Are you looking to book a wedding band for your evening celebrations?

You need to find an established, reliable and fun wedding band, a wedding band that has experience in engaging with all ages and personalities, a wedding band that can get everyone on the dance floor and having an excellent time!

Things to consider:

Guests.  You have sat down and gone through all your friends and family list and have either managed to narrow the guest list down a bit or decided just to have a big party and invite everyone along.  Whatever the size of your guest list there will be people there with different likes and dislikes on music, different ages, different backgrounds.  You will have people that just want to sit and watch everything that is going on, and some guests who will want to throw themselves on the dance floor the minute the band start, and other guests who want to hang out around the bar and wait to dance until “a bit later on”.  You need a band that understands the diversity of your guests.  An experienced band that is used to ensuring that all your guests are involved from the start in the evening is paramount to the success of the evening.  A disinterested band who just goes through the motions is NOT what you need.  An experienced band who is lively, engaging, interactive, fun, plays all the right music and responds to your guests is what you need.  You need Doctor Chocolate.

Music.  You may love grunge.  You may love swing.  You may love classical.  But your guests may not share that love of music.   If you are certain that your passion for a certain style of music is played then consider having part of the afternoon/evening dedicated to that genre but then swap over to a party band who will appeal to everyone of your guests and get them involved in the evening too and having a great time.  Unless all your guests have the same taste of music as you then you could end up with some making their excuses and leaving the venue early. The way to avoid this is to have a party band that knows and understands the evening format and how to engage with your guests and involve them all in the evening – someting in the sets for everyone – and ensuring that your guests stay for the duration and shout for more!  You need an experienced party and wedding band like Doctor Chocolate.

Venue. The size and type of venue you have is important if you are considering live music.  Many have installed sound limiters which will limit the volume that the live band/dj can perform.  On occasions the limiter is set to a ridiculously low level which means anything more than a string quartet will set off the limiter.  Others are set to a reasonable level but you may think that only a small band can perform there.  That isn’t always the case.  Doctor Chocolate are a 9 piece wedding and party band and we have played a large number of venues with sound limiters and small spaces.  We have an excellent sound engineer who ensures we stay under the limit so we are often quieter than a 4 piece rock band as a result!  Experienced and knowledgeable about our craft ensures Doctor Chocolate can cope without fuss.

Dance floor.  Always ensure that there is enough space for your guests to dance and leave enough room for the band monitors so your guests don’t trip over.  Also make sure that the dance floor is even and also free from drinks.  Doctor Chocolate have played in many marquees where the floors are made  up of hessian – which isn’t great for ladies heels when dancing unless they swap them for flip flops!  It’s also a good idea to ask your guests to keep all drinks off the dance floor as this can make surfaces slippery but dangerous if drinks are served in glasses.  Doctor Chocolate are an experienced wedding band and will always stay in contact with the marquee hire company to ensure that space is left between the stage monitors and the dance floor.

  Doctor Chocolate spend hours sorting and compiling a set list.  This experienced wedding band know what music works, where and when.  Sometimes couples ask if they can choose the entire set list and format of songs but this isn’t a good idea – and we know some bands offer this.  The reason it’s not a great idea is that you are only choosing the songs that you like, or you think your guests will like and the band you are booking are so desperate for the booking they will let you do this.  But an experienced wedding band knows this isn’t the best way to plan for the evening celebrations as the songs chosen could be under rehearsed, badly performed and not appeal to all your guests attending.  You are investing in a wedding band that know their craft, know their music, know their instruments, know their fellow musicians, know what songs work and where in the evening it’s best to play those songs.  So use your investment – use the knowledge and experience that your wedding band has and trust them to make the right decision on the evening and you will have an incredible time.  Doctor Chocolate know you are investing in them to provide you with the best evening’s entertainment and have the musicianship, experience and knowledge to ensure that the music played in the evening will be the best of the past 5 decades.