4.8 out of 5 stars and 285 reviews
4.8
(285)Best of Weddings (8x).Serving Colorado, UT, NM, KS, & NE Statewide
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High Energy Live Music to Pack Your Dance Floor!
We're live music experts, wedding enthusiasts, and party starters, infusing every event with energy and full dance floors. We're here to make your wedding the greatest party of your life! The Diamond Empire are a premium, customizable 3 to 14 piece band specializing in high-energy music–at a sensible price. Our talented and professional musicians have performed regularly with touring and recording artists including Aretha Franklin, Bruno Mars, Charli XCX, Janelle Monae, Lenny Kravitz, Prince, The Lumineers, and Rihanna, as well as working and touring with numerous Broadway shows.
Visit our website for upcoming Showcase dates where you can see the band perform LIVE. You can tailor the dream band to suit your style and budget. Choose your band size then fully customize your booking with our Add-Ons, including a Cocktail Hour Band, DJ Services, Lighting & Sound services. You’ll benefit from a designated producer to help with planning and promptly answer any questions you may have along the way. We also provide you with your very own band planning page, making the experience a breeze. Reach out to get started!
We also offer Photo & Video services!
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Event Lighting Services
Elevate your event with our full range of customizable lighting options for every occasion. We offer room lighting to highlight your venue, cake lights, elegant uplighting, custom gobos with monograms, images, or designs, and stage and band lighting to keep your guests dancing all night long! Visit our website and make an inquiry to learn more. Plus! Get 10% Off our basic lighting package when you add it to your band booking. *T&C's Apply
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Instruments
- Accordion
- Bagpipes
- Banjo
- Bass
- Bugle
- Cello
Music Genres
- Bluegrass
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
- Folk
Music Services
- Live Music
- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
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Diamond Empire Band received overwhelmingly positive reviews from multiple couples who hired them for weddings, with guests raving about their performance and energy. The band's adaptability to music restrictions, exceptional service, and talent to keep the dance floor packed all night were highlighted. Reviewers appreciated the professionalism, communication, and seamless planning process by the band members, particularly Elijah and Aubrie. The band's ability to curate playlists, handle MC duties, and bring high energy to the event was consistently mentioned as a highlight, making them a highly recommended choice for wedding entertainment.Review photos
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If you're getting married and considering a live band, you need to stop what you're doing and book Diamond Empire Band right now. They are truly the reason that we had the best night of our lives and kept the wedding dance floor moving all night long. Our friends and family have still not stopped raving about how much fun the band was. Before the event we went through what kinds of music we like with them and they customized an entire set list for the event. They also learned our first dance song for us and made it such a special moment... I even saw some tears from my parents during that song. The singers can also be your MC through the night and keep a perfect timeline, this made ALL the vendors very happy and on the same page. The price is absolutely worth it considering they are only a few hundred dollars more than a normal DJ. I could go on all day because they were truly the highlight of the evening.
We hired Dee Brown and the Diamond Empire Band for our wedding on October 5th in Telluride. While the band played a good reception and followed our setlist, their operational execution was terrible, causing significant stress and disappointment. They may play good music, but they lack reliability, communication, and client empathy. If you want a stress-free wedding, I strongly recommend against hiring them.
Key Issues:
Failure to Use Provided Lodging:
We paid for two nights of lodging (Friday and Saturday) so the band could arrive early. Despite receiving the hotel confirmation on July 31st, they didn’t use the Friday night reservation, wasting approximately $500. They had booked another gig the night before and never told us, which would have allowed us to cancel the reservation and avoid unnecessary costs.
Late Arrival and Setup Failures:
The band was scheduled to arrive by 2:00 pm for setup and soundcheck, which included providing a keyboard and acoustic guitar for our friends performing our ceremony music. They arrived at 4:35 pm—just 25 minutes before the ceremony—leaving no time for a soundcheck or rehearsal. Worse, the keyboard they brought had a broken pedal, and they forgot the acoustic guitar.
This delayed our ceremony and cut into our $20K venue time, causing immense stress for us, our planner, and our friends. Our planner, in tears, told us just 10 minutes before the ceremony that it couldn’t be executed as intended. Imagine hearing that right before the biggest moment of your life.
Lack of Professionalism Post-Event:
Dee Brown, who planned the event with us, never apologized. We reached out a week later to thank them for the reception but also requested a partial refund for the issues. Dee ignored our messages and additional outreach from our planner. Nearly nine weeks later, there’s still no response from him.
We eventually heard from Curtis Brink, the co-owner, who only offered excuses for their tardiness and the broken keyboard, dismissing the situation with “things happen.” Even our experienced wedding planner expressed disappointment, stating in an email:
“As a planner, we try our best to prevent these issues—overcommunicating and booking early reservations. Unfortunately, I no longer feel confident recommending Diamond Empire Band to future clients.”
Final Thoughts:
While Diamond Empire Band played well, their operational mismanagement and lack of accountability were deeply disappointing. They failed to communicate, take responsibility, or show empathy. We hope they improve, but based on our experience, we cannot recommend them to others seeking a reliable wedding band.
Feel free to comment if you’d like to discuss specifics or get recommendations on protecting yourself when contracting with this band.
So happy with our decision to hire Diamond Empire Band. They were so easy to work with and all our guests commented on how great they were. Our venue had some strict music restrictions but they were adapt to them flawlessly. Peter was great to work with and crushed it on the melodica
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I can't emphasize enough how much we loved the Diamond Empire Band. My husband and I have high expectations when it comes to live music at a wedding and they somehow exceeded them. The set list matched our taste and personalities to a T. The energy the band brought was amazing and our guests absolutely loved them- compliments of the band have been the most common feedback we received from guests- and we couldn't be happier. We had the time of our lives and Diamond Empire was a big reason for that. They are all true professionals and so incredibly talented. I hope we are lucky enough to see them play live again!
We are so glad we hired Diamond Empire Band to play at our wedding!
After seeing them at a wedding in 2021, we KNEW we had to have them. The energy they bring is unmatched. Our dancefloor was packed the entire night!
We hired at 5 piece band. They played great music during cocktail hour, curated a great playlist during dinner, and then brought the heat during dancing! The MC was a 10/10, as well!
We received so many compliments on the music and so many questions on who the band was and where we found them.
Dee was responsive to all our questions and the online platform was super easy to use.
If you're thinking of hiring a band for your wedding, Diamond Empire is the way to go!
Diamond Empire was absolutely incredible for our wedding!!! They had us up and dancing until the venue closed down, what an incredible time. The team was so easy to work with and made everything easy and smooth to plan. We cannot recommend them enough and can’t be happier with our choice of band for our wedding! Thank you for making it a night to remember forever!
DEB rocked our wedding! We had so much fun and they were amazingly easy to work with and flexible to make the most of our package across the different parts of the evening (cocktail hour, ceremony, reception, etc). Great musicians and a perfect choice if you want the energy of a stellar live band that will play all the jams. So many of our guests said the band and dancing was a true highlight of the wedding!
This band will keep your guests on the dance floor all night. They are talented and choose songs appropriate for the crowd. They also do not interrupt the flow with shoutouts or announcements unless asked to do so. Highly recommend this band.
We are fortunate to have been to many weddings with incredible bands, and are happy to report that the Diamond Empire Band put on the best wedding performance that we have ever seen. They provided an incredible range of vocals, phenomenal horns & compositions to work the horns in, and the bassist absolutely lit that bass on fire. From start to end they put on an incredible performance that had folks of all ages dancing.
Zakk was incredibly communicative and accommodating through the planning process, making the whole thing a breeze, and the wedding went off without a hitch due to all of the pre-work that he & the team put in. This goes for not just the band’s performance - but for the ceremony sound and MC-ing as well. We were pretty particular with what we wanted, and they made it all seem effortless. On top of this - they even beat out other comparable bands on price! I cannot put into words how much I would recommend working with Diamond Empire Band for your wedding.
Hiring DEB was such an amazing experience. Our dance floor was packed the entire night and the songs they learned especially for us were such a HIT with our crew (I hope they keep some in rotation!!). Not only was the band amazing (the horns were fantastic, and our lead singer Rachel was awesome), when we had issues with our venue PA system, DEB stepped up right away and moved their PA system into the other room so we could do speeches. I didn't even realize what happened until afterwards; they made it so seamless. Highly recommend!
Diamond Empire Band provided a string duo and DJ for my Beaver Creek wedding, and did a FANTASTIC job! The string musicians played beautifully, even timing "Come Away With Me" to crest and end perfectly with my arrival at the altar, and were gracious and a very positive presence in addition to being masters of their instruments. I had zero guidance for our DJ other than "take requests" and he knocked it out of the park from MC duties to the music! People were coming up to me complimenting my playlist, but it was all him and my dance-forward guests. Communication with Zakk leading up to the day was easy and efficient. I highly recommend Diamond Empire Band!
If you are looking for a wedding band, look no further! Diamond Empire Band put on an amazing performance. Our dance floor was packed the entire night! We had so many guests telling us that this was the best band they have ever heard at a wedding and that they loved dancing the night way. We went with a 7 piece band and an MC for our wedding. DEB helped make our wedding day perfect, everything I imagined it would be. Our coordinator, Zakk, was also amazing to work with. From our initial first call to the final call, he was so detailed oriented, answered all our questions and helped ensure the day of would run according to our timeline. He went above and beyond to ensure our wedding day was perfect!
By our request, they learned "Sweet Victory" from Spongebob to close the night. It was the second best moment of my life. Great performers! We went with the six piece band
So much of how a wedding feels depends on the band and MC and Diamond Empire Band was perfect. From being so detail oriented in adhering to the timeline to their stellar performances, they were the MVP of the whole night. We went with acoustic guitar solo ceremony music and it was absolutely beautiful. Then we went with a 7 piece band for reception and the dance floor was always full! They also played every single song I asked for. They were very easy to work with throughout the whole planning process!
the Diamond Empire Band members were the ultimate vibe curators and did an amazing job performing. Sarah was our coordinator and she was fantastic to work with. She took time to understand our vision for the entire event and the band executed it to perfection!!
Aubrie communicated every detail with me over the phone prior to the wedding, and the portal was very easy to use. As soon as I ended my pre-wedding phone call with her, I took a deep sigh of relief and became SO excited for the wedding reception. The band met all expectations and then some. The duo performed perfectly at the ceremony, playing a couple specific songs they had to learn, which I very much appreciate. The band killed it at the reception. Everyone was dancing the moment they started playing. Rachel, the lead, was also our MC, and she was kind, energetic, and thoughtful. It’s been 3 weeks since the wedding, and I continue to have guests exclaiming it was the best wedding band and dancing they’ve ever seen. If you’re looking for a band for any party, hire them. It will be the best decision you’ll make.
When planning our wedding, a live band was a non-negotiable on my part. Between our venue's recommendations and scouring WeddingWire and the like, Diamond Empire Band was a frequent name. We went ahead and booked with them by reputation alone, and we're so happy we did. Whenever we'd mention DEB to any of our other vendors, they'd glow and tell us we wouldn't be disappointed. And we definitely weren't!
From the start, we were impressed by how professional and organized planning with the band was. Elijah was our producer, and he did an amazing job at getting us through the entire process. He was easy to reach, very accommodating, and really made you feel like you were in good hands. The band themselves were great and kept the dancefloor lively the whole night! We had a few special requests (a song with the groom and a couple choice songs of the bride) and they pulled them off beautifully. Weeks later our guests are still telling us how fun the band was, and that's really all the endorsement you need. Book Diamond Empire Band! We also utilized an acoustic duo for the ceremony, a jazz trio for the cocktail hour, and their MC services. We're so happy we did, they really do it all.
They did AMAZING at our wedding two weeks ago. I always knew I wanted a band for the wedding and looked at a couple of them but they were the best by far. At one point in the night, they even let my father in law play the drums to Uptown Funk since he is a musician. It was such a great time and I highly recommend them for any event! Great musicians and great singers!
DEB was excellent! We couldn’t recommend them enough to anyone. From our initial connection they had great communication, talent across the board, and continued to go above and beyond. On our day of, an additional band member happened to be in the area so he decided to join in (with our approval) on them. I’d say they can play just about anything and keep everybody dancing!
Diamond Empire was phenomenal at our wedding! We purchased acoustic ceremony music, the ceremony microphone package, MC services, and a 6-person band for our reception. Every single part of their involvement was flawless! Our guests still rave to us to this day about how much they loved the band! Do yourself a favor and book them for your wedding!!
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A BAND, LOOK NO FURTHER. AUBRIE and team delivered exactly what we were looking for! We had a live band at our wedding over MDW and they were SUPERB! They also read the room and played the right ipod songs in between sets. They brought the vibe and we keep hearing our family and friends say how HIGH the energy was! We are so grateful!
OH MY GOODNESS!!! THIS BAND IS AMAZING!! This band came to my sisters wedding and played at our reception. The audience got so involved that the band came into the audience and gave them a mic during the song “ Uptown Funk”! The wedding party (including me) wanted to play a song that we rehearsed, at the start of the party and the band let us use their equipment! Such high energy from this band too! Thank you so much Diamond Empire Band!!
We had Diamond Empire Band for our wedding in April in Colorado. They played our ceremony and reception and every song was on point. Aubrie was our contact for planning and also sang. We had a great time planning the sound and vibe of the wedding. They have a great song list and even learned some for us. The band played really tight. Every player was exceptional and they played with a great groove. Their setup was on time and they were completely self sufficient. They communicated really well with us throughout planning and helped guide us through the evening, Every one of our guests raved about the quality of the music. They were complete professionals and looked to be having a blast themselves. We highly recommend them. Always get the saxophone.
Great communication and AMAZING music
Our original band unfortunately dropped 6 weeks prior to our wedding and we scrambled to find a replacement. We luckily settled on Diamond Empire Band and it was such a serendipitous situation. At first I was nervous since the artists dont play together all the time (i. e., they build the band based on your needs) but honestly I feel silly looking back because they were SO GOOD. I appreciated how organized they were from our initial call, how they learned every song we asked and how awesome they played together. They were 100% the highlight of the wedding and our guests still talk about them to this day (13 months later). Thank you for saving us and being so great! Wish i would have booked them from the beginning!
The Diamond Empire Band is a MUST! They were absolutely amazing! We have gotten so many compliments from our guest on how amazing they are and how incredible they sounded. Our dance floor was PACKED all night; guests of all ages were having a great time! Zakk was so wonderful to work with and very detail oriented which we appreciated! He asked us questions we didn’t even consider! We also had a 3 piece ensemble for cocktail hour which was so wonderful too! Our day was even more incredible thanks to the diamond empire band!
Diamond Empire band is THE BEST band I’ve seen and heard in all of the Midwest from every wedding I’ve been to. Their vocals are flawless, communication and planning is easy and stress free, they provide support whenever you need it, are easy going, and on the day of the wedding they get the crowd going. They bring immaculate energy, interact and come onto the dance floor with the guests (if desired, which I did), and are all so nice and professional. All of their instrument players are amazing and the vocalists will just have you stop where you are and your jaw will drop at their tone and talent. Could not recommend this band any more!!! 100/10. I got so many compliments about our big day and all of which mentioned how amazing the band was and how much of a positive impact they made on the night and what set it apart from other weddings.
We hired Diamond Empire for our wedding at Camp Hale and they were amazing!! Several of our guests said the band was the best they'd ever heard at a wedding and everyone danced all night! My only note is that they would only take three requests and if you have them play your first dance song and parent dances, that uses up all three. I understand they don't have time to learn tons of new music before every wedding, but it wasn't made clear before we booked them, so that's my only complaint. We booked the 7-piece band and a string trio for the ceremony and everything sounded great!!!
Ugh so amazing! Aubrie and Chris were so easy to work with prior to the big day. Their online portal makes everything so easy to get all the details set up in advance. Aubrie and the band worked flawlessly through the transitions of rooms throughout the evening, MCing was spot on, music was phenomenal. Our guests had such an amazing time- I think next to food that music is the top thing to hit on your wedding- when the music is great people remember it! The band was able to hit our special dance songs which made the night that much better. Highly recommend!
Diamond Empire Band was the cherry on top of the perfect day! The band communicated with us before the wedding to understand the songs we wanted played and the vibe we wanted for our reception. We had an eight piece band, which was the perfect size. We received so many compliments from our guests about how AMAZING the band was! One of my favorite memories is when they played Piano Man (a song that always makes me think of my dad) and everybody was on the dance floor in a circle, swaying, and singing the song as loud as possible. The absolute BEST!
They were absolutely amazing!! They kept the dance floor packed the entire time and all the members were extremely talented. Our guests couldn’t stop talking about how amazing they were and even cheered for an encore at the end! Communication was easy and everything went extremely smoothly. There’s a lot of extra expenses to consider when planning a wedding, but this band was worth every penny.
The band was absolutely magnificent! They were able to keep everyone on the dance floor and foster an awesome party all night. I worked with Aubrie to build the event and she was a great communicator and gave us everything we needed for an awesome wedding. We had a 7-piece band and they were amazing musicians.
Truly amazing can’t say enough!
Diamond Empire Band is WONDERFUL! Our wedding was at River Bend, which is acoustic only, and boy was it amazing! Our guests were dancing, and having the time of their lives! Aubrie is great to work with, super communicative, and the whole day was so perfect! Book them! You won't regret it!
We hired Diamond Empire Band for our wedding and they were a huge hit and were incredible. They got the most compliments out of anything at our wedding. Chris was wonderful to work with and I highly recommend others book them for weddings and events.
Absolutely incredible! My husband and I got married this past May and we are so glad that we prioritized live music in the early stages of our planning. Our guests were raving about the quality of the Diamond Empire Band! The dance floor was packed during all of the band's sets. Amazing energy!! I worked with Aubrie for the planning and she was very organized, communicative, and pleasant to work with. Highly recommend booking the Diamond Empire Band!
Couldn’t recommend diamond empire band enough!! They were very responsive throughout the whole planning process and made it all very straightforward and easy with their planning page. On the night of the band absolutely blew it out of the water! Our lead singers were Alyssa and Jake and they were incredible but so was the whole band! They had everyone out on the dance floor the whole night!
I can’t imagine my wedding without this band. Not a single person was sitting during the live music because the talent was incredible! They are worth every penny!
Wonderful and talented musicians! We loved having a live 3-pc. band at our ceremony and reception - they were amazing and played many favorites. They were also able to play our ceremony music on acoustic guitar, which was absolutely wonderful. Communication was easy, and the booking process was very straightforward.
Diamond Empire Band was the most fun and fantastic wedding band! We got married in Estes Park, Colorado. Their musicians are talented and a great addition to the party! Their planning process and communication is fantastic. They made it so easy to ensure we had music we would like throughout the whole wedding. We hired them for a 5-piece band, MC service, Light Bars, and some sound systems for our ceremony. They really made our day run smooth. The MC service was an awesome addition to the band so they could announce all of our wedding activities throughout the night. Everyone was thrilled with the band all night and it was great to see our whole wedding party out on the dance floor.
Elijah was our coordinator to help with the project management of our wedding. He was great! Really easy to get ahold of, really great for answering my many questions, and overall he did a great job helping us get everything finalized and ready to go for the wedding day. Their planning page included detailed spaces to include everything with the days timeline and song selection for key moments. It was so helpful and easy to follow.
Overall, super thrilled with DEB. So happy they were part of our wedding day!
I attended a wedding in Nebraska last Saturday night, and this band was playing. That is, was *supposed* to be playing. They didn't start until about 8:20, as they were still loading in on a flatbed truck during the cocktail hour. After about 5 songs, they saw some typical (and beautiful) Nebraska cloud lightning many miles away, and immediately loaded out all their gear! I think I felt two raindrops, and it was over. Why in the world did this band not have tarps to cover their equipment on an outdoor gig just in case? You cover the gear and unplug everything, wait five minutes and get back out there and play! They claimed it was only a 2% chance of rain, so they didn't bring any - then sat around for an hour saying they were afraid of lightning while the party continued outdoors and every local person who had a weather app knew the 'storm' was no where near the party.
We came up with a solution that they re-set up underneath the deck (which should've been done immediately). Their second load in took another 90 minutes and they retook the stage at 10:45-11 with the female singer making casual excuses like 'things happen, unpredictable weather happens etc' with zero apologies for their poor management. Meanwhile, the outdoor reception went on as scheduled with zero rain all night! They didn't even set up the cocktail amp to keep any music going for the first 45 min after they broke down! Between their two super short sets I guarantee they didn't even play 15 songs the entire night. I can't believe I have to write a review like this, as I'm also a musician who has worked hundreds of weddings and try to be supportive of other acts - but I am telling you straight up: I have NEVER seen a band just stop playing at an event and load out their gear like that - literally never in my life have I seen a more unprofessional display! I feel just awful for my friend (the bride!) who hired them and hope she got some money back, which I doubt.
Also, just as a performance note, how can your singer say "here's one of our favorites that we've been playing for years" (Bruno Mars) but keep their eyes glued to reading lyrics off an ipad?? Everyone has heard this song 10,000 times but you can't even memorize the simple chorus and breakdown of 'Uptown Funk' - that you say you've been "playing for years"?? the few songs they played there was no crowd interaction, the performances were just so so, and it was clear the singers had not even memorized the lyrics to the most basic wedding songs. Without a doubt, this was THE most unprofessional band I've ever seen at a wedding, just another reason for you to hire a DJ.
WOW this band is AMAZING!! We chose them after going to their showcase in Denver. Raj was our singer/MC and she absolutely nailed it - brought just the right amount of energy, said all the right things at the right times, and her singing was amazing. The band brought so much energy and fun to our dance floor! They played a fun variety of old and new songs, and did a great Hora (Jewish wedding tradition). They even skipped one of their set breaks for us since toasts went long. Chris was easy to communicate with and quick to respond. Their online planning portal was easy to use and I liked it because I could update it whenever I wanted leading up to the event.
FANTASTIC band, and Aubrie is the BEST producer and singer!! Request her if you can she is amazing. Best customer service and organization beforehand, fantastic producer, and super talented singer! We loved it and the Diamond Empire Band MADE the night!!
I cannot recommend Diamond Empire enough for any celebration. We contracted with them for our wedding and it was such an easy and fun experience from the first phone call to our wedding night. Curtis is great to work with. The platform they use to organize all the details was very easy to use. Our guests danced the night away, we had a five piece band and the sound they produced was incredible. An incredible band on an unforgettable night!
Great experience! Curtis was great to work with and very patient. He coordinated with the venue and their requirements and kept in touch. Jake and the band were amazing. Jake did the ceremony with his guitar and great voice (in the snow) and joined the band inside for a wonderful reception. Loved their music and they were 100% engaged with our requests. Everything went smoothly - would highly recommend!
PERFECT wedding band! We hired Diamond Empire for our wedding and none of our guests could stop talking about how amazing they looked and sounded for weeks afterward. Our main contact Aubree answered any and all questions we had and was so helpful. Highly recommend this amazing band!!
Amazing band, cannot recommend enough! Our wedding would not have been the same without live music. Also a very good value.
My family held a large-sized major family-centric party event in Lawrence, Kansas this past summer and the Diamond Empire Band brought the party!
It was my dream to have a live band play at our event and I’m so glad I chose Diamond Empire. Planning was made super easy with their planning team as they have a wonderful online website outlining options & an awesome interface to communicate payment & event planning timelines. The staff was always super responsive in communications and helped us meet our party expectations. They played & sang so amazingly the night of, kept the mood upbeat and hit all our favorites spanning many decades of musical classics. Some of our older family members were worried the music would be too loud, but the band did great at playing softer during the first part of the evening before bursting into party jams as we got later in the night and everyone ended up enjoying the night so much.
I wouldn’t hesitate to hire the Diamond Empire band again for any future musical needs. They really made my live music dance party dreams a reality. Thanks so much for bringing so much fun energy to our party, Diamond Empire!
The Diamond Empire Band came highly recommended for our CO wedding and I can easily see why! The band was fantastic and so much fun! As the bride, I danced all night with our guest! The Diamond empire Band brought so much fun and energy to our wedding. I was so impressed by their ability to learn and play the sounds we requested. We had a fairly unique first dance song and they played it perfectly! I was so happy and so impressed. I would highly recommend the Diamond Empire Band for any event!
Diamond Empire Band is fantastic! We heard them at a friends wedding when we were in the early stages of planning for our wedding and we knew that Diamond Empire was the perfect band for our wedding!
They have such a great energy and will keep your dance floor going all night long and have a huge array of music that they can play. We also had them play our first song live and it was perfect!
The planning process was also very easy. Elijah is very communicative and we were able to add members to the band just a few weeks before our wedding. If you have the budget and space for a 7-piece band, we highly recommend it!
When I talk to friends and family about the wedding, they always bring up how great the band was and how much fun they had on the dance floor!
Dee and the rest of the band absolutely killed it! Our guests are still raving about the music, everyone said it was the best band ever! Not just at a wedding, but ever! We all felt like we had a private concert and had an absolute blast dancing and singing along all night! Everything from all of the song choices to the energy and everyone’s talent was just unbelievable! The ceremony music was just beautiful, they helped set the tone for the entire wedding and everything was perfect.
Dee made the entire planning process so fun and easy, we loved working with him! I’ve already recommended Diamond Empire Band to everyone I know, anyone getting married or having any type of event needs to work with them! We wish we could throw a wedding every year just to hang out with Dee and his band and hear them play again! We had so much fun, it was the highlight of the evening!
We went to Diamond Empire’s showcase in Denver and we were blown away. We were so excited to book them and they were very easy and accommodating to work with. However, the day of the wedding, the band that showed up to play our wedding in Copper Mountain was not the same people…not one member was from the showcase or the photograph of the band. The band that played was good but wasn’t what we felt like we had signed up for. We feel a little duped like the band pulled a bait and switch on us as customers. Again, the band that showed up was fine, but not nearly as good as the one we’d seen and THOUGHT we had booked from their denver showcase. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are several “Diamond Empire” bands playing around Colorado on the same night. Only leaving this review so that others don’t have the same experience and disappointment. We also booked ours over a year in advance so we really thought we were getting something different than what we got.
Response from the Vendor on 11/21/2022
Hi Patrick and thanks for your feedback! I'm really glad that you enjoyed our showcase performance and the planning process leading up to the event. I am sorry, however, that you were disappointed by some aspects of the experience. We strive to...
give every client an amazing night and we clearly fell short of your expectations. I'm not sure which showcase you attended, but the musicians at your event regularly perform at our showcases. As our band is customizable, we do have a larger group of musicians to pull from. Everyone performs together regularly but I'm sorry if for some reason some of the musicians at your event were not on the showcase you attended and that's what you were expecting. Of course, if our couples request a specific singer or musician who they saw at the showcase, we are more than happy to accommodate! It sounds like that wasn't properly communicated and I'm truly sorry that it affected your experience. Wishing you all the best!
The Diamond Empire Band was great!! We are still getting compliments from family and friends on how great our wedding was due to the live band. We had a 6 piece band and they were SO good! Highly recommend booking for your wedding.
I guarantee we will still be talking about Diamond Empire Band years after our wedding. They were incredible! Our dance floor never stopped and our friends continue to rave about how much fun it was.
I honestly did very little research and was going off of a single friend's recommendation when booking Diamond Empire. And wow, I am so happy I did! They brought so much energy, sounded fantastic and played music we all loved. I would book them a thousand times over.
I cannot say enough good things about DEB!! The whole experience was easy, organized and fun. We had a piano and guitar duet for the ceremony and they were breathtaking!! And they worked with our officiant who sang while they played a song perfectly! We had a 5 piece at the reception and they blew everyone away! Weeks later everyone is still telling me how awesome they were! When people needed a break from dancing they would stand around just listening because it was that good! They were talented, kept the crowd enthralled, and were a joy to work with. Get the live band, you won't regret it!!
We were absolutely thrilled with Diamond Empire ! They were wonderful to work with throughout the whole planning process and are very talented musicians! They kept our friends and family dancing for our entire reception! We couldn’t have asked for a better band to play our wedding. Highly recommend !
Aside from our venue, DEB was the first hire we made for our wedding and I'm so glad. Leading up to the wedding Elijah was so great to work with. He is responsive, helpful, and made me feel so at ease. At the wedding the band was incredible! They are so talented and do a great job of reading the audience and combining what they're enjoying with what you've told the band you like. We received multiple compliments about them. Hire them, you will not regret it!
You won't be disappointed if you choose this band for your wedding! High energy and ensured our dance floor was full all night long.
Diamond Empire was the best! Our guests LOVED the band! They definitely brought the fun to our party. They were super easy to work with and so incredibly talented!
Diamond Empire Band was so incredible!! We were so excited about a live band, but didn't realize how awesome DEB was going to be and kept the party BUMPIN! Everything was seamless and went perfectly. They were such incredible performers but also made the night go as planned without any hiccups. Thank you so so so so much for such a perfect wedding performance!
This band is amazing! The dance floor was full from start to finish and we received so many compliments from our guests. They were extremely professional and would recommend them to anyone!
Diamond Empire Band was incredible! We had a 7-piece band for our wedding night and we couldn’t have been more impressed! Our guests never left the dance floor and it was truly an epic night! They were easy to communicate with and the planning page provided made capturing all the small details a breeze. Our guests raved about the band and I would recommend DEB over and over again!
DEB was wonderful to work with! They we very reasonably priced, and the communication leading up to our wedding was excellent. They handled all of our sound, MC, and of course the reception band, and our event went off without a hitch. The band was amazing and got almost everyone on the dance floor! Finally, we had a somewhat complicated venue regarding different spaces and sound needs. DEB was incredibly accommodating to this, and they helped the wedding to flow smoothly. We are so grateful for DEB!
We hired a solo pianist and 7 piece band from Diamond Empire to play at our wedding in Beaver Creek, CO. Not only was the ceremony pianist amazing but our guests couldn't stop raving about the band! We had a smaller, intimate wedding and requested certain types of music genres we like which they stuck to the whole night. The vocalists were amazing and sounded just like the original artists. They learned how to play 3 songs of our choice for specific dances. We had such a fun time and so happy we chose Diamond Empire for our wedding!
We hired a 6 piece band from Diamond Empire for our 5/28/22 wedding reception and had Andy as our MC & were not disappointed! Their music planning page made it super easy to stay organized and figure out details & they were very responsive to all of our (many) questions. A week before the wedding we talked on the phone to discuss final details & they were very professional and helpful. At our reception they kept the party going all. night. long. We even paid them to stay a half hour longer because people stayed on the dance floor until the very end!!! They're great at reading the room and playing songs that match the energy of your guests. We got so many compliments on the band. We'd book them all over again & will continue to recommend them to our friends & fam!
We were extremely disappointed with DEB. The only reason that I am giving them two stars is because the ceremony musicians did a really good job.
For one, skip the MC service as our MC did nothing more than pass around the microphone to the speakers. DEB markets themselves as “Our band specializes in getting everyone on the dance floor and we pride ourselves in being fun and energetic.”, which was definitely not the case. The band did not play very lively music, the band members did not have any movement at all (they either sat or stood and just played their instruments), and made no effort to get people on the dance floor. I understand that covers aren’t always going to sound exactly like the originals, but the majority of songs they played were unrecognizable and off beat.
I would definitely recommend not booking Diamond Empire Band. They were a premium price for a low quality product.
Response from the Vendor on 06/22/2022
Hi Thomas,
Thank you for your feedback. I'm very sorry that this is how you feel about your experience with the band. I would like to address some of your concerns. As you know, the venue for your wedding is acoustic only and does not allow for...
electric instruments. While this makes for a beautiful setting, acoustic music is inherently lower energy than most of our events allow for. The band did play a number of your requests including Oasis, Vance Joy, Eagle-Eye Cherry, and Weezer. We've performed at tons of successful events at the venue, but we also realize acoustic music is not for everyone. We've also found that rain and low temperatures at an outdoor event can make it more difficult to get guests on the dance floor; however, it seemed like your guests really packed the dance floor once things started to clear up after dinner, so I'm glad they enjoyed themselves! Regarding the MC, she did make announcements for the special dances and other items that were discussed; however, I do think that service is more beneficial for clients who need announcements throughout the night for traditions such as a bouquet toss, cake cutting, or grand exit that weren't part of your event. I sincerely apologize for anything we could have done differently to provide you with a better experience and wish you and Emily all the best!
Diamond Empire Band played at my wedding last weekend and were absolutely incredible! It was a highlight of the night for sure. I was so impressed by the whole ensemble and the vocalists were so good! We paid the extra fee for the MC services and were glad we did. The manager, Sarah, even stopped by and talked to both my mom and myself to make sure everything was going well, which really impressed us. I can’t imagine having had a better experience!
We hired Diamond Empire Band for our wedding day! We had a 3 person trio for cocktail hour and a 7 piece band for the reception. We also opted in for the MC to call out the special moments like first dance/cake cutting and speeches. They were above and beyond our expectations! Music was FABULOUS! All our requested songs were played and in the right order. We received so many compliments! We were also told that we were the first ever couple to request “The Electric Slide” which is our favorite song and THEY NAILED IT!! They had everyone dancing the entire time and made our special day even better! Through having to postpone our original wedding date a whole year out due to covid, they kept in touch that entire year, made us feel important and special and made sure that even with all that was going on our day was going to be a blast and it SURE WAS!! Thank you Diamond Empire Band for making our dream wedding come true!
By far, the most compliments we had from our wedding was the band. If I could give them a million stars, I would. We hired them for our New Year’s Eve wedding, and they were able to help keep the party going all the way until midnight. They told us later that they had to have some musicians sub in last minute because the others had tested positive for COVID. I think that really goes to show the high caliber of musicians they have for them to have this kind of flexibility. They were even making the effort to do some of the songs our wedding guests requested.
They were extremely accommodating when my husband and I decided to postpone our wedding a year due to COVID. We also really loved the bands planning page, where you can plan anything you want/need the band to do on your wedding day. It made everything much easier with the planning process.
I cannot recommend this group enough. They were WONDERFUL.
Incredible performance!! We were shocked at how amazing they were and our guests are still talking about the band. We loved every minute of their performance and had an absolute blast dancing! Would recommend them over and over again! Also, they were very flexible with back up plans given the pandemic which thankfully we didn't need but definitely took the stress out of it. Thank you so much for an unforgettable experience!!
We hired Diamond Empire for our band, photography, and videography. HUGE MISTAKE. We ended up having to dispute their chard on our credit card because we were sick of not receiving our final photo gallery and video (we did end up receiving the photos almost 8 weeks after our wedding after we initiated the credit card dispute, the video came 4 weeks after that) and we felt the steep charge for the band was not worth 7 live songs, 3 of which had sound feedback. It seemed like the band had never played together before and were thrown together for our wedding. At the end of the day we were extremely disappointed in their product and lack of communication due to delays. Every conversation had to be initiated by us and it appears they overcommitted their availability in providing for our wedding. We were extremely understanding and worked very amicably with their delays until we reached over 10 weeks post wedding and still missing our video.
Photography and videography- at the end of the day, the final product was great. We hired two photography shooters to "divide and conquer" some of our must wants (which they did not fulfill all of our short list of must have shots) and they would not separate, so we paid for 2 photographers and received only one shooter's worth of photos. The delivery and communication were absolutely terrible. I had to initiate every communication to receive any sort of update. Any timeline they provided for a deliverable was delayed by weeks- we did not receive all finals until 8 weeks after the wedding and every excuse under the sun was provided (COVID, heavy wedding season, and a hurricane??).
The band- they did not meet with us until a week before our wedding (not from lack of us trying) and they assured us they were well prepared and ready for our wedding. They showed up at 5pm the day of our wedding to set up, perform sound checks, and be ready to put on a show around 8pm, so 3 hours to prepare. They played 7 SONGS. They had terrible sound feedback so they requested that we removed the back half of our tent (how was this not found during sound check?) then it started to rain and all of their equipment was ruined. The dream of us throwing a great dance party during our wedding was ruined.
It has been 7 months since our wedding and our guests are STILL talking about how much FUN they had at our reception due to the Diamond Empire Band! DEB MADE THE DAY! We danced and danced and danced! After dinner there was really no need for chairs, because everyone, and I mean everyone was on the dance floor.
Thank you DEB for making our wedding reception dreams a reality!
We couldn’t have asked for better performances from this band. They did a string trio at the ceremony, a piano at cocktail hour, and an 8pc at reception. I got so many compliments. They didn’t sound like a “wedding band.” They really listened to what we asked for and communicated really well. I 100% recommend hiring them for your wedding!
Diamond Empire Band will excel all of your expectation for live wedding music! We knew we wanted live music to enhance the ambiance of our wedding, but they surpassed the bar by a mile. So many of our wedding guests came up to us and said, “Where did you find them?! They are awesome!” We hired a string quartet for our ceremony and an eight piece live band for our reception. Upon booking, Elijah reached out to us about our vision for reception music. We were able to make a wedding playlist of the type of songs we wanted played to fit the theme of our wedding. They played classic and oldies upon our request. They were punctual, professional, and we are so grateful to them for making our wedding the best party of our lives.
We got so many compliments on Diamond Empire, they really made our wedding shine! Great value, great presence, great musicians, fantastic people! Thank you!
BOOK THEM! Diamond Empire Band absolutely slayed our wedding on 10/2/21 in Estes Park, CO! We had a 9-piece band, cocktail hour trio and ceremony duet and they all sounded lovely. Guests have not stopped raving about the band and multiple people have said it was the best wedding band they've ever seen (and it sure is for me!)! They knew exactly what to play and kept the dance floor going all night. THANK YOU!
Home run guaranteed!!! If you want a high energy, great band to get your guests out on the dance floor, book Diamond Empire Band! Everyone was dancing from start to finish for my son’s wedding in St Louis. Truly phenomenal!
Curtis at Diamond Empire Band was wonderful to work with and the website planning link was terrific! As the MOB, I was able to coordinate certain things but the bride and groom then used the event planning pages to customize the timing, music and other details. The musicians were amazing! Zach and Aubrey even learned special songs for the ceremony and it was magical. The band played all of our favorite songs - the bride had created a list of requested songs and they nailed everyone of them. They were friendly, professional and high energy. The dance floor was packed the whole night. I cannot recommend Diamond Empire Band enough! So worth it to have a quality band like this to play for your wedding.
Amazing all around! DEB was high energy, professional, fun, and helped keep us organized during the last 2 weeks so that our event turned out perfect! We got so many compliments from guests and the dance floor was never empty!
SO GOOD! We had a 4 piece band for the first part of our reception and then switched to a DJ. The dance floor was packed and everyone loved having live music! Elijah was great to communicate with and he was able to work with our schedule so easily. We knew we wanted a live band for our wedding and we are so happy we went with Diamond Empire Band, they are so talented
Is truly such an amazing overall vendor in ban! They are always early, very accommodating in the preplanning process and process. On the day of they are amazing with any changes, as well as supporting other vendors. It goes without mentioning that their music is amazing and their musicians are so much fun to be around. They truly adapt to any crowd, we can't wait to work with them on many many more weddings. Highly recommend This group for your event
The number one thing my husband and I wanted at our wedding was a live band, and Diamond Empire Band was the perfect choice. They were super supportive when we changed our date and very receptive to all our wishes! Our meeting with Elijah the week before the wedding got me so excited for our wedding! The band had the dance floor full the entire time and the MC was amazing!!! They are so skilled and everyone loved them.