Santa Rosa Beach, Beaches South Walton, Okaloosa Iceland, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

1950s Style Wedding Dress ceremony music is different with a torch songs and classical background described. Tropical beach music played by a steel drum is very optimistic and whimsical walk barefoot down the aisle. Songs such as Somewhere Over the Rainbow are very often the bride and groom as well as used Signed Sealed Delivered when the pair go away. Recorded tropical musci is also supported by a boom box or sound system played on the beach as the bridesmaids and the bride walk down the sugar white sand beach on the Emerald Coast of Destin Florida beaches.wholesale wedding dresses from http://www.geebird.comNote that when choosing music, it is nice to get a song that has special meaning to you and your fiance ‘or even a special song for the parents of the bride or the groom pick. It’s your choice and for the brave It is perfectly fine to traditional and non-traditional music mix

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choose the best beach wedding ceremony music for wedding

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choose the best beach wedding ceremony music for wedding

Beach Wedding Ceremony music along the coast of Destin Florida can be divided into two broad categories. Traditional and non-traditional

Traditional music for your beach wedding dresses on the beach on the green coast of Florida can be described as having an influence on classical music. Canon in D Here comes the bride and Rondeau are very popular choice for any bride with a wedding on the beach in Destin Florida. Many brides and grooms decide to play recorded music on a ghetto blaster or sound system using the beach. It is common for a song for the bridesmaids walk down the beach and choose a song for the bride, so good to walk like a song for the newly married couple after the ceremony exit. The couple can also do a local musician tothire the selected songs for their beach ceremony to take place. a violin, harp and guitar are very popular choice. But the soprano saxophone is a very nice addition to any beach wedding in Destin, Panama City Beach, Pensacola, Perdido Key, Sandestin, Miramar Beach, Navarre Beach, Seaside, Grayton, Blue Mountain Beach, Seagrove, Santa Rosa Beach, Beaches South Walton, Okaloosa Iceland, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

1950s Style Wedding Dress ceremony music is different with a torch songs and classical background described. Tropical beach music played by a steel drum is very optimistic and whimsical walk barefoot down the aisle. Songs such as Somewhere Over the Rainbow are very often the bride and groom as well as used Signed Sealed Delivered when the pair go away. Recorded tropical musci is also supported by a boom box or sound system played on the beach as the bridesmaids and the bride walk down the sugar white sand beach on the Emerald Coast of Destin Florida beaches.wholesale wedding dresses from http://www.geebird.comNote that when choosing music, it is nice to get a song that has special meaning to you and your fiance ‘or even a special song for the parents of the bride or the groom pick. It’s your choice and for the brave It is perfectly fine to traditional and non-traditional music mix

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Insight Into Klezmer Music

Article by Arik Nitsan

The Klezmer music is the traditional Jewish music originated in Eastern Europe in the last centuries. In fact, the term Klezmer is a yiddish word which is a contraction of two Hebrew words, “kli” and “zemer”. The meaning of kli is instrument, tool, while zemer definition is air, melody, song.

So the Klezmer is the instrument of the song, the vessel of the voice. At the origin, the word klezmer was employed to designate the itinerant Jewish musicians (the plural is “klezmorim”) who were playing at weddings and celebrations, traveling from village to village. The Jewish folk music had many cultural and geographical influences. Although being essentially an Ashkenazi music the impact of the Oriental, Greek, Turkish, Jewish and non Jewish communities living in the Ottoman empire was not negligible.

Wherever they were, The musicians picked up music from the people living around them, the Gypsies, Romanian, Ukrainian, Moldavian, Lithuanian, Polish and many others. But in spite of or maybe thanks to all those external influences the Klezmer kept his particularity, his characteristics and his unmistakable sound. At the beginning of the 20th century, this music style was indexed as Jewish music, Yiddish folk music or even as “Bulgar”, but gradually the word Klezmer began to refer to the style and the repertoire.

It is probably Moshe Beregowsky, a Russian-Jewish ethnomusicologist who used for the first time the term Klezmer as the music performed by the Klezmorim. In the seventies, while the Klezmer revival occurred, the word was definitively adopted as the generic term for the musicians and the music style.

Hence, while the music itself is a few centuries old, the word Klezmer is a kind of neologism. In fact the juxtaposition of klezmer and music is a tautology, a redundancy. Although the Klezmer is a secular music, its roots are religious, liturgic. The fact is that globally and in every culture, music has always a religious or mystical origin. It is a way to accompany the rites or the ceremonies, to reach a state of trance and to approach the divinity.

Klezmer is not an exception, the Psalms of King David in the Bible are maybe the first apparition of structured music. The Klezmer adopted also the intonation and the voicing of the cantor at the synagogue. The Klezmer is not playing, but rather he is singing through his instrument, hence first the violin and then the clarinet were the instruments of predilection for the Klezmer, because they are very close to the human voice.

The art of klezmer is an art of interpretation, many players can play the same tune, the same melody, the same nigun (nigun in Yiddish means a wordless melody), but it will always sound different, because each musician is expressing his deep emotions and revealing his own soul. Giora Feidman, the great clarinet Klezmer player called this “the inner voice”. Maybe the Klezmer is the most appropriate musical expression to show off sentiments, feelings, sensibility. It can be joyful, it can cry, it can burst out laughing or burst into tears.

But in spite of this ambivalence, there is always a message of hope.

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Arik Nitsan is a clarinetist who is specialized in Klezmer and world music. For more resources on clarinet and Klezmer, visit his website : clarinet-klezmer

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Insight Into Klezmer Music

Article by Arik Nitsan

The Klezmer music is the traditional Jewish music originated in Eastern Europe in the last centuries. In fact, the term Klezmer is a yiddish word which is a contraction of two Hebrew words, “kli” and “zemer”. The meaning of kli is instrument, tool, while zemer definition is air, melody, song.

So the Klezmer is the instrument of the song, the vessel of the voice. At the origin, the word klezmer was employed to designate the itinerant Jewish musicians (the plural is “klezmorim”) who were playing at weddings and celebrations, traveling from village to village. The Jewish folk music had many cultural and geographical influences. Although being essentially an Ashkenazi music the impact of the Oriental, Greek, Turkish, Jewish and non Jewish communities living in the Ottoman empire was not negligible.

Wherever they were, The musicians picked up music from the people living around them, the Gypsies, Romanian, Ukrainian, Moldavian, Lithuanian, Polish and many others. But in spite of or maybe thanks to all those external influences the Klezmer kept his particularity, his characteristics and his unmistakable sound. At the beginning of the 20th century, this music style was indexed as Jewish music, Yiddish folk music or even as “Bulgar”, but gradually the word Klezmer began to refer to the style and the repertoire.

It is probably Moshe Beregowsky, a Russian-Jewish ethnomusicologist who used for the first time the term Klezmer as the music performed by the Klezmorim. In the seventies, while the Klezmer revival occurred, the word was definitively adopted as the generic term for the musicians and the music style.

Hence, while the music itself is a few centuries old, the word Klezmer is a kind of neologism. In fact the juxtaposition of klezmer and music is a tautology, a redundancy. Although the Klezmer is a secular music, its roots are religious, liturgic. The fact is that globally and in every culture, music has always a religious or mystical origin. It is a way to accompany the rites or the ceremonies, to reach a state of trance and to approach the divinity.

Klezmer is not an exception, the Psalms of King David in the Bible are maybe the first apparition of structured music. The Klezmer adopted also the intonation and the voicing of the cantor at the synagogue. The Klezmer is not playing, but rather he is singing through his instrument, hence first the violin and then the clarinet were the instruments of predilection for the Klezmer, because they are very close to the human voice.

The art of klezmer is an art of interpretation, many players can play the same tune, the same melody, the same nigun (nigun in Yiddish means a wordless melody), but it will always sound different, because each musician is expressing his deep emotions and revealing his own soul. Giora Feidman, the great clarinet Klezmer player called this “the inner voice”. Maybe the Klezmer is the most appropriate musical expression to show off sentiments, feelings, sensibility. It can be joyful, it can cry, it can burst out laughing or burst into tears.

But in spite of this ambivalence, there is always a message of hope.

About the Author

Arik Nitsan is a clarinetist who is specialized in Klezmer and world music. For more resources on clarinet and Klezmer, visit his website : clarinet-klezmer

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Selecting Your Wedding Ceremony Music

Article by Benjamin Charles

If your wedding ceremony is to take place in a church or synagogue, then it is advisable for you to confer with either your priest, minister, rabbi or with your church music director/organist, minister of music or cantor. Be sure to inquire as to their list of acceptable musical selections and any restrictions regarding contemporary or other styles of songs to be performed at your house of worship. As the music director of The Capriccio Ensemble, I have encountered several churches who have restricted the performance of “modern-day” music, such as a song by The Beatles or other popular songs or compositions of the last 50 years.

If your church or synagogue prohibits the performance of a Beatle song or contemporary ballad, please know that there are many beautiful classical music selections to choose from. You can always request that your band or DJ play this special song at the cocktail hour or reception, so it will not be missed.

It is important to keep in mind that the bride’s processional combines two wonderful elements of:

1. Leaving your past single life behind and2. Walking with an open-heart, towards a new and beautiful future life with your husband-to-be!

No matter what your musical preferences, the music for your walk down the aisle must be a selection which combines your own unique taste first and foremost with a calm and stately walking tempo. Taking suggestions from your mother, ceremony ensemble representative, or wedding planner are helpful. There are no rules about who must decide upon these selections, but most of our clients prefer choosing their special music themselves. Listening to samples of classical or other music can be a lot of fun and a great way to learn more about your own musical preferences in general. For my own wedding (just this past November), I chose the old-fashioned and traditional “Bridal March” from Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin for my walk down the aisle. I have always considered it to be the most perfect music for a bridal processional; it sounds beautiful, stately and is very calming as well. It is really helpful if the music casts the right mood and is calming for your special moment!

For Jewish brides, traditional Jewish ceremonial music such as Erev Shel Shoshanim or Dodi Li are wonderful selections to consider.

There are many other beautiful and wonderful selections to have performed at your wedding ceremony. Be sure to ask your ensemble, music director or music agency to provide you with a list of repertoire for you to choose from.

If you are a fan of baroque music you can have Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons as a theme for your entire wedding ceremony. The Capriccio Ensemble’s string quartet recently performed at a wedding which was coordinated by world-renowned event specialist, Colin Cowie. Our bride selected a “Four Seasons” by Vivaldi theme with: “Allegro” from Autumn for her bridesmaids/wedding attendants Processional, “Largo” from Winter for her own Processional and “Allegro” from Spring as their wedding Recessional.

At the wedding ceremony of Jerry Seinfeld and Jessica Sklar, The Capriccio Ensemble’s string trio performed”Claire de Lune” by Claude Debussy for Mr. Seinfeld’s entrance and “Arioso” by JS Bach for Ms Sklar’s Processional. The Seinfeld’s wedding Recessional was a piped-in recording of a cherished song by singer Barry White. I considered their wedding ceremony music as “eclectic” due to their variety of selections!

The Pachelbel Canon in D Major is also a very popular and lovely wedding processional. If your wedding ceremony musicians have sent you a sample of this which you find to be too slow or too fast, tempo-wise, you can (absolutely) request that they play it faster or slower as you wish. Most good musicians are open-minded and very flexible about the performance of your special music, and will have little problem adjusting a tempo… especially for the frequently performed “Canon in D Major” by Pachelbel.

We have performed selections which have run the gamut of musical tastes and preferences and find that there are many musical selections which are wonderful for wedding processionals. Provided that your processional selections will reflect your own style and taste as well as to contain the two elements of stately and calm, the sky is the limit in choosing the music that will be best for you.

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Choosing Music to Fit Your Styleand Your Venue

Article by Tim & Ryan O’Neill

It’s not your mother’s wedding. Read on to discover how to find your own wedding music style.

Whether you are exchanging vows in a park with flowers in your hair or wearing the latest European fashions as you gather in a cavernous cathedral, the music you choose for your wedding ceremony should fit your style.

Mendelssohn’s Wedding March is a phenomenal piece of music, but it’s not for everyone. Don’t be afraid to think outside of the box on your wedding day. You may just discover an idea that is much more meaningful and beautiful than going with the “standard” wedding marches and classical music.

How do you find the right music for your style? “The best advice I can give is to listen,” says Aaron Mauldin of Aaron’s DJ Services in Kern County, CA. “Write down an idea if something strikes you that you would like to incorporate into your wedding music. You might hear a song on the radio or at the end of a movie. You might hear the mellow notes of a harp, saxophone, or piano and know that this type of sound is what represents your feelings. Buy CDs and find music that means something to your soul,” he says.

The type of music used in a wedding ceremony must also be a good fit for your venue. In churches, couples often have to stick close to an approved list of musical choices. A bride who has her heart set on walking down the aisle to the very popular Bridal Chorus by Wagner (also known as Here Comes the Bride) may be disappointed to find that the pastor or musical director will not allow those pieces to be used because of the negative connotations of its original setting (from the opera Lohengrin, to mock an ill-fated wedding). In fact, in 1971 the Roman Catholic Church and its Congregation for Divine Worship of the Sacraments issued a document forbidding the use of Bridal Chorus at weddings.

In secular venues or garden weddings, a couple can usually choose any type of music they’d like, though there may be some limitations if their chosen minister is affiliated with a particular church and set his or her own guidelines.

In any type of venue, wedding music can be further dictated by the amount of space and the availability of instruments. Some very old churches may only have a pipe organ, which might limit your processional choices to traditional organ pieces such as Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. Alternatively, some newer churches may have only a piano, which could slightly diminish the grandeur of the bride’s entrance. In these cases, couples may choose to bring in a string quartet or add instruments to play along with piano for a fuller sound. At outdoor weddings, instruments are often limited to ones that can be easily carried and don’t need electricity. Guitars, harps or string quartets are most often used at outdoor weddings, and can be exactly the right fit – a string quartet playing Spring from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at a beautiful May or June wedding when flowers are in full bloom can be breathtaking.

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Choosing Music to Fit Your Styleand Your Venue

Article by Tim & Ryan O’Neill

It’s not your mother’s wedding. Read on to discover how to find your own wedding music style.

Whether you are exchanging vows in a park with flowers in your hair or wearing the latest European fashions as you gather in a cavernous cathedral, the music you choose for your wedding ceremony should fit your style.

Mendelssohn’s Wedding March is a phenomenal piece of music, but it’s not for everyone. Don’t be afraid to think outside of the box on your wedding day. You may just discover an idea that is much more meaningful and beautiful than going with the “standard” wedding marches and classical music.

How do you find the right music for your style? “The best advice I can give is to listen,” says Aaron Mauldin of Aaron’s DJ Services in Kern County, CA. “Write down an idea if something strikes you that you would like to incorporate into your wedding music. You might hear a song on the radio or at the end of a movie. You might hear the mellow notes of a harp, saxophone, or piano and know that this type of sound is what represents your feelings. Buy CDs and find music that means something to your soul,” he says.

The type of music used in a wedding ceremony must also be a good fit for your venue. In churches, couples often have to stick close to an approved list of musical choices. A bride who has her heart set on walking down the aisle to the very popular Bridal Chorus by Wagner (also known as Here Comes the Bride) may be disappointed to find that the pastor or musical director will not allow those pieces to be used because of the negative connotations of its original setting (from the opera Lohengrin, to mock an ill-fated wedding). In fact, in 1971 the Roman Catholic Church and its Congregation for Divine Worship of the Sacraments issued a document forbidding the use of Bridal Chorus at weddings.

In secular venues or garden weddings, a couple can usually choose any type of music they’d like, though there may be some limitations if their chosen minister is affiliated with a particular church and set his or her own guidelines.

In any type of venue, wedding music can be further dictated by the amount of space and the availability of instruments. Some very old churches may only have a pipe organ, which might limit your processional choices to traditional organ pieces such as Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. Alternatively, some newer churches may have only a piano, which could slightly diminish the grandeur of the bride’s entrance. In these cases, couples may choose to bring in a string quartet or add instruments to play along with piano for a fuller sound. At outdoor weddings, instruments are often limited to ones that can be easily carried and don’t need electricity. Guitars, harps or string quartets are most often used at outdoor weddings, and can be exactly the right fit – a string quartet playing Spring from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at a beautiful May or June wedding when flowers are in full bloom can be breathtaking.

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Music for your Wedding Day

Article by WilliamR Innes

Wedding Music

Your wedding music will help to create a magical tone for your service and function ceremony. No matter which type of wedding you plan, whether it is formal, at the beach, or in your backyard, the music you select will be the reflection of your lives together. Choosing music often involves two phases, one for the service and one for the celebration that follows. Victor Hugo once wrote that, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”

Choosing Wedding service MusicAs you walk down the aisle and look to your companion waiting for you, the music that plays will be the dazzling introduction to the rest of your shared lives. The type of music you select for your ceremony will be largely motivated by the location of the ceremony. Many churches have guidelines which they give couples and ask that they follow for music played within the church as part of the ceremony. If you are able and want to personalize your service music you can choose something nonpareil that represents your journey up until this point, or the hopes that you have for the future. Some brides choose a favorite song that is meaningful from childhood, while other couples might select a piece that reflects their heritage.

There will often be other selections to make for during the ceremony, and again you need to consider the guidelines of the church. If you are able, meet with the musicians before the service to hear the songs and make sure that the selection is just what you envisioned it to be.

Some classic pieces from which to choose for your ceremony include:

The Wedding March – Mendelssohn Finale (Water Music) – Handel Canon on D Major – Pachelbel Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) – Wagner Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach

Choosing Wedding dinner MusicYou have taken your vows and pledged your commitment to each other, and now it is time to celebrate with your family and friends. The music you select for your wedding function will help set the tone for the rest of the day. Your function location will again influence your music selections, but it is also a time where your particular tastes and preferences can shine. Consider having soft music playing as your guests arrive for the reception, either prerecorded or played by one or two musicians. Having light background music during the receiving line and meal helps lighten the mood and can make guests more at ease.

If you are planning to cut a rug the night away at your reception, there are many options for music. Some couples prefer live music, but just be sure that the musicians are familiar with the type of music you want played at your jitterbug. You can even do a little spy mission and watch them play elsewhere to make sure it is what you want. Also take into account set-up times, break times, and total duration of music actually played when choosing musicians.

The use of a DJ can be less expensive, and the variety might be more suitable to your private tastes. Request to see the playlist before signing a contract, and make sure you provide a list of “must play” songs that you want to have at the get down.

Whether you choose a live band or find a local DJ, plan ahead for those exceptional moments. Put your own intimate stamp on your “first dance” – you can have an universal slow boogie to your song, or go with a tango you learned together. Add in some accustomed wedding dance songs that will get your guests onto the dance floor, and be ready to celebrate all night long. Your Los Angeles based Wedding Photographer will capture some awesome photos.

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William Innes is a Santa Clarita Wedding Photographer livesin Santa Clarita California. His Los Angeles Wedding Images have been featured on wedding blogs such as The Knot and Style Unveiled. The blog contains photos and wedding ideas

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Music for your Wedding Day

Article by WilliamR Innes

Wedding Music

Your wedding music will help to create a magical tone for your service and function ceremony. No matter which type of wedding you plan, whether it is formal, at the beach, or in your backyard, the music you select will be the reflection of your lives together. Choosing music often involves two phases, one for the service and one for the celebration that follows. Victor Hugo once wrote that, “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”

Choosing Wedding service MusicAs you walk down the aisle and look to your companion waiting for you, the music that plays will be the dazzling introduction to the rest of your shared lives. The type of music you select for your ceremony will be largely motivated by the location of the ceremony. Many churches have guidelines which they give couples and ask that they follow for music played within the church as part of the ceremony. If you are able and want to personalize your service music you can choose something nonpareil that represents your journey up until this point, or the hopes that you have for the future. Some brides choose a favorite song that is meaningful from childhood, while other couples might select a piece that reflects their heritage.

There will often be other selections to make for during the ceremony, and again you need to consider the guidelines of the church. If you are able, meet with the musicians before the service to hear the songs and make sure that the selection is just what you envisioned it to be.

Some classic pieces from which to choose for your ceremony include:

The Wedding March – Mendelssohn Finale (Water Music) – Handel Canon on D Major – Pachelbel Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) – Wagner Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach

Choosing Wedding dinner MusicYou have taken your vows and pledged your commitment to each other, and now it is time to celebrate with your family and friends. The music you select for your wedding function will help set the tone for the rest of the day. Your function location will again influence your music selections, but it is also a time where your particular tastes and preferences can shine. Consider having soft music playing as your guests arrive for the reception, either prerecorded or played by one or two musicians. Having light background music during the receiving line and meal helps lighten the mood and can make guests more at ease.

If you are planning to cut a rug the night away at your reception, there are many options for music. Some couples prefer live music, but just be sure that the musicians are familiar with the type of music you want played at your jitterbug. You can even do a little spy mission and watch them play elsewhere to make sure it is what you want. Also take into account set-up times, break times, and total duration of music actually played when choosing musicians.

The use of a DJ can be less expensive, and the variety might be more suitable to your private tastes. Request to see the playlist before signing a contract, and make sure you provide a list of “must play” songs that you want to have at the get down.

Whether you choose a live band or find a local DJ, plan ahead for those exceptional moments. Put your own intimate stamp on your “first dance” – you can have an universal slow boogie to your song, or go with a tango you learned together. Add in some accustomed wedding dance songs that will get your guests onto the dance floor, and be ready to celebrate all night long. Your Los Angeles based Wedding Photographer will capture some awesome photos.

About the Author

William Innes is a Santa Clarita Wedding Photographer livesin Santa Clarita California. His Los Angeles Wedding Images have been featured on wedding blogs such as The Knot and Style Unveiled. The blog contains photos and wedding ideas

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Five Top Tips for Organising Your Wedding Reception Music

Article by Syed Atif Ali

How many wedding receptions have you been to where the setting, food and speeches have all been fantastic and then the band starts to play and suddenly the atmosphere dies? Within half an hour everyone is chatting at the bar and the party is all but over.

On your special day you need a guarantee that not only wills this not happen at your reception but that your wedding band for hire is the one of the talking points of the day for years to come.

Your wedding day is without question one of the most important days of your life. Everything from the ceremony to the food and reception has got to be perfect. Wedding band hire is no exception, they have got to be top notch. Quite often the band you choose can be the difference between an amazing wedding and just an average one.

Deciding between loads of bands, budgets, styles of music, set lists, types of bands that are going to appeal to everyone’s tastes can be very confusing.

Here are five top tips from one of the countries leading experts in live wedding entertainment to help you make sure you get it right.

1. GET THE BUDGET RIGHT

A lot of couples start by booking the wedding dress/suits, venue, catering, flowers etc. and then allot the remaining budget to hiring a band. With all bands for wedding, it is definitely a case of you get what you pay for. If your budget is under £1000 then our advice would be quite simple; DO NOT bother having a band. Spend the money on a really good DJ or Quartet. A band that cost £600, cost that for a reason… because they are not very good.

2. ASK FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

Word of mouth recommendations from family and friends who have used a good agency or seen a good band at previous functions are always a good way of starting the whole process off. Send a block e-mail to all your family and friends for wedding party band recommendations. Just make sure you trust their musical taste and judgement! From your initial research try to whittle the bands down to a favourites list of 3-5 and then take some time to agree on one that you both like.

3. LISTEN TO THE BAND BEFORE YOU BOOK

A lot of the top bands do not play public performances but a good agency should be able to provide you with a live music sample or video. On the better web sites you can download live performances and burn them onto CD to listen to on a good stereo system. They should also be able to provide you with up to date testimonials and photos.

4. LOOK AT THE BANDS SET LIST AND STYLE OF MUSIC

Check out the bands set list to make sure that the style of music is what you are looking for. All of the top bands should be experts at getting a crowd of mixed ages on the dance floor, but some will be rock based, some funk or disco….choose one that suits your tastes. It is also a good idea to highlight songs that you really do and do not want played at the reception.

5. USE A REPUTABLE AGENCY FOR YOUR BOOKING

If you book directly with a single band it often means that you have little come back if something goes wrong or you need to find a last minute replacement. A reputable agency will have a good web site, with contracts, up to date testimonials for the band and generally put your mind at ease over all the logistics. They will have been through the process thousands of times before and know all the necessary logistical arrangements and pitfalls in arranging the music you want.

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