Wedding at Coed y Mwstwr of Kate and Daniel

Congratulations to Kate and Daniel, married at Coed-y-Mwstwr, Bridgend, South Wales.

In a weekend of major flooding across Gloucestershire which delayed many of the guests, the Ardeton Quartet braved the elements to perform for Kate and Daniel’s wedding. After the wedding the quartet moved to the bar area, where the Abba and Robbie selections were a hit with the guests, and led to impromptu dancing!

Congratulations to Sarah and Andrew

Wedding at City Hall, Cardiff of Sarah and Andy.

The Ardeton String Quartet had great pleasure in playing for the wedding ceremony of Sarah and Andy at City Hall in Cardiff. In a bilingual ceremony that featured many of the younger children at the front, the classical music set the formal scene perfectly at this prestigious venue.

Corporate Soiree at The Pride of the Valley Hotel

Drinks Reception for relaunch of the Pride of the Valley Hotel, Farnham, Surrey.

The Ardeton String Quartet were asked to perform at a drinks reception held by the Pride of the Valley Hotel for specially invited guests. The weather meant we were inside a marquee, but the champagne and food were plentiful, and the guests enjoyed an opportunity to hear the quartet play in such close proximity. The quartet even appeared in a write-up about the event in a local magazine!

Dean Close School, End of Year Ball.

The Ardeton String Quartet were delighted to play for the end of year ‘teachers’ bash’ at Dean Close School in Cheltenham.

The event was an opportunity for staff to let their hair down with a string quartet accompanying a drinks reception and sit-down meal. With balloons and pea-shooters, the event had a fantastic fun and lively atmosphere that was in good swing by the time we handed over the musical entertainment to the band that was to follow.

Congratulations to Mark and Elizabeth

Wedding at Cardiff City Hall, drinks reception at Hilton Hotel.

It’s not every Saturday afternoon that you see a string quartet running across Cardiff City Centre in the rain, but as the heavens opened this was what we found ourselves doing. After the formal elegance of the ceremony in City Hall, the quartet moved across town to the Hilton Hotel where pre-meal drinks and canopes were served. Our Abba medley proved to be a crowd pleaser, as did the wedding photography taking place in the mezzanine glass elevator, which made for some unusual shots.

Congratulations to Samantha and John

Wedding at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Portishead.

The Ardeton String Quartet has a rule of only ever working as a quartet, but when we were told that Samantha and John wanted live music but that there would only be a dozen guests we took the unusual decision to perform as a duo for this one-off event.

Sarah and Dury played reworked versions of Pachelbel and the Queen of Sheba for the ceremony which took place on a glorious Friday afternoon.

Congratulations to Tanya and Gavin

Wedding at The Park, Wick, South Gloucestershire.

The String Quartet were happy to provide an accompaniment of light classics for Tanya and Gavin’s civil ceremony at The Park Hotel, Wick. Finishing with The Carpenter’s We’ve only just begun to exit the ceremony, the fun and lively atmosphere was really set by the quartet for the rest of the afternoon.