I have often come across questions like this on foreign forums and, after seeing the comments that also included a musical proposal like "we can come for €1500, here are the links to our videos" I decided to respond to this couple who opened the aforementioned discussion by titling it: "Is €1800 for a Wedding Band in Italy too much??"
Hi! I'm getting married in Rome, and we have been quoted €1800 for a wedding band to do a 2.5 hour set after dinner.
Another quote came in at €3500!
Is this crazy money or just standard for Italian wedding bands?? It's been so hard finding anyone and now I've received these quotes, I think we might consider flying someone out!
Thanks in advance for any advice/recommendations
My answer
Dear C.,
I hope everything went good at your event and the band was not expensive but great anyway!
I wrote this comment for the future couples who want to get married in Italy.
- Let's consider that you hire a 5 member band in UK for €1000 to play at your wedding. - Add 5 airplane tickets for the people + cost to transport instruments or extra baggages let's stay low and say 1000€ (200€/each x 5 people back and forth)
- Add the costs for SERVICE AUDIO (the band will not travel with full drum set, speakers, stage monitors and so on and on) and you will have to pay them locally. Let's say €1500
Makes 3500€
Add lights Add overnight for 5 people.
As you can see, I didn't mention professional musicians or not, or music hi quality or not.
Playing a 2h live gig in a venue is different than playing at a wedding... in a normal venue, the band arrives 2h before the gig, performs sound check, eat dinner etc. etc.
At a wedding, everything must be ready and checked before the event starts... let's say 4.30PM... means arriving at 1.30 PM and, then, waiting until 10 or 11PM to perform until 1AM. (couples don't love to see people assembling the live area and perform the sound check DURING wedding reception... I can understand them)
I hope that my answer can help clarify some point of view to you and to future couples.
Someone said "If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys!" I would add... not always, but sometimes.
Cheers
Giulio
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