Wedding Band in Des Moines | Knot Squad

If you’re looking for a Des Moines wedding band and DJ combo, look no further than The Knot Squad!

The Knot Squad will keep your Des Moines dance floor full! Having performed at more than 1,000 wedding ceremonies and dances (of every denomination) across the Upper Midwest, you can trust The Knot Squad to provide excellent wedding entertainment for your big day.

Des Moines Wedding Band

The Knot Squad is helmed by two all-stars with classical training in guitar and voice, as well as years of professional performance experience. Don’t settle for the same 30 songs every other Des Moines wedding gets – with The Knot Squad, you can choose any music you want.'

The Knot Squad can provide music for your entire evening, from ceremony to dance. For elegant, classical wedding music or funky, upbeat tunes to walk down the aisle to, you can trust The Knot Squad. Whether you’re into classic rock, country, R&B or 90s alternative for your wedding dance, we can hit the sweet spot for you and your guests. Don’t hesitate to see what we can bring to the table for you.

Give us a call or email us today to reserve your Des Moines wedding date with The Knot Squad!

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Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 216,853 as of the 2018 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in the United States with 655,409 residents according to the 2018 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state. A portion of the larger Omaha, Nebraska metropolitan area extends into three counties of southwest Iowa.

Des Moines is a major center of the U.S. insurance industry, and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a Business Wire article and named the third-largest "insurance capital" of the world. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group, the Meredith Corporation, Ruan Transportation, EMC Insurance Companies, and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Other major corporations such as Wells Fargo, Voya Financial, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, ACE Limited, Marsh, Monsanto, and DuPont Pioneer have large operations in or near the metropolitan area. In recent years, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, and Facebook have built data-processing and logistical facilities in the Des Moines area. Forbes ranked Des Moines as the "Best Place for Business" in both 2010 and 2013. In 2014, NBC ranked Des Moines as the "Wealthiest City in America" according to its criteria.

Des Moines is an important city in U.S. presidential politics; as the state's capital, it is the site of the first caucuses of the presidential primary cycle. Many presidential candidates set up campaign headquarters in Des Moines. A 2007 article in The New York Times said, "If you have any desire to witness presidential candidates in the most close-up and intimate of settings, there is arguably no better place to go than Des Moines."

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 90.65 square miles, of which 88.93 square miles is land and 1.73 square miles is covered by water. It is 850 feet above sea level at the confluence of the Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers.

As of the census of 2010, there were 203,433 people, 81,369 households, and 47,491 families residing in the city. Population density was 2,515.6 inhabitants per square mile. There were 88,729 housing units at an average density of 1,097.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city for Unincorporated areas not merged with the city proper was 66.2% White, 15.5% African Americans, 0.5% Native American, 4.0% Asian, and 2.6% from Two or more races. People of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race, made up 12.1% of the population. The cities racial make up during the 2010 census was 76.4% White, 10.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 4.4% Asian . Non-Hispanic Whites were 70.5% of the population in 2010.

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