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The Wedding Reception of Claire and Carl took place at the Axis Restaurant One Aldwych London. It was originally planned for the 1st of April at Iscoyd Park, Shropshire but was changed to the 4th of April. We were fortunately available for both dates so were able to swoop the booking quite easily. They Chose the Redfords to provide their entertainment after checking out live bands in “Wedding”  a bi monthly bridal magazine. We have been advertising in “Wedding” for a number of years and find it a useful source of enquiries.

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Claire and Carl had engaged The Redfords to provide 3 sets of live music with disco between for their after diner entertainment. At the end of the evening Claire came to over thank us for our efforts and said …. “when chose The Redfords we listened to the CD and instantly knew you were the band for us … but you have exceeded your expectations in every way !! the music was fantastic”.

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Guests for the wedding breakfast and evening reception were scheduled to arrive at 4.00pm in time for a 5.00 start. As we were to perform in the same room as the reception it was essential to set up early to allow a smooth transition from the meal and after diner speeches to the dancing. We generally arrive early to set up before functions start which an attention to detail that can go unnoticed. To set up just before performance in the same room as guests are using would be a little unsafe and cause unwanted disruption..

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On this occasion Claire and Carl used a backing tracking for their first dance. They had choreographed  a set dance and felt more confident using a familiar track than having the band perform it for them. In fact this was the first wedding in five years at which we haven’t played the first dance.!!

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Within a couple of songs, performed back to back, the mood and dancing moved a little more upbeat. Guests certainly enjoy letting of a bit of steam after sitting and drinking for a few hours! Our three sets are of 40 minutes each designed to entertain guests of all ages. They are performed “on the fly” that is to say the band will read the mood and even sometimes the temperature of the room to ascertain the most appropriate mix of songs. Where ever possible there is no break between numbers of similar tempos, giving that disco mixed effect to the music and no embarrassing breaks in the dancing.

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The end of the last set  was arranged to coincide with the venue’s music curfew, in this case Axis management had arranged this to be 11.30 pm. The band is the last memory guests will take away from the wedding and venue, so timing finish and encores to match the curfew is essential also, another unnoticed attention to detail that allows farewells  and carriages to run smoothly.

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The most lasting memory of the whole day will of course be photographs. The Redfords  have this aspect covered too. All too often the photographer will have left the building before then end of the first dance. He will have missed the most informal part of the whole day, when guests let their hair down and really enjoy themselves. We hope the images captured for Claire and Carl have captured some of the best of these moments.

It was great to finally meet Claire and Carl, we hope their life together is as successful as their wedding!!

Good luck to you both!

God Bless

The Redfords

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