Weddings, Christenings, Anniversaries

Weddings

Putting your Wedding with us is putting your function in safe hands.  We negotiate all of the variables with you directly, from discussing your first dance (and when that might be) through to when and where the various breaks (if any) will be.  We organised our first Wedding function in 1974, so I think that it is pretty safe to say that we know what we’re doing.

One word of warning though, as appealing and original as it might sound, the worst thing that some of my previous clients have tried is sending out a letter inviting their guests to send back lists of songs that they might like to hear played.  Generally speaking, you will normally get lists of songs back that are either not appropriate, or just won’t fit together.  After all, if a song is that good, it will be probably be played anyway.

Through the summer, we are providing music for at least one Wedding every weekend, and after several hundred functions, it is interesting to note how frequently the same songs are asked for.  If you have a predetermined list, there is little room to fit in suitable songs, current songs, or requests from the floor.  If you still want to send out for requests, it’s OK with us. Just don’t say we didn’t warn you! By far the best functions are those where you play songs that fit the moment, and where we can mix in a random selection of requests from the floor.

One thing you can be very sure of is that we won’t play inappropriate music, or blast your guests out of the function room with music that is too loud.  We usually start with background music to put you and your guests at ease after what will no doubt have been quite a stressful day, then gradually lift the music and do our best to encourage your guests on to the dance floor.  In our experience, you don’t do that just by turning up the volume. There is also a radiomicrophone on hand, which you can use for speeches or announcements should you so wish, or of course we can make announcements for you.

Finally, please note that we are a professional discotheque, and as such do not use a laptop computer, I-pods or home hi-fi equipment to play our music. The accent is on quality, which we have been providing for over thirty years, and all equipment used is of radio broadcast standard.

Christenings / Anniversaries

As functions go, Anniversaries and Christenings tend to be similar in structure to Weddings.  Whether you have breaks or not is entirely up to you, but usually the music dips in volume midway so that if your guests do have access to a buffet, they can chat and catch up with friends whilst enjoying the surroundings, hospitality – and the music!

Again, there is always a microphone on hand if you would like announcements made.