Wedding Venues in the Southwest Following on from my previous blog post, where I put together a list of 10 of my favourite wedding venues, here’s an exhaustive list of every venue I’ve played at down the years! I’ve arranged them by area, and each has it’s own web link so that you can check …
Wedding Guitarist Blog – Wedding Venues As a wedding musician, I get to see a lot of fantastic venues. Based in Bristol, I’m lucky that there is a big, varied choice of amazing places to get married nearby. There’s hidden gems right here in the city, and in the neighbouring counties of Somerset, Gloucestershire and …
Wedding Venues in Bristol, Bath and the South-West Read More »
The Wedding Industry Awards – Regional Finals awards presentation This year I was nominated for an award at the prestigious Wedding Industry awards. I attended the regional finals last Wednesday at Old Down Estate, Bristol. Did I win? Well, more on that in a moment, but first – why I entered, and some background. Taking …
Ok it’s Monday the 28th November and I’m well aware I haven’t updated my wedding guitarist blog for a longggg time! I was trying to blog about every wedding I attended; I missed one, then I missed another…. before I knew it I’d missed nearly a year of weddings! Time to get back on it. …
26/11/16 – Richard and Sarah: The Porch House, Stow-on-the-Wolds Read More »
Wedding Guitarist Blog: my top 10 most requested songs for the wedding ceremony/first dance – and some alternative choices Choosing the music you want at your wedding is a tricky thing! Making your own song selections is the norm now, particularly at civil ceremonies but also at more traditional church weddings. While the bride may opt to enter …
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Well, 2015 has been an amazing year for me I must say! I’m proud to say that being a musician is now my full-time occupation, and I’ve watched my little business go from strength to strength in the past couple of years. 2015 saw a 300% increase in wedding bookings, and 2016 is lining up …
Saturday 20th June saw a short trip to scenic Bath for Ricky and Ali’s big day at Bailbrook House.Guests began to gather in the grand Brunel Suite for the wedding ceremony as I played some background music. For Ali’s big entrance, she chose the beautiful ‘A Thousand Years’ by Christina Perri – an ever-popular wedding song …
Friday, 19th June 2015 – British Summer seems to have started warming up finally! We had beautiful blue skies for most of the day and it was lovely and warm when I arrived at the stunning Bishopstrow House Hotel. Mike & Kelly booked me to play during the break between the wedding breakfast and the evening …
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As a follow-on from my last blog piece about live wedding music, I’ve also put together a few thoughts on what tends to work less effectively, in my experience: Too much music! I’ve had plenty of emails in the past along the lines of “we’d like you to play at the church, then the drinks reception for …
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