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Andrea and Hadley’s wedding ceremony at Graydon hall, September 21, 2012, violin and cello duo, Toronto

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Post published:September 22, 2012
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September is a wonderful time to have a wedding, as the extreme heat of July and August has faded into the beautiful warm but slightly cool weather of early fall. Speaking of weather the weather for this outdoor ceremony was perfect—sunny but not too bright and a great temperature throughout the ceremony. Getting to the music, the violin and cello duo performed a very classical, and traditional wedding ceremony at the beautiful garden at Graydon hall. This was a wedding to remember!

Bridesmaid’s Processional: Ave Maria

Bride: Pachelbel Canon

Recessional: Mendelssohn Wedding March

Wedding Planner: Katrina Verweel

Photographer: Verve Photo

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Andrea and James’s wedding ceremony at Spencer’s on the Waterfront, string trio September 21, 2012, Burlington ON

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Post published:September 21, 2012
Post category:Hamilton Burlington Ancaster Wedding Music
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There is no question that the city of Burlington has some beautiful venues, but we and our clients always fall hard for Spencer’s. The venue’s angled glass room is very modern, while the service and the attention to detail from the staff has been honed for years, so it’s no secret that we love to perform here. The clients requested a mixture of classical and pop music during the wedding ceremony, with classical coming to the forefront. The bridesmaid’s processional was Bach’s Sheep May Safely Graze, and this piece is a beautiful way to ease into the ceremony. As the brie walked down the aisle, the music shifted slightly to a Bach’s Air. This song has a wonderful octave leaps in the bass, which helps to anchor the sound and give the song a great footing to support the soaring and smooth upper line played by the violin. Of course, all of this is accentuated and highlighted by the beautiful acoustic in the room. Still sticking with Bach, the next time the string trio performed in the ceremony was when the papers were being signed. Bach’s Jesu Joy is a natural fit in keeping with the ‘Bach” theme. As the couple exited just after the officiant announced their marriage, we performed the upbeat and exciting (also very popular) Viva la Vida by Coldplay.

Wedding planner: Jackie Scott at Spencer’s

Photographer and photo credit: http://jclayphoto.com/blog/andrea-james-wedding-at-spencers/

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Lidia and Allessandro’s wedding ceremony, September 15, 2012, string trio, St Hyacinth Parish Ottawa ON

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Post published:September 16, 2012
Post category:Ottawa Wedding Music
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This wedding was wonderful, but at the same time quite rare, as it was church wedding with an unusual selection of ceremony music. The ceremony started out with popular selections, which many churches do not allow, and moved into the more familiar classical music that is typical of a church wedding ceremony. We really enjoyed playing the ceremony, and received many positive comments.

Bridal Party: Beatles: All You Need is Love

Bride: Halo Beyonce

Signing: Bach Gonoud Ave Maria

Preperation of the gifts: Bach: Wachet Auf Sleepers Awake)

Communion: The Prayer

Recessional: Mendellsohn: Wedding March

Photographer and photo credit: Bartek and Magda

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Chantal and David’s wedding ceremony at Cave Spring Vineyard Retreat, September 15, 2012, violin and cello duo, Lincoln ON

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Post published:September 15, 2012
Post category:Niagara Wedding Ceremony Music
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Chantal and David had a wonderful wedding ceremony located in one of the most private settings in Niagara. Although Cave Springs Cellars is easily found on the main street in Jordan, the vineyard can be a bit tricky. You have to turn off on Cave Springs Rd and drive for a few km’s before you actually get to the venue. Thank goodness for the signs that the staff at Cave Springs put on the roard to let people know that a wedding is taking place!

This ceremony was beautiful, and it took place in the intimate venue known as the vineyard retreat. Chantal and David, chose their music wisely as it was very well suited to both the couple and the venue. Chantal wanted to enter to Pachelbel’s Canon, which was a great choice. The signing music was Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, and the ceremony ended to loud applause with the Beatles Here Comes the Sun!

What a perfect day!

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Kira and Jakub’s wedding ceremony at Banty’s Roost Country Club, September 8, 2012, violin and cello duo, Caledon ON

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Post published:September 8, 2012
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Kira and Jakub hired our violin and cello duo to perform for their wedding ceremony and cocktail reception at Banty’s Roost Country Club. The wedding ceremony was outdoors, I must admit that the music selections that were chosen really helped to accentuate and project a fresh outdoor feeling. The first song that started the ceremony was Mouret Rondeau—this song is stately and very easy for the bridesmaids to walk to as it has a clear cut beat. Sometimes the music for the bride will contrast the bridesmaids, but not in this case. Spring by Vivaldi really amped things up and created both a fresh feeling as well as a sense of excitement, which is how it should be for the bride on the wedding day! The signing music took a step back in terms of the vivacity, but also moved into a more lush and rich tonal palette, as our musicians performed the beautiful meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet. With a traditional ending to the ceremony, the bride and groom walked off as husband and wife to Mendellsohn’s wedding march.

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Kimber and Rob’s wedding ceremony and reception, September 8, 2012, violin and cello duo, Calgary

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Post published:September 8, 2012
Post category:Calgary Wedding Music
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I just wanted to thank-you for the wonderful musicians you had for us at our wedding last Saturday. It was an incredible day! Thanks so much once again. Kimber, bride

This wedding just had so much packed into the ceremony—so many special details and gorgeous music. Duo d’Amore worked alongside trumpeter Al Muirhead and organist John Bouz, to perform a very classic wedding ceremony. With the organ and trumpet plus the strings, there was an amazing array of timbres, textures, dynamics—it was almost like the bride and groom had a whole orchestra at their disposal. Definitely a memorable ceremony! Following the ceremony, we went to the Calgary Golf and Country club where we performed a more upbeat selection of music during the cocktail reception.

Wedding design: Evelyn Clark Weddings

Photography, videography and photo credit: Snap Weddings

Flowers: Shyla of Wild About Flowers

Cakes: Brûlée and Swirl Cakes + Cupcakes

Lighting: Stardust Event Group

Rentals: Great Events and Special Event Rentals

Stationery: The Social Page

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Andrea and Russell’s cocktail reception at Cecil Green Park House, August 24, 2012, violin and cello duo, Vancouver BC

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Post published:August 29, 2012
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Our violin and cello duo, trio and string quartet play many different kinds of events, though most often, we are hired to perform for a wedding ceremony and cocktail hour, and sometimes the dinner as well. It’s not very often when we are hired only for the cocktail hour, but it is actually refreshing to play after the ceremony has ended, as we did at the Cecil Green Park House in Vancouver. This is a great option for brides and grooms that perhaps have the music sorted out for the ceremony, but want something special and unique, as well as upbeat and fun for the cocktail hour. As always we enjoyed every minute and received lost of compliments from the guests!

Bride’s Hair: Jinesa McCaw from Pamper Me Pretty

Bride’s Makeup: Jinesa McCaw from Pamper Me Pretty

Photography and photo credit: Blu studios

Wedding Dress: St. Patrick

Florist: Stephanie Dieleman

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Andrew and Agata’s wedding ceremony at Pine Knot Golf and Country Club on August 18, 2012, violin and cello duo, Dorchester ON

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Post published:August 21, 2012
Post category:London ON Wedding Music
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This was a beautiful wedding ceremony, with an interesting story to go along with it!

We arrived early to setup, and actually had a bit of a hard time trying to find our exactly where to setup. The bride and groom were being married by the arbor down the terrace, and there was not a great spot, or shade for us to position ourselves where we could both see what was happening during the ceremony, or for the guests to hear us very well. We must have looked at 3 or 4 spots, and I was not too happy with any of them. That’s when we looked up, and though about the possibility of setting up on the terrace, above the ceremony. We tried it and had a perfect view of the ceremony. We also tested out the acoustic, and made sure to have the f holes of the violin and cello pointing towards the guests so that the sound would sound full and rich. The amazing part is because many of the guests entered from around the side of th building, no one knew that we were there until we started to play. Many guests were so surprised and delighted to see and hear us play. Truly a memorable wedding!

For the ceremony music, we worked alongside a piper who performed at various points in the ceremony.

Seating of the parents – Bach: Sleepers Awake
Groomsmen - PIPER
Groom - PIPER
Bridesmaides - Pachabel Canon
Bride - Air on the G String
Signing - Jesu, Joy of Man's desiring
Recessional - PIPER, followed by Charpentier: Prelude from Te Deum

Wedding venue and photo credit: Pine Knot Golf and Country Club

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Vanessa and Nicholas’s wedding at Elm Ridge Country Club, August 4, 2012, violin and cello duo, L’Ille Bizard, QC

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Post published:August 4, 2012
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“Matthew, The duo that preformed at our wedding ceremony (at Elm Ridge Country Club) were absolutely amazing! They were set up and ready for the guests, started on time, played the music we wanted and did a phenomenal job! Thank you so much for helping make our ceremony something very memorable.” Vanessa, bride

Wedding ceremonies have changed quite a bit in the past ten years, but it’s nice to see a very traditional wedding (especially where the music is concerned) as many other things can be modernized to great effect including the music, but as they say some things never go out of style, and classical wedding music is one oft those things. To that end, Vanessa and Nicolas, had a beautiful wedding ceremony with wonderful classical music performed by the violinist and cellist, two excellent musicians from Duo d’Amore. As the bride walked down the aisle, we performed Pachelbel Canon—our version is quite a bit more full sounding than most, and we always love playing it, and that joy translated into both our performance and the guests enjoyment. For the signing of the register We performed another piece from the baroque period (around 1600-1750) by one of the most famous composers, Bach, his Jesu Joy with is smooth and rich, with a great pulse to it. For the recessional, we performed something that was really upbeat, lively and fun: Handel’s Hornpipe from the Water music. Theses songs worked very well individually and even better as a grouping and we were honored to perform them for such an appreciative bride and groom and guests.

Photo and Venue: Elm Ridge Country Club

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Stefania and Matteo’s wedding ceremony at St Mary’s Cathedral, July 28, 2012, violin and cello duo, Calgary AB

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Post published:July 28, 2012
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Stefania and Matteo’s wedding ceremony was traditional, refined and absolutely gorgeous! The music as well fit the style and mod of the ceremony just perfectly. The long aisle walk for the bridesmaids was set of and heightened by Bach’s Air, which is both graceful and flowing. The brides music was Pachelbel’s Canon in D, a perennial favorite at weddings, and performed by our violinist and cellist in an interesting and continually varied style, this too was also very flowing and really made the brides walk up the aisle something that the bride, groom and guests will always remember. For the signing of the documents, our musicians returned to the music of Bach performing the sedate and comforting Arioso. When the priest pronounced the bride and groom, the newly married couple walked down the aisle as husband and wife to Handel’s rousing and boisterous La Rejouissance.

Processional: Bach: Air

Bride: Pachelbel: Canon

Signing: Bach Arioso

Recessional: Handel: La Rejouissance

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