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Wedding singer in Guildford — acoustic ceremony & reception music

I play Guildford weddings regularly — most years I'm booked for at least a handful across the year, from small intimate ceremonies up in the Surrey Hills through to bigger evening receptions in the town centre hotels.

Venues I've played in and around Guildford

A non-exhaustive list of places I've either played at or played for couples who had their reception there:

  • The Mandolay Hotel — central Guildford, regular venue for drinks receptions
  • Wotton House — country-house weddings just outside Dorking/Guildford
  • Manor House at Great Fosters — bigger weddings with the ceremony often outside
  • Clock Barn Hall — intimate Surrey Hills weddings
  • The Barn at Bury Court — beautiful barn venue, the acoustic works perfectly
  • Loseley Park — historic estate just outside Guildford

If your venue isn't on the list, I'll still travel there — Guildford is 20 minutes from where I'm based so travel costs are minimal.

What a Guildford wedding day typically looks like

The most common booking pattern: ceremony song for the walk down the aisle, signing of the register, and walk back out — then I set up at the drinks reception spot and play 90 minutes or so while everyone mingles and finds the bar. Some couples then book me for the evening too, usually as an acoustic set before a DJ takes over.

I'll learn up to three songs specifically for you as part of the booking — first dance, a ceremony song, and a parent dance are the most common.

Getting a quote

Guildford is well within my standard catchment — I don't charge extra travel for weddings inside Surrey. Drop me a message with your date, venue name, and rough timings and I'll come back with a clear quote.

Frequently asked

Quick answers to the questions that come up most often when people reach out about a gig.

  • Can you learn a specific song for our wedding or event?
    For weddings, yes — I'll learn songs that really matter (first dance, ceremony entrance, a parent dance) but I need plenty of notice because I'm booked up and the work is squeezed around gigs. For a big event please give me at least a year's notice where you can. For smaller private functions and pub gigs, my 600+ song repertoire is the practical place to draw from — I'll almost always have the track you want already in the set.
  • Do you play ceremony, drinks reception AND the evening?
    Yes — I cover full wedding days regularly. Ceremony music, the post-vows walk-out, drinks reception, and into the evening. With wireless microphones on the same rig I can also handle the speeches, so an unconventional venue without its own PA is no problem as long as there's a power supply. We'll work the timings around your schedule so everything flows.
  • What's the difference between a solo acoustic singer and a wedding band?
    I cover both ends of that for most weddings. The ceremony, drinks reception and early-evening work brilliantly as solo acoustic — warm, personal, easy in smaller spaces. For the evening party, I scale up: electric guitar for the solos and louder numbers, backing tracks behind the live guitar and live vocals, which gives a full band-like sound without the footprint or cost of a four-piece. Because it's me and not a whole band relearning a setlist, I stay more flexible with last-minute song choices than most bands can be.
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