Our wedding was on Block Island at The Spring House in Sept 2013. I was the groom and have been a performing musician in my past. Thus I was very particular and insisted on having excellent, live music and was fortunate enough to have an ample ...budget. Initially I wanted a different band that had performed at a my cousin's wedding in NYC a few years earlier. I had Clark Eno as a back up, having found them via the internet as we prepared for our wedding. It even got to the point that I told Clark (the leader) that I would not need them, thinking I would use my cousin's band. Clark made a point of asking if I was sure I was set and said he would keep his reservations on the car ferry to the island just in case. As it turned out, I had considerable trouble with the other band and used Clark Eno in the end. I wanted the other band because I saw them and knew they were very good. And I am a bit ashamed to say that since the other band was a good bit more expensive, I assumed they were better. I was very lucky that things worked out the way they did. My entire family thought The Clark Eno Orchestra was superb. And the half that had been at my cousin's wedding thought they were as good or better than his band. I thought they were much better for several reasons: they were more versatile, more willing to perform requests, did a better job of making songs sound like the original recordings, and were far easier to deal with.
Clark's pure professionalism and lack of ego in keeping in touch with me even when I was going a different direction helped me to avert considerable worry and trouble. I cannot overemphasize how important that is during the stressful time of planning a wedding. And what made their performance so memorable in my situation was that the band had me sit in (sing and play guitar) for two songs and it brought the house down. I am only fairly competent at this stage and they made me look like a star, learning songs I asked them to. It was one of the best moments of my life, and the bartenders at the hotel still remember my performance.
Despite our good fortune relating to budget, Clark helped us save money in two distinct ways: first, his band could and would charge thousands more if they worked out of NYC (they are as good as any that does) and I was prepared to spend twice as much, and second, he provided musicians for the cocktail hour (guitar and keyboard) and dinner (keyboards) which was a sit down dinner separate from the party. Obviously there was a charge, but less then if I had to get extra musicians.
The bottom line is this - The Clark Eno Orchestra is a group of exceptional musicians (take it from a musician who played with them!) including their singers, who are extremely professional, are very versatile, who offer exceptional value for the quality they provide, and who take the worry out of the part of the night people remember the most - the party. Literally everyone who has commented on my wedding has said they thought the band was excellent. I will use them again multiple times.
The only thing to add is that ours was something of a society wedding, and Clark Eno Orchestra were very classy and appealed to some of the older society people that were present as well as the teens and kids. I anticipate that they could satisfy any background. I urge you to use this band if you can. I would advise that you stop looking, book this band and don't give it a second thought. It is a worry free decision.