We just booked our entertainment a week ago and you have NO idea how relieved we feel! As many brides probably do, we went back and forth on what kind of entertainment we'd have at the wedding. Would we hire live music or a DJ? If a band, would we hire 22 or 5 pieces? We valued the atmosphere that classically trained musicians would provide but wanted to dance to today's most popular songs in their original, DJ-spun versions. After much deliberation, we decided to have the best of both worlds!
We picked Gretchen Richie's Jazz Cabaret, whose piano player is doing our ceremony, to perform jazz, classical and swing music during cocktail hour and dinner (about three hours). What I love about this is that they will play live versions of our first dance song (La Vie en Rose by Louis Armstrong), daddy-daughter dance (My Girl by the Temptations) and mother-son dance (What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong). How much better can it get?! Then we will do a smooth transition to our deejay, which will take over for the remainder of the time and spin all of the hits we love to dance to.
We really had our heart set on a true big band to fit in with our vintage theme, but after many discussions with big bands, which either did not want to play over Easter weekend or were out of our budget (not to mention the fact that their breaking down mid-reception from a 500-square-foot stage would be a logistical nightmare), we decided our talented jazz cabaret would do the trick. The vocalist and pianist will also be playing at our rehearsal dinner.
With five pieces, including a saxophone and drums to create that swingy sound, the band will be centrally placed as guests move through Sotterley's Colonial Revival gardens, the manor house's back portico, and the outdoor terrace overlooking the Patuxent River.
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