Jenny & Shaun’s wedding at Ever After nr Tavistock, Devon

Pat McIntyre - www.guitaristforweddings.co.uk

July 18th, 2015 saw a journey down to Ever After at Lower Grenofen (near Tavistock, Devon) for Jenny and Shaun’s big day. Lots of organisation went into this amazing wedding day, with the bride and groom arranging everything from their home in New Zealand!

Jenny & Shaun booked my all-day package – so that included welcome music as guests arrived, live songs during the wedding ceremony, the afternoon drinks reception and the evening party. Lots and lots of live acoustic tunes!

After an hour or so of music out on the green as guests arrived, we made our way over to the Orchard for the wedding ceremony.

image: the ceremony

Beatles - Here Comes The Sun 
Ben Howard - Only Love 
Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine 
George Ezra - Listen To The Man 
Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes 
Coldplay - Yellow 
David Gray - This Years Love 
Ed Sheeran - Lego House 
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon 
The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way

Bridal Entrance: Foo Fighters - Everlong
Recessional: Etta James - At Last

With my PA system already set up on the decking area near the main marquee, I moved down to play some songs during the afternoon drinks reception.

  Ever Afteracoustic guitarist Devon

Jack Johnson - Better Together 
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds 
Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song 
Ed Sheeran - The A-Team 
Jack Johnson - Good People 
Eric Clapton - Layla 
Passenger - Let Her Go 
Jason Mraz - I’m Yours 
KT Tunstall - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree 
Jack Johnson - Sitting Waiting Wishing 
Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me 
Counting Crows - Accidentally In Love

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Time for a rest ready for the evening! I had a chill out on the giant deck chair (pictured!) and Jenny and Shaun were kind enough to provide me with some food – so I refuelled, before moving my PA into the marquee ready for the evening celebrations.

I love playing songs I’ve never heard before for a first dance – and Jenny and Shaun chose “My Baby” by Plush, which worked perfectly with the guitar!

 

First dance: Plush - My Baby
Jackie Wilson - Higher & Higher 
George Ezra - Budapest 
Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight 
Marvin Gaye - Heard It Through The Grapevine 
Lumineers - Ho Hey 
Blackstreet - No Diggity 
Ed Sheeran/Macklemore - You Need Me/Thrift Shop 
James - Sit Down 
Green Day - Time Of Your Life 
Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

- break -

Pharrell - Happy 
Stevie Wonder - Superstition 
Daft Punk - Get Lucky 
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany’s 
George Ezra - Blame It On Me 
The Killers - Mr. Brightside 
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire 
Ed Sheeran - Sing 
Tenacious D - Tribute 
Bryan Adams - Summer of ‘69 
Van Morrisson - Brown Eyed Girl 
Ben E King - Stand By Me
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

An absolutely amazing day all round – huge congratulations to the happy couple, and I loved discovering this gem of a wedding venue. A really magical little spot, and I’m excited to head back to Ever After next year for Cherie & David’s big day!

The acoustic First Dance

Image courtesy of https://www.grwphotography.co.uk/ – view more of Jenny & Shaun’s photographs at https://lowergrenofen.co.uk/real-weddings/jenny-shaun/