String Duo for a Wedding at Quex Park, Kent
On the first saturday in October our violin and viola string duo played for a wedding held at All Saints’ church, Birchington-on-Sea and Quex Park, Kent. We performed a variety of popular classical pieces as the guests were seated, followed by a rendition of Elgar’s ‘Nimrod’ for the entrance of the bride. After the ceremony we [...]
String quartet for a wedding at Queen’s Eyot
On Saturday, the string quartet were booked to play for a wedding held on Queen’s Eyot, an islet on the river Thames owned by Eton College in Berkshire. It was the first wedding we had ever played at where we were taken by boat from the car park to the reception venue! This set the [...]
String Quartet for a wedding at Hedingham Castle in Essex
Last Friday, we returned for the third time to play for a wedding held at Hedingham Castle in Essex. The previous two occasions when we played here were both for string duo, but this time it was the wedding string quartet which was required. We started by performing a selection of classical pieces as guests [...]
Wedding at Stoke Place, Stoke Poges, Bucks
On Sunday, Julia and I travelled down to the other end of Buckinghamshire to perform as a string duo for a wedding held in Stoke Place, near Stoke Poges. We played a selection of contemporary and upbeat music at the request of the bride and groom as well as playing for various points during the [...]
Accompanying a singer……
Occasionally we are asked by clients to accompany a singer performing a song at a wedding or partnership ceremony - the singer could be either a friend of the couple or a professional wedding singer, booked for the occasion. With the string quartet accompanying, this can be a really special touch to the day although as with anything important [...]
Wedding at Gaynes Park, Essex
On Thursday, we returned once again to play for a wedding held at Gaynes Park, near Epping in Essex. Although it was a bright, sunny day, it was just a little too cold to play outside so for the pre-ceremony music, we set up and performed in the ceremony room itself as guests were arriving. [...]
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 [...]
Returning as a String Duo for a wedding at Horwood House
Last Saturday, we returned as a violin / viola string duo to Horwood House which is one of our most local wedding venues in Buckinghamshire. This time the couple getting married had their service a local church at Waddesdon so had hired a string duo to just play for their drinks reception as well as the [...]
String duo for a Wedding at the Old Bridge Hotel, Huntingdon
Yesterday, Ali (cellist) and myself performed as a string duo for a wedding held at the Old Bridge Hotel in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. The hotel is a distinctive, ivy clad building on the Huntingdon ring road and has a lovely ceremony room ideal for either a duo or a string quartet. We provided music as guests [...]
