Archive for Weddings
The Wedding March for String Quartet
If you were to ask any professional wedding string quartet which were the four most frequently asked for pieces of music for a wedding ceremony, the answer would almost certainly be Pachelbel’s Canon in D, Clarke’s ‘Trumpet Voluntary’ (also known as ‘Prince of Denmark’s March’), Wagner’s ‘Bridal Chorus’ (from ‘Lohengrin’) and Mendelssohn’s ‘Wedding March’ (from [...]
String duo for a wedding in Cambridge
On Friday, we performed as a string duo for a wedding held at Queen’s College in Cambridge. The bride had asked for a very unusual request: that I should play on a violin that she had made herself in 2009. When I opened up the case, to my delight the violin was absolutely exquisite. It [...]
Buckinghamshire String Quartet for a Wedding at Notley Tythe Barn
On Saturday, a couple hired the string quartet to play for their wedding, held at Notley Tythe Barn which is near Aylesbury. As we are a Buckinghamshire string quartet, this is an incredibly local venue to us and we have performed there many times as a wedding string quartet and a string duo. We played [...]
Wedding String Quartet Packages…
We occasionally get email enquiries from clients wishing to hire a string quartet for a wedding asking for a list of our ‘wedding packages’. As each event is different, we don’t really think of bookings as packages but more as periods of playing time which can be quite flexible….but some of the most popular requests [...]
Music for Spring weddings….
Despite this recent cold weather (and alarming reports of more snow coming at the end of this week!), we’re starting to get ready for the Spring wedding season with plenty of couples getting in touch with lists of their chosen pieces of music from our string quartet repertoire. Generally, our advice is that couples can’t [...]
I’ve got a friend who is a singer…..
From time to time, we are approached by a couple who have already booked us for their wedding with the idea of a wedding guest or friend singing in the ceremony, accompanied by the string quartet. Very often, this idea is inspired by seeing a modern piece of music listed on our playlist page and [...]
Winter weddings…..
Although Spring and Summer are undoubtedly always going to be the most popular time to get married, with warm weather (fingers crossed!), lighter evenings and more possibilities for outdoor activities such as drinks receptions on the lawn, photographs in gardens and perhaps fireworks as the sky darkens, there are also some distinct advantages to getting married [...]
Buckinghamshire String Quartet for a Wedding at Stoke Place, Buckinghamshire
On New Years Eve, we returned to Stoke Place as a string quartet to play for an afternoon wedding. New Years Eve weddings have always been popular but can be expensive, with many string quartets (and other wedding suppliers) choosing to double their fees. We don’t do that as our fees reflect the quality and variety [...]
String Quartet for Wedding at The Priory Barn, Hertfordshire
On a Saturday in December, the string quartet returned to a local venue to us, The Priory Barn in Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire. It was a cold winter’s day, so guests lost no time in assembling inside the warm barn. We started playing as the friends and family of the bridal couple entered and as there was a slight delay in [...]
String Quartet for a Wedding at The Yacht, Temple Pier
On Saturday, the string quartet played for an unusual and uplifting wedding held on The Yacht which is permanently moored near the Victoria Embankment on the river Thames in London. Despite the rather grey and wet weather, the atmosphere aboard the vessel could not have been any sunnier! Guests and wedding party alike entered totally [...]
