What Kind Of Music Is Good For A Wedding In Sydney?

When it comes to weddings, some of the most unforgettable moments begin with an amazing soundtrack performed by live musicians. That is why choosing the right music entertainment is so important. Having live music at the wedding is one of the top “must haves” for so many couples in Sydney, and it is a trend that will not stop any time soon.

What Kind Of Music Is Good For A Wedding?

Most married people will tell you that it doesn’t take much imagination to visualize the significance or emotion of a live romantic serenade as the bride walks down the aisle, or the energy that a live band will bring to the dance floor at the tail end of the evening at the wedding reception. This is because the charismatic charm that a live band brings to weddings is unrivalled and offers almost limitless possibilities.

However, choosing any old live wedding entertainment option in Sydney is not enough on its own to guarantee that everyone will have a good time. You need to pick the best live wedding band in Sydney. Red Soda Band is one of the most experienced wedding entertainment options you can go with.

If you don’t know where to start when trying to pick to the best live wedding band, Red Soda Band is brimming with ideas and will help you by providing you with a rundown of some of the most popular wedding music options that will ensure your big day is a roaring success.

How Much Music Do You Need For A Wedding?

When it comes to choosing music for the dance floor of a wedding reception, the rule of thumb is that the band will play around 15 songs per hour. Over the course of a standard 5 hour wedding reception, after dinner and formalities are concluded, a typical dance floor will last around 2 hours… so up to 30 songs. If you and your guests have extra staying power and stamina to last 3 hours on the dance floor, then that’s roughly 45 songs 😊

It’s never a good idea to give your live wedding band a long list of hundreds of songs to play. There is no way they will be able to play them all, which means that they could end up missing your “must haves”.

When choosing music for the dance floor, the first thing we recommend that you do, is provide the band with a Spotify playlist of your favourite songs. That way the band can put them on during any live music band breaks to keep the dance floor pumping with your favourite tunes.

The second thing to do is give the band a maximum of 10 “please play because we absolutely love these tunes”. Whilst the band might not know all of the songs you choose, you can almost guarantee that they’ll know a few of them and will do their best to perform them live on the night.

***Bonus tip is to also include these songs on the Spotify playlist – don’t be worried about the band potentially doubling up on the tunes… if it’s that good a song then your guests will be more than happy to dance to a live rendition as well as the original tune!! The third thing to do is that if you have some really strong opinions about certain songs, then put together a list with a maximum of 10 “do not play” songs on it. That way the band will avoid these tunes (or artists) for you on the night.

If this is all sounding super scary and you want to be able to choose every single song you hear on the night, then it is well worth considering booking a DJ as a DJ will definitely be able to cater to this for you… if you still want live music as well, then pair the DJ with percussion and sax to bring some interactivity and liven up the dance floor even more.

How Long Should Your Wedding Processional Song Be?

The processional song is the music that is played for the official entrance when you and your wedding party are walking “down the aisle”.

The beauty of having live music is that you don’t need to worry about how long your song needs to be because the musicians will match the length of the song to the amount of time it takes you to enter.

How Long Should The Song Be To Walk Down The Aisle?

You might find that you have a really long aisle (or a really short one), you might get nervous on the day and walk in really quickly or be someone who wants to walk in very slowly.

Red Soda Band has you covered because the musicians will be watching the entrance to ensure that the song lasts the perfect length of time.

If the chosen song finishes before the entrances have concluded, they will loop back and continue playing it to give you more time.

If you’ve completed your grand entrance and the song is only half way through, they won’t leave you standing awkwardly for 2 minutes waiting for the song to finish – the musicians will find a natural conclusion to the music and then stop playing. Your guests won’t even notice.