Funk’N’Soul want your wedding day to stand out as a truly magical occasion, with this amazing dream comes attention to detail and a great deal of planning.
We are dedicated to assist you in the making of those important decisions.

Your wedding ceremony, whether church or civil, is the public exchange of promises between two people witnessed by their family and friends.
The ceremony is the heart and soul of your very special day. Live music can greatly increase the sense of occasion and true emotion of your love as the ceremony unfolds.

The musicians can play softly in the background as the guests gather together before the service starts, during the signing of the register and as you leave the service as newly weds, this will continue to enhance the ambience and set a wonderful feel for the whole day.

Do check prior to booking as there may be a lack of space or various other venue restrictions. Often a pre prepared CD of your choice is used.

Funk’N’Soul are able to assist you with this. (For that extra personal touch.)

We insist on meeting you prior to your special day to discuss the music of your choice, to finalise details and to know exactly how you want your day to flow.

Upon your arrival as Husband and Wife at your wedding breakfast the subtle musical performance in the background can continue while you’re receiving your congratulations from your family and friends.

Amaze your family and friends by having a fanfare played for your entrance to the wedding breakfast.

Once the speeches and the toasts have come to an end it’s time to get those dancing shoes on!

Kick start the evening with the fabulous Funk’N’Soul live band that have helped create your special day and smooch on down to the dance floor for your chosen first dance

Most bands will have a standard list of around fifty to sixty songs that they will play at most weddings. Funk’N’Soul provide a fully tailored set list of most, or indeed, all of your favourite songs.

We have over FIVE THOUSAND songs so all you need worry about is what you want to hear on the night. Of course there is nothing more memorable and enchanting than having your first song played by some top class professional musicians.

Typically you can expect your musicians to play either two 45 minute sets, two 1 hour sets or a long 1 and a half hour set. But to get great value for money why not have two one hour sets?

If your wedding package does not include a disc jockey, don’t worry! Funk’N’Soul has the facility to play recorded music during breaks and throughout the night.

Often a Bride & Grooms’ worst nightmare is, during the bands first few songs, that there may not be a lot of people dancing. Don’t worry about that, they have just eaten (in need of a few more drinks!!), so it may be a good idea to think about starting times for your musicians.

We expect to be working until anywhere between midnight and one a.m.

Your musicians will understand that speeches often run over time so will be completely flexible with how your day is flowing.

Finally. Something else worth bearing in mind is that your musicians will be at your wedding venue for quite some time as they have to set up and sound check prior to your reception.

Most bands expect to set up anywhere between four and six o’clock. If they are there until midnight/one a.m. then they are going to get hungry and thirsty. Nothing pleases musicians more than being invited to use an evening buffet and having a couple of soft drinks throughout the evening.

Reliability and quality of performance are the two attributes that are essential for headache-free, successful music at a wedding. If you go for cheap, you are likely to sacrifice either or both of the above!

A professional musician will expect to take home £120 – 150 for an engagement. On top of that there are equipment and travel costs, along with publicity, advertising and agency costs should you not choose to book direct.

Right, down to business… As a rule of thumb, you can expect to pay £200 – 250 for a solo performance, £300 – 500 for a duo, £450 – 625 for a trio. A four to six-piece band starts at approximately £800. Depending on the versatility and professionalism of the musicians, the price increases to £1000 – £2000. Larger bands cost proportionately more.

Funk’N’Soul will be happy to reduce the price depending on mileage.

Please expect to pay a deposit of anywhere between 20 – 25% as this will guarantee the booking and the date.

Please be wary of amateur or semi professional bands, you will NOT get the quality or standard of musicians as those who live and breathe music professionally.

We hope we have been able to assist you in making your Wedding Day entertainment decision an informed one and wishing you both an amazingly successful day.

Love, Funk’N’Soul! x

There are quite a few pieces of wedding music that we need to choose. I've been quietly obsessing about what to have played whilst I walk down the aisle, but we need a couple of pieces before that whilst people wait, the processional, then two or three hymns, then something to keep people entertained whilst we sign the register. Joe suggested Robbie Williams for that bit -I think he was joking – then finally the recessional.

Once we have our shortlist, I need to get back to the organist and see if they are happy to play them no point setting our hearts on an obscure Bach movement only to find that it's unplayable, so we need to keep an open mind. We could always find another organist, but if we did that, we still have to pay the resident organist fee.

I like the idea of a choir, neither of our families are great singers, and one of the hymns that we want to incorporate isn't particularly well known. At least if we have a choir we can be sure that it will sound wonderful!

Specialist wedding musicians

There's also the option of getting other musicians involved, there are several advertised in the Wedding Organizer who specialise in performing at wedding ceremonies. A string quartet would be beautiful in the church and could also entertain the congregation whilst they wait. There are some fabulous soloist singers out there that can make a real difference to the feel of the occasion too. Sarah had one at her wedding that made her Mum weep, but for good reasons! I'm sure that these professionals will be able to make some great suggestions with all of the experience they've had. Quite a few of them send out a sample CD of their performances to give an idea of the kinds of things they're good at.

Joe is fretting about getting the Order of Service sheets sorted out, but there's no point until we've made sure that the vicar and organist are happy with our choices. There may be fees that need to be paid for the music, and if we decide to have a video made there will be an extra fee on top.

Mum is excited about the church bells, so I need to see if they're included in a package with the organist and choir. Bell ringers are a skilled bunch, so we need to check that they'll be available on that day too. No matter how much he insists, Joe's rugby mates will not be adequate substitutes!

Potential hymns and other wedding music

Here's our shortlist

Wedding music for when the guests arrive:

Potential music for the bridal procession:

Wedding music for the recession down the aisle:

Wedding music short list for the signing of the register:

Our favourite hymns for during the wedding ceremony

• Praise My Soul
• I Vow To Thee My Country
• Amazing Grace
• Lord Jesus Christ
• Lord of TheDance
• Morning Has Broken
• At the Name of Jesus
• O Jesus, I Have Promised
• Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
• Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
• Give Me Joy In My Heart