Matt and Lauren chose well in selecting the chic Bakery Restaurant in Tatsfield, Westerham as their location for an intimate wedding celebration. This venue has great light and a very warm and welcoming feel. It also serves up excellent food!! Matt and Lauren were married elsewhere and my service for them commenced as they arrived at The Bakery:
music for drinks reception
MC duties throughout the day
grand entrance for the wedding breakfast
background music for the wedding breakfast
specific music for cake cutting
evening entertainment
As regards music Matt and Lauren had selected preferred tunes for all stages of their day (see the full playlist below), but when it came to the evening entertainment they were happy for me to go with the flow as their guests responded to music other than what they personally would have preferred. I still managed to play many of their Must Plays as you would expect.
Matt and Lauren had selected a clean mediterranean feel for their colour scheme and I complemented this with some blue mood lighting for the dining end of the facility.
As with many of the events this summer as it was an extremely hot and stifling evening and it was some while before the serious dance action started but once we got going it was non-stop.
The full playlist for the event was as follows:
Drinks Reception
Carmen McRae - I love the Life I Have
Bedouin Soundclash - When the Night Feels My Song
Rodriguez - Like Janis
Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good (Single Version)
Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Shine (Kygo Remix)
HAIM - The Wire
Charlie Rich - Mohair Sam
Gina Sicilia - Pushover
The Dizzy Club - That Old Black Magic
Pink Martini - Let's Never Stop Falling In Love
Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
Rosemary Clooney - In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
Keely Smith - You're Driving Me Crazy
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - I'm Beginning To See The Light
Vance Joy - Riptide
Jamie Lidell - Little Bit of Feel Good
Entrance of Bride and Groom to Wedding Breakfast
Christina Perri – A Thousand Years
Background Music to Wedding Breakfast and Transition to Evening Reception
Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
Damien Rice - Cannonball
Ed Sheeran - Photograph
Foo Fighters - Everlong (Acoustic)
The Civil Wars - Billie Jean
Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé - Beneath Your Beautiful
Maverick Sabre - Beautiful Girls/Stand By Me (Acoustic)
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Ed Sheeran - Photograph
Charlie Puth Featuring Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye
The Vamps - Wild Heart
Rodriguez - Sugar Man
Tristan Mackay - I Found You
Van Morrison - Someone Like You
David Gray - The One I Love
Sam Smith - Latch (Acoustic)
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Wolfman feat. Pete Doherty - For Lovers
The Shins - Simple Song
The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
Macy Gray - Glad You're Here
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth - See You Again
Frank Sinatra - The Best Is Yet To Come
Helen Forrest - It Had to be You
Jamie Cullum - I Get A Kick Out Of You
Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me (UK Edit)
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
James Bay - Hold Back the River
Emeli Sandé - Next to Me
Elbow - One Day Like This
Alle Farben Featuring Graham Candy - She Moves
Taj Mahal - Never Let You Go
Paolo Nutini - Candy
Jane Monheit - I Wish You Love
Peggy Lee - The Boy From Ipanema
Julie London - Fly Me To The Moon
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - Drop Me Off In Harlem
Johnnie Johnson Band - Kansas City
Etta James - Blowing In The Wind
Imelda May - Big Bad Handsome Man
Doris Troy - Just One Look
Solomon Burke - Cry to Me
Candi Staton - Suspicious Minds
Stevie Wonder - A Place In The Sun
Barbara Acklin - Just Ain't No Love
The Stylistics - Sing Baby Sing
The Temptations - The Way You Do The Things You Do
Jr. Walker & The All Stars - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Third Finger, Left Hand
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
Fabienne Delsol - Chills and Fever
Paloma Faith - Can't Rely On You
Dizzee Rascal ft. Robbie Williams - Goin Crazy
Prince - Cream
Whitney Houston - Queen Of The Night
Ce Ce Peniston - We Got A Love Thang
Rosie Gaines - Closer than Close
Justin Timberlake - LoveStoned/I Think She Knows
Ed Sheeran - Sing
Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong
Pharrell Williams ft. Miley Cyrus - Come Get It Bae
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Moloko - Sing It Back
Spiller Ft Sophie Ellis Bextor - Groovejet
Todd Terry Featuring Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown - Keep on Jumpin'
David Guetta - Just a Little More Love (Wally Lopez)
Ne-Yo - Closer
Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other man (ospina & sullivan MIx)
Milk & Sugar & Gary Nesta Pine - Let the Sun Shine (Milk & Sugar UK Radiomix)
David Guetta - One Love (feat. Estelle)
Alexis Jordan - Happiness
Natalie Cole - This Will Be
First Dance
George Simpson - Let's Stay Together
Second Slow Dance
John Legend - All Of Me
Evening Reception Party
Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In the Heart
Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Reel 2 Real - Jazz It Up
Ultra Nate - Free
Jamiroquai - Canned Heat
Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson - Movin' Too Fast
B15 Project - Girls Like Us
Ed Case; Shelley Nelson - Something In Your Eyes (K Warren Mix)
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
The Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Wham! - Freedom
Rozalla - I Love Music
R Kelly - She's Got That Vibe
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
Five - Keep On Movin'
Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer
Robin S - Show Me Love
The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
The Monkees - I'm A Believer
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
Jackie Wilson - Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher
Dirty Dancing Hit Mix
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
The Hen’s Special Selection
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are
Spice Girls – Stop
Back to the Party
Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell)
Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)
Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand
R Kelly - Bump N Grind
Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
The B52's - Love Shack
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
OMI - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit)
Pitbull ft. Ke$ha - Timber
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
Rihanna - We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
Usher Featuring Lil John And Ludacris - Yeah
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty
Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On
Tom Browne - Funkin' For Jamaica
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
John Travolta & Olivia Newton John - Grease Megamix
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
House of Pain - Jump Around
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - I've Had the Time of My Life
Selected End of Night Tracks
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife