Dueling pianos
Two pianos, two performers, and a show your guests drive with requests.
Also called: dueling pianos, piano show, piano bar, sing along, request show, interactive show, pianists.
When couples book this
Usually booked about 9 months out. It moves with your date.
Your wishlist, before you talk to anyone
Questions you can answer early — they become the yardstick you compare candidates against.
What kind of energy do you want from the show?
When would you want the show to play?
Wishlist mirror of the show_slot candidate fact.
How do you want song requests handled?
What to ask each candidate
Facts that differ from one vendor to the next — worth writing down while you shop.
Where does the show land in your night?
Most acts sell the after-dinner show; full-evening coverage changes the price and the DJ handoff.
How do song requests work?
The request flow IS the show — settle it in advance so the act, the couple, and the MC tell guests the same thing.
Whose pianos, and what do they need?
Performers on site
What settles once booked
The working details you and your vendor pin down together.
When does the show start?
Must-play, do-not-play, and the closer
Who MCs announcements during the show?
What time do they arrive?
The time you agreed together, not an estimate worked back from the ceremony.
What times are set on the day?
One row per moment — a serving round, a pickup leg, a person's slot, a set. Each row becomes its own block on your run of show, labeled with whatever you type, so name it for whoever will be reading it.
What time do they finish?
Who do you call on the day?
The name and cell number of whoever is on site — not the office line.
Where do they come in, and where do they park?
The load-in door or dock, where the vehicles go, and who opens up.
Do they need a meal?
Counts toward your caterer's vendor-meal number.
What balance is due on the day?
Your own figure, from your contract — what is still owed when they arrive.
What gratuity are you planning?
Your own figure. It rides beside the balance on the day-of money sheet.
How it lands on your day
Pianos load-in & sound check
Two pianos plus a sound rig — more like a band load-in than a DJ's.
Dueling pianos show
Pianos load-out
Set time
One block per row of the cell's dayof_service_times answer; the row's own label names it, and its `until` makes it a window.
How it’s usually priced
Usually priced as one flat amount.
Lines that sometimes ride along: Piano transport / backline, Cocktail-hour set, Overtime (per hour).
What your vendor reads from your plan
Book on or off Beetrothed — either way the plan assembles a brief your vendor can work from: the event, the show, music, logistics, contacts.
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Plan your dueling pianos — and everything around it
These questions live as one cell of a connected plan: your budget, guest list, checklist and timeline all read from the same answers. See the whole board work, or join the waitlist and we’ll write when it’s your turn.
We will write when there is something worth telling you.