We’ve seen couples post this question tons of times. Trying to choose wedding music entertainment that’s right for you can be tricky.
There are so many different types of wedding music packages available and so many different styles of act to choose from. The most popular combination of music entertainment is still the good old band and DJ pairing. We all know the format: the band plays for a couple of hours and then the DJ takes over, just as Great Aunty Josephine is ready to head off to the resident’s bar for a quiet brandy to get away from all the bangin’ choooonz.
“Decisions, decisions…”
Sometimes though, this combination will not work for you. Maybe your venue isn’t big enough to allow a full scale band performance or perhaps your budget constraints will not stretch to cover both acts because let’s face it, weddings ain’t cheap!
It all comes down to what you think is most important and what you imagine will make your wedding the night you’ve always dreamt about.
Are you and your guests die-hard musos who love nothing more than seeing a great live band play? Do you and your guests love club nights and checking out the best electronic music in town? Are you Northern Soul vinyl heads who believe their DJs should only spin cold, hard, wax? Or are you the last to be kicked out of Coppers while the Five Mega Mix is blowing the roof and doors off?
These are the essential, soul-searching questions that might help you identify what type of musical entertainment you would like at your wedding.
“Money Money Money”
Ah yes, shekels, loot, reddies, filthy lucre! Unfortunately, everything about a wedding costs MONEY. Music entertainment is no different. Quite often couples post something along the lines of:
Like every wedding supplier, musicians and DJs have overheads. These range from travel expenses to the upkeep of instruments and equipment, to studio rental fees for rehearsals and that old cumbersome one: feeding themselves.
When you book a musician to perform at any event you aren’t just paying them for the time that they appear on stage. You’re paying for the transport to the gig, the load-in time to bring in equipment, the time at the end of the night when they take their equipment down and clear the dance floor for those impressive knee slides you’ve been saving for the DJ. The wedding band industry is so competitive that every band is out to give the best possible price they can. This will obviously vary from band to band. Just like plumbers, chefs, and national sporting body CEOs, you get what you pay for, well maybe with the exception of the last one.
At 33 RPM Events we’d be delighted to help you work through all of the big decisions about your wedding music package. Whether it’s a band or DJ we’ll be able to point you in the right direction. Contact us now to chat about your options.