Wedding at Milton Hill House Hotel, Oxfordshire
Last Saturday, we returned once again to play for a wedding held at Milton Hill House Hotel in Steventon, Oxfordshire. It’s always a pleasure playing at this venue as it’s got such friendly staff. As the ceremony was a smaller gathering with just 30 guests, the wedding itself took place in the library, making it [...]
Wedding at Hunton Park, Hertfordshire
On Saturday, the 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 enjoyed [...]
Wedding at the Limewood Hotel Hampshire
Last Thursday the quartet played for a wedding at the picturesque Limewood Hotel near Lyndhurst in the New Forest. We performed some much loved classical pieces for an appreciative selection of guests as they took their seats in the ceremony room.
After the ceremony, we moved to a central courtyard (which was sheltered from the elements) as [...]
Wedding at Vaulty Manor, Essex
About a week ago, Tim (viola) and I went to Maldon in Essex to play at a wedding held in Vaulty Manor. The ceremony had already taken place and we joined the guests as they were entering the wedding breakfast. We set up in the only available space which was a corner at the opposite [...]
Wedding at Wildwood Country Club, Surrey
On Saturday the string quartet for a drinks reception and wedding breakfast at the Wildwood Country Club in Cranleigh, Surrey. The wedding celebrations took place in a purpose built building, located just off the main golf course. We entertained guests and the wedding party under a canopy on a wooden terrace as the weather was [...]
Wedding at the Great House, Sonning on Thames
Last Saturday we provided music for the reception drinks and wedding breakfast at the Great House Hotel in Sonning on Thames, Berkshire. As the bride had actually booked us before (for a corporate event last year), we had met before so were particularly looking forward to playing for her big day. The ceremony had taken [...]
Wedding at Queens College, Oxford
Last Saturday the quartet were engaged to play for a wedding reception held at Queens College in Oxford. /It was a particularly special day as the bridal couple had requested four arrangements to be prepared especially for the day and many hours of work had been involved to achieve this.
We began playing in the Librarians [...]
Wedding at Great Fosters Hotel, Egham
Last Friday we were asked to perform at a wedding held at the Great Fosters Hotel in Egham, Surrey. Whereas the evening before we had played as a string duo consisting of a violin with cello, this time it was a violin with viola that had been requested.
Almost all of our repertoire is arranged for [...]
Wedding at the Priory Barn, Little Wymondley
Last Saturday afternoon, we returned once again to another venue which is quite local to us - the Priory Barn in Little Wymondley, near Ware in Hertfordshire. As we had an evening concert to perform in Eaton Bray, all the material for the evening had been thoroughly rehearsed beforehand so that we were able to [...]
Wedding at Fawsley Hall
On a beautiful sunny Friday in May, we arrived at Fawsley Hall about an hour before we were due to play as there were several items which were to be rehearsed with a wonderful singer called Gemma Turner. Gemma combined a real professionalism with approachability and was very easy to work with. As we couldn’t [...]
