Ian Stewart Blog

MONDAY This week started early, with a Disco for a Monday Wedding at Stock Brook Manor, what a lovely couple and family, the Father of The Brides speech was one of the best I'd ever heard, really funny, and the the groom topped it all with breaking into song to serenade his new bride, this did take some rehursal, and I provided the sound and microphones for this.

For most weddings this would be enough, but this couple also had a chereographed 1st dance to Heatwave's Always & Forever, which was met with masses of cheers, the dance floor was full all night to some oldies, wedding classics, Old Skool Anthems and disco classics.

There was also a twist at the end, because just after the goodbye wedding circle of love, the groom and I had arranged for me to play the instrumental version of New York, New York for him to sing to his guests, what an amazing send off

Last week started with a mobile disco on Thursday for a wedding at Stock Brook Manor in Billericay, this was in the Banqueting Suite, I had already met the couple when we had a planning meeting, so new all their music requirements, and the dance floor was full all night with all the couples favourite party tunes.

Now Friday was a trip to a venue I DJ at quite a few times every year, Maidens barn in High Easter, I arrived in plenty of time for this Disco, but as with most weddings it ran a little behind time, which gave Sharon and I plenty of time to set up the equipment and also have a nice cup of coffee in the garden. I had not met this couple before hand, but they had completed all their musical requirements online, so I knew exactly what they required, and what a mad bunch they were, once again a full dance floor, and some lovely comments from the groom at the end of the night. At th end of the evening I managed to get packed a way very quickly and leave for Stock Brook Manor so I could set up over night for Saturday's wedding.

Saturday was not your normal wedding disco as far as music goes, this couple told me that they did not want any "normal" wedding music, and the list they provided was Funky HOuse, Old Skool classics, and 80's Soul Weekender Anthems, They had also booked A Chocolate Fountain from us, and with us providing the Disco's in The Club House and Rosewood Suites, there was a lot to do. Once again the wedding over ran, and we managed to get the 1st dance underway at about 9.15pm, which was Celine Dion's Because You Loved Me, which was followed bt Blaze's Most Presious Love, this set the scene for the evening, what an amazing evening.

Sunday, although we had a booking, I had already promised to take Sharon out, so Murray Did the disco for the wedding in the Rosewood Suite, and we went to see the Great British Variety Show at The Cliffs Pavillion, now I was not really looking forward to this, but was pleasently surprised how good it was, it just oes to show that these older entertainment legends do have something to offer, and I could not believe how much I enjoyed the Krankies.

That was my week,