The Metropolitan Players

It is with SUCH pleasure that I’m finally sitting down to write a review for the Met Players. I wish I had written it much sooner, but today is our one-year anniversary, and I thought it would be fitting to share my wonderful experience while Scott and I reflect on our special day one year ago!

Let me begin by saying: This band is INCREDIBLE. I had the luck of hearing them prior to our wedding: When Scott and I got engaged, my first thought was “We NEED to book the Met Players.” This band has it all: They’re a young, incredible group of talented, dedicated musicians who can sing and play ANYTHING. They can sound just like your favorite artists AND/OR put a new spin on some of your favorite hits to liven up the party, and really give their performance that live feel that makes wedding bands such a great option. We still have friends and guests telling us “Your wedding band was absolutely amazing!” The Met Players were a hit with every age group at our wedding and that is hard to come by. In addition, I am a professional musician and singer and so was about half of our guest list, and everyone agreed that their talent was off the charts. Not an off note all night.

Let me also just talk about Erin Coles for a minute. Having known Erin for many years now, I can tell you that there is no one better to help you plan and manage the many events that will take place within the course of your wedding day. Erin (and her husband Drew) are two of the most professional, trustworthy people you’ll meet (with a great sense of humor to boot!) Erin was so communicative and responsive and made sure every detail was in place so that the introductions and order of the entire evening would go smoothly. Not one aspect was overlooked.

This band is worth EVERY penny. If music and dancing and overall fun is important to you: Book this group. I’m serious. You won’t regret it. I am so thankful to Erin, Drew, and to the Met Players for making our special day the amazing party that is was. Xoxo, Katie

We were married in March 2017 at the Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, NJ. We cannot thank the Metropolitan Players enough for making us the perfect wedding. Literally every guest we've spoken to has made a point of calling out the band for an incredible performance (and the really discerning noted music choices and performances during the ceremony and cocktails). Seriously, we could not have asked for more -- except maybe more time to celebrate! Every time we looked at the dance floor it was packed, with young and old(er) guests having a blast. Weeks later, we are still hearing from guests that MP was the best wedding band they’d ever heard (including the NY/NJ cousins with decades of weddings under their belt)! The band’s manager, Erin, was an absolute pleasure to deal with, and always answered our questions fully, promptly, and thoughtfully. As we got closer to ceremony time, she worked with us to ensure every detail of our reception was covered, making some great musical suggestions along the way (who knew you needed a cake-cutting song?). We were thrilled that MP was able to provide “one stop shopping” and furnish musicians for our ceremony as well as our cocktail hour. Finally, our wedding was “short one bride, but we have an extra groom” – MP accommodated our taste and style (”think of what a wedding would be like if Harry Connick was marrying Michael Bublé but fooling around with Robbie Williams on the side”) effortlessly and seamlessly. And our guests loved that the band was so interactive, with band members leaving the bandstand to join the party on the floor – made for a dynamic and fun celebration. We cannot say enough good things about the Metropolitan Players – they were amazing!
TLDR: THIS IS A BAND THAT IS GOING PLACES. Don’t think twice – book them!!

I can't say enough about the experience we had with the Metrolpolitan Players. They were an incredible wedding band and kept everyone dancing for three straight hours. Everyone at the wedding kept talking about how great the band was and how much fun they were having. Aside from the great music, the band was a total pleasure to work with. They learned several new songs for us, coordinated with our friend to play the first dance together, and listened to all our wants and requests. I would give them a strong five stars.

Where to even begin? We're not sure we could ever fully express just how wonderful the Metropolitan Players are! Starting from the very beginning with our emails with Erin, we knew we had made the right choice for our wedding. Erin was so helpful and professional and made us feel cared for every step of the way. We felt very confident that all of our needs and requests would be met, and they certainly were.

At the wedding itself, the entire band was everything a wedding band should be. They were professional, talented, and most importantly - FULL OF ENERGY! Our wedding reception went until almost 3:30am and their energy never faltered. We still can't believe that we were still jumping up and down until the very last moment, the energy in the room just kept us going! So many of our guests complimented us on our band, many of them telling us it was the best wedding they had ever been to because they just had so much fun! The band never missed a beat - from our first dance to "At Last I See The Light" from Disney's Tangled, to classics like Etta James and the Beatles, all the way to a shockingly perfect rap in the middle of "Bang Bang" at around 2am. It's now two months later and we are still blown away!

To top it off, our amazing parents decided to put on a full performance of "Sunrise, Sunset" as a surprise for us - coordinating with both of our families and the wedding party. Erin and Drew worked with the Father of the Bride behind the scenes for weeks to help coordinate the music, even arranging a score and emailing a YouTube file to be sent out to everyone participating so they could rehearse! It was absolutely perfect and never could have been so great without their help and care.

We absolutely cannot recommend the Metropolitan Players enough!! Thank you for everything you did to make our day more perfect than we ever could have imagined!!!

Hiring the Metropolitan Players was without a doubt the BEST decision of our entire wedding. The band is absolutely incredible – charismatic, energetic, and super talented. Our guests had a blast on the dance floor (I think literally every guest was dancing!) and, even weeks after the wedding, are still talking about how amazing the band was. Additionally, the Met Players are willing to go above and beyond to make sure your day is extra special. For us, they learned several additional songs for our wedding ceremony processional and first dance, and were also able to accommodate a last minute request only a few days before the wedding. They were even willing to record and send us a version of our first dance song so we could practice our dance with it before the big day. Finally, working with Erin, the band’s manager and coordinator, was an absolute pleasure and the easiest, most stress-free experience of the entire wedding. Erin is professional, responsive, organized, enthusiastic, and very sweet. Erin went out of her way to personally make sure that our day went off without a hitch, including by visiting our wedding venue beforehand to ensure that the set up would go smoothly and volunteering to assist with our wedding processional since we did not have a wedding coordinator. On the day of our wedding, we had very bad weather, and Erin was flexible in rearranging the set-up on the day of and even assisted each member of the wedding party by walking them to the ceremony aisle with an umbrella while she was getting wet. I cannot recommend them highly enough!

I cannot say enough positive things about The Metropolitan Players. They were truly the best part of our wedding, not only the day of, but all the days leading up to it. Erin was so easy and comforting to work with! She answered every email with such joy and understanding, it made me feel so special and heard. The day of our wedding The Metropolitan Players went above and beyond the entire night. They played the exact music we wanted and had our guests dancing the entire time! They were so sweet to us and to our family and guests. During our wedding and afterwards, so many people have told us how amazing The Metropolitan Players were at our wedding. I would not only highly recommend them, but pretty much insist everyone have The Metropolitan Players at there wedding!

Metropolitan Players was fantastic. I wish I could tell you about all the great music they played, but we were running around too much to really take notice. I will say - everyone said they were fantastic and everyone danced all night. We gave them several songs to learn and they did it. Our wedding song "Need Your Love So Bad" by Fleetwood Mac has a great guitar piece in it and they nailed it. Erin, our contact person, was on top of of everything and very responsive. They were totally professional and fully met our high expectations.

Here’s just a list of reasons why we owe the success of our day to the Metropolitan Players.
1. Erin was the most amazing person to work with. I think my fiancé and I both exhaled simultaneously just after hearing her voice for the first time.
2. They squeezed us into a rehearsal to see the band to make us feel comfortable.
3. They gave us awesome song suggestions, though they said they’d learn anything we wanted.
4. They got to the venue super early.
5. My caterer was clueless, but the Met Players come with a fully flushed out timeline and sequence of events and a separate attendant to coordinate the order of things.
6. They added in up-lighting for free just because they thought it would help the party.
7. Totally made it awesome.
8. We decided to pay on a schedule and Erin worked out a payment plan for us.
9. They played an encore that got my Grandpa out on the dance floor.
10. They were still cheaper than the other bands we decided over.

This band was absolutely the best from start to finish! Everybody was dancing and singing to the music. great songs and great interaction with the guests. Hated for the night to end thanks to this wonderful group of amazingly talented young musicians and singers!

My husband and I had a specific vision for our wedding so we went with a venue that was just the venue so everything else could be personalized. We secured all of the main pieces of the wedding, and we were left with $0 in our budget. We decided it was safe enough to sacrifice a Maitre D' and a bridal attendant. Although I heard from some of my married friends the Maitre D' and attendant kept the night running smoothly, I thought it was completely unnecessary.

Thankfully, we hired the Metropolitan Players or I don't know what we would have done. We worked with Erin throughout the process, then she was there at the wedding to act as our own little Maitre D'. She communicated with the caterers about the timing of the food and announcements, she made sure my Maid of Honor and our Best Man were ready for their speeches, she gave me 10 minute warnings before the cake cutting and special dances. I mean, I couldn't have asked for a better band. Of course, they sounded amazing and kept everyone dancing, but I was especially impressed with the additional care and attention to make my day stress free and perfect. Highly recommended. I don't know what I would've done if we hadn't chosen them.