The Crowd

k really took a lot off my plate by helping me select a playlist. Super fun band. Have gone to see them play since!

om his playlist. Which I had done many, many times prior to this date. He also asked for my time line of events which I had sent numerous times. Rick never responded to any of my previous phones calls, text messages, or emails, however, all the other vendors responded immediately. They did not play any songs off their song list that I had selected and he responded with “they would play what they felt like.” They refused to turn the volume up for our first dance. We had paid for lessons and practiced for over 5 months!!! They setup the wrong way and they did not play towards the dance floor as requested. When my husband and I arrived to the cocktail hour, we did not receive one smile or congratulations from the band. We were given nasty looks. I found out later that was because Rick had finally responded to my mother at 7:15 am on my wedding day that he was not going to honor my timeline or song selection he was just to busy. I am a wedding planner. I have planned over 250 weddings. I have worked so hard to make every Bride's day perfect no matter what I had to do. I have never met a more unprofessional group of people in this industry. My parents still paid them even though they were fired halfway through and ruined many moments that I cannot get back! This band (Rick) is just too busy according to his words to discuss your wedding day with you. I do not want this to happen to another Bride on their wedding day! Please heed my warning. Do not book “The Crowd” for your special day. You will regret it.

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nd we saw them perform at the OBX Wedding Expo and loved them! Unfortunately at the last minute, Hurricane Irene cancelled our wedding and we relocated the festivities to a different state. The Crowd (& Rick Ostlund) was quick to offer a partial refund based on the contract we had signed. I know I would have only had more stars to add to this review had they played at our reception, but unfortunately, things don't always go according to plan. So, you can feel confident and be very happy with The Crowd!

ayed a fantastic line up of music that built up the momentum of the party. I couldn't stay off the dance floor! Of the 7 members of the band, at least 3 of them could sing, and in all different genres! They played Oldies, Rock and Reggae. And what a bunch of personalities! Rick Ostlund, who we dealt with leading up to the wedding, made a couple of trips to our venue to scope it out and select the place for the band to set up. Great customer service and great performance!

y. My husbands family wanted to know where the band was playing the next night.

red them because they were friends of ours. I'm not sure if they even do as many weddings anymore, and that's why I don't have a contact/business number for them.