FROM CHIC VOGUE-STYLE WEDDINGS IN LONDON TO BRIDGERTON THEMED AFFAIRS IN THE COTSWOLDS, WE'LL CURATE YOUR MUSIC TO SUIT THE EVENT WHETHER YOU WANT IT TO FEEL CONTEMPORARY OR CLASSIC.
'It was amazing, was absolutely buzzing yesterday and today I haven’t stopped crying ha ha! The room was completely transformed and you guys were honestly the best. Honestly, it was best wedding I’ve ever been to …. We can’t get over it.' - Chloe
Photo - Lainey Lovell Photography. www.laineylovell.com/. Video - @rideoutfilms
Thank goodness for air conditioning! - on the hottest day of the year, performing our high-energy dinner sets was quite a challenge. When Chloe first reached out, her main goal was simply to make sure that her wedding party was a vibe throughout the day. Eventually we settled on an itinerary that ensure just that!
We started out with a sax set in the drinks reception which then flowed through to the guests entrance for dinner, where the whole band were waiting for the guests, performing smooth soul classics to set up the space before Bill & Chloe then made their grand entrance to 'I'm Your Man' by Wham!. The post mains dinner set included some more bangers like 'All Rise' by Blue and 'High' by the Lighthouse Family. We saw out the party with 2 hours of classics from the LDN Showband followed by the DJ closing out the evening.
LOCATION - BRAXTED PARK
PLANNER - LUCY MEEHAN EVENTS
BAND - LDN SHOWBAND + SAX + DJ
DRINKS RECEPTION - SAX
DINNER - HIGH ENERGY SETS
MAIN PARTY - 10 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
Hey my love! I’m so sorry it’s taken in this long to reply it’s been a WHIRLWIND! Firstly thank you so so much! You absolutly made our day you, Jai and the whole band are just something else 🥹🥹 I will never ever forget coming into the ball room both times but especially on our own 😍 our friends and family can’t stop saying how incredible you are and that you guys are the best band they have ever seen! We will never be able to thank you enough!
Have the best Christmas and new year and PLEASE can we grab a coffee (or a wine) in the new year xxxxx
As far as last gigs before Christmas go, this wedding was right up there. Sometimes we feel a sense of pride after an event, knowing that we've really warmed up a crowd well - the difference with this lot is that they needed no warming up whatsoever. The minute we started performing as they entered at dinner they were HERE for it!
One of the most perfectly timed bride and groom entrances we can remember was a highlight, as was live the melodica solo for the intro of All Rise by our sax set. Since Hedsor House is spread across multiple rooms, we did DJ led dinner set with a smaller lineup, but as you can see on the video here, it didn't affect the energy.
When the guest came through to the Central Hall to be blown away by the 12 piece band, the energy in the room reached a level of electricity that even the band were surprised to see!
Video - @francesmcmahonweddings
Photo - @david_wheeler_photography
I just wanted to say thank you again for everything you guys did. It was literally mind blowing. I've never seen anything like it. Every single one of your team were phenomenal and literally made our wedding!!! We will post as many reviews as you like, and, if you ever have any clients who want to speak to a former client we'd be happy to help! You guys all deserve every success in the future. <3
Sometimes we get a brief, and it's so irresistible that we can't imagine NOT doing the event. This was just one of those - when Darren and Tom reached out the vision was so clear and so excited, we got planning right away. Taking place shortly after covid, the guest count was relatively low - to put it into perspective; their were approximately 50 guests at the wedding, and similarly approximately 50 performers, including 30 with LDN. Darren and Tom wanted a flowing program of entertainment that stayed interesting and was never just run of the mill. The other thing that was extremely important to them was that the live music would continue throughout the day.
Once we had touched down in Glasgow, we made our way by coach to Gleneagles as a fully assembled team for sound checks. As we simultaneously prepared in the venue for our performances, it was Fortissimi who kicked us off, with the seating of the guests and a gorgeous processional in the ceremony to 'Canon in D'. Once the couple had made their exit to 'Marry You' by Bruno Mars, the wedding party made their way across to a saloon bar style space where they were greeted by Sarah and Skyline Jazz who entertained the guests through their drinks reception with some Postmodern Jukebox themed music. It was only 2:30pm at this point but the guests were already absolutely dancing - proving it's not just about the quantity of guests but the quality too!
The dinner was time to welcome back Fortissimi Strings who were now joined by Midé, the beatboxer, and again proving them again to be not just any boring string quartet, as they had the guests out of their seats dancing when they were meant to be enjoying their steaks! After dinner the guests went outside to be entertained even more by some fireworks and a line of 15 bagpipers playing on the roof of Gleneagles - lit up in silhouette, this was a truly stunning moment that we'd not seen done before...
Then - carnival time!! Our singers, horns, and percussionists interrupted the cocktail reception with a flashmob style rendition of 'Conga' by Gloria Estefan, where we led the guests through, pied piper style into the ballroom which had been transformed to welcome the 15 piece band, who locked in with the carnival procession as the doors opened to continue the performance of Conga with full bodied magnitude! The party continued with the mega band including their first dance of 'Crazy in Love' which was choreographed by our company director's wife, Katie!
During the band's break, Wide Awake 7 piece took over for an hour's set in which they performed some more contemporary tunes supported by an array of gogo dancers - some with lampshades on their heads.
This was truly a night to remember and one that we all felt like we needed after a painful 2 years of lockdown!
LOCATION - GLENEAGLES
JAZZ - SKYLINE JAZZ
STRINGS - FORTISSIMI STRINGS
BAND - LDN SHOWBAND
+ WIDE AWAKE
CEREMONY - STRING QUARTET
DINNER - STRINGS WITH BEATBOX
MAIN PARTY - 15 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - 7 PIECE DJ LIVE
Joe… I cannot thank you enough from the bottom of my heart for everything. You guys were literally the best part of the entire day, not just saying it. Everyone and I mean everyone, are messaging me saying how amazing the band were!! So glad we added Eloise too. Just absolutely insane, all of them!! I just want to do it all over again with you guys. Thank you thank you thank you! X
On our 3rd visit within 12 months to the renowned London hotel, Claridges, we were tasked with a really exciting varied brief. Harriet had a really clear vision that she wanted to simultaneously compliment the grandeur of the venue with classy performances throughout the day, but retain the ecstasy of a raucous Greek wedding.
DRINKS RECEPTION - HARP
DINNER - PIANO/VOCAL DUO
MAIN PARTY - 12 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ LIVE TRIO
In having the dining space (the Ballroom) and party space (the Mirror Room) separate from one another, we were able to achieve a really clear contrasting feel between the elegance and peace of the couple's marriage, with a harp player and a duo performing through to the end of the dinner, and the sheer energy of the 12 piece LDN City Collective band and DJ live experience.
To add to the vibe they also booked an authentic Greek bouzouki duo who brought an extra layer of frenzy to the party that was truly a shoulder-to-shoulder dancefloor for the whole night.
LOCATION - CLARIDGES
BAND - LDN CITY
COLLECTIVE
Video - @c_jweddingfilms
I've been meaning to message you. Thank you so so much, you guys were absolutely insane. We've had so many people say how sick the band was. You couldn't have bought more vibes if you tried and it was genuinely more than we could have hoped for, so thank you! - Someone just sent me a video of Unwritten (round 1), literally THE best! So many of our guests have asked how/where we found the band and that you guys are the best band ever!
Shortly after the guests had been entertained by a gospel choir during the drinks reception, they entered the stretch tent to our band performing some R&B classics - Nikki & Tom's entrance song was 'Let Me Love You' by Mario, then we went straight on to send the 300 guests into pandemonium with our short high energy sets before starters and after mains. Guests were up on their feet as we belted out renditions of 'Believe', 'Angels', 'Unwritten' and more! We had the whole band performing for this which just gave the whole thing an extra punch!
The 7 piece band then brought the guests to the dancefloor for 2 x 1 hour sets to a crowd including Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan. On the other side of the estate was our Deep House DJ waiting to bring the guests in for a late night set.
LOCATION - BELCOMBE COURT
BAND - LDN CITY COLLECTIVE
PLANNER - ATTABARA STUDIO
DINNER - HIGH ENERGY DINNER SETS
MAIN PARTY - 7 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DEEP HOUSE DJ
Video - @storiesfromeros
Video - @abigailandlukefilms
SINGLE SPACE OR MULTI-SPACE? - When you fill out our contact form, we ask you whether your wedding will take place in multiple rooms or if the majority will take. Single space weddings i.e. marquee weddings can be an amazing option, because you'll likely have the band set up in the same space as you are dining, making the options for dinner sets much more vast - for instance you wouldn't require an additional PA system and band set up to have the whole band geeing up the guests at dinner. It does usually mean that a band will need to set up earlier in the day which may have certain costs attached, but the best way to counter that is to have them being paid to perform during dinner rather than sit around waiting for the evening!
In multi-space weddings where drinks/dinner and party all happen in separate spaces, the set up for the evening is straight forward as the band do not require early arrival, as they can be getting ready in the space before the guests move through. It can also be great for making each space feel fresh and perhaps have an evolving theme as the day goes on, so the day feels like it has a nice flow. Sometimes there is a separate space for post-midnight where the feel might change to a nightclub vibe. It is worth considering when you have multiple spaces though, that the bands would need perhaps more engineers and more PA systems to be able to play in multiple spaces.
SOUND LIMITS - More and more venues these days have sound limiters which either force the band to play really quietly or use their so-called ‘state of the art’ systems where they can control our volume. If that’s the case with your venue, we recommend you send over their specifications to us before booking and we can talk about adaptations we can make to make it work. The last thing we’d want you to do is book an 12 piece band only to find out further down the line the venue can’t accommodate us.
HAZE - A lot of venues prohibit haze machines. These can be really important to elevate the look of the lighting, they essentially allow you to see the beams of light which makes it much more effective. Check whether your venue allows this before we design the lighting for your event as some lights look better than others without haze.
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Hi Joe, just wanted to let you know the band and music was absolutely incredible!!! Everyone said it was the best band they had ever seen. I don’t think I stopped dancing all night.
From the ceremony to the drinks reception, the insane band and DJ at the end they nailed the vibe . Thank you so much!!!
Video - John Nassari
We started this one with a delightful ceremony, which saw Eloise and Alastair duo singing the procession down the aisle, before the guests joined them for a raucous rendition of 'Jerusalem'!
Moving on to the drinks, Jay and Ben had the guests dancing straight away to their roaming acoustic duo, where everyone was getting nice and ramped up early doors :)
Moving on to dinner, we had Eloise and Alastair duo again to bring the couple in to 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' then performing lounge music during the courtses.
For the evening party, it was the turn of the 12 piece LDN City Collective to join in the fun with an electric 2 hours of a buzzing dance floor! The first dance was 'Someone Like You' by Van Morrison performed by Cartell. It was then down to DJ Ben to see the night out!
LOCATION - LOCH LOMOND GOLF CLUB
BAND - LDN CITY COLLECTIVE
CEREMONY - PIANO + VOCALS
DRINKS - ROAMING DUO
MAIN PARTY - 12 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
After booking the bands, Tash logged onto a zoom with our managing director, Joe only to quickly realise that not only did they know each other, but they were in the same block together at uni as freshers (15 years ago!). Tash and Dave wanted something a bit different to spice up their ceremony, so they had the band and string quartet flashmob their guests for the recessional, with musicians popping up in the pews of the church.
Fortissimi Strings continued through the drinks reception with the addition of the beatboxer before the guests headed over to the marquee for dinner.
Photo - Chloe Lowe Photography, Video - @freyafilmco
The band then brought the guests through to dinner - from the second that guests started coming through it was pretty evident that this would be a fun one. We treated them to a rendition of our R&B A-Z medley - which is literally 26 R&B songs through the whole alphabet! You can see a preview of this here... literally every song is bangers, except maybe (admittedly) Z...
We had some other massive tunes in there including Pink Pony Club, Believe, Freed from Desire and I'm Like A Bird. Needless to say it all went off, so the bride and groom took a moment during cocktails to do a costume change before they were treated to 2 hours of our 9 piece LDN Showband. Sometimes when the guests give us so much of their energy at dinner its a surprise that the energy doesn't dip later, but in this instance they didn't disappoint!
LOCATION - FINDON PLACE
PLANNER - GEMMA BOND WEDDINGS
BAND - LDN SHOWBAND
+ FORTISSIMI STRINGS
CEREMONY - STRINGS + FLASHMOB
DINNER - HIGH ENERGY DINNER SETS
MAIN PARTY - 9 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
This wedding featured an absolutely charming couple in Amy and James. We often tell our clients when they're worried about the vibe on the night, that the guests will follow the vibe they give off. For these two it was natural and of course everyone followed, as you can see on the videos!
They entered to a barnstorming rendition of We Found Love followed by a Hora set featuring all the Jewish classics. At dinner, everyone was on their feet, singing their hearts out. But it was the party sets that stole the show for this one.........
Why not add a power cut to add a bit of spice to your wedding entertainment? You can’t really plan these things, but when something unexpected happens on a wedding day it often leads to the most memorable moments.
30 seconds into our hip hop medley at Amy and James’ wedding, we were confronted with a 2 minute long power cut. Rather than stopping though, the two guys who could make a bit of noise without amplification launched into a sax/drums jam. You’ll notice the lights come back on eventually, but our sound engineer cunningly kept the desk muted for a few more seconds so that the band could come in with full impact!
We may be offering the ‘Power Cut Package’ as part of our 2026 offerings after this one ;)
ENTRANCE SET - HORA
DINNER - ROAMING BETWEEN COURSES
PARTY - 8 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
LOCATION - CAME HOUSE, DORSET
BAND - LDN SHOWBAND
PLANNER - BELISSIMO WEDDINGS
I just wanted to say once again a huge thank you to you and your team for everything you did to ensure that Alesha and Jere’l’s wedding weekend (and all the preparations and logistics beforehand) went off so successfully - I know that they were absolutely thrilled and somewhat overwhelmed by it all!
When your couple say “intimate wedding” but their energy screams “festival vibes” - you know you’re in for something special! This incredible American duo chose the rolling hills of the English countryside as their backdrop, and honestly, we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect setting.
The day kicked off with Phoebe weaving magic on the violin, transforming contemporary hits into something beautifully classical. What followed was pure musical chaos in the best possible way - our acoustic sets turned into impromptu concerts, with A+J leading the charge and proving that the best weddings happen when you throw the rulebook away. From soulful ballads during dinner to absolute bangers that had three generations on the dancefloor together, this celebration was a masterclass in how to party with heart.
By the time our DJ Ben was spinning the final tracks under the stars, we knew we’d witnessed something truly special. Some weddings you perform at, others you get to be part of - this was definitely the latter.
LOCATION - COWDRAY HOUSE
BAND - LDN CITY COLLECTIVE
PLANNER - COUTURE EVENTS LTD
CEREMONY - VIOLINIST
DINNER - DINNER ROAMING
PARTY - 7 PC BAND
Joe and the band were a joy to work with from start to finish. The process of curating the evening was personal (the band will gladly learn a song with enough notice) and the performance on the night was truly memorable.
All guests the remarked how much fun they had and how well the band performed. Thank you!
Adam and Meg came across LDN after hearing good things from some friends who had attended another Jewish wedding we performed at. After we’d nailed down the production requirements for their wedding with GE Production, we set about designing the music for the day. They had Jonny Turgel (our partnered chazzan), with two string players and a keyboard for their Chuppah.
The rest of the wedding featured a number of special moments. Before the couple’s entrance for the Hora, their toddler niece and nephew led them in—riding little sit-in remote-control cars! A hilarious but very endearing touch.
Adam also had a surprise up his sleeve for Megan. After his groom speech, he burst into song, accompanied by the band, with a rendition of Can’t Take My Eyes Off You. To make the moment even more high-pressure for himself, he then turned to the drum kit and played while singing. Needless to say, Meg was speechless, and the guests went absolutely wild for it.
Their party sets between courses featured some excellent outside-the-box requests, including Torn (Natalie Imbruglia), Complicated (Avril Lavigne), and Everlong (Foo Fighters)—which Adam didn’t hesitate to get up on stage and sing with us!
HORA - 20 MIN SET
DINNER & PARTY -
10 PIECE BAND
LOCATION - KIMPTON, LONDON
BAND - LDN SHOWBAND
PLANNER - BEN TENENBLAT
Where do I start?! Thank you again to you all for being the best performers on our special day... it made the day even more magical! Bloody loved it :D We're so excited to get our videos and photos back so we can relive the whole thing!
Skyline Jazz kicked us off here with a dinner swing set from the centre-point of the wedding breakfast. The singers serenaded the guests with Sinatra classics from the beautifully monogrammed dancefloor.
Our 10 piece then took the party to the next level with a vibey set, spanning the genres, with Joe DJing between the sets to keep it alive!
LOCATION - THE LANDMARK, LONDON
BAND - LDN CITY COLLECTVE
DINNER - SKYLINE JAZZ
MAIN PARTY - 10 PIECE BAND
GUYS!! We are so late in this note but Sam and I are just still reliving every moment with your incredible team on our wedding day. We have never been so blown away by a performer or moved by how personal / interactive / authentic every performance felt. We could not have picked a better band and we will never forget how much you stepped up to make our day and night raging / memorable despite some schedule issues on our end. You’re not only talented AF (singing dancing crowd work leading all the performers and playing allllll the instruments !??) but a genuine blast to be around. We are so so so amazed by you!
We are overwhelmed with gratitude and would love to mail you a little token of our thanks.
Huge huge thanks and hugs! We would love to work with LDN again at our next London party! Xoxo
Video - @forevercuriousfilms
LOCATION - AVINGTON HOUSE
STRINGS - FORTISSIMI STRINGS
BAND - LDN SHOWBAND
DRINKS - STRINGS WITH BEATBOX
MAIN PARTY - 9 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ + SAX
It's ALWAYS a pleasure to work with one of our favourite planners on the circuit, ByChenai.
Few planners have such a clear idea of how they want a wedding to flow, and whilst she always creates weddings that are stunning by aesthetic, it is always experience first and foremost. At the end of the day, the wedding is usually the biggest party most of our clients will ever throw!
We kick started the drinks reception with a head-turning performance by Fortissimi Strings, who had the guests filming away, particularly at their rendition of 'White Lotus' Theme tune. Transitioning to a vibey party in the stretch tent, we had an absolutely packed dance floor from before the couple had even made their entrance for the first dance. Still talked about 1 year on, was their specially chosen encore song 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey, performed in early August!! Ari's reasoning for choosing this was a) for the novelty of doing it in summer and b) because the sentiment stands all year round. And honestly, we love her for it!
The after party's theme was RED. So we lit the room up awash in scarlet and party til the early hours with Joe and Chris teaming up for a sax/DJ combo!
There are few venues in London that have quite such a natural character as Battersea Arts Centre. Don't be fooled by the name, since it was ravaged by a fire in 2015, the venue has been restored to an absolutely stunning state but maintaining some of the distressed character of the fire that makes the venue look utterly magnificent as a wedding venue!
LDN Gold performed at barnstorming evening set for our US couple, Adam and Ashley, bringing them in to a shortened version of our hora then moving swiftly through the genres from Chic to Beyoncé and then from ABBA to the Backstreet Boys.
A truly joyous night.
Video - @bentamirrothenberg
LOCATION - BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE
BAND - LDN GOLD
PLANNER - EVENTS BY JOSEPHINE
ENTRANCE - 10 MIN HORA
MAIN PARTY - 8 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
It’s always a pleasure working with Anthony and his team at Added Dimension. The marquee wedding of Max and Charlotte landed on a beautifully hot day, and we loved the touch of having multiple pavilion-style tents scattered around the drinks reception serving various purposes, giving the guests a bit of welcome respite from the heat!
We welcomed the guests into the marquee with some lounge classics before the bride and groom made their entrance to Simply the Best. What made a great touch was each guest being presented with their very own named tambourine, which got everyone involved right from the start and created a nice chorus of percussion to complement the band! As you can see from the video, everyone was also in full voice, and Max and Charlotte chose a pretty ideal selection of tunes to get everybody ramped up.
After dinner, the band played the night out, starting with the first dance—Love on Top by Beyoncé—and two one-hour sets full of classics!
DINNER SETS - FULL BAND
PARTY - 9 PIECE BAND
AFTER - DJ
LOCATION - PRIVATE RESIDENCE
BAND - LDN SHOWBAND
PLANNER - ADDED DIMENSION
Dear Joe, Eloise, and the entire band,
Sam and I just wanted to express our heartfelt thanks to you all for making our wedding truly unforgettable!
You went above and beyond to create our perfect set list and vibe, your energy was infectious, and I’ve lost count of the amount of guests that commented about ‘how incredible the band were’.The mix of superb vocals, beatboxing, audience interaction, and seamless transitions between songs blew everyone away.
My aim was for the dance floor to never be empty- you achieved that and more- I don’t think anybody left it all night!I couldn’t recommend you more highly, not only were you extremely professional, you were so friendly and everyone could tell that you guys were also having fun! Thank you for being such a special part of our dream day!
Francesca and Sam Xx
LOCATION - WYNARD HALL
BAND - LDN SHOWBAND
MAIN PARTY - 6 PIECE BAND
AFTER PARTY - DJ
Travelling down to this gorgeous estate in Dorset, we kicked off the event
with LDN Roams performing a sunny acoustic drinks reception set, bouncing
between the guests, taking requests. Because we had a way to travel to this one, we made use of the crossover between the lineups of LDN Roams and LDN Gold, so that we could limit the number of personnel travelling to the event. That isn't the only benefit though, as when we came to perform the party sets, there's a level of familiarity and banter that the band gets to enjoy from the off that you don't get when we first pop up at the first dance.
Cue our absolute highlight of this wedding - Daisy's incredible party dress; in a dazzling electric pink she shedded the norm of having a white wedding dress and brought her very own vibe that the guests were mad for!
Video - Hallmark Media Group