Showcasing Boston’s most entertaining musicians, CLOSING TIME is quickly becoming one of the most sought after wedding bands on the East Coast. On top of bringing the party to 40+ weddings per year, the band performs weekly to capacity crowds at clubs, colleges, casinos, private parties, and corporate functions ranging from a 5 to 9-piece band. Each show is an unforgettable night of entertainment, featuring all the greatest hit songs of yesterday and today.
Band Leader Ryan Engebretson and our representatives at Murray Hill Talent are with you every step of the way, from your first phone call to performing on your special day. Every couple is encouraged to help shape the set list and request songs that you would like to hear, along with supplying a do-not play list. Each member of Closing Time is a seasoned, professional musician, so if there is a song that you would like on your wedding day that is not currently a part of our song list, we would be happy to learn it for you.
Our goal is to help make your wedding day flow as smoothly as possible and to keep you and your guests dancing and singing along all night long. Our musicians are available to provide live music for your ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and reception. We offer customizable packages designed to fit any wedding entertainment budget.
WEDDING SERVICES OFFERED
Ceremony: Closing Time offers three live music packages for the ceremony: instrumental acoustic guitar, instrumental piano, or instrumental acoustic guitar & piano duo. We also offer DJ services, wireless microphones for the officiant and readers, a sound system so that everything can be heard clearly, and a sound engineer for seamless production.
Cocktail Hour: Closing Time also offers nine live music package for the cocktail hour: instrumental acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar with vocals, instrumental piano, acoustic guitar with vocals duo, acoustic guitar with vocals and percussion duo, instrumental acoustic guitar and piano duo, instrumental saxophone and piano duo, or an instrumental saxophone, guitar, and piano trio. In addition, the band is also available to provide DJ services.
Dinner: Closing Time's full band performs a fun and relaxing selection of music at a low volume, ranging from Frank Sinatra and Elton John to Alicia Keys and Ed Sheeran, while you and your guests chat and enjoy your meals.
Dancing: This is where the party REALLY gets started! Closing Time provides you with the most entertaining and diverse dance sets, including songs from the past 60 years that have proven to be huge “dance floor fillers” and “crowd pleasers”. We are flexible in size, performing as anything from a 5 to 9-piece band. Closing Time's most popular option is the 7-piece band, featuring male and female lead vocals, trumpet, alto and tenor saxophone, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard/piano, bass, and drums; this option allows the band to perform every song from our extensive song list. Additional vocalists and instrumentalists can be added to the band by request. DJ services are also provided between sets at no additional charge.
36 Reviews for CLOSING TIME
Recommended by 100% of couples
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Kate Gazzillo · Getting married on 04/09/2021
Book Closing Time ASAP!
Oh my goodness, I don't even know where to begin except to say - BOOK CLOSING TIME NOW! Ryan and the rest of the band members were without a doubt, the best part of our wedding. As a bride and groom who were absolutely set on booking a DJ, we opted to check out some bands at the request of our family members. Needless to say, we could not have been happier with Closing Time. Not only are they amazing musically, they're stellar performers - we got our wedding pictures back and the dance floor was absolutely packed the entire time with every age range of guest - all thanks to Closing Time. As a bride and groom who were anxious about logistics leading up to the wedding day, Ryan was always there to help. His calm demeanor and ability to make light of any situation was such a comfort to us. Additionally, they're simply just great people. My father-in-law was ill during our reception and needed to go rest, meaning we had to do a quick shift in the schedule and move up some key events. Ryan and the rest of the band understood without hesitation and even interrupted their break for dinner to make sure my father-in-law could see the Mother/Son and Father/Daughter dances before he needed to rest. It was so appreciated. Again, we absolutely cannot speak more highly of them. Closing Time was the highlight of our wedding without a doubt. THANK YOU so much Closing Time!
Sent on 05/12/2020
Allison Marn · Getting married on 04/04/2021
Amazing everything
Working with Closing Time was amazing!! Ryan was very responsive and accommodating. We got SO many compliments on how good they were, and having both a male an female vocalist performing really gave it an extra something. Closing Time really made the party!!
Sent on 05/02/2019
Michelle · Married on 03/06/2020
Best Decision We Made!
We knew that we wanted a band at our wedding, and hiring Closing Time was one of the best decisions we made throughout the planning process! During our wedding, Ryan ran the music at our ceremony and played acoustic guitar at cocktail hour. For the reception, we had the 7 piece band. The flow of the evening was awesome and we didn’t have to worry about a thing. We did ask Closing Time to learn our first dance song, and it was perfect. Additionally, the set list that they created had everyone of all ages dancing from start to finish. I can’t tell you the number of people who I have talked to since that have gushed about how great the band was at our wedding. To top it off, Ryan was extremely friendly, professional and so easy to work with. If we were to do it all over again, we 100% would book Closing Time.
Sent on 02/09/2020
