Music To Welcome Guests To Wedding Weekend – celebratory vibes
Welcome parties are often planned on the night before the rehearsal dinner, or as a post-rehearsal dinner gathering. Their guest list typically includes everyone who’s invited to the wedding if it’s a destination. For local affairs it might be limited to out-of-town guests and the wedding party. You wouldn’t want the entertainment to duplicate your reception, so this may be the time for something totally themed, or just something different. Think bluegrass for a backyard afternoon barbeque, a jazz ensemble for a NOLA oyster and clam roast or Motown for a club takeover after the rehearsal.
Music For Wedding Ceremony – harmonious union
We hear music from the time we enter the church or other ceremony site – soothing instrumentals that may vary from classical to modern love songs. Some couples may have their DJ set up a system to play their pre-recorded selections but most often, this is a time that couples opt for live soloists, duos or trios to keep the atmosphere serene ranging from organ, violin, harp and even horns. The pause before the bride’s entrance or the time when the couple stand together at the altar are also a wonderful moments to add vocals. Stringed instrumentation groups, and both classical and modern ceremony music has been Save The Date Music’s specialty for over forty years. Save the Date Music is a wedding music booking agency in Chapel Hill that also serves the Raleigh and Durham areas, and beyond.
Worried that your farm ceremony has more of a rootsy feel? Guitar and violin musicians are well versed beyond the classics!
Music for Wedding Cocktail Hour – refined energy
This is the hour for music that is engaging but also non-intrusive so everyone can enjoy conversation. The idea is to create a mood, without pressure for the crowd to watch or applaud. The live band, for example, might even be a jazz trio from a larger band that will be playing later, or is just hired on their own for cocktail and dinner music. Choose the music based on your tastes – that could be acoustic guitar, country, solo piano, or dueling pianos! We love the idea of extending cocktail hour instrumentals into the dinner hour.
Wedding Reception Music – time to get down
Music is the heart and soul of a reception. The DJs in our magazine are wedding professionals, and know how to work with individual brides and couples. They also know their music (we can attest – we have worked with them on events) and can pull together your requested playlist or a sample to check out the music you tell them you like. They can even mix songs together club-style!
Having a band gives you the dynamics of a live performance. The band you choose can distinguish your reception. Bands invites interaction with the audience – from rock and roll multi-generational favorite hits, to big band, to beach, to funk or soul. If you are worried that a band might be limited in what they can do and genres they play, you are looking at the wrong bands. We advise you to check out ECE (formerly East Coast Entertainment), one of the largest, full-service entertainment wedding music booking agencies booking Raleigh wedding music, and cities across the country. SB&G often attends events with fantastic bands provided through ECE, and they often book the live band for the real NC weddings that come our way. Their bands have performance and diversity of style and playlist can complement any wedding event.
Couples frequently rave about how the band was the favorite part of their day. Check out the most recent REAL WEDDING that used ECE for their wedding music.
