It isn't often you meet someone who likes exactly the same music as you, is it? So when Charlotte, Chris and I met up on a sunny afternoon on Clapham Common to chat about music for their reception, I got VERY excited! "Charlotte!" I cried, "we must go out to a gig together! This is awesome!" (and two months later, we have done just that - Ledisi at Bush Hall).
The tone was set in the ceremony at HTB in London, where the couple chose worship songs that reflected their open and engaging personalities in their love for God. Glorious songs like 'Beautiful' by Phil Whickham, 'Happy Day' by Tim Hughes and 'Amazing Grace' preceded my favourite of all to sing as they walked down the aisle, 'Joyful Joyful' - not the hymn, or the gospel interpretation but Laura Hackett's version from IHOP. The couple ended up leading a conga around the church as we continued to play - it's one of those songs you just don't want to finish!
It was quite a treat to play with the lovely jazz guitarist in the reception Kristian Borring on some jazz standards like, 'What a difference a day makes' and 'Autumn Leaves' (Charlotte's favourite). We got a bit funky with Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' and Stevie Wonder's 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' and I through a few of my own in there too: 'Sunrise', 'It ain't about the destination' and 'Thank You'.
Here's what Charlotte said about the day:
"Thank you so much for all your hard work - not only at the reception but at the church! You really made our day perfect! Your voice was beautiful and created the most stunning atmosphere! You've been blessed with a gift to change atmospheres. You took the ideas we had and created a melodic journey which took our guests from relaxing jazz, through to gospel and into funk, ready for boogieing on down! So many of our guests commented on how wonderful you were. Thank you again, Charlotte."
The tone was set in the ceremony at HTB in London, where the couple chose worship songs that reflected their open and engaging personalities in their love for God. Glorious songs like 'Beautiful' by Phil Whickham, 'Happy Day' by Tim Hughes and 'Amazing Grace' preceded my favourite of all to sing as they walked down the aisle, 'Joyful Joyful' - not the hymn, or the gospel interpretation but Laura Hackett's version from IHOP. The couple ended up leading a conga around the church as we continued to play - it's one of those songs you just don't want to finish!
It was quite a treat to play with the lovely jazz guitarist in the reception Kristian Borring on some jazz standards like, 'What a difference a day makes' and 'Autumn Leaves' (Charlotte's favourite). We got a bit funky with Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' and Stevie Wonder's 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' and I through a few of my own in there too: 'Sunrise', 'It ain't about the destination' and 'Thank You'.
Here's what Charlotte said about the day:
"Thank you so much for all your hard work - not only at the reception but at the church! You really made our day perfect! Your voice was beautiful and created the most stunning atmosphere! You've been blessed with a gift to change atmospheres. You took the ideas we had and created a melodic journey which took our guests from relaxing jazz, through to gospel and into funk, ready for boogieing on down! So many of our guests commented on how wonderful you were. Thank you again, Charlotte."
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