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Weird wedding situation. Just read it...

#161
Killian, we've got to get our plan together. We need to find out if this is actually going to happen, when, where, and how can we pass ourselves off as the AudioVisual team.

I'll spring for half of the rental of the AV equipment, and will man the boom mic.
 
#163
Although music is my day job (but I work at night) , my dream gig is writing, hereto date my own plots will soon eclipse triple digits in rejections, so count me in. Cataloging this not so royal wedding may be my ticket out of the Minstrel show we call New Orleans .
 
#169
electracoyote said:
It may be their wedding day, but they are also charged with the responsibility for being good hosts at their party.
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This may well be the most percisely phrased piece of advice for couples planning a wedding/reception. I've played way too many wedding to count and had to deal with very few nightmare brides, but this is going on my wedding brochures!

bassgod0dmw said:
Oh...and we don't currently have a singer.
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I'm hoping this doesn't mean that no one else in the band sings and there will be no vocals.
 
#170
I say there's a solution in there somewhere...

Play MP3's over the PA ... and only play a few songs thru the night if he just has to play...

I didn't have much time to do anything at my wedding too friggin' much going on... too busy hosting and giving everyone a min or two to chat and give congrats... figured i at least owed it to them for coming to my wedding.

and no singer... how the heck does that work.. i don't see auntie grace dancing to a 10 min prog instrumental
 
#173
I couldn't read all of the posts, but here are my predictions:
1. It's going to be a disaster
2. The groom will be too busy to play
3. If the groom makes time to play, his new wife will be really pissed.
4. All of the relatives over the age of 40 are not only going to dislike this, but they will actually be angry with the groom.
5. Some of the monitary gifts will be lightened or removed entirely from the envelopes.
6. The newlyweds will have their first fight before they make love for the first time as husband and wife.
7. The band will have a lot of stress and possibly a fight.
8. The wife will be so pissed about how the evening went, she may convince him to give up music and settle down.
9. Someone's gear will be damaged or stolen.
10. Arguments will ensue as a result of # 9 and the band may possibly have a scene at the wedding or break up.
11. You will wish you listened to us and wish you didn't do it.
12. You get to listen to crappy "musicians" play music badly while you continuously pray that your gear is OK and not stolen.
13. The guests will think the groom is a tool for turning his wedding into a gig.
14. Number 13 will be felt more strongly by the bride's parents and sisters, especially the bride's father. Therefore, getting the look every time he goes to his in-laws' house.

Please. Do the world a favor and convince this knucklehead that this is a total disaster waiting to happen.
 
#175
Bad idea? Yep. Trainwreck? You bet. Do it? Sure! What could be more entertaining?? :D At least you won't be driving the train... Not your responsibility. Yes, you should voice your opinion and try and talk him out of it, but if he insists, I'd just do it and laugh it off. I wouldn't take it so seriously. Worse thing that happens is you give up and plug in the iPod.

You say you're an experienced player who knows all this classic rock/wedding appropriate stuff, and there will be lots of players there... It could turn out to be okay. Although I kind of doubt it.

I'm not sure what the big deal is about anyone playing your bass rig. It'll probably be at half the volume you usually play at. I seriously doubt anyone is going to stab the speaker cab with the bass neck. Your bass, on the other hand, is sacred. They wanna play, they bring their own axe. PERIOD. ...unless you have a cheap one they could use.

The drummer OTOH has a point. If he doesn't want anyone playing his kit, that should be respected and other arrangements should be made.

I can't wait to hear how it went! :p
 
#179
I too, would like to know where this ended! It seems like a trainwreck waiting to happen.

I'm planning my own wedding, and my band is all involved...

As members of the wedding party. We're having my Fiancee's mom's cousin's boyfriend be the DJ. He has about every song ever recorded on a couple of Hard Drives. He'll set-up the our play-list, make a few announcements, and otherwise party on down with the rest of us.
 

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