Weddings
We offer a range of different options to cater for your special day from string duo, to solo in a style personal for you.
Pricing
Ceremony Only
Live music at your ceremony only which includes welcome music as your guests arrive and personalised music during aisle walk, register signing and recessional.
£175 for solo violin or cello or guitar.
£350 for string duo.
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Ceremony and Drinks Reception
As above but to also include 2 x 45 minute sets of live music during drinks and canapes immediately following the ceremony.
£250 for solo violin or cello or guitar.
£500 for string duo.
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Please note that the prices are our minimum performance fees depending on the length of time you would like to book for and the location of the venue. We charge 45p per mile to travel outside of Ipswich. There may be additional costs e.g. to add special song requests, which we would be happy to discuss with you.
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Please contact us for more information.
Typical timings
Ceremony only
12:30
13:30
Musicians arrive at venue and set up
Music begins as guests arrive
14:00
Ceremony begins with aisle walk music
14:45
Music during signing of the register
15:00
Recessional music played to finish
Ceremony and drinks reception
Timings as above +
15:10
15:55
16:10
16:55
Drinks reception music begins (45 minutes)
Break (recorded music provided by us)
Drinks reception music (2nd set 45 minutes)
Guests seated for wedding breakfast music ends
Timings are flexible and we will always do our best to accommodate your specific needs.
set list
Burgess Music has a wide selection of pieces available in our set list including classical, popular and folk music. We always do our best to accommodate specific song styles and requests.
Please see the below samples of pieces from our current set list
Classical
Cannon in D - Pachelbel
Eine kleine Nachtmusik- Mozart
Waltz of the Flowers from 'The Nutcracker' - Tchaikovsky
No 1 Berceuse- Faure
The Blue Danube Waltz- Strauss
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba- Handel
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring- Bach
Ave Maria- Schubert
Air on the G String- Bach
Aria from Xerxes- Handel
Largo from the Four Seasons- Vivaldi
Wedding March- Mendelssohn
Bridal Chorus- Wagner
Traumerei- Schumann
Meditation from Thais- Mendelssohn
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Popular/Film/TV
Can You Feel the Love Tonight- The Lion King
Here There and Everywhere- The Beatles
Pirates of the Caribbean Theme 'He's a Pirate'
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Selections from Hairspray
Go the Distance - Hercules
La Bamba - Traditional Mexican
All You Need is Love - The Beatles
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Despacito- Luis Fonci
A Million Dreams- The Greatest Showman
Marry You- Bruno Mars
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Folk
Flowers of Edinburgh
Lady Madelina Palmer
Mrs Roy of Nenthorn's Favorite
The Skye Boat Song
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
Evelyn Jean
Arkansas Traveler
Beaumont Rag
Bill Cheatham
Blackberry Blossom
Cuckoo's Nest
Dill Pickle Rag
Anderson's Reel
Down The Broom
Drowsy Maggie