Mi sono imbattuto spesso in domande come questa su forum esteri e, dopo aver visto i commenti che includevano anche una proposta musicale del tipo "possiamo venire noi a 1500€, ecco i link ai nostri video" ho deciso di rispondere a questa coppia che ha aperto la suddetta discussione intitolandola: "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
La mia risposta
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 that wants to get married in Italy.
- Let's consider that you hire a 5 members band in UK for 1000€ to play at your wedding. - Add 5 airplane tickets for the people + cost to transport instruments ox 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 in 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 clarifying 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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