Summer Weddings – More Fun For You And The Band

June 2, 2011 - PRLog -- Martha Reeves would have us believe that “Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the street” but according to Steve Dolder, owner of specialist wedding music booking website I Do Music co.uk dancing in the marquee is way more fun.

Steve Dolder says:

“Summer weddings are a blast for the couple, their guests and even the band. A marquee on the lawn of a hotel, stately home or specialist wedding venue allows guests to take a breath of air, sit on the grass or go for a wander. But most important, a marquee allows you flexibility and the capability to create exactly the sort of space you want for entertaining your guests and for dancing.

“In a marquee, stage sizes can vary to meet the needs of the band, whereas in an indoor venue you are usually stuck with the facilities provided in the room you have booked. Bands and wedding acts love a marquee because it allows them to produce a nicer, more controlled sound to the sound absorbing properties of the materials used to construct the marquee. An outdoor summertime event also suggests its own play list to add to your favourites. You could try a California theme featuring numbers from the many famous American west coast bands, or maybe open things up with a Salsa band? An Ibiza theme allows you to play almost any dance hit that has had the island rocking for twenty years or more, so there will be a favourite summed dance tune for everybody.

“String quartets and acoustic acts love playing outdoors and there is something undeniably romantic about the sound of strings wafting on a summer breeze. This is a great way to entertain in the afternoon and to greet your guests when they arrive for the evening event. Another nice touch is to book a roaming saxophone player to mingle with your guests as they arrive. Get your guests involved by booking a Bandaoke or Rockaoke act. This is similar to Karaoke except the songs are performed by a live band rather than an MP3 meaning your guests get to perform on stage with a real band backing them.

If you really want to push the boat out, you could go for a summer festival theme with four bands, a sax player and a DJ to produce a line up of songs that will create your own mini Glastonbury. If your budget will not stretch to four bands, book a single band with a good play list and a DJ to accompany them, that way you get live action from the band and the opportunity to pick your play list from the hundreds of songs in the DJ’s play list.

Summer weddings outdoors are just the most fun you can have with your clothes on and while you and your guests enjoy the party of a lifetime, you can rest assured that the wedding acts you book will be having a ball too. And a happy band is one of the secrets of great music and therefore, great events.

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Steve S. Dolder is the founder of specialist ‘wedding music only’ website which is designed to make booking specialist wedding bands and acts an easy experience. I Do Music is the product of two years work and backed by over two decades of experience in providing groups, bands and soloists for weddings throughout the UK. Steve S. Dolder has performed in chart selling bands before forming one of the UK’s most successful wedding bands, Hip Operation, which has played at the weddings for TV and movie stars, premiership footballers and Royalty. Steve made the move to band management some twenty years ago