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SGNick
10-08-2009, 08:04 PM
A friend of mine is getting married in July, and his exact words were "If I'm gonna blow 1000 bucks to have a DJ sit there playing his little disc things, I might as well get something entertaining!"

I take it that's a good thing as far as we're concerned, as he now wants us to play at the reception! The problem is, neither of us knows how much wedding bands get paid! haha!

Now, let's assume the PA is paid for, how much would a wedding band get paid to play for about 2 hours? Assuming we'd be playing our standard setlist (easy stuff to dance to) as well as adding some "wedding songs" to the mix, probably a few of the brides favorites.

Mind you, imagine I don't know this guy, he's just a guy who hired a band, what would a ~standard rate be for a band to play? (since he is a friend, I assume we'll cut him a break and call it a wedding gift! hahaha!)

We were joking about it just today, he said "no no no, you have to paly the WEDDING! I'm expecting a Jimi Hendrix style wedding march"
Bobby D
10-08-2009, 08:08 PM
we charge between 300-500 per man for a wedding. if it's a friend, that makes a bit of difference. but weddings and corporate gigs are usually 300 per man minimum, usually 400, and sometimes 500 depending on the hours and gig location!
dougb415
10-08-2009, 09:08 PM
The least we charged was $1300, the most was something like $10,000 with everything figured in.
saucyjack
10-08-2009, 09:15 PM
we charge between 300-500 per man for a wedding. if it's a friend, that makes a bit of difference. but weddings and corporate gigs are usually 300 per man minimum, usually 400, and sometimes 500 depending on the hours and gig location!

Those are pretty accurate numbers...Really gonna depend on how good a friend he is.
I would also take into account the overall "vibe" of the wedding...if it's real laid back throw down and everybody just wants to have good time,I would probably float more of a deal...If it's a Bridezilla/more traditional affair(having to learn specific songs/dances,etc)then I would def charge more for the pain in the ass factor.
dk123123dk
10-08-2009, 09:18 PM
Yeah weddings can be a pain. The bigger the pain in the ass, the more you charge.

dk
Trandy
10-08-2009, 09:26 PM
Yeah weddings can be a pain. The bigger the pain in the ass, the more you charge.

dk

Especially when they start screaming for "The Macarena"...."The Electric Slide"...or "The Chicken Dance".

I have done shameful things for the almighty dollar....

:facepalm