Wedding Reception Music
Steel drum band for wedding music
Steel bands are becoming more popular for wedding reception music and this service is designed to inspire your guests as they arrive for a champagne reception. The unique sound of steel drums will create a wonderful uplifting feeling and put a smile on all faces as a prerequisite for perfect photography. The band is available for weddings in London, Hertfordshire, Essex and all other counties; Big Sand is well known in the wedding industry and has an impeccable record.
With over 10 years experience of wedding events, Big Sand has become one of the busiest steel drum bands for weddings. If you are thinking of treating your son, daughter or best friend to some steel band music at their wedding, you can hire this steel band with full confidence. The quality of music is an excellent alternative to a classical or Jazz quartet for your champagne reception. The acoustic ensemble with 3 players is a popular choice. This option has worked successfully as wedding reception music because of the band's refinement of the sound and playlist to create the most inspiring ambience. A wedding venues footprint is featured below and this shows the extent of the band's experience in the wedding sector.
- Woburn Abbey
- Coq d'Argent
- The Belfry
- Lains Barn
- Maiden's Barn
- Tythe Barn
- Cherwell Boathouse
- Belvoir Castle
- Clearwell Castle
- Cooling Castle
- Farnham Castle
- Knepp Castle
- Athenaeum Club
- The Garrick Club
- The Elvetham
- Queens Eyot
- Great Fosters
- Chelsea Physic Garden
- The Roof Gardens
- Chewton Glen
- Antsey Hall
- Brocket Hall
- Down Hall
- Dumbleton Hall
- Gibson Hall
- Longstowe Hall
- Newland Hall
- Orsett Hall
- Frensham Heights
- The Hempel
- Barnett Hill
- Millennium Hotel (Mayfair)
- Cannizaro House
- Home House
- Ickworth House
- Knebworth House
- Rhinefield House
- Le Manoir
- Celtic Manor
- Cowley Manor
- Stockbrook Manor
- Nonsuch Mansion
- Ponsbourne Park
- Syon Park
- Braxted Park
- Crondon Park
- Loseley Park
- Buxted Park
- Hartham Park
- Hunton Park
- Northbrook Park
- Orwell Park
- Painshill Park
- Pennyhill Park
- Blenheim Palace
- Penshurst Place
- Pinewood Studio
- Sheraton Skyline
- Middle Temple
Music for weddings
As your guests arrive from the ceremony, they will hear the inspiring and uplifting sounds of a real Caribbean steel band creating the perfect ambience to start your wedding celebrations. You will feel enlightened as you look at the jubilant response from all your friends, family, photographers and waiters with sparkling champagne for your guests. The acoustic sound will be pitched at just the right level by 3 fabulous musicians who will be well presented to complement the look and feel of the occasion.
The steel band will perform a suitable mix of well known melodies with calypso rhythms, plus traditional Caribbean songs that will make you feel like you are already on honeymoon. If the reception is at an indoor venue, the 3 players will not require too much space and the acoustic sound will work wonderfully. For this reason the steel band is also hired as wedding reception music during the colder months of the year, simply to create the same uplifting and inspiring atmosphere. Grey skies change to blue when the steel band starts to play!
Wedding music, Oxfordshire. Big Sand's second home for entertainment is in the Oxfordshire county. The steel band has also provided wedding reception music at many of the best wedding venues around the Oxfordshire countryside and knows it very well. These wedding venues include: Blenheim Palace, Eynsham Hall, The Springs Hotel, Le Manoir and Lains Barn.
Wedding music, Essex. This year the steel band has covered many weddings in the Essex county at venues such as The Fennes, Five Lakes Hotel, De Rougemont Manor, Le Talbooth, Layer Marney Tower and Newland Hall.
For Weddings in London there is a seperate page with lots of details. Please share the information or links with anyone who is helping to plan your wedding. For Wedding inspiration, wedding planning ideas and trendy themes, you can have a look at our pin board.
Other Wedding Services include post wedding parties and wedding anniversaries. The steel drum band is often invited back to perform for next day brunch, this is usually just for a few hours and Big Sand offers a special rate for clients that hire the band for both services. In addition, many couples get married in exotic locations and hire the steel band to recreate the magical Caribbean atmosphere. These wedding parties are much more vibrant and the 5 piece steel band is a popular choice for this type of wedding reception music. In each situation, the band takes great care to ensure that the music is fit for the purpose and this is one of the main reasons why wedding planners rely on Big Sand's experience in this sector.
Wedding Music, Hertfordshire. This steel band is also very popular in Hertfordshire as the band is based in Watford. Big Sand has provided wedding reception music at wedding venues such as Hunton Park, Brocket Hall, Fanhams Hall Hotel, Knebworth House, The Priory in Little Wymondley, The Priory Hitchin and The Noke Thistle, St Albans. If you live in Hertfordshire and are searching on Google for local services, Big Sand is within half an hour of your venue.
Other local areas include Stanmore, Radlett, Borehamwood, Watford, Northwood, Moor Park, Ruislip, Amersham, Gerrards Cross and Great Missenden. Find more information on a seperate page about Weddings in Hertfordshire and see more images.
Big Sand also understands the huge effort and planning which goes into preparing a wedding reception and provides a simple service. The aim is always to provide entertainment with character. The space required is minimal and there are no electrics or PA to worry about, which means that the steel band can be staged in the best location for great presentation. Some clients hire the full 5 piece steel band for their wedding reception music. The idea being to have a more vibrant party sound. Again, the choice of a steel band has proven to be an excellent alternative to more traditional wedding music.
As mentioned, you can also hire the steel band for wedding receptions at indoor venues throughout the year. The music will be pitched at the right level to create the perfect ambience. Many older venues have fantastic acoustics which complements the steel band sound. This was evident in a recent recording by a professional video crew from Wedding Films TV. They filmed the band for a wedding at Rhinefield House, which is a 19th century building and the acoustics were superb for the steel drum band.
#Toptip If you need a checklist for hiring a wedding venue, we have released a special blog post on that subject.
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