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A friend of mine planned her San Antonio wedding for a weekend in June. The venue she had chosen featured a huge outdoor garden with an indoor space that was not so spacious. But she figured that with some shade and cold drinks, the guests wouldn’t mind mingling and mixing outside. She was wrong. Not a single guest was interested in venturing out into the muggy, hot day. The poor attendants stationed outside were red faced and sweaty, but completely alone. The guests inside were packed to the rafters but determined to stay inside where the air conditioning was the hardest partying thing in the place. The lesson we learn from this experience is that the date you choose for your party can have a huge impact on the success of your event. Make sure to watch out for these three mistakes people make in choosing a date for their event.

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A recent survey polled business owners and executives about their party habits. Turns out that 73% of those surveyed reported that their company would hold at least one corporate event during the year. That's a lot of party planning! 

Most companies won't utilize the services of a professional party planner for their company party. Usually, the planning tasks are turned over to employee volunteers. But unless you plan parties for a living there are a lot of rookie mistakes that can trip up your event, ruining your opportunity to build community and reward achievement. At Dancebands.com, we have a lot of experience booking event entertainment. Here are some tips from our experts on how you can make sure that your event is a smash.

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Anytime we put together an event we invest a lot. Time, energy, enthusiasm, hopes, dreams, and money are just a few of the things we throw into the mix when planning a big day. So when something goes wrong, it feels truly awful. But as we look at what happened the night of the Oscar’s big blunder, we can learn a lot about how to handle such a crisis. Here are a few lessons dancebands.com garnered from studying that muddled mess.

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This summer will mark 50 years of marriage for my parents. For years my Dad has been dropping hints about what he’d like to do for his golden anniversary. When he would say something about it to me, I would always respond with something like, "If you're going to do that, you better start planning now." It was mystifying to me why neither he nor my Mom ever moved forward on this party that was clearly important to them. About six months ago, it became clear when I discovered that the etiquette for a 50th anniversary party suggests that the children of the couple host the party. #HeadSmack

To spare you the same kind of frustrating experience with your parents (or your kids if it's your anniversary coming up) at Dancebands.com we decided to share some of the lessons we've learned about how to plan a truly golden 50th anniversary party.

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Dancebands.com had an awesome 2016. It was a record breaking year for our company as we played and produced hundred of events across the country. We asked some of our talented artists to share some of their favorite moments from the year. Here are some of the highlights.

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At DanceBands.com we love the holiday season. Our bands keep busy as they rush from one event to the next, providing entertainment at corporate parties, weddings, and community events. We're so grateful to be able to spread holiday cheer and share in the joy of each festive celebration. We also love how the holidays bring out the best in people. It’s a season of the year where we think a little bit more about others and try a little harder to reach out to those in need. The feeling that comes from helping people is like nothing else and it got us thinking about all the wonderful things people do at this time of year. Some of the gestures are huge while some are small acts of kindness, yet hearing each of these stories fills our heart with the spirit of the season.

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