playing between the raindrops

Alafia Trio rocked the house at The Lake Club at Lakewood Ranch last night for the wedding of Meredith and Mike. It looked like it would rain but amazingly held off until AFTER the ceremony!! Perfect!

 Table 6 Productions under the leadership of Jackie Ross did an AMAZING job coordinating this wedding.  The details were exquisite!

The program: 

Prelude: Gabriel's Oboe

Mothers: Jesu Mans Desiring

Bridesmaid: How Beautiful

Bride: Canon

Recessional: Trumpet Voluntary

Cocktail Hour:

Wachet Auf

Rondeau

Winter

Time to say Goodbye

The Swan

Stand By Me

Color my World

Faithfully

Maybe I'm Amazed

Take My Breath Away

Over the Rainbow

Moon River

Way you Look Tonight

Wonderful World

Unchained Melody 

We also had the pleasure of playing Meredith and Mike's first dance, which was Fields of Gold by Sting.  It sounded wonderful with string trio.  An amazing night!

Highlights from last weekend

Saturday June 20th had Alafia String Quartet performing at Palma Ceia Presbyterian for the union of Kathryn and Tyler. Zoe Gallina was the fabulous wedding coordinator and she did excellent work! 

We had the pleasure of accompanying a groomsman on guitar and a friend of the family who sang.  It was a fabulous success, and we received rave reviews from all!  Kathryn had dreamed of these songs at her wedding and we were happy to accomodate her special requests.  The acoustics were phenomenal and the timing was impeccable.  Kathryn entered at the dramatic  moment in "From The Inside Out" and there was not a single dry eye in the entire church!   We were honored to be a part of this special project!

Seating of the families:Here I Am by Shawn McDonald.  
Bridesmaids/ Groomsmen/ Bride: From the Inside Out by Hillsong United.
For communion: It Is Well
Recessional: All You Need Is Love (Beatles)

Postlude: Over The Rainbow

Sunday was another BEAUTIFUL ceremony at Davis Island Garden Club for the wedding of Emily and Brett on Father's Day.  It was very hot outside but they passed out elegant parasols to the guests and kept the ceremony short.  Alafia String Trio performed under the shade of a large tree next to the gazebo.  

Grandparents- Winter From The Four Seasons

Bridesmaids: Rondeau

Bride: Canon

Recessional: Arrival of The Queen of Sheba

Postlude:  Autumn from the Four Seasons- Vivaldi

Highlights from June 13

Davis Island Garden Club was the location for our June 13th wedding. We absolutely adore the Davis Island Garden Club!  

 Cindy of Stonehouse Events was the event coordinator.   She did a fabulous job of setting a beautiful atmosphere- there were pink roses, rose petals and beautiful touches everywhere.  It was gorgeous!!

 Our clients, Jason and Jennifer hired us to play cocktail hour as well as the ceremony.  They were extremely creative with their song selections for the ceremony and it worked beautifully.  By the way, if you have not watched the French movie, Amelie yet, you must watch it! The Valse theme is  hauntingly elegant, whimsical music and set the mood for a beautiful entrance by Jennifer.  The recessional, I Feel Pretty from West Side Story left guests singing as they went to the cocktail hour!   

Prelude: What A Wonderful World
Mothers/Attendants/Family/Bridesmaids: Four Seasons Winter
Bride: Valse from Ameile
Recession: I Feel Pretty

Cocktail Hour Selections:
New York, New York
Paint It Black
Sweet Dreams
Under the Sea
I Got Rhythm
All You Need Is Love
Moon River
I Love Paris
In The Mood
Chicago
Godfather Love Theme
My Funny Valentine
Maria
Tico Tico
La Bamba
Stormy Weather

June 6, 2009 Highlights

Alafia String Trio had the pleasure of performing our first beach wedding of June at the lovely Don CeSar Hotel in St. Pete Beach.  The weather was gorgeous, no rain- and Doug and Laura had an elegant, classic ceremony.  Their music selections reflected this, and they chose:
Prelude- Somewhere over the Rainbow

Seating of the Family-  Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring

Bridesmaids-  Canon D
Bride-  Bridal Chorus "Here comes the Bride"

Recessional- Wedding March Mendelssohn 

Postlude- What a Wonderful World & Under the Sea

We thought the postlude Under The Sea was especially perfect, as it went well with the beach theme, and sent guests off to cocktail hour with a smile on their faces!

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Hello,
This is Alda, manager of the Alafia String Quartet and I am excited to debut the new Alafia String Quartet blog. I hope to share information about our business, tips and details from upcoming events. Thanks for reading!