Many of The Topcats' performances are for private functions, the most of which are weddings. The Topcats typically play over sixty weddings a year, so they have become experts in what it takes to provide a quality, energetic performance while conforming to the elegant, formal setting of a wedding! Check out the lists and photos below that typify a Topcat wedding performance.
The Topcats book weddings as much as two years in advance, so don't wait!!
Special Features of a Topcat Wedding Performance
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The bride and groom may choose a special song for their wedding at no extra charge. The band will learn one special song of the couple's choosing, as long as it is physically possible. (For example, the band could not do a Celine Dion song, The Topcats are all guys! Some couples have had The Topcats play a recording on CD of their special request.)
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The Topcats will allow the happy couple to choose what songs will or will not be played at their reception. Some couples love line dances. Some don't. Some couples have a money dance. Others do not. The Topcats' vast songlist covers virtually all musical genres and can please people of all ages.
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The band uses a smaller, portable sound system for weddings. The sound is concentrated around the dance floor. The Topcats realize a wedding is not a concert. People can talk at their tables without shouting at each other, yet others can party on the dance floor all night long!
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The Topcats' smaller setup allows for quicker setup and tear down times, which caterers love, and the smaller equipment is unobtrusive as not to detract from an elegant setting. The Topcats have played at virtually every reception venue in the New Orleans area. Check out The Topcats' list of wedding venues below.
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The Topcats' List of Wedding Venues
Nowhere is The Topcats' professionalism more evident than in the band's performance at weddings and the band's relationship with the various wedding reception venues in the New Orleans area. Most venues frown on live bands and will even try to talk the client out of having a live band, in favor of a DJ, because of the logistics involved with a band. The Topcats are an exception to this because of their reputation for professionalism and a fine entertainment value. Virtually every wedding venue on the list below would recommend The Topcats, and the band could not ask for a tougher group of critics than those on the list below!
Champagne Palace, Elmwood
Southern Oaks, New Orleans East
The Riverview Room, French Quarter, New Orleans
Pat O's on the River, French Quarter, New Orleans
The Rose Garden, Elmwood
The Jefferson Orleans South, Metairie
The Jefferson Orleans North, Metairie
English Turn Country Club, Algiers
The Pavilion of Two Sisters, City Park, New Orleans
The Elms Mansion, Uptown, New Orleans
The Balcony, Metairie
The Crystal Ballroom, Kenner
The Quail Farm, Abita Springs
The Magnolia Plantation, Elmwood
The Chateau Estates Country Club, Kenner
The New Orleans Country Club, New Orleans
The Metairie Country Club, Metairie
The Fairmont Hotel, Downtown, New Orleans
The Sheraton Hotel, Downtown, New Orleans
The Mariott Hotel, Downtown, New Orleans
The Royal Sonesta Hotel, French Quarter, New Orleans
The Windsor Court Hotel, Downtown, New Orleans
The Bourbon Orleans Hotel, French Quarter, New Orleans
The Plimsol Club, World Trade Center, Downtown, New Orleans
The La Pavilion Hotel, Downtown, New Orleans
The Omni Royal Orleans Hotel, French Quarter, New Orleans
The Hilton Hotel, Downtown, New Orleans
The Four Columns Hotel, Uptown, New Orleans
The Green Acres Country Club, Metairie
The New Orleans Board of Trade, Downtown, New Orleans
The Uptowner, Uptown, New Orleans
Gallier Hall, Downtown, New Orleans
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Check out the wedding photos below!
These photos were taken the Spring of 2002 by Louis Dumser, of Photography by Louis, Inc.
These photos were taken when the band first started playing weddings in the early 1990's!
Check out the sound clips of the two songs below, which are great wedding songs recorded live!
All audio clips are in stereo, 128 bit MP3 format.
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