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Dan Rosen, Managing Director of The Function Band – a leading global Showband, DJ Live & Events company, shares his top tips on putting together the perfect wedding event.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Venue<\/h4>\n
We are so lucky in the UK to be blessed with so many incredible venues. When we are looking for a venue for our clients, entertainment is always at the forefront of our minds, so we are interested in a few key factors.<\/p>\n
There are so many venues that don’t have any sound limitations, so if possible, it is important to choose a venue where this is not going to be an issue.<\/p>\n
The size of the ballroom is really important. You don’t want a venue where the room is so big it feels empty, or where it can feel too cramped, but you also want to try to keep everything in one room, if possible, ie. the bar, photobooth etc. As soon as you open up another area or the bar is elsewhere, you will inevitably lose guests out of the main room, so you want to try and avoid this being the case.<\/p>\n
We love working at all different types of venues, big or small, city or country, modern or traditional, but, being based in London, we really do love all of the Central London hotels, which tick so many boxes, and are just perfect for society weddings. Our particular highlights would be Rosewood, Claridge’s, The Savoy, The Landmark, The Dorchester & The Churchill. All very different, but beautiful venues, where space is no problem, and where the service and food are immaculate.<\/p>\n
We have exclusive packages with most top West End hotels, so it is always worth speaking with us before contacting any venues directly. Outside of London, our favourites would include Aynhoe Park, Cliveden House, and Hedsor House, but there are many more too!<\/p>\n
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Entertainment<\/h4>\n
We are of course biased on this subject, but for us, the most important thing is the entertainment. You could have your wedding in your lounge, with microwave food, but if you get the entertainment right, it is the only thing people will remember. It is where the special memories are made, and where the best photos and videos will come from too.<\/p>\n
One of the things that make The Function Band special, is how much live music you get from us. Every wedding has entertainment after the wedding breakfast, but the bits that make us so unique are the live music as guests enter the room for the first time when all the singers are up on podiums, and it is a real WOW factor, and also our live interactive acoustic sets during dinner are our favourite thing in the world to do, the atmosphere is just so electric during these moments as nobody has seen anything like it before! The smallest band we provide is a 6 piece, and we go all the way up to a 20 piece, so we can fit into pretty much any venue and a wide range of budgets.<\/p>\n