The Rainflowers FAQs
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We have worked in many venues all around the country and rarely run into any issues. Despite being a 5 piece band we can pack ourselves into a surprisingly small space. We also have no issues with sound limiters! All we ask is that we have a solid, flat and stable surface, access to electrical power and are sufficiently sheltered from any potential bad weather!
We are more than happy to have discussions with your venue and planner. We welcome couples to pass our contact details on or to provide us with contact details so we can keep in touch to make sure everything runs smoothly!
We have a lineup of professional musicians available to dep with us in the rare emergency occasion where someone becomes unavailable. All of our potential deps are professionals who work in the wedding entertainment industry and have rehearsed and performed with us on many occasions. They can fill in as a like-for-like swap that you would hardly notice!
We don't need anything from you when we arrive. We want our couple to carry on enjoying their wedding, not worrying about our arrival and set up. It takes us 1 hour to load in, set up and soundcheck. We can do all this with your guests in the room or not and are happy to work with your venue to make the process as smooth as possible!
We always arrive between 6.45pm and 7.00pm, regardless of venue location. This gives us more than enough time to get fully set up and sound-checked before the first dance!
We are very regularly working in venues with sound limiters and it is no problem to us. We perform with the exact same energy and enthusiasm that we normally would, with the front of house speaker volume slightly turned down. If your venue has a sound limiter, it is nothing to worry about at all!
On the Night
We keep things classy and timeless for our wedding performances. The guys are all in black trousers with white or black shirts and the occasional tie or waistcoat, and Weronika fitting in with a similar style of black trousers and blouse or an elegant black/patterned dress. We have lots of pictures and videos on our Coast profile/Instagram that highlight our general style for weddings. If you have some ideas or requests for us for your wedding, such as wishing us to be more casual, we'd be happy to hear them to see what we can do!
We love having the freedom to work instinctively during the night, amending the set list as we go as sometimes certain styles and genres will be going down a treat for your guests and some might not be working quite as well. We have such a broad and diverse repertoire that we can quickly change styles to suit the vibe on the dance floor.
This allows us to really work professionally throughout the night and ensure we provide the best evening possible for you and your guests! Please trust that we have a lot of performance experience and will be able to work out during the show what is working best for your guests.
We like to keep the energy high throughout the whole evening! Regardless of the style or genre we are playing at that time, we want to keep your dancefloor alive and kicking. We believe we have a genre for everyone at your wedding and can keep an exciting vibe going all throughout the night.
We are happy to hear requests from your guests for songs but unfortunately we won't be able to play them all. We can invite guests to take a look at our song list and choose any songs they want to hear and let us know!
We love building a relationship throughout the night with you and your guests and we will feed on any natural fun interaction between the stage and the dancefloor. What we don't do is have long periods of chat throughout the night, stopping in between songs for MC-like 'bits'. We believe the best way to keep the dancefloor busy and the energy high is to keep the tunes rolling quickly and keep the unnecessary chat to a minimum.
We are always prepared for things not going to plan. Changes to the set times are a very regular occurrence and not something that phases us in the slightest. We are happy to tackle any issues that come our way without worrying the couples. In terms of technical issues, we never get worried about this either, we have an abundance of back-up equipment ready to go in the band van, should anything ever go wrong!
We believe we can keep a busy dancefloor all throughout the night. The diversity of our repertoire means we can adapt to all the different characters in your guest list, giving everyone at your wedding loads of opportunity to get up and boogie to their favourite tunes!
Towards the end of the night we will build up the energy more and more through all out classic party favourites for everyone, before capping off the night with the traditional Scottish songs, Caledonia and Loch Lomond, bringing everyone together on the dancefloor for an amazing finale. If you have other ideas for how you would like the night to end, we would love to hear those from you!
Your Music & Personalisation
We love working with couples on their first dance and how we can make it as perfect as possible for them. Whether it is choosing between female or male lead vocals, cutting out sections or arranging an acoustic stripped-backed version, we want to hear your ideas! We even had a couple rewrite the lyrics to a Taylor Swift song for their first dance! We are also happy to record a rehearsal room version for couples to practice their dance to prior to the wedding!
We offer every client one more request in addition to their first dance. We pride ourselves on being able to have a go at almost any request. Having female and male lead vocals from Weronika and Matthew, alongside a lineup which features both guitar and keyboard, we feel we have the perfect 5 piece band set up to tackle most requests. We will of course be up front about requests where our version might sound slightly different from the original and will be happy to discuss how we will rearrange your requests to fit our style!
We want to offer as much creative control to couples as possible and are happy to hear what songs from our repertoire are their favourites!
Unfortunately we don't offer couples the ability to choose our entire set. While this might seem a bit unusual that we don't gaurantee this, it is because we require the freedom to work instinctively during the night, amending the set list as we go as sometimes certain styles and genres will be going down a treat for your guests and some might not be working quite as well.
This allows us to really work professionally throughout the night and ensure we provide the best evening possible for you and your guests! Please trust that we have a lot of performance experience and will be able to work out during the show what is working best for your guests.
We also offer also 4 ceilidh dances, couples can choose how many they would like and where they would like to have them throughout the night. And if you aren't sure, we recommend right before the evening buffet to really work up an appetite!
We find that every wedding is different, and every couple has their own preference about how they want to approach their first dance. Some couples prefer to be announced in and some prefer not to be... some want to have the full first dance to themselves and others want their guests to join quickly. We aim to have all these arrangements set prior to the wedding day, either through communication with the couple or their planner, so that there is no confusion on the day! And if there is a last minute change of heart (as there often is) that is no problem for us, we are happy to adapt anything to make your moment extra special!
Extras & Add-ons
We provide an acoustic daytime reception set featuring both male and female vocals, with Weronika and Matthew on acoustic guitar. This set includes a mix of modern hits and classic soul, jazz and blues standards for your guests to enjoy.
Additionally, we offer an acoustic ceremony option, where we perform your chosen entrance, signing of the register, and exit songs. Availability for this service depends on the venue, location, and our calendar.
We can change over to a DJ set from a live set almost instantly. There is no awkward silent gaps, just a seamless transition from live performance to DJ set, keeping your favourite tunes coming for another hour!
The Band
We are often complimented on our infectiously upbeat stage presence and guest interaction. We strive to deliver high energy performances which guarantee to fill the dance floor and have your guests dancing all night!
We are well known for our amazing female and male lead vocals which bring a variety of different styles and moods to our repertoire. Our exceptional three part vocal harmonies provide an incredible boost to our performances and ensures your guests will be singing along to their favourite songs all evening!
A great question, but a difficult one to answer. Each member of The Rainflowers draws from different influences in their musical style, and we combine those to create our own unique sound and provide as diverse a set list as possible.
As a unit, we definitely represent some of the great artists of the past, such as Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Whitney Houston, ABBA, Etta James, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Daft Punk
Feedback from couples at the end of the night means the world to us. It is so amazing for us to see that we had a part to play in making couples wedding day a beautiful success. Often times couples might be busy saying their final farewells to their guests at the end of the night, but we always know from the packed dancefloor and interaction with the guests throughout the performance that it has been a great night for everyone!
One thing that surprises couples about us is our versatility and range. The regular switching between male and female lead vocals means the performance and our set list is always evolving and taking guests by surprise all night.
One from recent memory is performing for a couple who are both boxers. They asked us in secret to cut their first dance song short and burst straight into eye of the tiger, where they then began to shadow box on the dancefloor. This was one of the most hilarious yet wholesome moments we have experienced and we were so happy to have gone the extra mile to make this moment possible for them, their families and friends.
Ceilidh
We can offer four dances which takes around 30 mins on average. We will call all the steps throughout the set for you too. We do not have traditional ceilidh instruments, but can provide a great ceilidh sound with a modern twist.
The ceilidh is one of our favourite parts of the night. We love the relationship we get to build with you and your guests as we get them on the dancefloor and take them through the steps. We don't force anyone to get involved, but we find that our friendly and inviting attitude means we never have any issues filling the floor with willing dancers! Ryan will take to the dancefloor with you to demonstrate the steps, while Weronika calls the dance. The ceilidh is never not amazing fun, we guarantee you and your guests will love it! The current 4 dances we do are The Gay Gordons, The Dashing White Sergeant, Strip The Willow and The Military Two Step.
Booking & Planning
We get in touch with couples who book us as soon as possible. We invite couples to ask us as many questions as they can think of about how we work, what we offer and what we can do to make their night extra special! We also let couples know the choices they have in terms of song selection, ceilidh options and first/second dance choices. There is no rush to decide straight away, but we know how important it is for couples to know their options in advance!
We welcome as much contact as possible to ensure couples get exactly the service they are looking for. Matthew handles the majority of communication with couples and is happy to have contact over email, text, calls or video calls... whatever couples prefer! We also invite clients to come along to any of our public gigs, we love to meet couples in the lead up to their wedding! Don't worry if you are a super relaxed couple and would prefer us to just get on with it and do our thing without loads of communication... we are happy to take the lead and let you get on with organising the other aspects of your wedding!
We will always have all of our details and timings confirmed well before the day itself so that everything is in place. We will of course be available to be contacted on the day, should there be any last minute changes from your venue or planner.
I think one thing about our band is that we love what we do and we also love each other. While we work together in a band, we are also great friends and I think that shines through not only in our performances but also in our willingness to make every night a success. We attend every wedding with the same positive, fun and professional energy that we took to our very first wedding! One thing that comes up again and again with our clients is that they have great fun having us not only at their wedding, but also in the organisational period in the lead up. The planning doesn't need to be stressful, we strive to make it as exciting and enjoyable as possible!
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