I always wanted to have a band at our wedding (and a DJ for the band’s breaks). When we first got engaged, our favorite band agreed to play at the wedding for only $700 and one of our good friends offered to DJ between breaks. It seemed too good to be true. Well, a little over a year later the band decided to move to Oklahoma (we are in FL)…:(. They told us they couldn’t come back because the cost of flights is just too much. I completely understood, but freaked out about the fact that we only have 3 months to find a replacement and started my search for a new band.
Wedding bands in our area charge between $2,500 and 3,000. Since we are already late in the game, we hadn’t budgeting that much, but we decided we really wanted one. We found one we like (Matt Winter Band), and they are available on our date. We listened to them on YouTube and they were pretty decent. They charge $2,600. We got the contract last night, and I found myself questioning whether we should book them. We really want a band, but we hadn’t planned on paying 2,600. If we hire them and they aren’t as good as we are expecting, it will end up being a huge waste of money. I looked at their song list and it doesn’t have any Top 40 songs on it.
I just don’t want to get swept up in the “desperation to fix the issue” and regret the choice. So now I am wondering, do I give up the band I know is available (with time running out) and keep looking? Or do I book this band?
Share your brilliance with me, please. 