West Mill live wedding band entertainment Derbyshire Hard to Handle wedding band + DJ music
West Mill wedding entertainment live music
Catching up with old friends is always great – friendships rekindles, memories of good times revisited, fun for everyone. As a Derbyshire wedding band, whenever we are asked by a bride and groom to perform at the wonderful West Mill wedding venue at Darley Abbey, it’s a moment of joy – we play there a few times each year and it’s always good news when a wedding couple says “we would love you to be our wedding band” because we know that a great time is guaranteed for all. With that in mind, if you are Derbyshire bride, groom or party planner looking to hire a professional, high-energy, versatile and entertaining live wedding band for your big day, HARD TO HANDLE should be at the top of your list! If not, why not?
Seriously, do yourselves a favour and feast your eyes on our unfettered brilliance! A professional function band for Derbyshire wedding entertainment with over 80 5* Google reviews chosen by 200+ bride and grooms each year to perform more than 2 hours of classic and contemporary rock, pop, indie and more with a live DJ provided at no extra cost for non-stop music and a full dance floor all night. We are also one of the “go-to” bands for many of the most reputable entertainment agencies around the UK, but you can hire here direct, which means you won’t have to pay extra £££ in booking agent fees or commissions.
West Mill venue owners love HARD TO HANDLE BAND and recommend us to bride and grooms – our professional approach means that we work within requirements set out by the venue ensure a stress free-set up and performance which means that venue staff can concentrate on providing service to your guests (and not worry about asking the band to turn their volume down etc).
Brides and grooms love us because by the time of their big day can be confident that we will be provide a fully comprehensive service that’s both interactive and cost-effective. “That sounds good”, we hear you say, “but what does that actually mean?” Excellent question! Here’s who we are and what we do:
- Professional wedding band available for wedding receptions at The West Mill
- Huge 370 song dancefloor-friendly live band repertoire featuring rock, pop, indie, 90s, 2000s, charts and more
- Ask us to learn and play your favourite song (including your first dance)
- Live DJ provided as standard free of charge when you hire us direct through this website
- Continuous live band and DJ music all night
- No entertainment agency involvement – saves £££
- Fully comprehensive – no need to hire any other equipment or entertainment service
- Trusted by over 200 brides and grooms each year
- Perfect for small to midsized functions at The West Mill
What type of entertainment should I hire for my Derbyshire wedding reception?
For entertainment for Derbyshire wedding receptions, brides and groom should weigh budgetary considerations with the style of music that is most appropriate for wedding guests. Considerations for hiring the best entertainment should include:
- Hiring cost-effective entertainment. While DJs can be cheaper than live bands, they may struggle to be as engaging with guests. Live bands, though generally not being as cheap to hire, will more interactive with wedding guests and will add more value to the evening (especially if they include a DJ service with their quote).
- Keeping entertainment within budget. Setting a realistic maximum expenditure for entertainment and keeping within budget is a useful exercise in practical wedding planning. Brides and grooms can establish an outline in the general scale of how much wedding entertainment costs by drawing up a list of 10 or more preferred suppliers and submitting quote requests, including the date of the function and required performance times.
- Providing detailed information wherever possible. Enquiries to live Derbyshire wedding bands or other music service provider should include any special requirements, eg. requests to learn first dances or other songs, early starts, additional afternoon drinks reception acoustic music and late finishes.
Of course, you may just be starting out and not have set ideas about your budget, timings, song requests or even the type of live music band you want to entertain your guests. And that’s fine – all wedding planning has to start somewhere. Increasingly, social media will have you believe that the perfectly made-up beautiful bride you have seen did all the planning for her wedding and her big night came together effortlessly. In reality she was probably sponsored by a make-up company who employed a team of wedding co-ordinators who worked tirelessly so she wouldn’t have to. In reality, the hundreds of hours brides and grooms spend wedding planning has to start somewhere, so start with HARD TO HANDLE BAND – take a look at our handy FAQ page or just jump right in and call us. Remember, there are no silly questions! We will be able to put you in the position where you will have all the information you need to make an informed decision about the perfect live band for your Derbyshire wedding reception at The West Mill.
Live Derbyshire wedding band + DJ
Wedding headache? Service provider problems? Issues do occur when planning your Derbyshire wedding reception, but one thing is for certain – HARD TO HANDLE BAND are trustworthy, reliable and totally entertaining! By the time your big day comes around, we will have liaised with both yourself and your venue well in advance to ensure that you know what time we will be arriving, when your entertainment need to start, what song we will be playing for your first dance (ask us to learn and perform your first dance and other songs – we’d LOVE to personalise your wedding playlists!) and when our DJ needs to play his sets.
We will have arrived in plenty of time to set up our equipment, including all instruments, our compact yet punchy sound system – perfect for the low ceiling and long room size of the performance area – our DJs’ booth and our amazing lighting system that makes you feel like you are in a high-end club! We will have performed a brief soundcheck at a time directed by the venue manager, then we will ask you if you are ready for your cake cutting, ensure your photographer is in place, announce that the cake is being cut, then ask your guests to line the edge of the dance floor in preparation for your first dance, and then away we go with non-stop music all night! We provide the structure for the evening so you can get on with the important business of throwing moved on the dance floor with your friends and loved ones.
Derbyshire wedding band music reviews
As a professional live band, this is what we do. You can trust us to make your night truly memorable. But hey, don’t just take our word for it – in addition to the video testimonials on this page there are literally hundreds of videos on our Reviews page where we speak to brides and grooms on camera on the night to ask them what they thought of our performance. As you’ll see, they love our mix of classic and contemporary live band music and infectious on-stage energy and have no hesitation recommending us.
HARD TO HANDLE BAND are confident that we are the perfect live wedding band for Derbyshire weddings at The West Mill. So, Derbyshire brides and grooms, what’s your next move?
Hard to Handle wedding band – 2 hours of killer rock, indie, pop and more + live DJ!
Tel: 0796 433 5657
E: info@hardtohandleband.co.uk