Weddings
Beautiful music for wedding days
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The Allestri String Quartet can create a beautiful atmosphere for your wedding ceremony and we are happy to discuss your musical requirements for every stage of the day.
We can play for every part of your civil or religious wedding, including the accompaniment for hymns or soloists.
We have contacts in all areas of light musical entertainment, and as well as providing beautiful string ensemble music we can also recommend an excellent piper to greet your guests, various celtic duos, a fantastic ceilidh band or jazz band for your wedding dance or a classical or gaelic singer to perform a solo during your ceremony.
Children's Story Teller
Our very experienced, fully qualified children's story teller can entertain the children during your drinks reception with stories to suit all ages.
Example wedding service
Below is an example of our services –
- 20 minutes of background music as your guests arrive.
- Music for the processional
- Music as you sign the register
- Play as you leave the ceremony
- 20 minutes of background music as your guests leave the venue.
- Background music for your champagne reception.
- Background music during your wedding meal
Music arrangement service
We can compose an arrangement of your special song to be played as you walk down the aisle, as you sign the register, or as you walk down the aisle together at the end of your ceremony.
Amplification – PA Service
We highly recommend a PA system for larger venues and events with more than 100 guests. We are happy to provide this and on arrival at your event our sound engineer can set up the system to suit your venue, and manage the equipment during your event. The music will not be too loud and will enable all your guests to enjoy the music in the background. If you would like a quote to include our sound system please contact us.
Wedding Music Suggestions
Listed below are a few of the most popular choices of music for wedding ceremonies.
Pieces denoted by 
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Processional
- Canon – Pachelbel
- Air on a G String – Bach
- Entrance of the Queen of Sheba – Handel
- ‘Air’ from The Water Music - Handel
- Trumpet Voluntary ( The Prince of Denmark) - Clark
- Bridal Chorus - Wagner
- Trumpet Tune - Purcell
- 'Fields of Gold' - Sting (arr. Julian Marshall)
As you sign the register
- Pavane – Faure
- Chanson de Matin – Elgar
- Air on a G String – Bach
- ‘Air’ from The Water Music – Handel
- ‘Largo’ from Winter ( The Four Seasons) – Vivaldi
- Canon – Pachelbel
- Meditation from Thais – Massenet
- Aria from ‘Xerxes’ - Handel
and for religious ceremonies only
- Sheep May Safely Graze – Bach
- Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring – Bach
- Ave Maria – Schubert
- Ave Maria – Gounod
Recessional
- Trumpet Voluntary – Clark
- Wedding march – Mendelssohn
- The Departure of the Queen of Sheba – Handel
- ‘Hornepipe’ from The Water Music – Handel
- Trumpet Tune – Purcell
- All You Need is Love' - Lennon/McCartney (arr. Julian Marshall)
We also have some beautiful Scottish music in our repertoire, such as:
- The Tryst – McMillan (arr. Julian Marshall)
- My love is like a red red rose – Burns (arr. Julian Marshall)
- Ye banks o bonny Doune – Burns (arr. Julian Marshall)
Please click on our repertoire list to see our full collection.
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