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Danacm80 Posted: Nov 21, 2005 08:53 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 08:53 PM

Cocktail Hour Music

What are you doing for cocktail hour music? are you having any? I definitely want something.. but I'm torn between just the Dj doing surround sound background music, getting a single musician or going all out & getting a calypso or jazz band (3 piece). I'm not sure if people even notice cocktail hour music or not...and if it is worth the extra money. What do you think?

Also my cocktail hour room is split inside and outside... so where these people would be is also in question.. and unk if people inside would hear outside and vice versa.

MattsBride Posted: Nov 21, 2005 08:58 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 08:58 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

We are having a band for our reception, so 2 pieces will be playing during the coctail hour (we picked the guitar and sax I think).

I'm not sure what to do about it being inside and out though.

DCSAAB06 Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:01 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:01 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

Dj is providing it....free of charge!

Some background music.

hocus Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:03 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:03 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

I think having the DJ is a fairly economical option.

I had live ceremony music, but couldn't afford to have them stay for the cocktail hour as well.

wendy1220 Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:08 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:08 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

I'm still undecided. My DJ will provide music at no additional charge but there is a beautiful piano in the area where the cocktailhour will be and I'd like to have a piano player but not sure about spending another few hundred on it.

I have the same question...do people notice or pay attention to it?

CKJ906 Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:15 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:15 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

My hall has a piano in the CT hour room so we are having someone play that for the hour

JCam695 Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:43 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:43 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

our cocktail hour/dinner is actually 2.5 hrs so we are having a three piece jazz band for that whole time.

MayBride06 Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:47 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 09:47 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

steel drum player

soop2000 Posted: Nov 21, 2005 10:07 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 10:07 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

We're having our reception at The Carltun as well and were having a hard time deciding what to do also. Our band ended up including a piano player for the CH, so we decided to go with that and use the extra $ towards something else.

Mrs.Z Posted: Nov 21, 2005 10:08 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 10:08 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

We had a singer he was Fantastic.

Goldi1021 Posted: Nov 21, 2005 10:19 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 10:19 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

We are having a keyboardist, someone who plays sax and flute, AND a violinist. So basically it is 4 pieces - 3 people for the cocktail hour. They are part of the band - 10 pieces in total.

lisad117 Posted: Nov 21, 2005 10:21 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 10:21 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

We were all gung ho on a calypso band because our cocktail hour will be both inside and out also but then decided to spend the $ on a live singer for the dinner hour instead since I think it would be too loud to have the band inside if it rained. So now we are going to have the DJ do the surround music instead.

Danacm80 Posted: Nov 21, 2005 10:36 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 10:36 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

Thanks girls! I was also thinking that the calypso band could be too loud if it is set up inside too if it rains. And that option has also come up.. to have a singer for dinner instead of the band at the cocktail hour. I don't know why i am so confused about this. I haven't even decided on the DJ yet.. we are still in our search. The only thing I do know is that I want percussion added to the reception!

October Bliss Posted: Nov 21, 2005 11:41 PM+

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Posted: Nov 21, 2005 11:41 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

Our DJ will be playing classical and lite jazz as background music.

ShortBride Posted: Nov 22, 2005 08:46 AM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2005 08:46 AM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

We just had the DJ do it

nicothy Posted: Nov 22, 2005 08:49 AM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2005 08:49 AM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

We are having a piano guy play

johnsae Posted: Nov 22, 2005 09:27 AM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2005 09:27 AM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

we hired a jazz trio - piano, bass guitar and percussion

wematched Posted: Nov 22, 2005 06:46 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2005 06:46 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

The musicians that are playing our ceremony are just staying to play the CH. We got the musicians through our DJ.

tracie143 Posted: Nov 22, 2005 06:53 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2005 06:53 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

I am doing a harpist and Piano man

otherme Posted: Nov 22, 2005 06:57 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2005 06:57 PM

Re: Cocktail Hour Music

We had a piano player (part of the band we had for the reception) during the cocktail hour as our place had a grand piano there to use.
And yes, you'll notice the music.
At least i did, i remember because it was really nice to hear it even though it really is just background