Stanlake Park wedding supplier Berkshire Hard to Handle wedding band entertainment + DJ
Regardless of whether you are a bride and groom or a Berkshire wedding supplier, award-winning Berkshire wedding venue Stanlake Park ticks all the boxes both – set in leafy Berkshire in the grounds of a vineyard, it’s a lovely single-room converted barn building with superb acoustics, perfect for small to midsized wedding receptions. You have a large bar, dancefloor / evening reception area and wedding breakfast setting all housed within the barn. The main advantage of this is that staff don’t need to disturb your guests converting the room and turning it around after your wedding breakfast has finished. They don’t need to make it ready for the evening reception as everything is in situ, meaning that your evening will flow really well. And if any of your evening guests arrive early, there’s always the on-site winery to entertain them!
An amazing venue AND an on-site winery? Your guests will certainly think that you have thought of everything! Well, almost…the only thing left is to hire an amazing live band and DJ to ensure your guests have a truly memorable night on the dance floor. And that’s where HARD TO HANDLE BAND come in. Each year, literally hundreds of brides and grooms trust Hard to Handle as their Berkshire wedding supplier for live entertainment. Wedding couple who hire us to perform at Stanlake Park love our mix of music and onstage energy and they always recommend us. Why? Because we take care of absolutely everything!
Why on earth would I want to hire HARD TO HANDLE BAND as my Stanlake Park live music wedding service provider?
We’re glad you asked! Here’s why:
- Professional function band performing over 2 hours of live band music
- Live DJ provided as standard on all bookings free of charge
- Massive 350+ song live band playlist
- Repertoire includes rock, pop, indie, soul, folk and much more
- Sound system and lighting
- Your first dance and other requests performed by the band
- Contract for stress-free booking
- Fully insured
- No additional entertainment agency fees
- A full dance floor, all night!
Since 2008 HARD TO HANDLE BAND + DJ have provided outstanding quality live entertainment to brides and grooms at Reading and Berkshire wedding receptions and have been hired many times as a preferred Stanlake Park wedding supplier. Brides and grooms hire us for many reasons – we may have been recommended by a friend, or they have seen our website which features performance videos, music and lots of information on how we can personalise your wedding reception. One lovely wedding couple we performed for at Stanlake Park said “it’s like having our own special band!”. We couldn’t agree more – we love tailoring the entertainment we provide, learning specific song requests and making sure that we work with you and your ideas to achieve the type of wedding vibes you are looking for.
Should I hire a band or a DJ as my Stanlake Park wedding entertainment?
So, you have hired Stanlake Park to host your Berkshire wedding. What’s next? Well we don’t need to tell you this but you’d better get busy approaching service provider for their quotes, because they’re not going to book themselves, and your big day will be here before you know it!
In the process of hiring the various providers, music can often get left to last. There’s are probably quite a few reasons for this, but the single biggest factor putting brides and grooms off knuckling down and getting their wedding music choices sorted out is the absolutely bewildering array of bands and DJs advertising themselves the most perfect, life changing, most amazing thing since sliced bread entertainment in the history of the world, ever.
Let’s face it, wedding entertainment can be great. Wedding entertainment can be fun and can make the evening more memorable for your guests. But in the grand scheme of things, unless you make seriously terrible choices, hiring wedding entertainment isn’t going to be the single aspect your guess will remember most – it’s going to be how beautiful you look in your dress, right?
That is unless your DO make some seriously terrible choices regarding evening entertainment. There are some great Berkshire bands and DJs, there are some good band sand DJs and unfortunately there are some awful bands and DJs, though it’s likely that you will have dismissed the latter of these three categories pretty quickly.
Of course, a band or DJ may sound good, but you’ll need to ensure that the stuff that sits around hiring an entertainment service provider for your Stanlake Park wedding works too – stuff like making sure they are cost effective, reliable and don’t cut corners, and the best way to do that is to read their Google reviews or reputable reviews on their own website and other platforms.
As to whether a live band or DJ is more suitable for your wedding, here are some of the most relevant things to consider:
- Wedding budget. Hiring a band for your wedding is usually going to be more expensive than a DJ, as a DJ is one person but bands may feature multiple musicians, though you are thinking of hiring an Ibiza-style club DJ, be prepared to have very deep pockets!
- Style of music. The old adage that DJs have a greater variety of musical styles at their command than live bands is still true, though for authenticity, you might want to consider hiring a good professional live band.
- The “wow” factor”. While DJs impress audiences with their mixes and lighting, there is an argument which says that nothing creates an impression like a real live band, especially one that is visually entertaining.
Stanlake Hall has hosted many Reading and Berkshire bands and DJs, and the performance area in the building that has been reserved for live entertainment is large enough to accommodate most forms of entertainment, so there are no logistical issues preventing you from hiring a live band.
But our question to you is: why can’t you have both? HARD TO HANDLE BAND provide a real live DJ as standard – free of charge – on every booking. And no, it’s not just a Spotify playlist. Our DJ definitely does exist, stands behind a booth, mixes music live and takes song requests for your guests – a truly interactive service!
So when you hire us, between live band and DJ sets, you have found yourself the perfect combination of non-stop bangers and anthems to keep you guests on the dance floor all night. And just like Daniel and Stephanie, Charlotte and Alan, you’ll be saying “thank you so much, you were amazing!”
HARD TO HANDLE WEDDING BAND – 2 hours of killer indie, rock, pop and more + live DJ!
Tel: 0796 433 5657
E: info@hardtohandleband.co.uk