Following yesterday’s wedding in Dorset, we drove up to the Lake District overnight, staying at a local premier inn. It was very important we had an early start for today’s wedding as it was a two venue setup. Whilst the wedding would be starting in the church of St Patricks, Patterdale, our day started much earlier at Inn on the Lake. When we are playing for a church wedding following by the reception elsewhere this not only makes for a long day but it requires a lot of addtional logistics to ensure everything flows smoothly on the day.
The Wedding
Charlotte and Matthew
Saturday 3 November 2024
Church Wedding – St Patrick’s, Patterdale
Reception – Inn on the Lake Ullswater
The church wedding was booked for 12.30. This however, meant we needed to get our piano shell and keyboard setup in the hotel before 10am. Luckily the church had a piano so we were able to plan ahead. Whilst the church piano was the usual box of slightly out of tune strings, it was fortunately just good enough to tune up with our cello and provide an acceptable level of music for the couple. On this occasion this suited us perfectly and meant we could be pre set up at the hotel and seamlessly carry on playing music during the reception as the couple and their guests arrived. (Even if this did mean driving our Landrover over a field to get out of the church parking!) – Luckily we come prepared for all eventualities!
Music for the Church Ceremony
Pre Ceremony
Hero enrique iglesias
Oceans
The One Kodaline
Always remember us this way ( lady gaga )
A Thousand years Christina Perri (PLAY LAST)
I get to love you (Ruelle)
Your song Elton John
Bridal Entrance
Organist – most likely making dogs dinner of wedding March
Signing
Reckless Love – Cory Ashbury
Come what may – PLAY THIS FIRST
Exit
All you need is love the Beatles
Having only brought our electric cello into the church it was then a quick backdown and short drive back to the Inn on the Lake to continue playing during the drinks reception and meal. We did have to relocate from the lounge to the meal room, but with our Grand Piano Shell this only took ten minutes at the most.
Charlotte and Matthew’s favourite song is Come What May, so this appeared on more than one occasion during the day at their request!
Music for the Drinks Reception
The scientist cold play
Amazed lonestar
At last
Girls like you maroon 5
Wildes dreams Taylor swift
Jurassic park theme
You’ve got the love the source
All about you mcfly
Shallow a star is born
Believe Cher
Game of thrones theme
Canon in D nothing else matters (Metallica)
One day like this
L O V E Nat king cole
You raise me up
Yellow Coldplay
Dancing on my own Callum Scott
1000 years christina peri
All of me John legend
For the love of a princess braveheart
How long will I love you Ellie Goulding
Bitter sweet symphony The verve
Music for the Wedding Breakfast
Sonnet the verve
Can’t help falling in love with you Elvis
Is that alright ? Lady gaga
Come what may
Shallow a star is born
Angels Robbie Williams
Paradise cold play
Amazed lone star
Love me like you do
Jurassic park theme
Marry you Bruno Mars
How long will I love you
Somewhere over the rainbow
Now we are free gladiator
Game of thrones
I get to love you ruelle
My heart will go on
Rule the world
Never enough
Canon in D johann pachelbel
Sign of the times harry styles
Girls like you maroon 5
The cave Mumford and son
Hero enrique iglesias
For the love of a princess braveheart
The one kodaline
Yellow Coldplay
Oceans
Always remember us this way ( lady gaga )
A Thousand years Christina perri
I get to love you (Ruelle)
Your song Elton John
Iris goo goo dolls
Wildes dreams Taylor swift
Your still the one shania Twain
chasing cars snow patrol
We really enjoyed being a part of Charlotte and Matthew’s Wedding in the delightful surroundings of Ullswater in Cumbria. As the wedding was in fact the day after Anne-Marie’s birthday, we took the opportunity to stay in the lakes for a couple of days and enjoyed some time at The Gilpin Hotel where we will be returning to next year for a wedding.
