November

November 7th we had two weddings, Jenise's wedding at Davis Island Garden Club and also Alexandra's wedding at The Don CeSar.

Jenise had a elegant traditional wedding using the Alafia String Duo at Davis Island Garden Club. This is one of our very favorite venues, the back yard is so serene with the water views and so private.  We love playing there and hope to do many more weddings there in the future!

Jenise's program worked very well with the duo:

Seating of the guests:
Bach Air on the G String
The Four Seasons Spring
Rondeau-Mouret
Winter from the Four Seasons

Mothers' Processional:
Ave Maria

Bridal Party Processional:
The Pachelbel Canon

Bride's Processional:
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Unity Sand:
The Lord's Prayer

Recessional:
La Rejouissance

Postlude:
Trumpet Voluntary

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Alexandra was married at the Don CeSar near the pool area.  It was an amazing late afternoon wedding with beautiful weather.  It was absolutely perfect for the trio out on the lawn!  Thank you to Jennifer Fitzsimmons of A Friend of The Bride for coordinating a wonderful wedding- we always enjoy working with you!

Alex picked a very simple program and it was wonderful!  

Ode To Joy - Seating of the Guests

Canon in D- Procession of Bride

La Rejouissance- Recessional

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November 14th we played at Kapok Tree in Clearwater.   Traditional music worked perfectly!

Prelude music - Canon in D (Pachelbel); Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach), Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell)

Procession of the Wedding Party - Ave Maria (Schubert)
Procession of the Bride:  Bridal Chorus (Wagner)
Recessional:  The Wedding March (Mendelssohn)

Congratulations to all of the lovely couples! We loved working with you!

Late October...

Stephen and Tara were married the 30th of October at the Grand Hyatt in Tampa.  The weather was very hot but they managed to have a beautiful ceremony on the pool lawn followed by cocktail hour indoors outside the ballrooms.  This is a spectacular hotel to hold a ceremony and the trio sounded wonderful!

They chose a non traditional program that was a huge hit! 

prelude Bach Air on the G String
families Bach Largo from the 2 Violin Concerto

bridesmaids Bittersweet Symphony (the Verve)
bride All I Want is You (U2)
recessional/ postlude Stand by me (Ben E. King)

We filled cocktail hour with many selections from Pop music, Broadway and other upbeat songs that kept the crowd entertained.  Congratulations to Stephen and Tara!

More October Weddings

October 25, we were honored to play at Catie and John's wedding at Davis Island Garden Club. Catie is the former Principal flute of The Florida Orchestra and we were thrilled when she asked Alafia Trio to play at her wedding.

They picked out beautiful traditional music:  

Gounod Ave Maria- Seating of the mothers

Procession of bride, groom and daughters: Pachelbel canon

Necklace Ceremony: Claire de Lune

Recessional: La Rejouissance

Postlude: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Congratulations on a beautiful wedding and thank you for including us!

November Update ..

What a busy month it has been, hard to believe next week is already Thanksgiving!

October 17 was Vannessa and Kenny's wedding at the Hilton Tampa Westshore.  It was a very cool weekend, but breezy so the wedding was moved inside.  What a gorgeous setting it was and they chose beautiful music! 

Guest enter to Bach Air on G string

Mothers enter to Jesu Joy of Man's

Bridesmaids/groomsmen enter to Bach Largo from the 2 Violin concerto

Bride enters to Canon in D

Sand Ceremony to Lord's Prayer

Bridal party exits to Bittersweet symphony

Guests exit to Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

hors d'oeuvres were served while we played the following selections- perfect! The Bella's Lullaby from Twilight was a huge hit among the guests!

Bella's Lullaby

 Take my Breath away

 Fur Elise

 Clair de Lune

 Under the Boardwalk

 Wonderful Tonight

 Maybe I'm amazed

 Faithfully

Love Story

All my Life

Stand By Me

 Michelle

Congrats Kenny and Vannessa! 

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October 24, we played at St. Mary's Catholic Church in St. Pete for Nicole and Pram's wedding.  It was an amazing experience to play this wedding, the acoustics were perfect! Amber Patricio was the wedding coordinator and did a fabulous job with the flowers and layout! It was a pleasure to work with her!

Nicole and Pram chose traditional music to go with the mass.

1. The Four Seasons Spring
2. Panis Angelicus
3. Bach Air on a G String

Seating of the Mothers and Grandmother - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Seating of the Bridesmaids - Canon in D

Bridal Processional - Trumpet Voluntary

Recessional - The Wedding March