Weddings Entertainment Specialists

We Assist You to get the Right Entertainment for Your Wedding Ceremony & Wedding Reception in Cairns, Port Douglas or elsewhere in Tropical North Queensland

We understand that Your Wedding Day is one of the most important and special days that you will experience in your lifetime.  We share this understanding with you and we will work with you to provide you with the best possible entertainment to enhance your special day.

We only recommend the best acts to meet your particular requirements – not just the same two or three acts for every function or wedding (as some people do).

Some people and businesses only recommend the same two or three acts for each and every wedding ceremony and wedding reception in Cairns, Port Douglas & Tropical north Queensland - usually those acts that they have personally experienced or have become friendly with.  They may not know, or consider whether, there are other acts that better suit your requirements.  Additionally, some entertainers will tell clients that they are ideal for just about every function – just to get another job (if asked for additional recommendations they usually recommend their mates).   We won’t recommend acts to you unless they do actually meet your particular requirements.

We have the best knowledge of the entertainment industry in Cairns, Port Douglas & the wider Tropical North Queensland region.  We consider each client’s particular requirements before recommending the most ideal acts. 

We however, have justly earned our reputation as the most professional and reliable Wedding Entertainment Agency in Cairns, Port Douglas & the wider Tropical North Queensland region.  We focus on Wedding Entertainment (not chair covers, theming or catering etc) and have a far more specialised; deeper and wider knowledge of acts that work well for wedding ceremonies & receptions in Tropical North Queensland than other wedding suppliers.  We tailor our entertainment recommendations to suit the individual requirements of each wedding couple. 

With MEA Entertainment you also get the free resource of having one of our entertainment managers in the background; overseeing the entertainment at your wedding ceremony and wedding reception, to assist to ensure that they are the best enhancement for your special day – as well as receiving our accurate and un-biased recommendations.

We only recommend wedding Entertainment Acts that have proven to be of the high quality and value for money required to meet our clients’ requirements.  Many acts have not made the grade - and are excluded from the MEA Entertainment listings.


Our Professional Service = Quality Results for You

We have the best knowledge of Entertainment suitable for Wedding Ceremonies & Wedding Receptions in Cairns, Port Douglas & Tropical North Queensland

We only recommend those Entertainment Acts that have proven to have the right qualities to meet our wedding clients’ requirements – and we exclude those that do not measure up.  To be recommended by MEA Entertainment & Team Building; musicians & other acts must be:

  • Proven successes.
  • Value for money for our clients
  • Professional in performance; presentation and outcomes.

Expertise in being successful for our clients

We have extensive experience in providing Wedding Entertainment for over a hundred weddings every year in this region.  We have built up the most thorough knowledge of Wedding Entertainment from:

  • Cairns, Port Douglas & the Tropical North Queensland region;
  • From throughout Australia & Overseas.

We have a great track record of working with venues & other suppliers – simplifying things for you

  • Venues We have an intimate knowledge of function rooms and sites available in the Cairns and Port Douglas regions and throughout Tropical North Queensland – and know which acts work best for the various function areas – including for those venues that have sound restrictions. Our expertise will help you to get the right Entertainment to meet your requirements.
  • Wedding Suppliers planners/co-ordinators/organisers Our in-depth experience in the wedding industry means that we know how best to work in with your chosen marriage officiant (religious or civil); your venue; caterer; florist, wedding planner/co-ordinator/organiser (if you are using one) & any other businesses providing goods or services to your wedding. Our expertise will help you have an even more wonderful & special wedding ceremony and/or reception.
  • Hire companies & other suppliers Many hire companies & other suppliers tell us that they love it when they know the entertainment is booked through MEA Entertainment & Team Building – as we always assist to ensure that the entertainment works in well with all other suppliers and it all works best for the client.
  • Sound, Lighting & Staging. We have built up a wealth of experience in liaising with AV & Staging companies - from throughout this region and also from throughout Australia - to assist clients to get the sound, lighting & staging that best suits their Wedding Ceremonies and Wedding Receptions and also that best showcases the entertainment booked. We also know what sound & lighting equipment the various acts own – meaning that we can often identify savings for our clients. Our expertise will help you get the best overall sound, lighting, staging and entertainment package for your wedding.
  • Event Managers & Theming companies We are very experienced in working with Event managers & Theming companies. Many of these companies are amongst our best repeat clients as they value our superior knowledge of Entertainment acts in Cairns, Port Douglas and the wider Tropical North Queensland region as well as for our professional service. Our expertise means that if you are using am Event Manager or Theming company for your wedding; they can concentrate on things other than the entertainment as we will manage that for you (including our free onsite management).
  • Many clients use our expertise to provide recommendations to them for other supplies in this region. We are only too happy to assist you in this way if you wish.

Peace of Mind - with our Professional Service

Our professional service to you will include, but is not limited to:

  • We recommend acts to you that best meet your individual requirements – not just the same two or three acts to everyone.
  • We provide descriptions and prices of the most highly recommended acts that are in your budget and that meet your requirements – ranked in order of recommendation for you.
  • For music acts we also email to you play lists & demo tracks (we will post to you if you prefer).
  • Professional and unbiased advice from our professional entertainment consultants.
  • We tailor our recommendations to best meet each client’s requirements. Many other people and businesses just recommend the same two or three acts for every occasion because they are friends or personal favourites. We work to get you the right entertainment to best meet your requirements.
  • All details confirmed in writing – with you and your chosen Entertainment.
  • We never make double bookings and we always ensure that the entertainment that we book for you is properly briefed. We lock in the entertainment for you.
  • We liaise with you in the lead up to your event to identify any updated information that may need to be passed onto the entertainment or activity that we have booked for you.
  • We liaise with the entertainers that we have booked for you to keep them updated regarding your entertainment requirements and related information.
  • We liaise with your chosen venue/s and any other applicable suppliers who are involved in your event. We have strong working relationships with venues and other event service providers in this region – and are also very experienced in dealing with suppliers from elsewhere in Australia.
  • On your event day, we will have one of our consultants onsite to show the entertainment that we have booked for you where to set up and/or perform and to keep them updated regarding any changes to your requirements. There have been many occasions where our onsite consultant has been instrumental in facilitating the success of the entertainment for our clients. We are continually being told by clients that they value this free service highly.
  • So remember; if you are having a Cairns wedding, or a Palm Cove wedding, or a Port Douglas wedding - or a wedding in the wider Tropical North region; then look to us to assist you with your wedding DJ; your wedding band; wedding ceremony quartet or any special entertainment to entertain or to wow or surprise your partner or wedding guests. We supply the best entertainment for wedding ceremonies and wedding receptions. Use our expertise to make your special day even more perfect. We will provide you with the best entertainment to suit your requirements; with high quality professional service and also give you peace of mind both in your preparations for; and on; your special day.

Entertainment that we provide for Wedding Ceremonies

  • Quartets
  • Solo Flute
  • Solo Violin
  • Harp
  • Guitar
  • Flamenco
  • Bagpipes
  • Piano
  • Organ
  • Cello
  • Clarinet
  • Piano accordion
  • Mandolin
  • Flute & violin
  • Flute & Guitar
  • Flute & Harp
  • Piano & Flute
  • Piano & violin
  • Flute, Violin & Cello Trio
  • Singers
  • Singers accompanied by Quartets & other ensembles
  • Congas
  • Funky Bands & Duos
  • Singer Guitarists
  • Aboriginal Entertainment & Aboriginal Wedding Experience
  • Tropical Islander String Band
  • Many More options available See entertainment page for more

Entertainment that we provide for Wedding Receptions

  • Bands
  • Duos
  • Singer Guitarists
  • Singers
  • DJs
  • Juke boxes
  • Karaoke
  • Feature Acts
  • Top-40
  • Party
  • Easy Listening
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Disco / Retro
  • Rock n’ Roll
  • Country Rock
  • Jazz
  • Latin
  • Salsa
  • Swing
  • Funk
  • Soul
  • Crooners
  • Classy
  • Reggae
  • Caribbean
  • Island
  • Polynesian
  • Hawaiian
  • Fire
  • Tropical Vibe
  • Many More options available See entertainment page for more

Entertainment that we provide for Pre Dinner drinks and to Entertain Children

  • Fire
  • Aboriginal
  • Polynesian
  • Magic
  • Classical & other instrumental music
  • Children’s Entertainers
  • Kiddie Clubs
  • Many More options available See entertainment page for more
Testimonials

Dear Jane & the MEA Team
Thank you so much for organising the band Swinging Alley Catz for our wedding in Port Douglas. You were highly professional & prompt with your responses to any queries we had which made our job so much easier - this was greatly appreciated.
We would not hesitate to recommend your services to other couples getting married in Cairns or Port Douglas

Kind Regards

Sean & Debbie

Hi Jane,
We just wanted to say a big Thank you for all your help and assistance in organising the music for our wedding on 20th July.
We had a great time and the singer guitarist was just fantastic and perfect for us. Our friends are still raving about him!
Thanks again for making it so much easier to organise and for the perfect music choice!!

Kind regards,
Natalie and Barat
July 2007

Hi Elyssia
We are Happy with your recommendations & assistance for our wedding entertainment:). You have been so helpful; I will be letting other friends that are getting married in Cairns or Port Douglas know how great we have found the team at MEA Entertainment & Team Building.
Thanks Elyssia.

From Amanda and Rob
September 2010

Hi Elyssia,
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you & to the band for performing at our wedding in Port Douglas on 1st Oct. The band was absolutely brilliant. The feed back from all our guests was extremely positive & it made our night perfect. Would highly recommend MEA Entertainment & Team Building any time to all our family & friends!
Thank you for making our night special.
Lauren
October 2010

Hi Jane
We just wanted to say how happy we were with Tectonic for our wedding in Port Douglas.
The band was great, we couldn't be happier.

Kind Regards
Steve & Julia
August 2010

"We booked our band through MEA Entertainment & Team Building and Elyssia, my main point of contact, was one of the most professional people I have ever dealt with. As a destination bride it was great to have someone respond to emails and issue receipts so promptly. I would recommend them to other brides for sure as they made the experience easy and guided us through the whole process in relation to our music for the wedding reception."

Kylie
September 2010

Thanks Jane you've been nothing but helpful regarding the entertainment for our Vow Renewal in Palm Cove. Really appreciate the competency and commitment. Recommend you to anyone.

Regards Donna.
November 2010

Dear Elyssia, and the Team at MEA Entertainment & Team Building
Thanks for being so organised and professional throughout the entire planning process. You made it all seem so easy & living overseas didn't even pose a problem!
I won't hesitate to recommend MEA Entertainment & Team Building.

All the best
Kylie & Ian
September 2010

Hi Ian
It all went great with the DJ that you supplied to us on the island. Thanks for organising it all so well for us.

Aimee & Dirk
October 2010

Thanks MEA Entertainment & Team Building, you have been so helpful - you have made choosing our music much less stressful, and so easy to do!

Thanks,
Germaine & Sarah
September 2010

Hi Elyssia,
Thank you for the confirmation & your professional manner in which you and your company offer. We will be highly recommending MEA Entertainment & Team Building to others.

Kind regards,
Cameron.
July 2010

Good Morning Elyssia,
Thank you so much for all your help with everything, you have been great.
There should be more people like you in customer service.
If there is a wedding coming up, we will tell them to go with the team at MEA Entertainment & Team Building.
Thanks once again and all the best.
Kind Regards,
Jamie & Isabelle
September 2009

Hi Elyssia,
I just want to say thanks for putting so much time and effort into helping our wedding entertainment and MCing run smoothly, the detail and thoroughness is a breath of fresh air and I can't thank you enough.
Kind Regards,
Crystal
September 2009

Hi Jane,
I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your help during the planning of our wedding.  David and I had the most perfect day and without your help, it would not have run so smoothly.
Thanks again,
Courtney.
October 2009

Hi Elyssia
 
We just wanted to say a massive 'thankyou' to the singer for her amazing performance 2 weeks ago.  It's very difficult organising these types of entertainments when you can't actually have a real-life taster before!  However, she was just perfect and everyone had such a great time.
 
The day went perfect with no hitches and we thankyou once again for everything - it was a purely magical day.
Big kisses and hugs
Hanifa & Terry Valentine

Just wanted to send a BIG THANKYOU through to the duo who played at our Wedding on The 10th October 2009 at Port Douglas
They were absolutely fantastic all of us had a great night. Some of the guests actively helped the duo out with the tambourine and congo drums. This was really fun!!!
And twinkle toes which we now nickname my dad had an absolute ball.
We would highly recommend them to anyone Money well spent.
MEA Entertainment & Team Building were also very professional and were very helpful. Organising a wedding interstate makes it easier when you have people who take pride in their work and follow through promptly.
Superb night, Awesome  Venue and Excellent Entertainment.
Thankyou So much
Marie & Steven Dobbing
Melbourne

Hi Jane
 
I just wanted to send you a quick message to say how fantastic we thought the band were for our wedding reception.  Many of our guests commented on the quality of the music and they had everyone up and dancing the whole night.  The also did a brilliant job of our bridal dance song.  We simply couldn't have asked for a better performance on the night.
 
Thanks again for all your help in the past few months,
Phil & Fiona Goldsmith

Dear Elyssia
I just wanted to pass on our sincere thanks to the singer/guitarist, our Soprano and the Classical Trio for their fantastic performances at our wedding on August 22. 
Everyone commented on how wonderful the wedding ceremony was and duly noted the talent of the Soprano and Trio.  They were a key part of the ceremony, performed brilliantly and set the mood for having every female in the audience crying with happiness at one point.
The singer/guitarist was the complete professional, wowed the crowd and was a fantastic choice for our event under the north Queensland skies. 
We are indebted to all five and please pass on our thanks and best wishes for the future.
With warm regards
Charlie & Anna
September 2009

Just letting you know how the music went for the wedding.
 
The flute on the beach was just magic, she was able to position herself, so the wind caught the music and carried back into the ceremony.  The sound was just beautiful  and very appropriate for a beach wedding.  I would have no hesitation in recommending her in the future if you had clients that needed further information.
 

Regards
Andrea
April 2009

Hi MEA Entertainment & Team Building,
Thank you for recommending the duo.
Our friends and family thoroughly enjoyed their music and the duo were very professional.
Thanks
Austinn Jones
October 2009

Dear Jane,
After a fantastic couple of weeks up north we have now returned to Melbourne.  I just had to let you know how pleased I was with our entertainment we booked for the ceremony & reception.  We had so many positive comments from our guests.  Everything was just perfect.  Thank you so much and please pass on my thanks to all involved. 
My only regret is that I personally didn't get to enjoy more of the classical duo both before and after the ceremony but I can't be too selfish, I guess I did have a wedding to get through.
It was such a pleasure dealing with MEA Entertainment & Team Building.  I would highly recommend your services to anyone who needs entertainment in FNQ.

Many thanks.
Kindest regards,
Sandra Stephan
May 2008

Hi Jane,
We just wanted to email you to say a big thank you to you for the beautiful flute playing at our wedding.  I remember from the day that is sounded beautiful, but as there was so much going on, I can’t remember all the music that was played.  We have watched our wedding day, and all the music sounds so beautiful on it throughout the ceremony.  Thank you so much – if we know anyone else who decides to get married up that way, we will certainly recommend they contact you.
Thank you also for organising the singer/guitarist to play at our reception– please pass on our thanks to him too.  He did a great job and the music he played was wonderful and had everyone up dancing throughout the night.  He played great music throughout the different stages of the night and when it came to party time, all the guest loved what he played! 
Thanks again for all your help and your professional organisation of the day and night.
Alicia & Craig Boyce.
May 2008

Hi Jane
Just wanted to let you know that we had the most amazing wedding and to thank you so much for recommending the band.
They were so professional and sounded fantastic – we had so many comments from guests about how good the band was.
Thanks again
Carla Baker
May 2008

Hi Jane
Many thanks to MEA Entertainment & Team Building for your contributions to a very successful wedding!
The guests raved about the string quartet and certainly enjoyed a great night with the band.
Please pass on thanks to all your musicians.
Many thanks again and great to work with you again.
Best wishes, Beth
Beth Mitchell
Passion8 Wedding and Event Planners
June 2008

Dear Jane
Thank you so much for your help in organizing our entertainment for our wedding in Port Douglas on Thursday July 17, 2008. We couldn’t be happy with our choice to work with MEA Entertainment & Team Building.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!
Love Brittany & Eric Garrison
July 2008

Dear Jane,

Further to our telecon, just dropping a note to thankyou for the committed and extremely professional service we received both in the months leading up to our wedding and on the day.  Your help and advice was invaluable in helping us choose the appropriate acts for our day and what fabulous acts they were too!  Please provide our personal thanks to the Classical Trio for taking the time to learn our the beautiful Bernard Fanning song we had chosen for the Processional and also the entertainment they provided for our guests at not one, but two venues!  The guys of the band were wonderful, fantastically friendly and you were right, read the crowd perfectly.  A huge thankyou to them for including our accomplished pianist guest in their act as well, they were true professionals! 
I have recommended MEA Entertainment & Team Building over and over on the bridal forum I used and know of 3-4 girls that have now contacted you for their weddings so I am more than pleased to know they are such good hands.
Thanks again Jane,
Bianca & Matthew Puryer
November 2007

Hi BL, we are using http://www.mea-entertainment.com.au. If you email them and tell her what you are thinking they will send you details of all the relevant acts they have. Then when you've narrowed it down they will email you demos and playlists for them.
The reason why we went with them was also that they send a representative from the agency to stay the whole time to make sure it all goes smooth (you don't have to feed them LOL!) I really liked the idea of not having to worry about liaising with the entertainment and venue etc.!!
by missb123
Australian Weddings
Wedding Central Forum
Jan 11th 2007

Dear Jane,
We cant thank you and the singer/guitarist enough.
We were all so happy with the music and all that you did for us,and our guests. I have got such great feedback from everyone that went they all say best wedding they had ever been to . The singer/guitarist  did such a fantastic job. Can you please send him a special thanks from us. We are glad that we went with a solo in the end. You and singer/guitarist made the experience fun we all had a fantastic time.
I would be happy to recommend MEA Entertainment & Team Building to anyone. Thanks again all the best.
Kind regards
Deborah Warby & Glenn Wynd
February 2008

Hello MEA Entertainment & Team Building
 
Tim and I are off on our honeymoon overseas on Wednesday but before we go we wanted to thank you both for being part of our wedding in Cairns.  We both had a fabulous day and night and all the guests had a ball.
You have both been so easy and professional to work with and took a lot of stress and worry from me organising the day by being so organised and paying attention to detail yourselves.
Please pass our thanks to the band who were sensational, they created the atmosphere and I had many comments about how good they were.
And the dance girls!  Well they are still being talked about by everyone that was at the wedding.  They certainly topped the night off, were a big surprise for the guests and a real hit!  Worth every cent for the show they put on.
Thanks again, if we are ever have another function and need entertainment we will certainly be in touch with MEA Entertainment & Team Building and will recommend your agency to others.
Best regards
Cindy Harkness, or I should say... Cindy and Tim Eagle!
September 2006

Hi Jane
Just a quick thank you. The duo were amazing as was our violinist
They made our night. Everyone raved about them
Many thanks again!
Regards Ruth
October 2006

Hi Jane!
Just writing to tell you that both the trio and DJ were perfect and to thank you for all your help.  You did a great job putting up with all my last minute planning, I really appreciated it!  We had a great day and everything was perfect!
Thanks again!
Chantal SCHWARZ
June 2006

Hi Jane
I just wanted to thank you for arranging for the DJ to perform at our
wedding on the 18th. He was fantastic, very professional and also played
requests from all of the guests.
Thanks again
Alisha
August 2006

Good morning Jane,
It's Joseph Kokotovic and Megumi Nukazawa writing. Although the wedding was a month ago I would just like to say thank you very much for organising both the singer and the harpist to sing and play at our Wedding ceremony.
Many people have seen the DVD and have commented on the singer's beautiful voice, so please pass on the compliments to her. Also please tell them please that Megumi and Joseph say thank you so much for making our Wedding in Port Douglas that little more special.
Thank you and warm regards; Joseph and Megumi
May 16, 2005

Hi Ian,
I just want to thank you for the great flute player for our wedding day. Thanks for all your help!!
Sam Deeks Now TUCKER!
November, 2005