Seattle's wedding band
From cocktail hour to the last dance, one booking covers the band, a DJ, the sound and the lights.
A dance floor your grandmother and your college friends agree on.
Soul, funk, disco, pop and rock from four decades, played live and played right. Tell us the songs that matter and the shape of the day, and we build the night around it.
We keep the volume right for each part of the evening, read the room, and get everyone up when it is time. We answer every enquiry within 24 hours.
Cocktail hour to last dance
Cocktail hour
A lower-volume, smaller-format set from the soul and mid-tempo end of the book, so your guests can find their table and each other.
Dinner and toasts
We time the sets around your speeches and cake rather than the other way round, and MC lightly if you want it: welcoming the room, cueing the toasts, introducing the first dance.
The first dance
If your song is not already in the book, send it when you book and we will learn it.
The dance floor
Up to three hours of live music in two or three sets, with music in the breaks. Add our DJ and the floor stays full from the first dance to the last one.
One booking, the whole night
Live band, DJ, PA and lights together. One less vendor on the list.
Live band
The main event. Two or three sets of soul, funk, disco, rock and pop, built around your running order.
DJ for the evening
Before the first set, between sets and after the last song. The floor stays full from doors to last dance, with no second supplier to book.
PA and sound
A PA sized for the room, set up and run by us. The venue needs nothing.
Stage lighting
Lighting that makes the band a show, not a corner of the room.
Handled before you ask
- When to book. Six to twelve months ahead is comfortable. Summer Saturdays and December go first, so if your date is in that window, ask early.
- Insured. Cover Story carries liability insurance. A certificate of insurance is available on request for your venue.
- Self-contained. We bring the PA and the stage lighting sized for the room, so a venue with no gear is not a problem.
- Space and power. A clear, level area of roughly 12 by 16 feet for the full band, and two dedicated 20-amp circuits within reach of the stage.
- Outdoors. Yes, with cover for the band and the gear, a level dry surface, and power close to the stage. Evenings turn cold near the water, so a heater by the stage is a kindness.
- Paperwork. A signed agreement and a deposit hold the date. The balance is due before the wedding, so nobody handles money on the day.
- Where. Serving Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett and the Puget Sound region. Further afield is a conversation.
Four decades. One dance floor.
Hits every table knows. Tell us what matters before the night and we build it into the set.
Questions couples ask
How far ahead should we book?
For a wedding or a holiday party, six to twelve months is comfortable. Summer Saturdays and December go first, so if you have a date in that window, ask early.
Shorter notice is fine when the date is open. Send the date and we will tell you straight away whether we can do it.
Can you learn our first-dance song?
If it is not already in the book, ask. Send the song when you book and we will learn it.
How many sets and breaks?
Most nights are two sets of around an hour, or three of forty-five minutes, with short breaks between them. Music keeps going in the breaks, and if you add our DJ the floor never goes quiet from doors to last dance. We time the sets around your speeches, cake and first dance rather than the other way round.
Can you play quieter for cocktail hour?
Yes. Cocktail hour and dinner get a lower-volume, smaller-format set drawn from the soul and mid-tempo end of the book, so people can talk. The full band and the full volume arrive when it is time to dance.
Do you MC?
Yes, lightly. Welcoming the room, introducing the first dance, cueing toasts and letting people know when the bar is closing are all part of the job. If you have a friend or a planner who wants the microphone, that works too.
Do you take requests?
Yes. Tell us what matters before the night and we will build it into the set, and we take requests from the floor when they fit the room. Looking for something specific? Ask — we tailor the setlist to match your event’s energy.
Can you play outdoors?
Yes, with three things in place: cover from sun and rain for the band and the gear, a level and dry surface to set up on, and power close enough that we are not running cables across the lawn. Evenings can turn cold near the water, so a heater by the stage is a kindness.
What are your rates?
It depends on four things: the size of the band, the date, how far we travel and how long you want us to play. A Saturday in June with the full band and three sets is not the same job as a Thursday in February with a trio for cocktail hour.
Send us the date and the shape of the night and we will send a quote within 24 hours. No obligation, and no chasing.
Let'sgetyourfloormoving.
Tell us the date and what kind of night you want. We answer every enquiry within 24 hours.
Book the bandOr write to coverstoryseattle@gmail.com