Mike Porter-Ward can provide wedding
music or a wedding band in Essex, Suffolk, Kent, Sussex, Surrey,
London, Hertfordshire, Berkshire and other areas of the UK

Your Special
Day...
Mike Porter-Ward can take some of the pressure out of your big
day. He has become something of an expert at providing entertainment
for weddings and can make sure that your day runs smoothly.
Music can be provided for any part or parts of your wedding day.
Mike can provide or organise music for your ceremony, the drinks
reception, the wedding breakfast and/or your evening reception.
The part that most people worry about the most is the ceremony.
Help is always at hand for this part as his main pianist Eugene
Portman can help, advise and play for this very important part
of your big day.
Wedding Music for the Ceremony
Quite a lot of people prefer solo piano for the ceremony and
this can be provided by Eugene. He can play classical music or
music of a lighter vein. Eugene has played for hundreds of ceremonies
and can make sure that yours goes smoothly.
As far as the choice of specific pieces of music is concerned,
the only parts of the wedding that you really have to think about
is the wedding ceremony and maybe the first dance (usually at
the beginning of the evening reception).
Drinks Reception
Mike and his jazz band are frequently booked for this part of
the proceedings. Music of a more lively nature seems to suit this
part of the day.
The Wedding Breakfast
Live music for the wedding breakfast has now become very popular.
Piano and bass suits this part of the day really well. One of
the most important things to be aware of is whether the music
is interfering with the conversation of the wedding guests: if
it is, then there's something wrong. Both Mike and Eugene are
sensititve to whats going on around them and their music never
intrudes.
For most weddings you need the music to carry on right up to
the speeches and that's where it finishes until the evening reception.
The Evening Reception
Trying to please everyone with the choice of music can be difficult.
if you are looking for something a little different from the regular
disco then a jazz or swing band can make a refreshing change.
If you are definitely going to go for a disco why not break things
up a bit and have Mike and his band play some of the great jazz
standards for the early part of the evening and then have the
disco later.
The first dance is usually during the beginning of the evening
reception and most people prefer live music for this section.
Mike can provide music for any or all parts of the day's proceedings.
He can also provide backgound music, from a CD player, during
their breaks. Mike Porter Porter can provide the perfect solution
for nearly all the entertainment on your wedding day.
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