"I was always adamant I wanted a saxophonist to play at my wedding and Alex exceeded all expectations he's truly amazing!"

Some weddings are special from the very first message and Daisy & Lewis’ day at the beautiful Tithe Barn in Petersfield was just that.

Daisy first got in touch with me back in November 2024, wanting to book a surprise drinks reception set for their spring wedding. The plan was to keep it secret from all the guests, with only Daisy, Lewis, and one of her bridesmaids in on it.

Then, in a brilliant twist, Lewis (with the help of bridesmaid Lily) secretly booked me for Daisy’s hen party a few months later in April 2025. Daisy had no idea and walking in to surprise her was honestly such a joyful moment. I played a high energy hour of party favourites from ‘Believe’ by Cher to ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ by Whitney Houston and, of course, the hen party anthem ‘Jubel’. The whole room was up dancing.

Not long after the hen party, I got another message from Daisy, she wanted to add a second sax set for the evening wedding party as another surprise layer to the day. I was all in!

The Wedding Day

With multiple surprise sets to pull off, there was a lot of sneaking around on the day itself! As soon as the confetti moment wrapped up, I stepped in to start the drinks reception set keeping things feel good and soulful with tunes like ‘Lovely Day’ by Bill Withers, ‘Your Song’ by Elton John, ‘Me and Mrs Jones’ by Billy Paul and ‘All About You’ by McFly. The vibe was relaxed, warm and full of happy faces.

As the sun set and the party energy picked up, I returned in the evening to kick things off with Jubel once more, which had become a bit of a theme! From there, it was a dance floor session of all the big ones ‘Shut Up and Dance’ by WALK THE MOON, ‘Dancing Queen’ by ABBA and ‘Show Me Love’ by Robin S all played live with sax and plenty of energy.

It was a total joy to be part of so many moments across this celebration from the surprise hen party, to the afternoon drinks reception to the dance floor finale. Daisy & Lewis, thank you so much for having me for your special celebration.

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Venue – Tithe Barn, Petersfield
Photographer – Studio Rouge
Videography – W4 Wedding Films

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I booked Alex for my wedding in May and I was also surprised with him at my hen in April. He really got the party started at my hen everyone loved him. He had us all singing and dancing round the kitchen island. I had so many people say how amazing he was and that we needed to have him at our wedding! We had booked Alex for our cocktail hour at our wedding and he slotted in so perfectly and was the best addition to our day. I was always adamant I wanted a saxophonist to play at my wedding and Alex exceeded all expectations he's truly amazing! After my hen I knew I needed Alex to make a return for our reception and he did just that and got the party going again. I've never had so many compliments on something. I've even got some of my friends booking him in for events this year! 5 stars would highly recommend!

Daisy and Lewis

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