After our initial contact, we'll initiate at least one main contact around 6 weeks before the wedding to send out our pre-wedding checklist form which we use to capture the main details for the wedding. We offer to meet in person, by video or phone to discuss this, too, depending on what suits our customers best. I handle this part of our contact with customers, though general messages are answered by both Mark and I.

Once we've captured all the details we need from you; generally between 4-6 weeks prior to the wedding, we don't need to have direct contact again until we see you on the day. Anything else, we'll find out from the venue or planner. We'll normally contact either one a day or so beforehand just to make sure of any final timings that we're not already aware of.

Your putting your trust in expert wedding entertainment professionals, both in Coast Entertainments and The Brammers. We've been in business for more than 15 years and still perform because we love it, not because we have to. As mentioned in an earlier question, we make sure to involve customers as much or as little as they wish to be in their music choices for the day and night. The songs we play and sing will be right for you and your guests. People remember how great a time they had celebrating at weddings. It's our privilege to be responsible for that.

The first thing to establish is whether they want us to perform the first dance, or have the original played. Some people hold the original version dear and prefer this, so there's no pressure to ask us to perform it! When we're performing, we'll find out if there's a particular version of the song they'd like us to learn - the original, a remix or acoustic version for example. We use backing tracks for the majority of our songs, so the instrumentation will be exactly as you know it. We can, however, arrange unique acoustic versions on keys or guitar by request.

We have more than 500 songs in our repertoire and after 15 years there's not many wedding requests left unsung for us! We're very accommodating to requests outside of our repertoire. If it's important to you, we'll make every effort to learn new songs. We'd only say no in the rare event we don't think we could perform a version to do the song justice, we're three guys and don't want to murder a Mariah Carey belt when it's one of your favourites! It's not uncommon for us to learn two or three songs for an event. Anything we can't manage live, we'll play before we begin or during our break, so that it's included on the night.

A motto of ours is that we're "Your Band. Your Way." We mean that. We don't subscribe to the idea of having a "standard wedding set". During our pre-wedding checklist chat, we'll prompt you to give as much or as little detail to input into how we'll prepare our sets for you. We'll always ask for 5-10 songs that are absolute must-plays, and those that you don't want us to play. They can be just as important! It can then also be really helpful to understand some details to make our sets even more special for you. For example, is there a theme? Is there special songs for the boys, the girls or family? Is there songs from school, studies, work, holidays or nights out? Your favourite artists or bands? Songs from film or TV? Gigs you've been to?

Of course, if you're laid back and want to put your trust in us to judge the dancefloor and adapt our set to suit the crowd on the night, we're more than happy to do so. We cover songs from every genre and era going back almost 80 years, so we're experts in knowing how to find the right songs for everyone in the room and will always pay attention to what your guests are enjoying to tweak our set on the night and make sure your room is packed with people having a great time singing and dancing away.

It'll vary from wedding to wedding and we'll take the lead from our customers. There might be a cake cutting, a specific entrance song, special arrangement for the first dance, dance pairings for bridal party and parents. We'll accommodate the start of the evening exactly as you wish for it to be.

It's useful for us to know this information, but none of it is a deal-breaker or too restrictive for us. We have a relatively compact set up and can work around noise limiters and small spaces.

Yes, anything that customers haven't shared directly with us regarding venue, set-up or details for the day, we'll find out from the venue coordinator ourselves. Customers will be spinning enough plates trying to organise things, so won't need us bothering for details that we can find out ourselves from the venue staff or planners.

There's a couple of contingency plans for such events. Firstly, we're adept as a duo as well as a trio without any interruption to our sets. Secondly, we do have an able deputy, who was one of our original members for 8 years. Having said that, we're pretty robust and have only had to rely on either scenario on a handful of occasions over 15 years.

We'll load in as discreetly as possible, respecting that the wedding is ongoing and hotel venues may have other guests present. Most often, there will be a turnover of the function room from day to evening and we'll aim to set up and soundcheck during this time without guests present. When this isn't possible, we'll do so with minimal disruption.

Generally, we'll arrive an hour before we're due to start. We have a compact set-up and have our load-in down to a fine art. Of course, if we're travelling further we'll allow enough time for any traffic disturbance, but we've never encountered any venue specificities that prolonged our set-up beyond an hour.

We're a small band and the nature of our set up - three vocalists performing to tracks - mean there's little to no impact to noise limiters. They're more sensitive to kick drums and strong bass frequencies, both of which we can comfortably manage in our live EQ and sound settings. We can achieve high quality sound regardless of any restrictions in the venue.

We have a few different options, depending on time of the year, aesthetic of the wedding etc. We're always dressed smartly, loosely matching, generally only either with jackets or to a theme (e.g. a tartan or colour accent).

We want to choose a song that's going to bring any guests not already on the dancefloor rushing on to join you. We have a few winners to fall back on, but we'll pay attention to customer's other requests and favourites to make sure that it's perfect for the room.

We try to maintain high energy across the night. Unless there's a request for something different, we wouldn't normally play more than 1 or 2 slow songs or ballads in either set. Even if not a total floor-filling dance tune, we're confident guests will be singing along if they're not dancing. Of course, towards the last 30-60 minutes we're naturally building to peak - but we try to keep spirits high throughout.

So long as we have agreement from our customers, we place cards with a QR code on tables. The code links to a "live request hub" page on our website, with visibility of our entire repertoire. Guests can send us a message, which we'll receive on our iPad on stage. I'll be adjusting our set throughout the night, both to incorporate requests and react to what guests are enjoying on the dancefloor.

We don't have a hard and fast rule for this. All things being equal we like to interact with guests, acknowledging what's happening in the room. We enjoy ourselves when you're enjoying yourselves, it goes both ways. We've years of experience to judge what's appropriate. On one hand, we don't want to be statues on stage who'd be as well performing behind a curtain, but we're also not going to overstep the mark and become intrusive. We're three vocalists and real people, so if the night calls for us to move around the room a bit or make comment on what's happening then we'll do so if it helps contribute to a great night. Equally, we're professional, so if it's best to stay where we're set up and stick to the music, we'll happily do that.

Without meaning to cause any panic; things will often go slightly off plan. We're there to help people enjoy themselves on your behalf, so firstly we're not going to add to any stress if timings change, technical problems occur or anything like that. We're adaptable in many regards to whatever happens on the day or night.

I don't think there's a specific story of something going so horribly off plan that makes it noteworthy, nor do we want to fill your head with any horror stories. We've worked around collapsing ceilings, loss of power, emergency service arrivals. The main thing for you to know is we've never been the cause!

We've mentioned in an answer above that generally we'd hope not to notice much or any difference in the atmosphere in the room regardless of the time of the night. Of course there's an element of natural ebb and flow. We'll always start and end our sets really strongly, but that's not to say we deliberately try to dip the energy or standard somewhere in the middle. We cover lots of different artists and genres to accommodate a mixed crowd, so what you might find is that one small section of the night is fire for some guests for a couple of songs, whereas others prefer something different and can get the drinks in before hitting the dancefloor again!

We'll find out if you have a particular request for a final song. The end of the night will be dictated by the timing in the venue and we'll work back from there. If you don't have anything specific in mind, we'll build to a strong finish, mixing up some end-of-night classics and the very best tunes from how you'd define what kind of crowd you are. Rocky, cheesy, indie, dance - whatever it is, the last 30+ minutes will be unforgettable.

We'll all be involved in calling and teaching the steps. We like to interact with guests over the course of the night and build up rapport. This helps keep things light and allow people to get involved in the night if they're of a shy persuasion.

It's a seamless changeover. We don't require any additional set up and the DJ set will begin immediately as our live set ends.

Chants of "ONE MORE TUNE" are an easy tell with a Scottish crowd! A favourite sight is when the music stops and lights come back on is guests still smiling and singing arm in arm with one another. The sign of a great night out is one that you don't want to end.

We're fairly unique in our set up in the wedding market. A great compliment is customers often telling us that they didn't know they were looking for music until they found us. Likewise, when the night finishes, it's great hearing from guests that they've never seen anything quite like us and they'll remember the night forever, I think it's a combination of the effort we put in to personalise our sets for each customer, our interaction, energy and rapport with each other on stage and with guests and high quality performance over the course of the night.

We played a wedding at a family estate a few years ago.They build an amazing marquee on their grounds and were a joy to work with ahead of the big day; just super relaxed and excited for the wedding and about their music choices. On the day itself, we were treated as warmly as though family ourselves, given nearby accommodation and encouraged to enjoy ourselves as though we were guests who were entertainers rather than just the band for the night. Ideal for us! The music went down a storm and we were even invited to the local nightclub for the after party along with the guests (including the bride and groom)! After heading down the road with sore heads the following day, we had wonderful feedback and have since had the pleasure of playing for the same family on two more occasions, as well as for one of their close friends. Nights like that are so rewarding. It's a blessing to be trusted to sing professionally at big family occasions, none more so than weddings. That's not to say we expect free digs and bar for the night, we're more than capable of enjoying ourselves without such luxury!