The Top 10 Easy Wedding planning Tips

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At David Rothstein Music, we love sharing our wedding industry knowledge about Chicago wedding music, entertainment, and how to make the wedding day run smoothly.   So here are ten easy wedding planning tips, including the planning stages and the actual wedding day. Some ideas relate to logistics and others to emotional aspects, and many […]

What Will Guests Remember Most About Your Wedding?

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Your wedding is sure to be special if you have a rustic barn, intimate garden or elegant chapel wedding. What makes a wedding truly memorable? It comes down to atmosphere and elements like decor and fleeting moments that unfold beautifully during the day. The atmosphere is a feeling that floats in the air, invisible but […]

The Return of Big Weddings

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You’ve spent the last year waiting to see the return of big weddings but when you’d be able to plan for your big wedding. Maybe you’ve been postponing booking your vendors, hoping that COVID-19 will be going away quickly. Perhaps you’ve had a micro-wedding instead of your ultimate wedding, but now you’re thinking about having […]

Thinking of Rescheduling Your Wedding? Read This First

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This is obviously a very difficult time for everyone. Trying to reschedule your wedding can certainly seem like a daunting task. Hopefully, this article will help you put together a plan for making it a much easier process. If you are a current bride and groom that is considering rescheduling, you first want to check […]

What Will Your Guests Talk About Most On Sunday Morning?

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Is it your delicious coconut shrimp appetizers? The quality of the envelopes on your invitations? Or, how much fun they had at your wedding? If they talk about anything other than how much fun they had, your wedding wasn’t that great after all. While there are many Chicago wedding bands to choose from, it is […]

Why Cheaper is Much More Expensive

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When it comes to planning your wedding, you are faced with having to pay for many services and products that you’ve never bought before. While it might seem initially like hiring the cheapest vendors is the way to go, since you’re saving lots of money, but investing in the best vendors is by far a […]

What Can You Learn from Your Friend’s Wedding?

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  What Can You Learn from Your Friend’s Wedding? Especially in the summer months, your Instagram feed is probably dominated by wedding photos. You see your friends posing as bridesmaids, that girl you don’t remember meeting catching a bouquet at her sister’s wedding, your old flame from high school with their new stud husband, and […]

15 Qualities of Top Wedding Vendors

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15 Qualities of Top Wedding Vendors   Based on my last 20 years of working as a bandleader in one of the busiest Chicago wedding bands with a wide variety of wedding vendors, I’ve compiled this list of some qualities I’ve noticed in all the top wedding vendors throughout the nation.   1. EDUCATED – […]

Summer Ceremonies: Things to Keep in Mind for Outdoor Weddings

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Summer Ceremonies: Things to Keep in Mind for Outdoor Weddings July is one of the most popular months for people to tie the knot. While outdoor weddings can be absolutely beautiful, they also require a little extra planning in case mother nature doesn’t agree with the mother of the bride. Obviously, you can’t control the weather, […]

Chicago Is The Nation’s Third-Most Expensive Wedding Location

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We’ve been featured in the Chicago Tribune! They sourced the best Chicago vendors for wedding planning wedding location essentials at the high-end and more budget friendly options, including food, beverages, venue, music, wedding location and flowers. Here’s what they said about us: “Price: $18,975 for six hours. This is the company’s most expensive  package (most […]

What Is A Band?

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In order to define what a Chicago wedding band is, it’s important to start with what a band isn’t. A band isn’t a random group of musicians that get together and play music for a specific event. The same thing applies to people that are all on the same train car, but don’t know each […]