Booking a Scottish wedding Band

Popular Scottish wedding bands may be booked as many as 12 to 18 months in advance, so begin your search as early as possible. Consider the kind of celebration you'd like to have. What are your favourite styles of music? What do you believe your guests will respond to? Would you like an affair with music in the background, or would you prefer your band to take control of the party, enticing people to pack the floor and dance until the very end of the evening? You may want a combination of both scenarios.

Wedding band contract

Once you've chosen a Scottish wedding band, hopefully you will choose Seattle wedding band you will need to enter into a contract with the band. Live entertainment contracts are fairly similar, with terms and conditions. However, make certain that your particular concerns and requirements are clearly addressed. This includes the specific hours and location, any additional musicians to be added to the group (extra horns or vocalists, for instance), and other services to be performed, including musicians for your ceremony and/or cocktail hour. My band often travels to engagements, so I clearly state whether the fee includes hotel and travel expenses. Most clients prefer an all-inclusive rate. I also recommend working out an overtime rate, in 30-minute increments, so that you don't have to negotiate in the moment if you want to extend the party. We will send you out a formal contract that will reflect our terms and conditions that also reflects the structure of the evening.

Song choice

Many couples are concerned about the specific songs the band will perform. But the feel of the party and timing of the songs are also important. Generally, you want to trust the band to perform the appropriate material at the appropriate time and Seattle generally likes to have overall discretion in terms of what is played on the night, that way we can ensure that dancefloor is busy all night. But, when you provide a list of requests, consider choosing songs according to the different phases of the event. For example, to immediately establish a fun party atmosphere, request an exciting and upbeat song when the doors open; this will set the tone for the rest of the night. Think about what you might like to hear as background music during the meal. I encourage clients to focus more on what they'd like to hear than what they don't want to hear, though I'm interested in knowing both.

Band breaks

Some clients and planners prefer dancing between courses, while others view the night in two distinct parts, one being the exclusive enjoyment of a wonderful and elegant meal with dancing afterwards for the remainder of the evening. Seattle usually plays between 8-12 midnight with a break usually around the buffet time, however this is open to negotiation and we are flexible to the clients requirements.