We had to say yes to Emily’s because she is our trumpet player
In all the time the band I’m in has been playing together, we have always refused to play weddings.
This isn’t snobbery; it’s just that the things most people expect from a wedding band are things we do not – and cannot – provide. We don’t take requests and are unable to mine a large repertoire of standards. We have a banjo. You may think we’re what you want, we tell people when they ask, but we really aren’t, and by the time you realise your mistake, it will be too late. We will have ruined your special day.
