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Setting Up for live wedding music is just one of about a hundredjobs facing brides and wedding planners. Between flowers, photographers, locales, dresses, showers, rings, video, and more, even a little and unpretentious wedding demands a large amount of planning. It can be a trying time because if even one of these areas falls through the cracks, your big day can end up being a tremendous letdown.

Here are five tips to hiring live wedding music players for your service and reception:

1. Make a point to you rent a dance band with a verified track record of professionalism. Does the managing director return your calls promptly? Does the dance band have a web site? Business cards? Other marketing materials? Or do you get the impression you’re speaking to a guy practicing in his garage with his pals? The way the band represents itself as you begin speaking with them is a honest indicator of how they’ll turn up (or not!) on your wedding day.

2. Promptness is critical. When you set an meeting to connect in person or on the phone, it’s like a mini-contract. If the band handler is late to meet with you, it’s a cautionary sign that they don’t take their agreements earnestly. If they can’t come through on time in the preparation phase, what other understandings will they fail with you on your wedding day? This carries on to you, too - being prompt is just one way you can live a life that displays that you respect your promises.

3. Make sure the dance band is easy-going rather than being a bunch of divas. By now you’ve likely heard a thousand Bridezilla stories, even if you’re not exacting or over-the-top. Imagine hiring the equal in craziness for your wedding dance band. The last thing you want on your wedding day is to have to wait on your musicians hand and foot, bringing them food and drink, having the thermostat changed for them, or tending to other hard to please demands. The best band for you is one that can take care of itself, one that’s easy to get along with, and one that does all it can to make sure your day is effortless and fun for you.

4. Book a wedding band that’s fun. Getting hitched is one of the deepest decisions you’ll ever make. It’s important business. The music on your wedding day should be glorious and fun. You don’t want to see your guests oblivious, trancelike, and wishing the event was finished. You want them up, dancing, singing, and glad. If you choose a live wedding music band well, your selection will do lots to make your wedding day memorable in a good way. This is the big day you’ve been looking for, and music is such a large part of it. Be sure you hire a dance band that makes the day perfect - pleasant for you and your guests.

George Pollis is the managing director and a player with Reel Ting Steel Drum Band. For a professional, prompt, easy-going, talented, and fun live wedding music band, check out Reel Ting at http://www.reelting.com.