Wedding Reception music
Every girl deserves a dream wedding!
Your wedding reception is the very first party that you attend as a married couple and it ought to be very special and unique. Big Sand is an experienced steel drum band for hire and provides quality live music to help you celebrate the dream wedding. Rich Caribbean rhythms from the steel drums flow with effervescence as guests enjoy Champagne at your wedding reception. This puts a smile on all faces as a prerequisite for perfect photography.
With over 10 years experience of performing at all the top wedding venues, the choice of steel band is simple. Here are some of the wedding venues where clients hire this steel band and can give testament to Big Sand's quality music during various Champagne receptions.
Woburn Abbey
The Belfry
Maiden's Barn
Tythe Barn
Cooling Castle
Farnham Castle
Athenaeum Club
Newlands Hall
Dumbleton Hall
Frensham Heights
Cowley Manor
Stockbrook Manor
Ponsbourne Park
Braxted Park
Crondon Park
Loseley Park
Buxted Park
Hartham Park
As your guests arrive from the ceremony, they will hear the magical sounds of a real Caribbean steel band creating the perfect ambience for your Champagne reception. You will feel enlightened as you look at the jubilant response from all your guests as they appreciate your choice of wedding reception music. The sound will be pitched at just the right level by 3 fabulous musicians who will be well presented to complement the look and feel of the occasion.
To book the steel band for your wedding reception, you can send an email with details of where the reception will be held and include the date and time. The summer wedding season starts very early and the key dates get filled very quickly. As a result, many couples have their wedding reception during the week just to secure a particular venue. Big Sand can be hired as wedding entertainment on any day. You will receive a prompt response with a quotation for the 3 piece steel band unless you specify that you prefer to have 5 players. You will also receive further instructions on how to complete the booking for your wedding reception.
You may also use the simple enquiry form which is designed to help you include the most relevant information. The booking procedure for wedding receptions is very concise and has worked successfully because of its simplicity. You can hire the services of the steel drum band up to 12 months in advance. Once the booking is made, Big Sand will attend and ensure that you receive a professional service. Big Sand has excellent credentials and tremendous experience as a steel drum band and will assist you in making the dream wedding a huge success.
Other Wedding Services include post wedding parties and wedding anniversaries. The steel drum band is often invited back to perform for next day brunch, this is usually just for a few hours and Big Sand offers a special rate for clients that hire the band for both services. In addition, many couples get married in exotic locations and hire the steel band to recreate the magical Caribbean atmosphere. These wedding parties are much more vibrant and the 5 piece steel band is a popular choice for this type of wedding reception music. In each situation, the band takes great care to ensure that the music is fit for the purpose and this is one of the main reasons why wedding planners rely on Big Sand's experience in this sector.
For clients who are planning a more lavish wedding reception on a grandiose scale, the steel band is happy to work with your stylist and planners to enhance your wedding theme. If you are a celebrity or VIP, there are a number of visually stunning options which can take your wedding reception onto another level. Creativity, is an art and always speaks volumes about a person's attention to detail. With the right budget, a Caribbean steel band can be transformed into an amazing musical attraction within the parameters of your theme. This takes the concept of wedding reception music beyond the predictable and into a stratosphere where other brides can only dream. Should you wish to consider these options for your wedding reception, you will need to submit a full brief as part of your enquiry. You can also arrange for your wedding planner to contact us directly.
The wedding entertainment sector is highly competitive for weddings in London and only the finest steel bands are hired by the top venues to provide wedding reception music. Big Sand has become very popular by initially performing wedding reception music in London and developing a substantial client base. The steel band was then invited to perform at weddings in Oxfordshire, Surrey, Kent, Essex and many wedding venues across the UK. Now the band has excellent relations with some of the top wedding venues that hire Big Sand to provide wedding reception music for their clients. The wedding images below are from recent wedding receptions. You can also view the band's private gallery on the Flickr website.
"Better than any steel band we heard in the Caribbean." J. Page from Northampton.
Oxfordshire is Big Sand's second home for entertainment. The steel band has also provided wedding reception music at many of the best wedding venues around the Oxfordshire countryside and knows it very well. These wedding venues include: Blenheim Palace, Eynsham Hall, The Springs Hotel, Le Manoir and Lains Barn.
You can also see the steel band in Vogue's bridal address book as one of the featured wedding music bands in London. The main hallmark of Big Sand is that each piece of music is performed with distinct clarity and definition by some of the top steel drum players from the Caribbean. Please have a look at the comments from other clients that hire the steel band and the remarks from Carl Fleischer, whose wedding was at the prestigious Hartham Park.
Selecting the right wedding reception music always requires excellent preparation as there is a plethora of wedding bands and wedding entertainment to choose from. Having a steel band as wedding reception music has become increasingly popular and Big Sand has provided entertainment at receptions for many different clients seeking a change from tradition. This change has been more evident for weddings in London where the band has developed relations with many wedding planners and wedding venues. What is guaranteed with this steel drum band is experience gained from performing at some of the most prestigious wedding receptions and knowing what music works best for a particular audience. At many receptions, the guests are simply delighted by the amazing quality of the live steel band sound. They congregate around the band and enjoy the wedding reception as Champagne flows. This type of wedding entertainment has a very wide appeal, the band covers over 40 wedding receptions each year and the clients are from a rich cultural mix. This means that your guests are likely to appreciate and agree with your choice of music for the wedding reception.
Big Sand understands the huge effort and planning which goes into preparing a wedding reception and provides a simple service with 3 steel drum musicians for most weddings. The aim is always to provide quality entertainment with character, definition and clarity. The space required is minimal and there are no electrics or PA to worry about, which means that the steel band can be staged in the best location for great presentation. Some clients hire the full 5 piece band for their wedding reception music. The idea being to have a more vibrant party sound. Again, the choice of a steel band has proven to be an excellent alternative to more traditional music for wedding receptions.
You can also hire the steel band for wedding receptions at indoor venues throughout the year. Big Sand's experience means that the music will be pitched at the right level to create the perfect ambience. Many older venues have fantastic acoustics which complements the steel band sound. This was evident in a recent recording by a professional video crew from Wedding Films TV. They filmed the band for a wedding at Rhinefield House, which is a 19th century building and the acoustics were superb for the steel drum band.