Archive for Weddings
String Duo for a St Albans Wedding
On Friday, we performed as a string duo for a wedding held at St Michael’s Manor in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The wedding ceremony had taken place at a nearby church and we provided music for the drinks reception, as well as for the first part of the wedding breakfast. We performed as a violin and [...]
String Quartet for an Oxfordshire Wedding
Last weekend, our wedding string quartet returned to the Weston Manor Hotel near Bicester in Oxfordshire. This venue is very local to us and is ideally suited to either a string quartet or a string duo. The ceremony room has a minstrels’ gallery, which means that the musicians can project their sound effortlessly without intruding [...]
String Quartet for a Wedding at the Old Hall, Ely, Cambridgeshire
On Saturday, our string quartet were engaged to play for a wedding held at the Old Hall near Ely in Cambridgeshire. Although we are not really a Cambridgeshire string quartet, it is a relatively easy journey for us to this venue. We began by playing a selection of classical pieces as the guests arrived and [...]
String Duo for a Wedding at Notley Abbey
On Saturday, two of us returned yet again to one of our most local, regular venues – Notley Abbey on the Buckinghamshire / Oxfordshire border. Although it was a lovely, sunny day the ceremony took place indoors, where our string duo played at the front of the room, next to the registrar’s desk. We provided [...]
String duo for a wedding at Roxwell, Essex
On Saturday, we performed as a violin and viola string duo for a wedding held at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels in Roxwell, Essex. We entertained the guests before playing Pachelbel’s Canon for the Bridal Entrance and later playing during the signing of the register and the exit of the married couple. [...]
Bedfordshire Wedding – String Duo at Moggerhanger Park
On Saturday, Ali and myself performed as a string duo (consisting of a violin and cello) for a wedding held at Moggerhanger Park in North Bedfordshire. Although many couples opt for the larger sound of a wedding string quartet, often a string duo can be a more appropriate option for intimate weddings with fewer guests [...]
Signed, Sealed Delivered – Signing the Register Music…
When it comes to choosing string quartet (or string duo) music for your wedding ceremony, the choices of pieces for the signing of the register can be the trickiest to choose. After all, the entrance of the bride (the processional) may only involve a minute or two of music being played; whilst the exit of [...]
String Duo for Wedding in Northamptonshire – Dodford House
On Easter Monday, Emma (viola) and I performed as a string duo for a wedding held in the relatively new wedding venue of Dodford House, just north of Towcester in Northamptonshire. For any couple getting married at Dodford House, hiring a string duo is an ideal choice as the venue has a balcony almost custom [...]
String Duo for wedding in Northamptonshire – Sedgebrook Hall
Yesterday, Tim and I performed as a string duo for a wedding held in Sedgebrook Hall, Northamptonshire. As guests took their seats in the ceremony room, we played a few pieces of classical music to help create an elegant atmosphere. As there were approximately 60 wedding guests, a string duo was absolutely ideal and could [...]
The Bridal Entrance Music – Songs to Walk Down the Aisle To
In many traditional weddings (both church weddings and civil ceremonies) the most favoured pieces of music for the bride to enter to (the processional) are either Pachelbel’s Canon in D or Wagner’s Bridal Chorus (from ‘Lohengrin’). But what about brides who do not wish to use the traditional wedding march? What alternative bridal entrance music [...]
