Down-Home Delight
From rockabilly to ragtime, blues to bluegrass, the Knuckle Dusters can give your wedding the country feel you’re after. They have a harmonica and a banjo, and one member even plays the mandolin! The Knuckle Dusters, Mercersburg, (717) 328-4414
Caribbean Cool
If a destination wedding isn’t in the cards, have steel drummer Kristian Paradis bring the sounds of the tropics to you. The rhythmic beach music will have everyone dancing. Kristian Paradis Steel Drums, Philadelphia, (267) 455-3259
Pipe Dreams
Add some Irish or Scottish flair to your ceremony with a bagpiper. Curt Shaw can come to your event in traditional dress and play any of the tunes in his 75-song repertoire. Curt Shaw, Pittsburgh, (412) 427-2997
Hindi Harmony
Indian wedding? Penn Masala, an all-male a cappella group from the University of Pennsylvania, can seamlessly switch off between singing covers of songs in Hindi and English. Penn Masala, Philadelphia, (215) 888-0816
Rat-Pack Rebirth
For a retro-themed reception, hire Jimmy Sapienza’s jazz and swing band and have them play Frank Sinatra and Louis Prima hits. Don’t worry—they can play plenty of current tunes too. Jimmy Sapienza’s Five Guys Named Moe, Pittsburgh, (412) 243-4836