About this vendor
The perfect dress, the perfect venue, menu, flowers, dresses, tuxes, entertainment…wait, entertainment? No, not a DJ or an I-Pod? You want the energy and excitement only a live band can deliver. Experience the difference 28 Days can bring to your wedding day and congratulations again from, 28 Days!
Details
Instruments
- Guitar
- Percussion
- Vocals
Music Genres
- Country
- Hip-Hop
- Pop
- R&B
- Rock
Music Services
- Live Music
- MC Services
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Reception
Awards and Affiliations
2013 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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5
out of 5.013 reviews
I don’t even have the words to explain the level of amazing Paul and 28 Days brought to my wedding reception. Attendees were chanting “ONE MORE SONG” at the end of the night. Paul ...
walked into the crowd and allowed everyone to join him with singing into the microphone. They were such a blast and there is no other option for your reception entertainment!
What a performance for my daughters wedding by 28 days. The band made a trip from Chicago to Milwaukee for the service and reception. Paul started the event off with a bang by sing...
ing "Marry Me" by Train perfectly at the wedding service. They set up a light and sound stage for the reception and provided a variety of songs for all ages. Paul also accommodated all of my daughters song requests-which I know can be very difficult.
The band was truly professional and our guests were 100 percent satisfied and so were the hosts. I received numerous comments that the band was the best wedding band they ever heard and I agree.
I only have one daughter and if I had more, 28 days would be my wedding band for all of them.
Thanks 28 days.
John
Where can I begin?
Meeting 28 Days was the best thing to happen to our wedding! I cannot say enough! I am a gigging musician myself and, as such, I am very critical. These guys...
lived up to my every expectation! Ignore their Youtube videos which seem a bit outdated. Go see these guys in person and you will be sold instantly. Unlike many bands, 28 Days will get guests of EVERY AGE dancing because they play such a diverse set of songs. From timeless rock and crooner classics to brand new dance and pop songs, there will literally be something for everyone and they cover the songs phenomenally. I have never seen a wedding dance-floor so packed. Even the old people were out to bust a move.
Furthermore, these guys are absolute professionals! You have enough to stress out about and you don't need more FLAKY vendors. 28 Days is organized, reliable, punctual, and extremely friendly. Paul offers an "Emcee" service (at the time of our wedding it was $300 extra). This was the best $300 I've ever spent. He makes sure everyone is in place and he kept the night moving seamlessly. Before he started singing, some guests thought we had hired a wedding coordinator. "Nope! He is with the Band!"
Lastly, if there is such a thing as value in wedding planning, this is it! We paid for our own wedding and we knew we couldn't have it all. The magazines tell you should spend big bucks on lavender lights and bed sheets draped from the ceiling. Truth is: nobody will notice! A live band is usually thought as WAY too expensive. Wake up! You CAN afford the 28 Days band, and they are the ONLY element that will take your night to the next level and make an impression on EVERY guest. If you splurge on only 1 thing, make it the band! Our guests will not stop raving about them. People keep telling me it was the best wedding they have ever attended.
You have to choose what matters most, but take it from me: no DJ on this planet will engage your guests and make your wedding as epic as ours was. I'm still grinning. I just wish I could relive that night again and again. 28 Days helped make it the best night of my life.
Hurry up and book these guys before they wise-up and raise their prices!!!
-Joe
28 Days is AMAZING!!!! WOW!!! Since I was a little girl I have wanted a band to play at my wedding. Having 28 Days play at our wedding was the best decision we could have ever made...
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All of our guests continue to rave about them. We had 150+ people on the dance floor at one point of the night. All of our guests sang along and danced to every song. Paul, the emcee and lead singer of the band is such a great person. He puts 100% into everything that he does to make sure that the bride, groom, and guests are completely satisfied.
We first saw 28 Days at my friends wedding about one year before we got married, and we were sold instantly. After they finished that night, we asked for their contact information...
and signed them up within the next few weeks. As a sign of our desire to have them, they are based in Chicago and we were married in Minneapolis!
Not only does 28 Days sound unbelievable, they are willing and open to learning new songs in order to make your experience what you want it to be. Working with Paul was one of the easiest and least stressful items to do throughout the entire planning process. We even made a last minute change to our first song and he and the band were able to learn it in a matter of 1-2 weeks...
We would not change a thing if we did it all over again. Having 28 Days as part of our special day made the night. They are an incredibly talented band and Paul's way of performing by going into the crowd and getting everyone of all ages involved made the experience that more special.
We highly recommend 28 Days; you will not be sorry.
28 Days was all of what we expected and so much MORE!!! It is now a month after the wedding and I still continue to hear compliments on the band. When the planning process began th...
ey worked with us to come up with an ideal date and location for the reception. They were very quick to respond which was great, especially when we were communicating with many different locations and people. They provided us with contract information, playlist options, schedule options, and other items to make the planning process easier, yet made sure we got what we wanted. I cannot say enough how easy it was to communicate with them. When I needed to talk personally and not through an email they gave me time options to call them and were happy to work with my busy wedding planning schedule. They learned a first dance song for us and were very flexible to make sure the big day stayed in our control. Their song selection was phenomenal with popular songs for ALL AGES including popular bands such as Journey. I have to admit I had my doubts about them covering Journey, however their performance of it was AMAZING! While they were playing there were always people on the dance floor. They were on the floor singing with us and allowing the crowd to sing into the mic. They also MC’ed for us which I hope everyone does. They were able to get personal and learned our names this way. They were able to add even more to an amazing evening. Nobody ever got bored and many people including myself and the groom stayed until it was clean up time. I know everyone enjoyed it. I highly recommend the band!!!!
My daughter found this band on the internet, and I was skeptical about hiring them just based on what they had online. So we went to see them...and LOVED them! We went to see the...
m a second time with my son and niece, and they too were excited about 28 Days - so two different generations were sold on this band. We hired them, and they were totally professional - checking out our venue ahead of time to make sure everything would work. We wanted no "wedding" type songs, and had several must play songs - and they delivered on exactly what we wanted. For the actual wedding, all I can say is that our guests danced the entire night. The band worked with the crowd and was able to adjust their play list based on what people wanted to dance to. They totally made this wedding a very fun and memorable event. Check them out yourselves, and you won't regret it! I'd hire them again!
28 Days is by far the greatest wedding band ever! My wedding and reception was exactly what I had always pictured because of the hard work and care they put into it. Everyone dance...
d at the reception and had an amazing time. All of the songs were so well executed! Paul made the process so easy and stress free for me, which was exactly what I needed. If you want your wedding to be an event to remember, then you have to book 28 Days for your wedding!!!!!!!! I wouldn't recommend anyone else :)
We had the honor of having 28 DAYS play for our daughter’s wedding on October 6, 2012. They were exceptional! Our guests continue to comment on how much fun they had dancing all ni...
ght to such a great band. 28 DAYS plays a great variety of music and keeps the crowd involved in their music. All of the members are down to earth and easygoing. Meeting and talking with them felt like we’ve been friends for a long time! We are already trying to figure out how to get them back for more music or make the trip to Chicago to hear them play!
I also can’t say enough for how genuinely nice Paul was to work with through the booking process. Our event was in central Minnesota quite a distance away from Chicago where the band is from, but Paul was committed to making it happen for us. For that, we are especially grateful as their presence at our event made it a day to remember! I would recommend this band to anyone considering them for their event.
Tina G.
When my fiancee, now my husband first got engaged we instantly knew we had to book a band! Not really knowing where to begin, we did the obvious and used the Internet. We found a l...
ot of bands, listed to tons of demos, not finding what we were looking for. Then, we came across a wedding promo video on YouTube, sung by "28 Days." I have to say, we were speechless!! We knew we had to have them!! We sent a quick email, received a quick email back and it was official, "28 days" was going to perform at our wedding!!! They not only performed at our reception but also during our ceremony!! This group of guys are truly one of a kind!! It was such a pleasure to work with them during our wedding planning process! We connected several times throughout the year to discuss playlists and new song lyrics that we requested them to sing. Paul, lead singer, was always so eager and excited to help us plan the perfect playlist for our guests!! It was such a nice relief to be working with someone like Paul! On our wedding day, during our ceremony, Paul sang, "Stand by me," by Jason Mraz and it was absolutely so beautiful and heartfelt! As the rest if the night took off, "28 days" just kept surprising us with such great music and entertainment! No lie, our guests, not just a handful, but way more than half, spent the entire evening on the dance floor! We were given so many awesome compliments regarding how great our live music was!! I cannot thank "28 Days" enough for the wonderful reception they helped us pull off!! We will definitely be contacting them in the future!!!
Grand Rapids Vogelheims!
We heard their name from a co-worker of my husbands who had them at her wedding and loved them. My husband and I checked them out at Social 25 and they were awesome. We instantly b...
ooked them and LOVED THEM! We met with Paul to go over songs and how the day would work. They sent us a huge packet of music we could choose from, but for the most part we gave them free range of what to play and they didn't dissapoint! They even let a friend get on stage and sing an interesting "shout-out" to my husband and our little cousin rocked out on the microphone to Black Eyed Peas! BOOK THEM you will not be let down! Our guests raved about them!
28 Days was one of the best things about our wedding! By the time all was said and done they were more like family than “the band.” They came out on the dance floor and were dancin...
g with everyone. They had microphones so people could sing along if they wanted to. We got to know them all pretty well the month before the wedding and I wish we could do it all over again just so we could have them play for us again. We will definitely be finding where they are playing around the area and we will be going to see them. The music was fantastic. Many people came up to me and said when they first started playing they thought we got a DJ because they sounded so good. Everyone was dancing and having a wonderful time. They were so easy to work with and we felt blessed to have them be a part of our wedding. I really can not say enough good things about 28 days. In addition to playing great music they play for a really long time. One time we went to see them and they played for an hour and a half without stopping. They did the same thing at our wedding and when they weren't playing they had awesome music playing and they were hanging and dancing with everyone. Most bands will play for 30-45 minutes and then take a 20 minute break. Everyone told us how awesome the band was and how much fun they all were. They are all great guys and a blast to be around and will bend over backwards to make everything perfect! Paul was up until 3 in the morning the night before our wedding to make sure everything was going to be exactly how we wanted it. If you want to have an amazing wedding, with awesome music and happy guests, these are the guys for the job!!!!!
28 Days was absolutely AWESOME!!! They did such a good job with both the wedding ceremony music and the reception. We were so impressed with how they pulled off so many genres of ...
music. It was a great wedding reception variety. They played everything from pop, rock, country, oldies, disco...everything you could want at a wedding for every different taste in music. Paul was so great to work with. He was very accomidating and flexible.
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994 Barlina Road, Crystal Lake, IL
