For this beautiful wedding at Woolas Barn, Appleton Roebuck, I played for the Drinks Reception.
Fortunately for me, I just live fifteen minutes from this venue, so I love it when I get to play here. I arrived just as the guests were heading into the Ceremony, and used that time to set up the harp, pop my harp covers back in the car, and then park. You wouldn’t believe it from looking at this photo, but it was actually a lovely sunny day.
Once the harp was all set up it was a waiting game until the Ceremony finished and the Drinks Reception began. I had a little look at the Wedding Breakfast set-up and the cake:
The Playlist for Woolas Barn
I played from my setlist that is very unimaginatively named ‘Background, no Christmas’. Time goes very quickly during these events, but I still had time to play plenty of music. I’ve added a few tunes by Ailie Robertson to my playlist and am really enjoying having something fresh and new on the setlist.
I intermingled these gorgeous pieces in amongst a mix of Disney, classical, and musical theatre. One gentleman approached me and said his grandmother used to sing Danny Boy to him as a child. He hadn’t heard the song since then, seventy years ago! I bet that brought back some memories.
As it was such a beautiful day, I ended up positioning the harp right in the doorway. This allowed the harp to be sheltered from the elements but also meant that the guests outside could still enjoy the music. It can be hard to know upon arrival exactly where the guests are going to mingle, but I can usually move the harp to where the crowd is, if necessary.
Huge congratulations to the happy couple. I snuck a photo of the dress from just before the ceremony. It was absolutely stunning. What a special moment, waiting to walk down the aisle.
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