{"id":177534,"date":"2017-12-20T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T13:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/?p=177534"},"modified":"2023-03-17T10:13:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T10:13:49","slug":"8-things-go-wrong-wedding-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/8-things-go-wrong-wedding-band\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Things That Could Go\u00a0Wrong With Your Wedding Band"},"content":{"rendered":"

Booking a band the right way with Bands for Hire<\/h2>\n

Planning the perfect\u00a0day is strenuous enough, so when it comes to the entertainment, it’s\u00a0best to have as many bases covered as you can. Because if everyone\u00a0can let their hair down for a moment and\u00a0enjoy the music, the other\u00a0stresses will, at least temporarily, melt away. You may think there’s\u00a0not much that can go wrong when booking a band, but just to be on the\u00a0safe side, here’s a few things that\u00a0could go awry, and what you can\u00a0do to make them right.<\/p>\n

Booking Too Far In\u00a0Advance<\/h3>\n

This may seem like the\u00a0organised thing to do, but in reality it’s a false economy. Although\u00a0you’d think you’d be more likely to have your first choice, you’ll\u00a0find that some bands won’t even take bookings\u00a0for weddings more than\u00a018 months away. This is because they won’t be sure of their rates or\u00a0commitments in the future \u2013 anything could happen in the fast\u00a0moving world of entertainment, so it’s just not\u00a0viable for a band to\u00a0close off their options that far ahead. To make such an early booking\u00a0worthwhile, you’ll likely be charged a premium, so to spare some\u00a0expense, it’ll pay to sit tight until nearer your\u00a0wedding day.<\/p>\n

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Booking Too Close to\u00a0the Date<\/h3>\n

If you’ve got the guts\u00a0for it,\u00a0hiring your live wedding music<\/a>\u00a0at the last minute may\u00a0afford you some better deals, but will also incur a great deal of\u00a0additional stress. You’d be hard pressed to find a\u00a0band that ticks\u00a0every one of your boxes if you manage to find one at all, and for\u00a0something as personal as your wedding, it’s not a nice feeling having\u00a0to settle for anything less than perfect. The optimum\u00a0period within\u00a0which to book your wedding band is from about 12 to 18 months before\u00a0the big day, ahead enough of schedule to secure yourself the band you\u00a0want and close enough to get a realistic\u00a0quote.<\/p>\n

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