Pre Dinner Entertainment

What sort of Pre Dinner entertainment does magnet provide?

As part of Magnet's popular wedding entertainment package, you can enjoy light jazz piano during your pre-dinner drinks when your guests arrive at the wedding reception.

As one of the world's major jazz instruments, the grand piano has become synonymous with jazz alike and cocktail bars, providing a classy touch to any pre dinner drinks session. It is the perfect solution for your pre dinner drinks entertainment and music, since it can be both subtle and ritzy.

All pre dinner music performed by Magnet, is done so "live" by pianist Tim Manger, who will choose a tasteful and mood setting selection of jazz standards. With a lifetime of experience as a both a classical and jazz musician, Tim will mould your pre dinner drinks session, into the perfect social event for your guests.

The only requirement is that the venue needs to have a grand piano available, and that it is positioned near the pre-dinner drinks area.

Why have pre dinner entertainment?

Pre dinner drinks are an important time for your guests to relax and socialise after your wedding ceremony is over.

It is also a subtle way to introduce your guests to your wedding reception venue, as it gives them a prelude of what's to come.

Most wedding reception centres will allocate a specific area of their venue for your pre dinner drinks, separate from where your wedding reception will be held.

What are the pre dinner entertainment and music options

The options for the type of pre dinner entertainment you may choose, will depend largely on the way you would like to prepare your guests for your wedding reception.

It is more common to choose pre dinner music that is more subtle, since your guests will be wanting to talk. Your major pre dinner entertainment options will most likely include classical ensembles, jazz ensembles, and soloists.

The actual pre dinner music and song options you choose are not as critical. For example, there are many classical and jazz pieces that you may never have heard of previously, but are perfectly suited to creating the effect you're looking for.

Remember, you do not need to choose "show stopping" tunes at this point of your wedding reception, since it is highly unlikely that your guests will want (or be ready) to sing or dance along anyway.

The art of integrating music into your wedding reception is done so very subtly, starting the evening with pre dinner drinks (softer slower music), and gradually building to a crescendo, with your Bridal Waltz and hence the opening of the dance floor.