On 7th June we played for the wedding of Kevin and Marissa at 'The Club' in Broxburn. This was a very exciting day for us for 2 reasons. The first was that it was our first experience of a pagan wedding. It was very beautiful, and they talked about the bonds that held them together and then they 'jumped over the broom' together, symbolising them going into their new life together. We were quite heavily involved in the proceedings, with many musical interludes throughout the ceremony.
The second reason was that the quartet was actually Kevin's wedding present to Marissa. The couple had seen us at a wedding show and Marissa in particular had really wanted us to be a part of their day, keeping our flyer in her wedding planner book for months after the show. However, they had decided that their budget would not be able to stretch to us and that we were a luxury that they couldn't afford. Kevin, however, contacted us, with strict instructions to keep it a secret from Marissa as he had decided that we would be a surprise until she was walking down the aisle to us playing instead of a CD. We sent him our playlist and he listened to every single song on our playlist on his ipod to try and pick the songs she would love! He mainly picked from our popular songs, and was very appropriate for the feel of the day. When we arrived, Marissa had to subtly be taken into another room while we set up, and there was a wall of men standing in the doorway so as she couldn't see us. We tuned up quietly, and started playing for the guests arriving. By this time Marissa had guessed what was going on, but it made the whole day very special and very personal and we felt really appreciated!
