Wedding at Castle Coch, Caerphilly, Cardiff

Congratulations to Carly and Adam – married at Castle Coch.

It’s been 4 years since the quartet moved from Cardiff to Bristol. Makes us sound like a family doesn’t it? But weirdly we did all move at about the same time!

But I digress. It’s always nice to pop back over, and today was no exception. One of our favourite registrars from this part of the world popped up at Castle Coch this afternoon. Always good for a laugh, he referred back to one of the funny poems the couple had read out during their ceremony, he closed proceedings with, ‘well, even if he does leave the loo seat up I’m happy to pronounce you husband and wife!’. It’s one of the great things about civil ceremonies.

It was a very intimate wedding. Whether we’re playing for 120 or, as in this case, 11 guests it’s always the same high level of performance and professionalism for us. Carly had asked for a specific set-lists of classical music before the ceremony, and walked in with her Dad to Pachelbel’s Canon in D. There was then Air on a G String for the registers, before they walked out to Handel’s Queen of Sheba.

It was a fantastic setting, and it was a delight to finish the day with the couple sneaking back into the room for some private photos in front of the quartet, and we were happy to play Handel’s Air from the WaterMusic at Carly’s request.