What time should a Wedding Band break?

What time should a Wedding Band break?
This really depends on loads of factors including the venue, start time, how the band plays their set, size of the crowd, etc but I’ll go over it in general terms.
Most professional wedding bands in Ireland do a non-stop set so the guests generally do need a break if you want to keep the floor full all night including the disco.
For me I like the break in the middle of the set so if the first dance is 9:30pm then 10:45 at the latest…this means we’re back on at 11pm until about 12:30am
In fairness, most wedding venues talk with the band as they’re setting up and plan the break depending on the exact starting time.
If a wedding venue has a break set for 10:30pm but the speeches run on and the first dance is at 10pm then the band is only getting into the swing of it when they have to stop!
Also…If the break is happening away from the dancefloor and it’s a late start sometimes I think it’s better if the band doesn’t stop at all. This would be rare but it’s a nice option for the wedding band to have.
Again all this depends on the crowd and the venue but the main thing for me is that the break is in the middle of the band set if the first dance is on time.
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