Archive for April, 2011
Music for a Renewal of Vows
On Saturday, it was our great pleasure to play for a ceremony where a couple chose to renew their wedding vows to celebrate ten years of marriage. They chose to do this at the Abbey Hill Golf club in Milton Keynes on a lovely spring Saturday. The ceremony took place in a light and airy [...]
Wedding at Newland Hall, Essex
Last Saturday, Reiad (viola) and myself returned to Newland Hall in Roxwell, Essex to play for a wedding on a warm spring day. It is always a pleasure to play at Newland Hall as the staff are so warm and friendly, making us extremely welcome and the venue itself is picturesque.
Before and during the ceremony, [...]
Wedding at Gorse Hill, Woking, Surrey
On Friday, myself and Ali (cello) played as a string duo for a wedding held at Gorse Hill just outside Woking in Surrey. Of the many hundreds of venues which we have played at, this one certainly proved to be one of the friendliest, with very personable staff who made us feel extremely welcome.
As each [...]
Cost of a String Quartet Playing for One Hour
Like many professional groups who earn their living from playing at weddings and functions, we do have a minimum booking period that we have to charge for, regardless of how long we are required to play - in our case this is two hours, or three hours on peak Saturdays over the summer months. In [...]
Wedding in Hartshorne, Derbyshire
Yesterday, the quartet travelled up to Derbyshire to play for a wedding held at the groom’s family farm, near Hartshorne. Overall, we played for three hours, spread across four with music covering the reception drinks, wedding breakfast and beginning of the evening as further guests arrived.
The wedding was blessed with lovely sunshine, so guests were [...]
Wedding at Ivinghoe Church and reception at Woburn Abbey
On Thursday, we played for an incredibly local wedding in Ivinghoe (the next village along) and reception nearby at the Sculpture Gallery in Woburn Abbey. As it was an intimate wedding with about 60 guests, a string duo was perfect and we played for the bridal entrance, signing of the register, exit of the couple [...]
