What a wonderful wedding and great reception we had!! We owe so much of it to the attitude, professionalism and great talent of Austin Hot Trax!
I want to let you and the band know that next to the location, the band was the most talked about and highly praised element of the wedding. We have been asked who they are, how we found them, where they are located out of and how they can book them for other parties and events!
I'll start with Robert's professionalism. As soon as we talked last he called me promptly and spent 20 minutes on the phone going over any questions I had and talking about everything from music preferences to what styles the family liked. Thereafter, I felt thoroughly communicated with and taken care of. I knew if I had requests they would be met and that I could call anytime, but Robert always was a step ahead and contacted me first.
The day of the reception I didn't have to worry about a thing. Between the band and our event coordinator, they had it under control. All of our dances went great - we had 3 first dances with the bride and groom and parents - then I had one very special request. My father's name is James Brown, so after people had settled and cooled off a bit, the band knew just when to call the Father of the Bride out for a very special song. They kidded with him and coaxed him out on the dance floor and got the whole audience involved before they launched into "I Feel Good" by James Brown and my Dad turned into the man himself and we kicked the party off! After that people never left the dance floor. The band kept everyone having a great time - the sax player was awesome, he came out and played to guests and then gave me a high five! The tambourine and lead singers were a HIT! They made the night! And the rest of the band came out on to the dance floor and let guests sing, play, request songs, and just have the time of their lives. I am serious when I say Austin Hot Trax made my reception! And I also want to let you know that they were one of the best values we received throughout our entire wedding experience.
Also, personally, I also want to thank them - and this is just a testament to their professionalism - for the dance from my husband to me. I had let them know that he had a special song he would like to hear from groom to b ride. What we didn't specify was when it was to be played. I just assumed it would be during a break and we would just know it was for us. But after the cake cutting and sentimental toasts from the family, Jeremy winged it and said some sweet words to me and the band automatically picked up on that that moment as a perfect time for the song and launched right into it. It was so special to us because it was not scripted and so special to our guests to hear his words and the words to the song. More people have talked about that moment and how it showed our true love for each other.
Again, I cannot tell you how many compliments we have received. One of the guests who was in the back commented that the band was even having fun and great and personable BACKSTAGE! And our event coordinator said they were wonderful to work with and that Horseshoe Bay will be recommending them to other couples in the future. And even after the event, I had an email from Robert the day after thanking us for letting them be a part of our special day. My experience with Austin Hot Trax and with Book-A-Band has truly been one of the BEST experiences I have had with wedding planning and just wanted to thank you and Austin Hot Trax for all of the assistance and professionalism. I am an event planner by profession, so I expect a lot from vendors, and I was truly impressed with the way everything was handled. I would highly recommend Austin Hot Trax to anyone in the future - and Book-A-Band - and plan on sending them a formal recommendation and Thank You in the near future.
Thank you Joel and Robert, we had a blast!!
Alisha & Jeremy Hudman
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