I will start by saying that Andrew and his musicians are extremely talented. They sound amazing, and the lead vocalist woman we had for the night was also talented. But how they sounded wasn't the issue, it's that they played nothing we asked f...or, after confirming with them that they would.
When we first spoke with Andrew before booking I asked for a list of songs he could play & he reassured me that he played such variety it didn't feel right to restrict it all to a setlist, as anything we wanted he could handle. So we booked him. Two months before our wedding he sent a form for us to fill out: 30 songs that were must play, 15 songs that were play if have time, 10 songs that were do not play. And it was a really large library, I was totally encouraged. Then we chatted with him via phone a few weeks later, right before our wedding, I specifically asked, "did you take a look at our list, we want to make sure you can play what we're thinking live, or let's talk through it to find what works." He said, and I quote, "this is a setlist I would pick myself." Okay, great, we're on the same page.
Come wedding night & he opens with a slow song that wasn't on any list..okay I think give it time. He then proceeds to play a 15 minute Madonna compilation— I didn't have one Madonna song on the play list. And that's how the rest of the evening went. I mean, on my list were songs like "Shout" and "ain't no mountain high enough," wedding classics that I'm assuming most wedding bands can play. I went up twice, as the bride, and said please play more pop or motown, instead of ONLY 80s rock and 70's music. So his response was to play "Celebrate" by Kool & The Gang.
The only time he "played" what I asked was on the band's two breaks, and he plugged a computer in. This group is talented but I feel really deceived by the entire process. Music was hugely important to me, and believe me we still had a blast, but I'd only recommend if you want 80's music.