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Lynnie
WeddingWire Admin October 2016 North Carolina

Green or Red Light: Wedding Band?

Lynnie, on March 9, 2020 at 09:05 Posted in Wedding reception 0 27

Live bands can have a big impact on your reception, but they also mean big bucks!! 💰 Have you already decided on a DJ, or are you entertaining thoughts of a live band?

Does a live band get your green light? 🎷


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27 Comments

Latest activity by Julia, on September 14, 2020 at 09:16
  • Julia
    Curious August 2020 Ontario
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    DJ all the way!
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  • Stephanie
    Master July 2018 Alberta
    Stephanie ·
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    Red light. We just went with a playlist and it worked great for our crowd!
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  • Stephanie
    Frequent user July 2021 Ontario
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    DJ all the way, not sure a band would even fit in the venue
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  • Casey
    Master October 2019 Ontario
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    Red light. We went with a DJ. My Husband plays in a band, and he knows how difficult it is to keep the crowd going, you have to have the right band to play at a wedding.

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  • Chelsea
    Super June 2020 Alberta
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    Red light! DJ all the way for us

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  • BunnyBride
    Super August 2334 Nova Scotia
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    Red light!
    We are doing an alternate option for entertainment. They'll still be music in the background, but we will have a playlist running. No sense in sinking the money into a DJ when a dance is not the evening entertainment.

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  • Marissa
    Frequent user October 2021 Alberta
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    Red Light to both live band and dj. We're just going to plug my phone into the sound system, through the playlist on shuffle, and hope for the best!
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  • S
    Expert September 2020 Quebec
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    Red light, only because I don't have the extra money;. But if I could I would.

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  • Ashley
    VIP August 2020 Ontario
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    Red light rather have a DJ!!

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  • Steph
    Expert June 2022 Ontario
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    Red light. We love our DJ and we're so excited to have him doing our entire day if music
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  • Vinod
    Top August 2017 Ontario
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    Red light due to the higher cost and went with a DJ instead.
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  • Stefanie
    Devoted August 2020 Saskatchewan
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    Red light. We are having a DJ instead. Live bands are great but they also need to have a break every once in a while which is understandable. But when it comes to the dance, I don't want everyones time to be interrupted by it.

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    Devoted July 2023 British Columbia
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    Red light, we booked a DJ.

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  • Michelle
    Expert October 2021 Nova Scotia
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    Red light - We're doing a spotify playlist to save some coin

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  • Rayanne
    Master June 2022 Ontario
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    Red light. We will have a DJ.
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  • A
    Super September 2020 Ontario
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    Red. We figured a DJ would have more variety.

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  • Caitlyn
    Super January 2020 Ontario
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    Red light- they're more expensive than a DJ and can offer less variety in genres of music

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  • Laura
    Devoted June 2022 Ontario
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    Green light! We're having a cool art gallery wedding - which means jazz band!

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  • Geneviève
    VIP September 2020 Ontario
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    Red light - we’re skipping dancing
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  • Veronica
    Super October 2021 Alberta
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    Red Light - DJ Spotify over here as well!

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  • Natasha
    Devoted May 2021 Ontario
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    Redlight - DJ SPotify
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  • Megan
    Frequent user April 2021 Ontario
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    Green light for us. We wanted to create an Irish pub party atmosphere, so we booked Screeched Inn for cocktail hours. Then we'll transition to a spotify playlist.

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  • Desiree
    Frequent user August 2021 Ontario
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    Red light! DJ for us
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  • Amelia
    Master October 2020 New Brunswick
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    Red light. We aren't having a DJ or live music, just a playlist.
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  • Tori
    Top October 2019 Manitoba
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    Red light - far too expensive to get a live band as well as they resort to a playlist when on break anyway.

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  • Kelsie
    Master July 2021 Ontario
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    Red light - DJ for us!

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  • Samantha
    Super June 2021 Ontario
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    Red light. As much I would've loved the atmosphere that a live band can create, it just wasn't in the budget.

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