Reception Music - Yes, No or any Recommendations

tbeans

Hello,

Does anyone have any recommendations for 2 or 3 piece band that would play for 1.5/2 hours for a wedding receiption in the munster area.

We'd love lively acoustic guitars but open to other suggestions. We don't want to pay more than €400ish

or do you think background music in the form of an ipod would be just as good?

Thanks!

Emily Sue

tbeans wrote: »

Hello,

Does anyone have any recommendations for 2 or 3 piece band that would play for 1.5/2 hours for a wedding receiption in the munster area.

We'd love lively acoustic guitars but open to other suggestions. We don't want to pay more than €400ish

or do you think background music in the form of an ipod would be just as good?

Thanks!

Debating the same myself. Am thinking just ipod. There's enough to pay for. Am just doing ipod btw for after dinner also, no band.

Moonbeam

I think a good pianist or a harp sounds lovely in the background but we didn't end up having music at the reception at all.

clint_silver

do you mean for when guests get to a hotel and pre meal?

going rate is 150-200 per man for that kind of thing so 400e is sort of on the limit of what youre going to get for a 2-3 piece.

Did you check the hotels providor list to see if anyone was local?

ipod would be fine but wheres it for? is it the bar?

tbeans

clint_silver wrote: »

do you mean for when guests get to a hotel and pre meal?

going rate is 150-200 per man for that kind of thing so 400e is sort of on the limit of what youre going to get for a 2-3 piece.

Did you check the hotels providor list to see if anyone was local?

ipod would be fine but wheres it for? is it the bar?

Thanks - yes, pre-reception drinks!

They do but nothing appealing on the list I'm afraid, it's more classical music and we're looking for something a little more modern.

Ideally it's for outside/garden reception (hopefully if the weather is good

Thanks

clint_silver

tbeans wrote: »

Thanks - yes, pre-reception drinks!

They do but nothing appealing on the list I'm afraid, it's more classical music and we're looking for something a little more modern.

Ideally it's for outside/garden reception (hopefully if the weather is good

Thanks

I know some 2-3 pieces that do that but youd be paying a hefty price to get them down from dublin. Have you a band on that evening? lots of bands do packages that offer pre-reception music. might not be what youre looking for though.

try weddingsonline to get some ideas but I normally some of those guys are weighed down with agency fees so I reckon youll be paying a lot more than 400. worth a shot though.

I'd ipod it and wouldnt worry. if it rains you havent lost anything then.

Gatica

It cost us an extra 300 for a jazz duo booked through the Band. If these were separate, it would've been a good bit more I think.

Uriel.

Luckily enough for me, as part of our deal with the hotel we got a pianist for 2 hours which is perfect!!!

bee06

We're doing an iPod as well. It's only background music while everyone's talking anyway so I don't really see the benefit in spending 300 or 400 euro for it.

AoifeCork

Try The Melodies! (2 of the very talented lads in The Pearls)... But a lot of weddings bands will offer you a jazz reception trio for a good price, as somebody stated above, so double check with whomever you have booked/are looking at booking too!

A nice piano player in the background can do just as good as a 2/3 piece though and you'd definitely get that for a good price.