Last Friday saw me back at Longstowe Hall just outside Cambridge for Steph & Trevor’s afternoon and evening reception, and oh boy! What a day!

I was last at Longstowe at the end of the long and dark days of Covid restrictions when you could have a DJ but not dance. Back then, venues had to remove or cover their dance floors to prevent mass dancing! So it was good to see things as they should be this time around.

The Venue

Longstowe Hall is a gorgeous venue with the reception held in a purpose built permanent marquee. Weddings can take place in a pergola by the lake or indoors, and the grounds and house are absolutely stunning.

Add to this the super friendly venue staff and it’s an awesome venue to work in.

The marquee itself is really airy and spacious. Add to this the orangery where guests can find a little quiet space during busy evenings and it’s the ideal venue.

Anyway I digress! Back to Steph & Trevor’s big day…

I’d been looking forward to this one for a while!

I was hired to provide the afternoon entertainment and of course, the evening party.

For the afternoon portion of things, I provided something I’ve not done for a while….table top fun! This involves leaving cards with games such as “i-Spy” with a camera and “Words of Wisdom”. It’s a bit of harmless fun for the guests. The i-Spy game prompts guests to take photos of certain things during the afternoon evening to share memories with the happy couple, and the Words of Wisdom cards enable them to leave some humerous messages about the day which they can look back on in years to come.

Eventually with the afternoon music, games and speeches finished, it’s time to start the evening’s dancing.

The first dance track was “Wasn’t Expecting That” by Jamie Lawson, followed by Steph dancing with her dad to “My Little Girl” by Tom McGraw.

During the father/daughter dance, their guests were invited to join them on the dance floor and we started the party proper!

And what a party it was! The dance floor never emptied from the start of the night to the last song.

I had a short list of suggested songs from Steph and Trevor, and a LOT of guest requests on the night, which helps to keep the party flowing.

Sadly the end of the night came around far too quickly and it was soon time to play the last song of the night and turn everything off, happy that it’d been a really good night.

A few photos from the night