Summer Saturdays around Inverness go early, and the wedding bands happy to travel this far north go earliest of all. If your date is set, entertainment is worth moving up the list. If it isn't set yet and you've any flexibility at all, a Friday or a Sunday opens up considerably more choice than you'd think, and usually a better price with it.
On travel, which is the other thing couples up here always ask: our acts make the trip regularly and the cost is already in the quote you're shown. Around Inverness they play Glenmoriston Town House, the Royal Highland and the Kingsmill, plus a fair few of the country house and castle venues out towards Loch Ness and the Black Isle.
Think about the whole day, not only the evening
If you're bringing a band a long way north, it's worth working out what the rest of the day needs while you're at it. We've got around a dozen daytime acts, from solo singers to small acoustic groups, who can handle the ceremony and the drinks reception, and most evening bands can add a DJ set through the breaks so the music runs without a gap.
Piecing that together from three different suppliers is how people end up with three contracts, three deposits and a nagging worry about whether the acoustic guitarist knows what time to arrive. Booking it in one go is tidier, and it lands on one itemised quote.
How the money works when they're travelling that far
Our commission is charged to the band, not added to your quote, so booking through Coast costs you exactly what booking the act direct would. Every booking is contracted and the paperwork is handled for you. You get direct access to your band once the booking is confirmed. Your balance sits in a ring-fenced client account and only goes to the band once they've confirmed in writing that they're on their way to your venue. You've got fourteen days after your reservation fee to change your mind and get it back in full. And if a band is ever physically unable to perform, we'll put alternatives in front of you, the final say is yours, and your balance comes back in full if you'd rather not go ahead.
The ring-fenced account matters more on a Highland wedding than almost anywhere else. When a band is setting off from the Central Belt at lunchtime, knowing your money hasn't moved yet is a very different feeling from having paid them a fortnight ago and hoping.
Every act on the site has an instant date and price check, so you'll know in seconds whether they're free on your date and what they'd cost. Their page carries full live video, the current setlist, and reviews written by couples who booked them. If your first choice has gone you'll know tonight instead of next week.
Ring us and you'll get somebody who has actually seen the bands play, not a call centre working from the same page you're reading. Tell us your venue, your date and roughly how many guests, and we'll come back with a shortlist of wedding bands covering Inverness that are free and worth your time.