Manhattan Wedding Band
Live wedding music for Manhattan's ballrooms, clubs and towers, from the team that has performed at the Rainbow Room, The Plaza and The Pierre.
Inquire About Your DateManhattan weddings happen in rooms with history and house rules: Gilded Age clubs off Fifth Avenue, a ballroom 65 floors above Rockefeller Center, tiled vaults under the Queensboro Bridge, an event space on the 102nd floor of One World Trade Center. Our dedicated New York team has spent more than twelve years playing New York weddings, and these are rooms we have performed in. We know how each building handles load-in, what its sound limits are and what its staff expect.
The full band runs 7 to 11 pieces, fully live, and moves from song to song on in-ear monitors the way a DJ would. Gabby and Eddie emcee, plan your timeline with you before the day and confirm it with your planner on the night. The same team plays the city's galas and company events; see our corporate page.
Wedding venues around Manhattan
Manhattan venues where we have performed:
University Club of New York
A McKim, Mead & White landmark at Fifth Avenue and 54th Street, opened in 1899. College Hall holds 100 to 170 for dinner and dancing, and the seventh-floor Main Dining Room takes up to 300.
The Metropolitan Club
Founded in 1891 with J. Pierpont Morgan as its first president, in a Stanford White building at Fifth Avenue and 60th Street, with two ballrooms and a marble foyer.
Cipriani
A group of historic halls: the Neo-Renaissance room on 42nd Street, the Greek Revival hall on Wall Street, 25 Broadway and the Beaux Arts space on South Street.
The Rainbow Room
Rockefeller Center's ballroom, 65 floors above Fifth Avenue, with crystal chandeliers and the skyline on every side. Bar SixtyFive, on the same floor, keeps a later curfew.
Guastavino's
An interior landmark beneath the Queensboro Bridge, under the tile vaults Rafael Guastavino designed for the bridge's market arcade, with floor plans for up to 350.
Tribeca Rooftop
Open since 1999 at 2 Desbrosses Street, with indoor space and a rooftop of roughly 30,000 square feet together, looking out over the city and the river.
One World Trade Center
ASPIRE, the private event space at One World Observatory, sits on the tower's 102nd floor: more than 9,000 square feet for up to 450 guests.
The Plaza
Open since October 1, 1907, at Fifth Avenue and Central Park South, with its Grand Ballroom and Terrace Room restored to their original look.
The Pierre
A Taj hotel at Fifth Avenue and 61st Street, open since 1930. Ceremonies in the Cotillion Room overlook Central Park, and dinner moves to the Grand Ballroom.
Planning a wedding in Manhattan
Freight elevators and loading docks
Most Manhattan venues bring a band in through a loading dock or a freight elevator, often at a booked time. We plan around each building's rules, and our sound engineer is on site two hours early so the gear is set before your guests arrive.
Volume limits and hard stops
Some buildings limit volume or set a firm end time for amplified music. Ask your venue for its rules early, and we will plan the night inside them.
A night across several rooms
Several of these venues split the evening across rooms: cocktails in the Gallery before the Rainbow Room, or a ceremony in the Pierre's Cotillion Room before the Grand Ballroom. One complimentary musician for the ceremony and cocktail hour comes with every package, so each room has live music while the full band waits in the next.
Where we play around Manhattan
Nearby: Brooklyn
The band for Manhattan weddings
Scaled to the room, from the duo to a full eleven-piece band.
Your Playlist
The full live band, seven to eleven pieces: lead female and male vocals, keys, guitar, bass, drums and saxophone, with horns, electric violin or a second vocalist to add.
Eddie & Gabby
The two founders, with every decade from the fifties to now. Made for cocktail hours, ceremonies and smaller rooms.
DJ Hybrid
A DJ anchors the night while live musicians move through the crowd on saxophone, electric violin, guitar or vocals.
"THE BEST EVER. Not only are Gabby and Eddie so easy to work with, they are extremely talented and fun. It has been two weeks since our wedding and guests are still contacting us about the band. They did not stop playing once, and the dance floor was more crowded than any other wedding, all thanks to their energy, talent, and perfect song choices."
The Heitners · New York
Manhattan wedding band questions
Which Manhattan venues have you performed at?
The University Club, the Metropolitan Club, Cipriani, the Rainbow Room, Guastavino's, Tribeca Rooftop, One World Trade Center, The Plaza and The Pierre.
Can Gabby and Eddie emcee a black-tie wedding?
Yes. They emcee every announcement from the run of show, and the band dresses for the room: black suits and black gowns are our standard, with other looks available on request.
Our company is planning a gala in the city. Do you play those?
Yes. Company parties, launches, galas and client dinners are part of what we do, and the emcee handles speaker introductions and award presentations from your run of show.
Getting married in Manhattan?
Tell us your date and your venue, and we will take it from there.
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