I absolutely love a wedding blog. There is so much inspiration and ideas to be found and of course so many real weddings are featured. I could spend all day looking at them when I am usually supposed to be planning a wedding in hertfordshire. Its great when a wedding you are involved in is featured on a blog. Whimsical Wonderland Weddings recently featured a wedding at which I organised all of the music. This included a jazz trio in Hertfordshire for the drinks reception, followed by a live wedding band for the evening. A big thank you to Lou and Whimsical Wonderland weddings for featuring it and also stunning photos by Tracey Christina.
http://whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com/2014/03/sweet-meaningful-family-homemade-vintage-wedding.html
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Thursday, 5 December 2013
Wedding Industry Awards
The regional finalists have just been announced for the Wedding Industry Awards 2014. There are a variety of catagories, covering all the suppliers you might need for your wedding in Hertfordshire. The finals are being held at The Bloomsbury Ballroom in January next year.
Now the great thing about these awards is that they are voted for by clients. Your clients have to go online and comment on the service you provided for their wedding in Essex.
I always like to focus on suppliers and the winner if 'The Best Live Act' in the East of England was Essex wedding band, One Foot in the Groove.
As a wedding band in Essex they have focused for the last ten years on providing an exceptional service to their couples. Not only do they play great songs well, they gaurantee a great time at your wedding. They also offer outstanding customer service, carefully planning the live music for your wedding not just booking you a band.
Now the great thing about these awards is that they are voted for by clients. Your clients have to go online and comment on the service you provided for their wedding in Essex.
I always like to focus on suppliers and the winner if 'The Best Live Act' in the East of England was Essex wedding band, One Foot in the Groove.
As a wedding band in Essex they have focused for the last ten years on providing an exceptional service to their couples. Not only do they play great songs well, they gaurantee a great time at your wedding. They also offer outstanding customer service, carefully planning the live music for your wedding not just booking you a band.
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Monday, 16 January 2012
Hanbury Manor Wedding Fayre
Hanbury Manor is a gorgeous hotel in the Hertfordshire countryside. It was my first fayre of the spring season, there are a few more coming up. I will keep you posted. We took a couple of provisional bookings for our main hertfordshire wedding band, One Foot in the groove, which was great and many more bride and grooms to be, took the bands CD.
Its been a few years since I've been to Hanbury Manor and I had fogotten what a lovely place it is. Set in 200 acres of parkland, this 5 star hotel and country club is licensed for civil ceremonies and has several rooms suitable to hold your wedding. There is Poles Hall, a lovely wooden panelled room, which seats up to 120 guests. The Thundridge Suite, which overlooks the grounds and champion golf course, seats up to 180 guests and has a smaller suite attached for the bar and buffet in the evening.
My favourite part of this beautiful venue is The Garden Court, as its completely self contained. The conservatory for your civil ceremony and party in the evening, the lovely gardens for your photographs and the attached drawing room is perfect for the wedding breakfast. It even has its own bedrooms, so your wedding feels exclusive, as you are away from the rest of the venue at this wonderful 5 star resort. If you are looking for something elegant for your big day go and have a look.
Monday, 5 December 2011
Venues and Live Music
Some of you may know, my background is music. I have been singing professionally all of my life and I run a very sucessful wedding band in Essex, called One Foot in the Groove. Some venues just aren't good for live music, so I thought I take this time to highlight a few things worth thinking about when you come to book your wedding venue.
Choosing a venue is one of the biggest decisions you will have to make when planning your wedding. If having a live band, or any kind of musical entertainment for that matter, is important you should consider a few things.
Has it got a Sound limiter and what is it set at?
Bands hate them, although a top band should be able to deal with it. The problem is they are sometimes set very low according to council regulations and if the music gets too loud the power to the performing area will cut out. Not only does this kill the atmosphere at your wedding reception, but it can seriously damage the bands equipment. Discos aren't too bad with sound limiters as the sound is condensed before it goes into the limiter. You should disclose to your band if there is a limiter so they are prepared, some bands will refuse to play with them.
Will the music be in a seperate room?
As the manager of a band, there is nothing worse I get to a new venue to find that the band are in one room, the bar in another and the food somewhere else. Now whilst this lovely looking historical building might look gorgeous, will you be able to create an atmosphere? There are lots of venues in Essex that I know very well, that are like this. What happens, and its doesn't matter how great your band or DJ is, you will loose guests someone within the venue. The best venues for atmosphere are the ones where the bar, dance floor and food are all in one place, and there are plenty of fabulous venues in Essex like this, as there are across the country. I just know Essex very well.
Can you have a live band?
There are some venues that do not allow live music, or even dancing of any sort. Strange but true. Could be the floors, they don't want damaged, the ceiling, the neighbours, a whole host of reasons, but if you have set your heart on a live band at your wedding, its worth checking.
Live music in marquees
Marquees are great for live music because there are no acoustics so the band can get the sound just right. However, if the marquee is at yours or a family members house then you should remember a couple of things. Make sure there is a stable power supply to the marquee. You don't want it to cut out! Also make sure you have a flat area, ideally a stage for the band to set up on. If its uneven the musicians will struggle to play, especially the drummer. If you are not having a stage, leave enough space when putting in the dance floor for the band to set up, otherwise you'll have equipment all over the dance floor, which doesn't look great and is dangerous. Most bands will tell you, that the depth is the most important.
Just a few little things to think about if you want live music at your wedding. Happy planning
Choosing a venue is one of the biggest decisions you will have to make when planning your wedding. If having a live band, or any kind of musical entertainment for that matter, is important you should consider a few things.
Has it got a Sound limiter and what is it set at?
Bands hate them, although a top band should be able to deal with it. The problem is they are sometimes set very low according to council regulations and if the music gets too loud the power to the performing area will cut out. Not only does this kill the atmosphere at your wedding reception, but it can seriously damage the bands equipment. Discos aren't too bad with sound limiters as the sound is condensed before it goes into the limiter. You should disclose to your band if there is a limiter so they are prepared, some bands will refuse to play with them.
Will the music be in a seperate room?
As the manager of a band, there is nothing worse I get to a new venue to find that the band are in one room, the bar in another and the food somewhere else. Now whilst this lovely looking historical building might look gorgeous, will you be able to create an atmosphere? There are lots of venues in Essex that I know very well, that are like this. What happens, and its doesn't matter how great your band or DJ is, you will loose guests someone within the venue. The best venues for atmosphere are the ones where the bar, dance floor and food are all in one place, and there are plenty of fabulous venues in Essex like this, as there are across the country. I just know Essex very well.
Can you have a live band?
There are some venues that do not allow live music, or even dancing of any sort. Strange but true. Could be the floors, they don't want damaged, the ceiling, the neighbours, a whole host of reasons, but if you have set your heart on a live band at your wedding, its worth checking.
Live music in marquees
Marquees are great for live music because there are no acoustics so the band can get the sound just right. However, if the marquee is at yours or a family members house then you should remember a couple of things. Make sure there is a stable power supply to the marquee. You don't want it to cut out! Also make sure you have a flat area, ideally a stage for the band to set up on. If its uneven the musicians will struggle to play, especially the drummer. If you are not having a stage, leave enough space when putting in the dance floor for the band to set up, otherwise you'll have equipment all over the dance floor, which doesn't look great and is dangerous. Most bands will tell you, that the depth is the most important.
Just a few little things to think about if you want live music at your wedding. Happy planning
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