Ashley and The Cosmos

If you're looking for a wedding band, look no further. Ashley and The Cosmos were amazing - everything was a blast from start to finish. They learned Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith for our first dance (not an easy song) and even made my dad's dream father daughter dance a reality (Circle of Life into the verse from The End by The Beatles). We hired the live pianist for our cocktail hour, had a blast with the wedding party introductions, and all night. It ended with all of our wedding guests standing in a circle swaying to Piano Man by Billy Joel. I'll never forget that moment - just perfection (and they're a great price). We got married at Notre Dame and they happily traveled for us - don't waste your money on an overpriced wedding band out of Chicago - Ashley and The Cosmos can't be beat!

I wish I could give Ashley and The Cosmos 100 stars. They played at my wedding in Muncie just over a week ago and they were absolutely amazing. When it came to searching for a band in the Indianapolis area (considering I was planning my wedding from San Francisco), I had no idea where to start. I actually made a post on Gig Salad, and Ashley responded to that. When I saw in her email signature that Ashley and The Cosmos were named Best Indiana Wedding Band by TheKnot.com, I knew they had to be my band!From our very first email exchange well over a year ago, Ashley has gone above and beyond. She was by far one of the most helpful and responsive vendors I worked with throughout my planning process, and she's played at a ton of venues around Indianapolis so she knows how their setups work for her band. When we decided to have our reception at my parents' home, she helped us figure out how much space they'd need for the stage, how much power we'd need, etc. They have a really fun set list with lots of contemporary songs and it's organized by decade. As part of their reception package, which runs under $2000, you can ask them to learn 2 songs, which is really nice. The reception package also gets you an hour of live piano during cocktail hour, soft DJ music through dinner, they MC the event (entrances, cake cutting, speeches, etc.), and then play three hours of non-stop music. So, our cocktail hour began at 6:15, and between speeches, cake cutting and dinner, by the time dancing began, they ended up playing until 11:40pm. Ashley and The Cosmos have a great feel for the energy of the crowd, and know how to keep people dancing. The dance floor was packed all night long, even though we had an unbelievably hot outdoor reception. We had so many guests tell us afterward that it was the most fun they've ever had at a wedding, and I credit that all to Ashley and her crew!