The End Of An Era

Last weekend could be described as “The End Of An Era” ~ don’t panic, I’m not giving up, but it was the last weekend I will ever do weddings on consecutive days.  I made an announcement about this back on June 13th and have had a couple of “double -headers” since then which have both been brilliant but I worry about being totally focused and also about being able to offer last minute support to my couples in the lead up to their big day.

This has already meant I’ve had to turn down weddings for next year, so if YOU are thinking about booking me PLEASE don’t leave it too long – it’s never too early to talk about wedding entertainment.

So this was it, my last double-header wedding weekend …

On Friday I was delighted to supply ceremony music and then the evening disco for my good friend of nearly 30 years Andy and his beautiful Bride Vicky.  Andy was my “lighting jock” and warm-up DJ back in my New York New York days and then at Martines 2 in Eastleigh.  He’s been DJ’ing all the way through and still is very sought after as a club DJ.

They had their ceremony at the beautiful Winslowe House in West End with just their closest family followed by drinks and photographs in the grounds there.  Then they moved in a white Rolls Royce on to The Navigator at Swanwick for a meal and then they were joined by more family and friends for a great party to celebrate.  I had the honour of sharing their Love Story with everybody before their first dance which was to the Luther Vandross and Busta Rhymes version of “Lovely Day”

Later in the evening Vicky did a DJ set comprising of a mix I’d prepared of Andy’s own “Mercmonk” edits.  It was lovely day and it was great to see many old friends and celebrate with Andy and Vicky.

Then it was home by 1:30am and a few hours sleep before I left at 10:30am for Josh and Max’s wedding at excellent The Winchester Hotel.  I actually had help all-day from Charlie Rogers, an great young DJ who was keen to help and see how I ran an all-day wedding.  Everybody at the Hotel was very helpful and the day ran very smoothly.  I provided ceremony music and then my full Master of Ceremonies, background music, party DJ package, and it was a blast!  It was great to be working alongside Andrew from Hampshire Photography ~ Whitley Weddings, Andrew also provided an “open Photo Booth” during the evening reception.

I’ll probably post more about Max and Josh’s wedding in the future, there was such a lot going on!

Again I was delighted to be allowed to share their Love Story with their friends and family before their first dance which was to the Boyce Avenue version of “Without You” (originally a hit for David Guetta and Usher).

… and that was it, the End Of An Era!  Home by about 2am on Sunday morning and, as I type this on Monday morning, my feet still ache but I can’t stop smiling thinking about all the fun I had with these two fabulous couples and their nearest and dearest.