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 Duo for a wedding at The Priory Barn, Little Wymondley
Last Friday, we played for a wedding held at The Priory Barn in Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire. As it was a lovely, sunny day, a gazebo had been erected at the back of the barn and we duly set up and prepared for the arrival of the guests. As the wedding ceremony itself was held in [...]
String Quartet for a wedding at Offley Place, Hitchin
Last Saturday, the string quartet played for a wedding that started off in the Church at St. Ippolyts, near Hitchin and continued with the reception just down the road at Offley Place in Great Offley. We played the Pachelbel Canon as the bride entered, timing it so that we ended a phrase just as she [...]
Wedding at St. Mary and St. Joseph’s, Boxmoor
On Friday, the string duo (violin and cello) played for a Catholic wedding ceremony at the Church of St. Mary and St. Joseph in Boxmoor, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. This was an ideal event for a string duo as we fit neatly to the left hand side of the altar (a string quartet would [...]
Wedding at Sopwell House, St Albans
Last Saturday, the quartet played in the local venue of Sopwell House in St Albans. We were positioned at the front and to the right of the spacious ceremony room and proceeded to play as the guests entered. We continued to play pieces which the bridal couple had selected for the ceremony before joining the guests [...]
Wedding in Farnham near Bishops Stortford
Last weekend the quartet played for a wedding reception that took place on private land owned by the family of the couple who were getting married. A huge marquee had been erected and we started playing as guests made their way to the reception drinks. We played in a porch area and entertained everyone with [...]
Wedding at Fanhams Hall, Ware
On Sunday, we returned once again to a regular venue of ours – Fanhams Hall in Ware, Hertfordshire. This time, the wedding took place indoors (as the weather was changeable and rain seemed to be in the air) but as a string duo it was easy for us to move around to various locations within the [...]
String Quartet for a wedding at Hunton Park, Hertfordshire
On Saturday, the string quartet played for a lovely wedding held at St Mary’s Church in the Old Town of Hemel Hempstead, followed by the reception nearby at Hunton Park. The spacious church afforded us plenty of room to perform and the music projected effortlessly during the ceremony. The church organist was excellent and we really [...]
String Duo for a Wedding at Hitchin Priory
Yesterday, our string duo returned once more to Hitchin Priory in Hertfordshire. Last time we were there (only a month ago), we were playing outside on a sunny October afternoon. This time, the temperature didn’t permit outdoor playing so we performed inside in a beautiful Georgian room before providing music for the ceremony itself. There [...]
String Quartet for a Wedding at Fanhams Hall, Hertfordshire
On Saturday, we returned yet again to Fanhams Hall in Ware, Hertfordshire. We have played many times under a gazebo on the lawn as well as in the main hall at this venue, but for the first time we were asked to play during a ceremony in the upstairs hall which was surprisingly large and [...]
