| Live wedding music can be expensive for couples | | | | Trio If a string quartet, jazz quartet or any other |
| on a budget. However, we found secrets to help | | | | wedding band seems just out of your reach |
| keep the music flowing, costs low and without | | | | budget wise, hire one less musician. Get a string |
| DJs. ?Generally, the more musicians and the more | | | | trio or a jazz trio instead of a string quartet or |
| hours, the larger the cost,? Chandler Judkins, | | | | jazz quartet. It is still better than hiring a DJ and |
| President of Las Vegas Wedding Music, said. Las | | | | sounds beautiful. If a string trio or jazz trio is still |
| Vegas Wedding Music is the number one musician | | | | out of your budget, duos can also be a beautiful |
| contracting company in Las Vegas. ?Many options | | | | touch. Sometimes simple is better anyway. ?Make |
| are available to keep costs low if you work with a | | | | sure you check with your wedding planner about |
| flexible musician contractor.? 1. Ask for deals | | | | duos though,? Judkins said. ?Sometimes they have |
| Many wedding music contractors have specials for | | | | contracts with string quartets that disallow them |
| those who can?t afford the big band of their | | | | to cut players.? This is one reason why Judkins |
| dreams or even a small string quartet. For | | | | encourages brides and grooms to find a musician |
| example, Las Vegas Wedding Music offers a | | | | contractor to handle their music verses a wedding |
| string quartet for ceremony music in Las Vegas | | | | planner. ?Don?t get me wrong,? Judkins said. |
| for around $500 if the quartet is used for the | | | | ?Wedding planners are great. But they have their |
| ceremony only. String quartets usually charge by | | | | degree in wedding planning, whereas, we wedding |
| the hour and have a two hour minimum which | | | | musician contractors have our degree in music.? 3. |
| could easily start at $800. Sometimes wedding | | | | Maximize Your Time If a couple?s wedding |
| music contractors are also the musicians in some | | | | reception plans consist of six hours of cocktails, |
| of their own bands, so they have discounts to | | | | then five hours of dancing, this can pose a |
| use the bands that they themselves play in. | | | | problem if a couple doesn?t have a deep wallet. |
| Chandler Judkins of Las Vegas Wedding Music | | | | ?When planning your wedding music, decide when |
| plays the trumpet in many of his wedding music | | | | the most people will be there and paying attention |
| groups, so a jazz quartet actually costs less than | | | | to the atmosphere,? Judkins said. ?You may only |
| a string quartet but sounds just as beautiful. | | | | have a couple hours of live music, but it will make |
| When in doubt, as the wedding music contractor. | | | | those hours the most unforgettable part of your |
| You never know what they might offer. 2. Get a | | | | wedding day ? to you and your guests.? |