The Beacon is situated on a hillside with a terrace view that overlooks Tunbridge Wells in the distance. The weather was glorious English at its best. Bride and groom, Cleodie and Stuart, looked fabulous. It was a picture perfect setting for a fantastic celebration. The bride and groom had advised of their preferred tunes and I was pleased to play most of them as the party unfolded.
The marquee was the venue for the wedding breakfast. As the event moved into the evening phase bride and groom, plus their guests came up the newly installed wooden stairway and onto the terrace for the evening celebration. After a lengthy welcoming musical introduction we staged the First Dance and from their a great celebration to lights up at 12 - see the full playlist below.
The full playlist for the evening was as follows:
Warm Up and Welcoming
Charlie Brown - On My Way Alanis Morissette - Hand in My Pocket Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down (Album Version) Amy Grant - Baby Baby Eternal - Just A Step From Heaven Ace Of Base - The Sign Robert Palmer - Mercy Mercy Me I Want You Whitney Houston feat. George Michael - If I Told You That) Beverley Knight - Keep This Fire Burning Mai Tai - History Young Disciples - Apparently Nothin' Carleen Anderson - Mama Said Lemon Ice - Stand By Me (Radio Edit) Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody UB 40 - Kingston Town Stevie Wonder - I Wish Culture Club - I Just Wanna Be Loved DeBarge - Rythym Of The Night Prince And The New Power Generation - Cream Madonna - Vogue Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are Whitney Houston - Queen Of The Night Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop Wham! - Bad Boys Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game Deee Lite - Groove Is In The Heart Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boys Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Cloths Off To Have A Good Time
First Dance
Fleetwood Mac - Songbird
Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky Michael Jackson - Black or White Sam & Dave - Soul Man James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack The Beatles - Twist and Shout Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl Aretha Franklin - Respect Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way Rolling Stones - Start me up Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling Michael Jackson - Don't Stop til You Get Enough Wham! - Young Guns (Go For It) Human League - Don't You Want Me Billy Joel - Uptown Girl Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It Rihanna - We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris) Pitbull ft. Ke$ha - Timber Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up Portugal The Man - Feel It Still Flo Rida featuring T-Pain - Low The Sugarhill Gang - Apache House of Pain - Jump Around MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Pulp - Common People The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger Jam - A Town Called Malice Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance The Killers - Mr. Brightside Blink 182 - All the Small Things Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor Oasis - Wonderwall Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl Pendulum - Slam JAY Z & Kanye West - Ni**as in Paris Sean Paul - Get Busy Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On Usher Featuring Lil John And Ludacris - Yeah Dr. Dre - The Next Episode 2 Pac - California Love (w Dr. Dre) Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell) Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie Queen - Don't Stop Me Now The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling Outkast - Hey Ya! Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire Michael Jackson - Thriller Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Various Artists - Dirty Dancing Hit Mix Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me Dua Lipa - Be the One Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (Radio Edition) Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand Oasis - Wonderwall Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - December 63' (Oh What A Night)