Music

Each of these carries its own questions to decide, what to ask candidates, and when couples usually book — ready to drop into a connected plan.

• Ceremony choir

  Voices for the ceremony — a gospel choir raising the processional, a chamber choir for a candlelit chapel, or a soloist-led ensemble for one unforgettable song.

• Ceremony musicians

  Live music for the ceremony — a string quartet, harpist, guitarist, or soloist.

• Cocktail-hour music

  Live music while your guests mingle — a jazz trio, mariachi band, steel drums, or a harpist.

• DJ

  Runs the music and acts as MC for your reception. Set the coverage and the key moments, and the plan builds the reception program and shows it against your venue's end time.

• Dueling pianos

  Two pianos, two performers, and a show your guests drive with requests.

• Live band

  Plays your reception live — the coverage, the key moments, and the sets.

• Silent disco

  A headphone party — every guest gets a wireless headset with channels to switch between, and the room goes quiet while the dance floor doesn't.

• Steel drum band

  Pan players for a Caribbean sound — ceremony seating music, cocktail hour in the sun, or a full reception set.

• Tribute act

  A show built around an artist or era — a Sinatra set, an ABBA night, a Motown revue.