Choosing a Live Wedding Music Band in Kenya
Wedding music is a really big part of your wedding day. It elicits emotions and will be key in putting the whole event together. The music serves the important role of ensuring that every special moment during your big day happens on schedule and also moderates the mood of your audience. Since no two weddings are the same, you need to ensure that the wedding music band is flexible enough to tune into your wedding entertainment vision. The first half of wedding entertainment is great music and performance , however, the second half is made of preparation, customisation, timing, reading the crowd and creating flow to integrate performance. With this in mind, how do you proceed to choose a live music band?
- Ask your other suppliers for recommendations: By the time you are getting to the music part of wedding planning, you may already have a caterer, an event organiser, a venue, a photographer, a bridal shop consultant in Nairobi and so forth. Since these suppliers generally work together within the industry, you can ask them the bands they usually work with or that they can recommend. You can begin your search from here. You could also perform a basic Google Search to give you ideas into the wedding bands that you can find near you. Online reviews go a long way in helping you narrow down the bands to put into consideration.
- Ask the right questions: This assists you to further narrow down your list. How much experience playing wedding gigs do they have? Can they play the songs you have chosen well? Are they going to play the entire time, from the beginning of the wedding ceremony until the end of the reception? How much do they practise together? Some of these questions assist you to narrow down the cost of the band. Live music can be costly however, asking the right questions allows you to ensure you are getting what you want and also value for your money. It also allows you to see how professional and reliable the band members are. How they treat you as you make enquiries tells a lot about how they show up for your wedding. It also allows you to state your preferences in their dress code and so much more. Therefore, ask more questions 🙂
- Watch the band video: By now you may have 3 bands you have settled on. If they are professional enough, they will give you a video captured live as they play wedding songs. For you to have an easier time choosing, you need to ensure that the recording is live at best. If it is recorded at a studio, you may risk not capturing some things such as band cohesiveness. They need to sound amazing as a unit.
- Go to their gigs: The BEST way to know whether a band is worth its salt is to watch them live if possible within a wedding. Watching them in the element in which you’ve hired them allows you to gauge their cohesiveness, flexibility, their chemistry and better yet their weaknesses. This allows you to choose songs that play up their strengths making your wedding reception even more fun.
Choosing a music band with these tips above should be a breeze. We’d love that you have a blast with your family and friends as you celebrate your wedding day.