EBE Entertainment
April 9th, 2007 @ 2:16 pm by Mrs. Snow Pea
Live bands at a wedding were a new thing to me. In high school, a cool DJ was the most desired part of a Sweet Sixteen, was it not?
For Mr. Snow Pea’s birthday, we went to see Harry Connick Jr. in concert. He was amazing and his band was phenomenal! We love big band music and hearing them in person, so we knew a DJ couldn’t substitute the musical quality we were looking for. We compromised many things in order to book a live band for our wedding, but we’re so glad we did.
We looked into many bands including Slippery Band (who was booked), 747Orchestra, CTO World Entertainment, Chaser, and Ariel Entertainment. All of which are incredible bands and I personally highly recommend all of them. We went with EBE because they were recommended by Slippery Band (incredibly friendly service) and were willing to work within our budget.
EBE represents a variety of bands that work within a range of budgets that depend on the type of music you want. We went with their band Miami. All the bands represented by EBE have a big song list and vocal range so that they can do just about any type of music. We were specifically looking for the Frank Sinatra type feel. But Miami also had that “Latin flava” that we knew our friends would appreciate and love. EBE also has DJs and can do a band + DJ combo. In addition, we added an extra trumpet player and male vocalist to their existing 5 piece band. It was more cost effective to “build up.”
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5 Responses to “EBE Entertainment”
I can’t imagine not having a live band… but maybe that is because my fiance and I are both instrumentalists (I play french horn, he plays bari sax) so we know how much more power comes from a live band. We basically looked at the same bands you did, and are also going with EBE. It was a hard choice for us between a CTO and an EBE band, but we wound up booking EBE Paris. We recently heard Miami at a live showcase — not our style for our black tie wedding, but definitely fun!! Your guests will have a great time dancing! Do they come up and do showcases in NY or did you have to come down to Philly? Our wedding is in Philly but I couldn’t have imagined having to travel anywhere else to look for bands (then again, we live in DC so getting to Philly is a pain enough).
we had a big band (also a frank sinatra-ish sound) and a dj and loved it! wouldn’t have had it any other way. as the party kicked into gear, the dj started spinning and the young folks had a ball, and everyone - young and old - danced to the band.
Hi, I was thinking of hiring MIAMI for my wedding, can you provide a more indepth review of them. I cant decide if my room is going to be too small for a band, the room is just akward in that its half an octagon shape. plus the wedding will be in the afternoon 1230-530
Although I went with Paris, we recently heard Miami — I think it would be great for a small room. Miami is a pretty small group, especially if you do not add on any additional band members, whereas we have a huge space, so we are actually adding on 2 pieces to the normally 10-piece band. Regardless, I don’t think Miami would be any more overpowering than a DJ with big speakers, and would bring a lot more excitement to the wedding. EBE also sends out a sound technician with each band, so they will be able to monitor the sound to ensure that it is not too overwhelming for the space. I thought Miami was great for its small size, especially if you like the Latin accent!
Mrs. Snow Pea, New York
Age and Occupation: 26, Architectural Engineer and student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Web Designer
Engagement Date: July 4, 2005
Wedding Date: August 18, 2007
About Me: I am a DIY gal. From cooking, home improvements to wedding. Mr. Snow Pea and I met in college, and since then we've been like peas and carrots! Love cooking, traveling, and fishing.
Cool, looks like you’ll have great music!
We’re trying to decide between a DJ and DIY iPod music. Despite the fact that we’re considering DIY, music IS actually quite important to us, and the reason we’re considering DIY is because we would be in complete control of the playlist! We also don’t want a cheesy DJ trying to do the MC thing. And of course we can save a ton of money if we just use an iPod playlist. I am the one who wants the DJ though - my main concern is that if we do it ourselves, one of our friends will have to be “working” at the wedding to make sure the right music is playing at the right time and I don’t want to burden anyone with that. Having a DJ would just make it easier. I am sure with the mountains of recommendations we have, we could find an affordable one who’s not cheesy!
We’re not considering a band because a) I think they’re too loud, b) there is less selection available for songs since you’re limited to the songs they know and c) my fiance plays in a band and says if anyone plays at his wedding, he wants it to be him! And I don’t want him up onstage, I want him with me, so that was an easy decision.