second line band costs

lpannocchia

If you ladies don't mind...who did you have play for your second line and how much did it cost?  We've contacted a few but it seems a little absurd for only 20 minutes or so of playing...and add that on to the cost for the police, etc.  We're hoping to find a reasonably priced second line band that still sounds great...no luck yet.  Any help?

ssoileaulsu

Treme - costs $1000 for secondline and cocktailing for up to one hour total

ladean2

Try Dr. Jazz - they are b/w $500 and $600

HeyGualdoni

Smitty Dee's Brass Band cost $750 for a 4-piece brass band and grand marshall. You have to a minimum of 2 police escorts, costing $100 per escort (depending on how many guests you have, you may need more escorts. We only had 20 people and they still made us get 2 escorts).

It does seem a little pricy for 30 minutes, but it's definitly the best part of the wedding. Your guests will talk about it for weeks after the wedding!!

dreamgal8

Smitty Dee's performed a second line at my wedding. I found out a year after my wedding that my wedding guests had to pay them several hundred dollars out of pocket when they were threatening to leave before performing (bc a guest passed out in the middle of the ceremony and 911 had to be called; the band got tired of waiting). They didn't play the song that was requested to be played upon the bride and groom exiting St. Louis Cathedral. They LEFT THE BRIDE AND GROOM and proceeded down the street, leaving my husband and I to have to RUN several blocks in our wedding attire to catch up with them!!?!? Then once we caught up, they stopped dancing. They literally WALKED the rest of the way to the reception venue. ALL of their music was monotonous and not exciting. They were the part of our wedding we were most looking forward to showing out out of town guests to give them a NOLA wedding experience. They were the WORST part of our wedding! DO NOT BOOK THEM FOR ANYTHING! They were by far the worst decision I made for my wedding.