Hotels make weddings easy for guests: bedrooms upstairs, a bar on site and staff who run events every week. They also have rules that affect your entertainment.
Room turnarounds
Many hotels use the same room for the wedding breakfast and the evening party. Staff clear tables while guests are in the bar, which can take 45 minutes or more. Agree when the act can set up, and whether that has to happen before the meal.
Guest bedrooms and other events
Hotels often have bedrooms above or next to the function room, and there may be another event in the building. This can mean:
- an earlier music curfew
- a sound limiter or volume rules
- a strict time for removing equipment
Ask the events team for all three.
Loading access
Some hotels have a service entrance and a lift for performers; others expect equipment to come through reception. Find out which, and share it with the act.
Entertainment that suits hotels
- Drinks reception: a vocalist or acoustic act in the bar or lounge.
- Wedding breakfast: singing waiters, who pose as staff before surprising guests.
- Evening: a band such as Maxed Out, or a singer such as Kim B.
- Extras: a magic mirror photo booth in the foyer.
Using the hotel's DJ
Some hotels have a resident DJ or a fixed sound system. Ask how your act fits alongside, and whether their equipment can share the space.
Quick answers
Can the act use the hotel's PA?
Some can, but most bring their own. Ask the hotel what is available.
Do hotels allow outside acts?
Most do, but some have approved supplier lists. Check before you book.
Next steps
Send your hotel and timings and we'll check the act fits.
Ready to find your act?
Flair Entertainments has been booking entertainers for clients across the UK since 1984. Send us your date, venue and the kind of night you want and we’ll come back with acts that suit.
