Simon and Catherine come from two families from either end of the world. Simon's from here in England and Catherine's from Tasmania! So yesterday's wedding had very defiinite Aussie and English flavours, and they combined beautifully despite many guests travelling thousands of miles to be there.
Following our prevent consultation I was asked to
plan and play music for the ceremony
mobile PA at a second location for drinks and canapes
background music to the wedding breakfast
party DJ for the evening reception celebration
moodlighting to the venue
announcements as necessary
a big screen TV
The Horniman has a very well known Walrus, amongst many other great exhibits and guests were encouraged to take selfies and after posting to Twitter, FB etc they were mailed to me and then I edited them for a screenshow on my TV screen by the booth (see above). Below is the winning entry.
Despite it being a redhot day (we were in a conservatory!) the celebration was very active and the dance floor action good all night. Aside from some special requests the guests responded strongly to some good traditional party bangers - see the playlist at the end. We also had an Aussie influenced section which was characterised by a special Ausie line dance performed, and led by Catherine the bride, to Tina Turner's Nutbush City Limits - see the video below.
The playlist for the day was
Introduction to Wedding Ceremony
Ben Howard - Only Love
Ella Fitzgerald - Let's Fall In Love
Louis Armstrong - I'm In The Mood For Love
Elliot Smith - Say Yes
Maria Callas - O mio babbino caro (Puccini-Gi
Stephen Warbeck - Pelagia's Song (Captain Corelli's Mandolin)
Mariss Jansons - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - JS Bach _ Air (suite no. 3; Air on the G string)
Sir Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Processional
Signature tune to Anne of Green Gables
Signing
Solo performance by Amanda Smythe
Ray LaMontagne - You Are The Best Thing
Recessional
Michael Giacchino - Married Life
Drinks and Canapes
Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love
Shanice - I Love Your Smile
Travis - Sing
Frank Turner - The Way I Tend To Be
Coldplay - Yellow
Jack Johnson - Good People
Counting Crows featuring Vanessa Carlton - Big Yellow Taxi
Nick Drake - Northern Sky
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Man on Fire
Finley Quaye - Your Love Gets Sweeter
Babyshambles - There She Goes
Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - I Second That Emotion
Phil Collins - You'll Be In My Heart
Mandy Moore - I See The Light (With Zachary Levi)
Kirsty MacColl - Days
The Monotones - Book Of Love
Doris Troy - Just One Look
Marv Johnson - I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose
Imagine Dragons - It's Time
Alan Menken - If I Never Knew You - Jon Secada & Shanice
The Libertines - Music When The Lights Go Out
Panama - Magic
Ed Sheeran - Sing
Pink Martini - Let's Never Stop Falling In Love
Sharam Ft. Kid Cudi - She Came Along
S Club 7 - Don't Stop Movin'
Mark Ronson Feat. Daniel Merriweather - Stop Me
Dr. Victor - Nightshift
Entrance to Wedding Breakfast
Allo Darlin' - Europe
Background to Wedding Breakfast
Macy Gray - Glad You're Here
Fleet Foxes - Mykonos
Blur - The Universal
Damien Rice - Cannonball
Buddy Holly - True Love Ways
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Lily Allen - Somewhere Only We Know
Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
Matt Monro - On Days Like Tthese
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
Bright Eyes - First Day Of My Life
The Magnetic Fields - It’s Only Time
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
Carly Rae Jepson & Justin Bieber - Beautiful
John Grant - Angel Eyes
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
The Civil Wars - Dance Me To The End of Love
Marion Black - Who Knows
Peach - I'm On Your Side
Daniel Lemma - Haze
Kodaline - All I Want
Passenger - Let Her Go
The Jam - English Rose
Anna Faroe - I Got Time for You
Eliza Gilkyson - Love Minus Zero
Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me
Natalie Cole - This Will Be
Pet Shop Boys - Indefinite Leave To Remain
Adele - Someone Like You
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me
Radiohead - No Surprises
Blur - Tender
Wilco - Either Way
Room Transition
Culture Club - I Just Wanna Be Loved
Maxi Priest - Wild World
Robert Palmer - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Mutya Buena - Real Girl (Radio Edit)
Lily Allen - LDN
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved
UB40 - Kingston Town
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
Bee Gees - More Than A Woman
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
Randy Crawford - Street Life
First Dance and other Special Dances
The Lucksmiths - Guess How Much I Love You
The Moody Blues - Knights in White Satin
Anne Murray - Could I Have This Dance
Evening Reception Party
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again
Lulu - Shout
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Abba - Dancing Queen
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Michael Jackson - Blame It on the Boogie
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Sam & Dave - Soul Man
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
The Commitments - Mustang Sally (feat. Andrew Strong)
Aussie Line Dance and Favourites
Tina Turner - Nutbush city limits (the 90's version)
Cold Chisel - Khe Sanh
The Beatles - Back In the U.S.S.R.
John Farnham - You're the Voice
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer
AC_DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Back to the Party
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
The B52's - Love Shack
Erasure - Oh L'amour
Deee Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afropack and Nayer - Give Me Everything
JackieWilson - Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher
Ringo Starr - You're Sixteen You're Beautiful and You're Mine
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining
Andy Williams Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual
John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - Grease Megamix
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - I've Had the Times of My Life
The Beatles - Hey Jude