Norwood Park is about as Georgian as a country house gets — red brick, sweeping parkland, a hundred acres of deer park rolling away behind it, all sat just outside Southwell in Nottinghamshire. It is not, on paper, the natural home of a Green Day record.
We played American Idiot in the gardens during the drinks reception, and the gap between the setting and the song is the whole reason it works. Guests were milling about with a glass in hand expecting something gentle, and it took a few bars before people started turning round.
Requests like this one are the ones we enjoy most. If there’s a song you’ve been told won’t translate to strings, it’s usually worth asking us anyway —
Have you ever wondered where you might have music during your wedding ceremony? 🎶 In this video, we share some clips of a beautiful ceremony we performed last week at Norwood Park. Hopefully, these moments may give you some inspiration and help you choose the perfect music for your day.
Guests Arrival: Dreams by Fleetwood Mac and Beautiful Things by Benson Boone
Bridal Entrance: Can’t Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley
Signing of the Register: It’s All About You by McFly and Until I Found You by Stephen Sanchez
Who else has been enjoying this dreamy weather we’ve been having? ☀️ we’ve got the perfect soundtrack to your day-dreamy afternoon… Dreams by Fleetwood Mac ✨ we’re looking forward to seeing this beaut crop up on our summer wedding playlists!
Dreams Fleetwood Mac
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Starting to get excited about summer. 🌱☀️ Can’t wait until it’s hot enough to get the barbeque out (Jaya’s been craving halloumi kebabs). George Ezra’s Green Green Grass has been stuck in our heads all through this cold spring and making us miss lazy summer days 😎 It was really great to be back at the stunning Norwood Park for their open evening.
We often get asked what Bridal entrance song we would recommend. Are there any traditions? Is there something unique that I could walk down the aisle to? These are all really tricky questions because everyone has slightly different tastes in music and EVERY SINGLE BRIDAL ENTRANCE IS DIFFERENT!
I suppose you could say that the Wagner Bridal March and the Mendelssohn Wedding March are traditional… ish. Buuuut, in reality, we rarely play these ‘traditional’ pieces. We think that unique is having music that reflects your personality and embodies what your wedding day means to you.
A prime example of what we would consider a ‘unique’ Bridal entrance is this version of Young & Beautiful by Lana Del Rey that we learned for a wedding back in October. The Bride and Groom had a special connection with this song so we learned it for them. If that isn’t unique then I don’t know what is.
So, what about the Wedding trends that we’ve seen over the years… is having A Thousand Years by Christina Perri or Perfect by Ed Sheeran unique? Well, perhaps, perhaps not… we’ve played these kinds of songs for Bridal entrances many many times and sometimes it has been a wedding trend to fill a musical gap in the Ceremony. However, some of our couples have special memories attached to songs which gives those songs extra meaning for them. Even a mainstream ‘wedding trend’ has a completely different meaning and can be unique if it’s the first song you and your partner danced to or if it’s the song you always sing along to on long road trips.
Unique is whatever you make of it. We would highly recommend having a think about what music means to you, what song makes you happy? What song makes you think about your other half? If there’s a song that sticks out for you then that’s the song for you, don’t worry too much if it’s not ‘unique’ or ‘traditional’. The main thing is that it’s a song that will fit your day.
In the end, whatever you choose will be unique to you. There’s never going to be another moment like it and you’ll always remember the little things that made it different for you.
I’m not crying, you’re crying! When we heard Lewis Capaldi’s new song Pointless we knew that we had to do a cover of it and I’m not gonna lie, it makes us a little bit emotional. I think that so many couples can relate to this song and it certainly tugs on the heartstrings. So, what do you think, is a contender to be THE 2023 Wedding song? It’s been a while since we’ve had a song like A Thousand Years or Perfect that everyone wants to walk down the aisle to, so could Lewis’s song be the next big Wedding song? Would you walk down the aisle to Pointless? Let us know in the comments.
It was wonderful to be back at @theoldhall in Ely at the end of July, our first time back since before the first lockdown! We couldn’t resist taking a few snaps of the outdoor ceremony area and grounds – just beautiful!
The Bride asked us to learn a new song for her entrance music, Latch by Sam Smith, we played A Thousand Years by Christina Perri, Perfect by Ed Sheeran and You Are the Reason by Callum Scott for the Signing of the Register and then we played them out to This Will Be Everlasting Love by Natalie Cole. They stopped halfway back up the aisle for a quick group photo and the Bride and Groom couldn’t help having a quick dance to our music. Congratulations guys!
When we first heard this song, we felt an instant connection to the music and lyrics. We felt it was such an emotional song, with many of the lyrics being applicable to the current situation. Immediately we wanted to reach out and connect with all of those individuals who are struggling at the moment; aren’t we all in some way holding on ’til the afterglow? So, as musicians who are stuck at home, we decided to reach out in one of the only ways we can at the moment: by playing, recording & videoing the song. With such luscious harmonies (which lend themselves very well to the violin & cello) it was the perfect song for us to explore further our layered recordings. When making the video we thought it might be interesting to include some clips from ‘behind the scenes’, showing more of our process and how we put the track together with all of the different parts. Also, a debut for our green screen – yay! 😁
Feeling a bit emotional 🥰 Thank you Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber for this amazing song 🙏 Times are difficult and it’s even more important to focus on the positive things in life. We feel incredibly privileged to be able to spend the time ‘stuck’ together making music 🎶
It’s hard work for musicians and other creatives right now, aside from the difficulties caused by losing most of our income, we thrive on performing to audiences and making people happy – it’s one of the things that drives us, and it’s been taken away. BUT, continuing to make music together is keeping us going, and we hope to bring a little happiness to others in the process! 😊
So, do us a favour and give our video a share. Send it to your friends, send it to your family, send it to any key workers you know to brighten their day. Stay safe everyone, we’ll get through this ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖
For any brides and grooms struggling to think of music for their big day, we think this could be a really special choice. We can see a lot of brides walking down the aisle to this in the future, it would make amazing entrance music or even a great first dance song.
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This week has certainly been quieter than the last, but by no means less exciting. The one Wedding we played at took place at The Knights Hill Hotel near Kings Lynn, we were booked to play during the Wedding Breakfast and as evening guests arrived.
