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Band Budget

Lizzie012Lizzie012 member
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in California-Northern
Does anyone have any idea how much a band should cost in the Carmel area? It doesn't have to be anything spectacular or fancy, just someone who can play covers (contemporary ones--not wedding stuff) for two hours or so. My sister and her husband told me to expect anywhere from 8k-15k (which is about 5 times what we can spend, ha) but I don't see how that can be right.Any advice? Or bands you'd recommend?
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Re: Band Budget

  • stephmwoodstephmwood
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    edited December 2011
    Our band is based out of san jose, but we are only paying 3600 for ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception, so way more than two hours. I would start looking around at local ones, but if you want more information about our band let me know, although they haven't played the wedding yet.
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  • LizAnne72184LizAnne72184 member
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    edited December 2011
    We found our band, which is out of state, and they just happened to be planning on being in NorCal for a music fesival near our wedding date, so they agreed to play for us! It's $1,000. They're really good with a couple of CDs out. I think there are lesser known bands in NorCal you can book for $800 or so. You just have to hit up the festivals and ask lots of people for recommendations and check out lots of myspace music pages. :) it's a lot of work looking for a cheap band. It's easier to just Google search "wedding bands" which takes you to a booking agency and their long list of bands, but they're usually more expensive.
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