Atlanta Wedding Band was solo acoustic (John Thrasher), for the rehearsal dinner of the fantastic couple, Marissa and Stephen McRae. A heavy dose of the Killers (Stephen's favorite band) was on the menu as friends and family gathered to prepare for the big day at Summerour Studio the following day. It was a pleasant surprise [...]
This weekend, Atlanta Wedding Band had the distinct pleasure of performing our first traditional Jewish wedding for the fantastic Jared and Nicole Smith! The reception took place inside the gorgeous Waterside Restaurant at Cuscowilla Golf Club on picturesque Lake Oconee. For the ceremony, Jared and Nicole selected "Marry Me" by Train for the bridal party [...]
On September 5th, 2015, The Atlanta Wedding Band performed the wedding of Ryan Hughes and Ashley Rumbley in Greeneville, TN at the General Morgan Inn. From the looks of the setlist specified by Ashley and Ryan, we knew this was going to be a fun-filled celebration! The love in the room for these two fine [...]
This past weekend, we had the distinct pleasure of performing the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception for Melissa and Matt Dickman at Wolf Mountain Vineyards in Dahlonega, GA. The ceremony was performed solo on violin from our highly talented, multi-instrumentalist, Jeff Spirko. Melissa and Matt went with "Canon in D", "Bridal March", and "Wedding March" [...]
Some big news to report, Atlanta Wedding Band tied for first, artist vote, in the 2000’s cover wars at Tin Roof Cantina in Atlanta! With John Thrasher on acoustic guitar and vocals, and Evan Hart on violin, cajon, and vocals, AWB played “Ho Hey” by the Lumineers, “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon, [...]
For those getting engaged around Atlanta and surrounding areas this holiday season, congratulations and we would love to be a part of your special day! Feel free to contact me at johnthr@gmail.com with any questions you might have. From all of us at Atlanta Wedding Band, we want to wish y’all a very Merry Christmas [...]
The Atlanta Wedding Band was solo at the Ritz Carlton Residences in Atlanta yesterday for the Evergreen Construction Corporate Christmas Party. […]
The Atlanta Wedding Band just finished up playing a great corporate event at Lifetime Fitness Atlanta. What a gracious staff and great acoustics in the room! We had Stefan Cashwell on electric guitar and vocals, John Thrasher on acoustic guitar and vocals, our friend from Eric Dodd Band, Bill Peters on bass, and Casey Crogan [...]
Welcome to the new Atlanta Wedding Band website. The Atlanta Wedding Band (formerly John Thrasher Band) has performed over 100 weddings since the beginning of 2010. Choose the combination of performers that works for you from solo through 6-piece full band (Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Violin). […]
