Most couples ask me about the price first. The better first question is: when during your day should which music play? That decides whether you need a duo, a trio or the whole band, and whether you can get all of it in one.

The four phases of a wedding

1. Ceremony

Registry office, church or an outdoor ceremony on the mountain: this part needs little, but that little has to land. Two or three songs, entrance, rings, exit. Acoustic, no big setup. Two voices and one guitar are all it takes: Jazzy & Jack.

2. Drinks reception

Guests arrive, congratulate, stand around in small groups. Music sits in the background, but live changes the feel of the reception at once compared with a playlist. Duo, up to two hours: keep the gap between ceremony and dinner to two hours at most, or people get hungry and the mood drops.

3. Dinner

Here is where I will talk you out of booking us, and save you money. At the reception people are standing, chatting in short bursts, and they like glancing over at the musicians in between; live music does real work there. At dinner they have been on their feet all day, they are hungry, and once they sit down the meal and the person next to them take all their attention. Add the noise of a full room and cutlery, and a duo playing in the corner is barely heard and rarely watched. A good playlist at low volume does the job, and the money is better spent on the band later.

4. Party

From here on the dance floor counts. Fat Jack Slam brings the full band with its own PA and lights. We start when dinner is over and play about three hours, up to four if the night calls for it. After that a playlist keeps the floor going while we pack down. More on the timings in How much live music does a wedding need?.

Everything from one contact

The advantage of having us for the whole day: one contact, one setup, one plan for the day. Ceremony and reception with Jazzy & Jack, party with Fat Jack Slam. The musicians know each other, and the transitions run without a break.

What the venue needs

Power near the stage (one 16 A socket usually covers the band)
A roof for open-air events, even with “guaranteed” good weather
About 3 × 4 metres for the band, 2 × 2 metres for the duo

Planning a wedding in Tirol? Send me the date and venue and I will tell you within 48 hours what is possible.

Live music at your wedding in Tirol: how to plan the timeline