Wedding at Blaise Castle, Bristol

After over 500 weddings and 7 years you’d think we’d have played in just about every local wedding venue to Bristol there is. Nevertheless, we found ourselves visiting the delightful Blaise Castle in Bristol for the first time (although Jan had visited the Castle on numerous ocassions leading school trips).

A lovely ceremony with Rebecca and Edward choosing to write their own vows, Rebecca entered the room to the traditional Wedding March, with ‘Can you Feel the Love Tonight’ and Des’ree’s ‘Kissing You’ to accompany the signing of the Registers, before leaving to ‘All You Need Is Love’.

Congratulations to Rebecca and Edward from all of us at the Ardeton String Quartet!

Weddings in Bristol and Bath – November 2008

Our November congratulations go to:

1/11: Congratulations to Heather and Andrew – Wedding in Hagley and Stone Manor Hotel, Worcestershire

7/11: Congratulations to Marie and Richard – Wedding at Ashton Court, Bristol

8/11: Congratulations to Abby and Barry – Wedding at Clearwell Castle

15/11: Congratulations to Elise and John – Wedding at Peterstone Court Hotel, Brecon

22/11: Congratulations! – Wedding at Glan y Afon Hotel, Usk

30/11: Congratulations to Sophie and Neal – Wedding at Tortworth Court, South Gloucestershire

Weddings in Bristol and Bath – October 2008

Our October congratulations go to:

3/10: Congratulations to Suzanne and Nick – Wedding at Orchadleigh House, Somerset

4/10: Congratulations to Niccola and Dan – Wedding at Abbots Leigh, Bristol

5/10: Congratulations to Carly and James – Wedding at Priston Mill, Bath, Avon

10/10: Congratulations to Marrenna and Barry – Wedding at Clearwell Castle

The 14th also saw the Ardeton Ensemble performing for Chipping Sodbury Music Society, and Sarah Eales performing a recital of Vaughan Williams’ music at the Calne Festival on the 11th – followed by a well-earned rest for the quartet for the rest of the month!

Weddings in Bristol and Bath – September 2008

Our September congratulations go to:

5/9: Congratulations to Heidi and Chris – Wedding at Sidmouth Parish Church

6/9: Congratulations to Anna and Peter – Wedding at Bishopswood House, Herefordshire

12/9: Congratulations to Alexandra and Chris – Wedding at Bath Assembly Rooms

13/9: Congratulations to Jo and Shane – Wedding at Eastwood Park, South Gloucestershire

14/9: Congratulations to Karen and Stephen – Wedding at Clearwell Castle, Monmouthshire

19/9: Congraultions to Caroline and Kristian – Wedding at Priston Mill, Avon

20/9: Congratulations to Cornelia and Timothy – Wedding at St Pierre, Chepstow South Wales

26/9: Congratulations to Anna and James – Wedding at Orchadleigh House, Somerset

27/9: Congratulations to Rachel and Stephen – Wedding at Manor by the Lake, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Weddings in Bristol and Bath – August 2008

Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who came along to give us a capacity audience at Little Sodbury Church to hear us perform as the Ardeton Ensemble on August 1st!

Our August congratulations go to:

2/8: Fiona & Russell – Wedding at Clearwell Castle

3/8: Sarah & Mark – Wedding at Canada Lodge, South Wales

9/8: Sarah & James – Wedding at Camely Lodge, Bristol

10/8: Debbie & Howard – Wedding at Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton

12/8 Sarah and James – Wedding at Tortworth Court, South Gloucestershire

28/8: Event at Halswell House, Goathurst, Somerset

30/8: Wedding at Hotel du Vin, Winchester

Weddings in Bristol and Bath: July 2008

So many weddings, too little time!

In July 2008 we said congratulations to:

26/7: Congratulations to Laura and Matthew – Wedding at Glan-y-Afon Hotel, Usk

Congratulations to Sally and James

We visited one of our favourite wedding venues, Priston Mill, to play for the marriage of Sally and James. We were delighted to play a special arrangement of Mark Knopfler’s ‘A Love Idea’ for Sally’s entrance, which set the scene perfectly, along with other personal choices for the rest of the ceremony. Luckily the rain stayed away long enough for guests to enjoy Pimms on the lawn during the photos, whilst we played a selection of light, summery jazz music.

Corporate function for Schlumberger

On 23rd July we were booked by Heirs and Graces to play for a reception being held by the Schlumberger company. This prestigious event was held in honour of the company’s president and his invited guests from all over the world, at new premises in Ston

ehouse. We performed a mixture of classical and jazz music whilst the guests enjoyed champagne and canapes before heading elsewhere for an evening banquet.