5 reasons why you should hire a live wedding band for your wedding
By: Silver Dog Music
Tags: Weddings, Wedding Event Management, Music Bands, Music, United Kingdom

It’s the most important day of your life. Your wedding day ranks right up there with buying your first house or the birth of a child as some of the most significant events of your life. You absolutely want such a day to be special not just for you, but for each of your guests. When it comes to the music that keeps people dancing into the late hours of the morning, the choice of performer you make can have a huge effect on the ambience. Your space may be decorated with flowers, streamers, or confetti, but the time you spend, from the moment you arrive separately to when you leave together, that time, is decorated by music. Weddings can be expensive, we all know that. And a lot of couples choose to hire a DJ, or just have one of their friends set up an iPod in the corner, which is fine too. But a truly amazing evening needs some truly amazing music, and for truly moving music, nothing beats a live band with talented musicians. If you’re caught between choices for music for your wedding, here is why you should choose a live wedding band in London.

1. One of a kind performances

The absolute number one reason (literally) you should hire a band is the rarity of their performance. When you’re playing music live, no two sets are the same. Today, a wedding band in Berkshire may play their set at one wedding, and tomorrow when the wedding band is in Kent, the two shows will be completely unique, based on the venue, the weather, the moods and synergies of the band members, and even the personalities of the marrying couple.

Recorded music can never capture the emotion and personality that live music does, and for an event that is all about emotion and memories like a wedding, live music is the superior choice.

2. On the spot changes and flexibility

When you’re in a band, unexpected things happen a LOT. As a result, most members are adept at quickly smoothing over a possible awkward moment, or dealing with an unplanned situation. Better safe than sorry!

3. Better Sound Mixing

Odds are whatever Amateur DJ or Enthusiastic friend you are considering entrusting with the music is not going to be competent with the management of sound mixing for a large venue. A band has experience with their own instruments, and is used to mixing sounds for live shows. Let the experts handle the job, and do it right the first time!

4. Showmanship!

Live bands, especially those with good front men, are used to handling crowds. They can skillfully play with the personalities of the crowd, almost like an instrument, and draw out the exciting and playful side of people. With a touch of humor, and a dash of thematic music, bands can flip the vibe from a silent affair to a night of raucousness and revelry…or measured enthusiasm, if that is what you desire. The showmanship and stage presence of a band is almost as important as their music, so keep watch for it!

5. Management of the show from start to finish

When you hire a wedding band in Surrey, you get a team of professionals. They’ve done their research, done their practice, and know exactly what to do and when. You know what that saves the bride and groom? The headache of scheduling them, managing them, and having to help out with equipment and sound…all of the things you don’t want to be doing on the day of your wedding.

If you’ve read this far, you’re probably convinced of the fact that live music…just makes more sense to have at a weddings. With the spontaneity, skill, and showmanship that professional bands display, along with lots of customization options, your wedding can be the stuff of dreams! Don’t let your fantasies of a rocking wedding stay as dreams though, and make them reality by looking for live bands for hire!