Duo d'Amore's violin and cello duo is proud to once again be featured in a fantastic magazine, this time it's Wedluxe. Please see below:
https://wedluxe.com/2018/06/15/country-chic/
This was such a beautiful day! We love performing at the Rose Garden as it is just so perfect for an outdoor wedding. Our string trio performed the following music and even added an additional recessional song to make the day even more special for the bride and groom.
Bridesmaids: Bach Air
Bride: Pachelbel Canon in D
Signing: Bach: Jesu Joy of Mans desiring
Recessional: Love Me Like You Do AND Wake Me Up
Vendors
Venue: Pillar and Post
Décor: Simply Beautiful Décor
Flowers: Roses and Twine
Music – Ceremony: Duo d’Amore
Candy Table: Candy by Katie
Cake: Sweet Celebrations
Music: Spirit of Sound
Officiant: Celebrating Life
Limousine: Royal Touch Limousine Service
Stationary: Oakville Paper Boutique
Dress Designer: Maggie Sottero
This wedding was absolutely gorgeous in every way! Beautiful couple and venue, a fantastic wedding planner and photographer, and of course, fabulous wedding ceremony music, by Duo d’Amore string trio!
The music selections fit perfectly, and added a classic touch, and additional elegance to the intimate ceremony at the Shangri-la hotel in Toronto.
Processional
Pachelbel Canon in D for wedding party
Bach Wachet Auf (sleepers wake) for bride
Signing
Charpentier Prelude from Te Deum
Handel Hornpipe I from the Water Music
Recessional
Mendelssohn Wedding March
Wedding planner: Rebecca Chan Weddings
Photographer and Photo credit: Elizabeth in Love
Wedding ceremony music: Duo d'Amore-string duos trios and quartets
Wedding Violinist Cellist Niagara: Kurtz Orchards. Nadine and Ryans’s wedding ceremony at Kurtz Orchard Farm Estate, July 12, 2015.
Yesterday evening, Duo d’Amore performed at Luxinside, a French art exhibition showcasing a number of luxury products coming to Holt Renfrew, and displayed with a cool, and modern aesthetic. Our musicians performed a wide variety of interesting music for the guests, which included the president of Hot Renfrew (who had very nice things to say about our performance) as well as delegates from the French Embassy.
Photo source and credit: www.holtrenfrew.com
Corporate reception music: Duo d’Amore-violin and cello duos, string trios and string quartets
Our string quartet performed for Alain and Stephanie’s classic wedding ceremony and reception in two of Ottawa’s exceptional wedding venues: The Notre Dame Cathedral and Chateau Laurier. For the ceremony, the clients selected a classic and traditional ceremony music, some of which we shared the performance with the church organist. After performing a number of classical pieces for the prelude, the quartet started performing Bach Air on the G string for the entrance of the bridal party, switching to Pachelbel’s Canon in D as the bride walked up the aisle. These two parts of the ceremony are always the most dramatic, as the bridesmaids and bride make their entrance and the music has to be perfect—combined with the guests sense of expectation and history in the making not to mention the beautiful church, we are always honored to play a part, musically speaking. We also performed another piece by Bach, actually Bach-Gonoud, the famous Ave Maria during communion. For the signing of the register the strings played Bach’s Arioso, and the Church organist performed the recessional. Following the ceremony, the string quartet relocated to the nearby Château Laurier where they performed selection of light classical music.
Wedding Planner: Marian Salah-Brisson WPICC, IWPIC
Wedding ceremony musicians Ottawa: Duo d’Amore-string duos, trios and quartets
I had a great time chatting with Sarah and Matthew, as I always like it when couples know what the music they would like, and when we can deliver and craft an interesting grouping of songs for the ceremony that reflect both the church (in this case) and the bride and groom’s personal style. The Church wanted to make sure that the songs they had chosen would work well during the ceremony, and aside from the classical selections, which always work well, I wrote the following short reviews of the more modern pieces. We had a great time performing them, and received many compliments.
Bridesmaids Processional: Bach Air on the G string
Bride Processional: Disarm you with a Smile
The cello and violin are each highlighted in this soft and gentle arrangement. Both players alternate between bowing and plucking the strings to give a unique and interesting color to the sound. This piece is more intimate than the Bach Air, which provides a lovely contrast for the processional.
Signing: Hallelujah and Bach Jesu Joy
Recessional: Viva la Vida
Spirited and rhythmic, Viva la Vida brings a contemporary celebratory twist to the wedding ceremony, as the bride and groom exit.
Wedding venue and photo: Our Lady of Lourdes
Wedding Ceremony Music Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge: Duo d’Amore-violin and cello duos, string trios and string quartets
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
Cocktail party musicians Vancouver: Duo d’Amore-violin and cello duo, string trio and string quartet
