Vicky & Dave

Our wedding was in a marquee in the grounds of Copinger Hall in Suffolk. We chose this because it is the garden of our neighbours, next door to the church we were getting married in!

We love to have fun, hence choreographing a fun wedding dance to get everyone straight in the dance floor. We wanted a fun vibe with a very British garden wedding with a hint of Arabic (as we currently live in Dubai).

We were aiming for class (morning suits & hats) but with fake camel heads and signage making the wedding fun and 'us'.

Thank you Party Up!! The atmosphere was amazing!

Therefore the music was a continuation of what Dave and I like - live music with a blues voice - we love this sound! We also love the sound of brass instruments so the saxophone was a definite must.

Then we saw the video of the band playing 'Happy' and we were sold!

We wanted as many people dancing as possible; this was the lasting feeling we wanted our guests to go away with and this was achieved, even on a hot Suffolk summers night.

Live music is something Dave and I love. Therefore there was not even a discussion regarding having live music or not... we were having it!

We wanted a great voice and a brass instrument (sax preferably) and started our search. We took time in deciding and went above budget but Party Up's demos and videos online had a great feel to them, hence why we chose them and decided they were worth it.

The singer's voice and all the musicians together had the sound & vibe we were after.

Our favourite moments of the wedding? Too many to decide... EVERYTHING!

Our first dance to Party Up's 'Higher & Higher' was awesome and the way everyone was so professional and everything fell into place was amazing! The whole event ran smoothly. Great day overall!

My sister booked her wedding band through Function Central so we started looking at their website - first their Suffolk wedding bands, then further afield.

We did look elsewhere but came back to Function Central because they seemed professional, had been running successfully for a while and the bands had great reviews.

Function Central as an agency were extremely helpful - phone calls and emails assisted us in choosing the right musicians for us.

Party Up were an extremely professional band. We were worried about them setting up whilst we were eating because we had the stage right in the middle of the marquee, but it was no problem at all barely noticeable with everyone chatting.

They were amazing, exactly what we hoped for, blues vocals and amazing musicians playing old school tunes as well as current numbers.

We chose 'Higher & Higher' as our first dance and made up a few moves to entertain everyone and have a memorable first dance. It went down very well with our guests - thank you Party Up!!

The atmosphere was amazing and the overwhelming comments we got from our guests about Party Up tells us how much they added to our special day. The variety of songs they had playing during their break still kept our guests dancing too!

The band even involved the crowd with sing-along moments, it was great. I didn't want to leave, but the bride and groom had to make their exit at midnight!

Our advice for other couples? Use Function Central for your band - highly recommend Party Up. For the whole event: if you want less stress, give someone else (who's trust worthy) the job of coordinating all the services on the day! But it saves money doing it yourself.