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Band Vs DJ

Discussion by dray10486 · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New York-Upstate

I'm beginning to look at DJs and bands in the Albany/ Saratoga region. Does anyone have advice over which is better and/or recommendations of bands or djs??
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Reply by jnic0319 · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New York-Upstate

As a musician myself, I choose DJ. The reason being, musicians need breaks...when I play a wedding I play 20 minutes on 5-10 minutes off as my instrument is string and I need to let my fingers rest. I didn't want a break every 20-30 minutes during my wedding. Also, yes you can have a bad DJ, but you can have an even worse…
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Reply by MillerPugliese · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New York-Upstate

I went back and forth but in the end, we booked a dj for similar reasons as above and cheaper, one mouth to feed, plays any song you want, less breaks...We chose DJ Pianoman and have been very satisfied thus far!
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Reply by AKatharine · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New York-Upstate

We just ditched all of our plans and are going for a 2011 wedding. With that said I think it really depends upon the couple, the setting, and the feel of the wedding. We will probably go for a band. But we are also looking into doing our reception on a boat like the JP Morgan if we did that we are going to do a band and a…
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Reply by annabear07 · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New York-Upstate

To go DJ or Band really seems like a personal taste decision. We really like a huge variety of music and have little appreciation for cover bands...just our taste. So we went with a DJ. My brother had a swing band at his wedding that was awesome. But all they played was swing music (and played it very well). It also…
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Reply by amlewis83 · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New York-Upstate

We are having a classical guitarist play our ceremony and cocktail hour. After that, we have a DJ. I like the mix of both.
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Reply by jed15 · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New York-Upstate

I really love the idea of a band at a wedding. DJs remind me of prom and every other high school dance I've ever been to.
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Reply by dray10486 · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New York-Upstate

Thank you for all your comments!! Piano Man DJs are one of the ones I'm looking at, along with the Karen Lawrence Band. I will also check out Atlas. Thanks for the feedback!!
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Reply by YouandMe912 · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New York-Upstate

We had a guitarist/singer and a saxophonist do our ceremony, the guitarist/singer did our cocktail hour, and then we had a DJ for the reception. There were no breaks at all and it was wonderful. Everyone raved about how non- traditional it all was.
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Reply by keb270 · October 2009 · Home› Local Wedding Boards› New York-Upstate

I went with a band because it really fit the feel and location of our venue. They were amazing and we didn't pay that much more than a DJ because they were new to our area. For us, it was the right decision but it really does come down to what you want! GL

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