Autumnal wedding frivolities

Too busy to blog , catch up time folks

22/09/2012
Gunby Hall near Skegness
Off to Lincolnshire for a wedding.
This grade 11 listed hall was very beautiful and the wedding was immensely enjoyable . Two lovely bridesmaids kept us entertained all night as they sang and bopped in front of the band with the sole intention of putting us off. Trying to sing all the words to the songs and generally larking around kept us on our game. Very funny though.
We were looked after by an event manager called Astrid . In her knee length boots and black dress , there was certainly no messing around . I fully expected a whip to be produced and  " schnell schnell ".

For some reason we were asked to change in the haunted bathroom, see below  "Fancy a quick wash lads before we take the stage ? errr take it thats a no .

Astrid was also  particularly worried about her stone balls being damaged by the van ( methinks said van would have come off worse) and wobbly old ladies falling down the cattle grid.
http://www.superfuzz.co.uk/wedding%20bands%20in%20lincoln.html

Close House , Newcastle upon tyne
Sunday 22nd September

Its a long way from Skegness to Newcastle , the roads are very poor and we only just made the wedding on time . This wedding was memorable because of the age group. Blue rinse brigade in full attendance.
A Sunday wedding does not generally add up to a packed dance floor as everyone is up for work the next day , so we did our best and played on stoically.

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23 rd September
Gommersall Park Hotel , Leeds ,West Yorkshire
received very kind words after this wedding and we enjoyed it immensely.

Hi Guys

Just wanted to say a massive thank you for helping make our wedding evening so special.
We both had a great day and the evening was amazing thank's to you guy's.
Everyone we have spoken to has commented about 'the band' and how good you were and how much everyone loved dancing the night away!.
Thanks again
Jon & Holly

One thing of note , when extremely drunk and making a fool of ones self , don't reach out and make a grab at some ladies poor unsuspecting bottom. It can result in a hullabaloo and a punch in the face !
http://www.superfuzz.co.uk/leeds%20wedding%20function%20party%20band.html

29th September
Bestwood Country Lodge
Strange one this , the first set was greeted by 4 bridesmaids playing ring a ring a roses. However I did learn something after talking to Rob from Nottingham's  Magnet practice studios who just happened to be at the wedding . Nottingham has two up and coming stars .One called James Bugg , check him out below and Natalie Duncan who recently appeared on Jools Holland . Nottingham may finally deliver some successful singers after years of being overlooked..

12 th October 2012
Carla and Phil's wedding
Swancar Farm , Trowell,Nottingham
Despite nearly knocking myself out on a rather low hung hanging basket , we did have a fantastic night.
The main room is absolutely enormous and everyone bopped all night.

Here is a short clip of us playing , the sound was distorted on the camera mic so I ve added a sound clip .

and some good feedback , thanks to Carla and Phil

Carla Eveleigh Just wanted to say a big Thank you to Superfuzz. You are fantastic and helped make our wedding day perfect...you got everyone dancing straight away and we stayed on the dance floor all night. Thank you Carla and Phil xx

http://www.superfuzz.co.uk/nottingham%20wedding%20function%20%20band.html

That olde "throw your girlfriend into the bass speaker game" . you guys !

Cockcliffe house Hotel ,August 26th 2012

Lovely wedding for a bank holiday Sunday! Guests dancing all night, regardless of which song we played .Hoorah ! We highly recommend Cockcliffe Hotel ,just on the outskirts of Nottingham-  its convenient , picturesque and  just the right size.

One piece of advise though ; when enjoying ones self,  please don't lift your girlfriend up and charge around the dance floor as if you've just won the FA cup. It's highly dangerous and on this occasion resulted the poor girls head colliding with our Wharfedale speaker. Ouch !  Paul the guitar player was not amused as his beloved Gibson looked like toast. Luckily both parties were ok to continue , but it was nearly lights out.
Superfuzz can be reached at http://www.superfuzz.co.uk/nottingham%20wedding%20function%20%20band.html

Upper House Stoke on Trent

28th July  Upper House Barleston near Stoke on trent

www.superfuzz.co.uk/staffordshireweddingband.html

Ooo , we love this venue , we ve played it a few times now . The room size is good for 80 guests and the setting is really nice. Good acoustics , plenty of space to set up and helpful staff. Our Bride and groom for the day were brilliant and danced all night. Couldn't get the back tables up though , they were glued to their seats , too much pudding. Everyone else bopped and sang ,hats off to you party ravers.

August 4th wedding Retford , Notts

Marquees are always  acoustically poor sound wise , but we did our best. The band learnt Galway Girl for the bride which Archie sang beautiful to raptous applause and a packed dance floor. The original is here by Steve Earl , great song !

Highlight of the night was a bit of ac / dc which seemed to hit the spot and of course Archies superb " Stand by me . " Hey baby" was back in the set with Martin on harmonica and a bit of Sex Bomb by Tom Jones got everyone grooving nicely towards the end.

You can see us setting up here and everyone dancing ,its a bit dark as we were using the djs lights instead of our own to save space. His lights weren't bright enough , wish we had used our own ,which are much brighter and more impressive. You can see more videos of the band at http:/http://www.superfuzz.co.uk/

Daily Mirror- wedding in wellies

Loved this in the Mirror .Sums it all up really 

Nice day for a wet wedding: Bride and groom have to stand on table for photos after torrential downpour

When torrential rain flooded the garden of their wedding hotel, the couple bought his’n’hers wellies

THE bride and groom decided to splash out when they took the plunge...

Sarah Longland, 29, and 34-year-old Mark Camilletti intended to exchange vows outside in front of 100 guests.

But when torrential rain flooded the garden of their wedding hotel, the couple bought his’n’hers wellies.

And with the lawn under 2ft of water, they had to stand on a table for the photos.

Sarah said: “We knew it was going to be wet so we brought a load of wellies and umbrellas and asked the guests to do the same.

"Some of the guests thought there was a lovely lake in the garden when they arrived.”

Support worker Sarah and civil servant Mark, of Bowes Park, North London, had the service indoors at Hotel Felix in Cambridge, before heading outside for photos in the garden.

Hotel manager Shara Ross praised them for “taking it all in their stride”.

Latest weddings and drama

Saturday 14 th July 2012 wedding Conaught Hotel Wolverhampton , Richard and Stacey

Superfuzz were greeted on their first set by a number of little girls colouring on the dancefloor . Now Mick and Keith of the Stones, I can bet my bottom dollar were never greeted by such a sight. But then we're not the Stones and we have become oblivious of late to such distractions. Old, young, rich ,poor ,slightly mad , we care not,we just play our thing and hope people like us. The children vacated the floor eventually and our night finished off with plenty of dancing , thankfully.
ps The bride and groom were truly lovely and we wish them well .
You can book Superfuzz for wedding in the birmingham area athttp://www.superfuzz.co.uk/birmingham%20wedding.html

Wedding Friday 6th at Icomb Village Hall, Icomb,Cheltenham

Very small venue for a wedding , they were crammed in like sardines! This wedding was set in the beautiful Cotswolds and attended by a "happy go lucky bunch" of Americans who bopped all night, drank copious amounts of alcohol and went home with thick heads and tired bodies. Well done yo'all

on the way to Gloucester

You can book Superfuzz at the following address for weddings in Gloucestershire
http://www.superfuzz.co.uk/gloucester%20wedding%20band.html

Saturday 7th in Royston Hertfordshire 

If you are going to ask a band to drive 180 miles to a party ,please make sure you have enough guests invited, 8 people in a marque does not constitute a party.  We lost the will to live half way through the second set when the "crowd" reduced to even smaller numbers.
We have nerves of steel however, and battled on belligerently to the end . I can imagine more sensitive bands might have thrown an Elton John type hissy fit well before the final curtain. Never mind, win some lose some. 

Want to be famous Brides ?

Hi Brides

 Superfuzz have received this request from a tv company looking for brides to be included in a documentary about the first year of marriage , if you are interested in taking part ,give them a call !

Dear Superfuzz

 I work for a leading independent television production company called Monkey Kingdom, the makers of ‘Made in Chelsea’ and ‘Meet the Middletons’.  I am getting in touch as we are making a brand new television series for Sky on marriage. This observational documentary series will look at what this institution means in the 21^st century by documenting the first year of marriage through the eyes of a number of newlyweds. 

We will capture the experiences and milestones of a variety of couples from across the country. From the wedding day to the first anniversary and everything in between, we will film the successes and challenges that come within the first year.

We have just started our casting process and are currently looking for  couples who are planning a wedding between July and October 2012.  We are looking for people who would not only be willing to share their special day with us, but would also be happy for us to film with them for a couple of days every month over a year long period.

Best wishes,

Sophie

Superfuzz v England

8th June - 40 th Birthday party for Chistine and Wedding in rainy old Hazelwood.

Off to Rotherham on a Friday for a 40th birthday party  , when England are playing ? There's surely only one winner. But hold on, the good folk of Rotherham like their footy but they also like a good shindig , so although numbers were a little down first set everyone joined in for the second.We had a great time . Our hosts were too kind bringing forth beer and buffet , so we played until the cows came home and the children had collapse through exhaustion. A rousing rendition of happy birthday finished off a happy night.

9th june Wedding Hazelwood near Duffield

My word, the weather was atrocious , the guests were battling with monsoon flooding on a biblical scale. The spirits were however not dimmed as guests danced and bopped all night long . We must have been on the ball as we gave out plenty of business cards and enjoyed kind words.
Highlight of the night was a young slip of a thing jumping on stage and distracting Archibald with her womanly charms during Stand By Me .
For your information - we ve put him on a course of bromide and should make a full recovery.

  to book Superfuzz in Rotherham go to http://www.superfuzz.co.uk/sheffield%20wedding%20band.html