Here’s our violin and cello cover of Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield, filmed live before a wedding ceremony in the Clock Tower gallery at Norwood Park in Nottinghamshire. We played it as part of our pre-ceremony set while guests arrived and found their seats.
Playing at Norwood Park
Norwood Park is a Georgian country house near Southwell, and its Clock Tower is home to the Long Gallery, the venue’s biggest ceremony space. Think white walls, oak floors, tall sash windows and a row of gold chandeliers. It’s a gorgeous room to set up in, and pop songs on strings feel right at home in there.
Why Unwritten works as wedding ceremony music
The music before a ceremony has a simple job: help everyone relax while they find their seats, catch up with relatives and wait for the main event. Unwritten is great at that. It’s warm and upbeat without being too much, and most people recognise it within a few bars.
It also works across generations. Plenty of guests will remember it from the mid-2000s, when it was a UK top ten hit and the theme tune to The Hills. Younger guests are just as likely to know it from Anyone But You, which sent it back up the charts in 2024.
Then there’s what the song is actually about. A story that’s only just getting started, played in the minutes before a couple say their vows, doesn’t take much explaining.
If you love it but want it somewhere else in the day, it makes a brilliant walk-out song after the ceremony, or a mood-lifter during the drinks reception.
Your wedding, your songs
We’re The Chapel Hill Duo, a violin and cello duo, and every piece we play is arranged by us. That means your ceremony music doesn’t have to come from the usual string quartet setlist. We’ve arranged everything from Avenged Sevenfold to Studio Ghibli, because wedding music should be fun, not a chore.
Getting married at Norwood Park, elsewhere in Nottinghamshire or anywhere else in the UK? Get in touch with your date and a few songs you love, and we’ll take it from there.