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Post by papersilly on Feb 2, 2023 22:30:54 GMT
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Post by brynn on Feb 2, 2023 22:51:54 GMT
I'm the daughter and niece of musicians. So, a band over a DJ, but either way, there's always music.
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Post by maryland on Feb 2, 2023 22:56:38 GMT
It's funny, I really don't like receptions with live bands or DJs. They music is always so loud that no one can talk. So here you are with a big group of people who you'd love to talk to, but you can't hear to talk to them. Wow, I sound really old..... That's true! My dad has worn hearing aids since his 50s and he can no longer attend wedding receptions or dinner out at places that play loud music. It's hard for him because he can't hear the conversation and feels both left out and rude (because he can't hear if people are trying to talk to him and he feels bad that they think he is ignoring them). He says that loud noise bothers him in general, even though he can't hear well. He can't attend college football games either as he had a hard time at a college football game in the fall (and there wasn't a large crowd like most of our Big Ten games have).
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Post by littlemama on Feb 2, 2023 23:15:17 GMT
It's funny, I really don't like receptions with live bands or DJs. They music is always so loud that no one can talk. So here you are with a big group of people who you'd love to talk to, but you can't hear to talk to them. Wow, I sound really old..... Our niece's wedding was in a venue that was too small for the DJs level of sound. Once he started, you could not talk to the person right next to you without screaming. And this was on the far side of the room from where the DJ was. I dont mind a DJ, but they need to make the volume reasonable. It can be loud near the dance floor, but shouldnt deafen the whole room.
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Post by leeny on Feb 2, 2023 23:39:51 GMT
My daughter chose a father/son duo who played live music (guitars). It wasn't overpowering on volume and the duo worked with our dd and dsil regarding their choice of songs. The duo could play almost anything so they had music for all generations of the guests.
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Post by disneypal on Feb 2, 2023 23:45:21 GMT
I love live music but at weddings, I prefer a DJ. I think, in general, they have a larger variety of music, plus you can have the DJ control the volume, whereas that is hard to do with a live band.
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Post by Lurkingpea on Feb 3, 2023 0:32:45 GMT
DJ. For many reasons listed.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Feb 3, 2023 3:05:28 GMT
It's funny, I really don't like receptions with live bands or DJs. They music is always so loud that no one can talk. So here you are with a big group of people who you'd love to talk to, but you can't hear to talk to them. Wow, I sound really old..... LOL I never heard of going to a reception without bands or DJs.. isn't that what a reception is all about? (not trying to be snarky).. but I can't imagine going to a wedding reception with no music or some dancing. DH and I didn’t have a dance at all. Our wedding ceremony was in the afternoon, followed by photos and a catered church reception hall dinner around 5:00 pm. After that we cut the cake, two different groups “stole” each of us separately, carted us around to different bars for a couple hours and eventually we ended up at the same one. Neither of us are big into dancing and our wedding and reception were super small. If I had to choose thought, I would pick a DJ. I’d rather hear the music by the original artists than a marginally talented cover band which would have been all we could have afforded.
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Post by RosieKat on Feb 3, 2023 17:25:27 GMT
It's funny, I really don't like receptions with live bands or DJs. They music is always so loud that no one can talk. So here you are with a big group of people who you'd love to talk to, but you can't hear to talk to them. Wow, I sound really old..... I fully agree, and would have agreed with this when I was 20! One other common problem of cover bands is that they tend to stick to a certain genre, and weddings tend to have people of all ages and interests. An 80s cover band won't be able to play grandma and grandpa's favorite song, for example, while a DJ usually can (particularly if requested ahead of time). I like bands fine for a dance or party where it's a particular social grouping that can be reasonably assumed to share common general musical interests, but not for a very, very mixed group.
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Post by MsChiff on Feb 4, 2023 18:13:59 GMT
I disagree that cover bands generally stick to a certain genre or can't keep the guests dancing. There are many bands that do both of these fabulously. It's all in ensuring that the musician(s) you hire for your event can deliver what you want; same for hiring a DJ. The band we hired was a top band in the city where we were married. They gave us a huge list of songs to pick from and the songs spanned many decades. They also told us if there was a song or two that meant a lot to us that wasn't on their list, they'd be happy to learn it. They did a great job and the dance floor was busy all night. Just as there are great bands and not so great bands, there are great DJs and not so great DJs. Know who you are hiring,
I think it's also important to remember that the musician(s) is/are there to cater to the bride and groom's wishes and if the bride and groom want music from only one genre, that's what the musician(s) should deliver. I went to a wonderful wedding last year where the DJ played exactly 3 slow songs as the bride and groom requested--one for the bride/father dance, one for the mother/son dance and one for the anniversary (number of years married) dance. All the rest were fast songs, many from the last decade or two, and the vast majority of people had a blast dancing even if the music was too loud (thankfully, there were other rooms at the venue where people would socialize).
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Post by smasonnc on Feb 5, 2023 0:39:51 GMT
DJ because who doesn't love to see Grandmas in formal wear doing the Macarena? 🤣🤣🤣
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Post by pajamamama on Feb 5, 2023 5:53:14 GMT
I say DJ too. Although, 100 years ago, when I was married my folks had a classy little 4 piece band doing classics from the 1940's and up during dinner. Then the DJ came in and the party got hot. The band were all close friends of my Dads and that was their gift. They were really good after playing together 20 years!
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Post by rickmer on Feb 5, 2023 14:07:28 GMT
totally a DJ - the songs people love as they were meant to be heard!! i was mad a couple of years ago when i found out our christmas party was having a live band (no, it rhonda's wedding band - i heard they were good). the nice part was between sets, someone's nephew was a DJ and played tunes.
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Post by freecharlie on Feb 5, 2023 15:24:02 GMT
DJ, a wider variety of music
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Post by grammadee on Feb 5, 2023 16:17:02 GMT
Whether a band or a DJ it depends on how in tune they are with the crowd. I have seen both options work wonderfully well and both of them flop.
The only reason I may prefer a band is that they take breaks, and I find the constant background sound of a DJ's music hampers conversation between people who don't see each other very often except at events like this.
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