Modulus were delighted to have played Tom and Jenni's wedding reception at her home in Royston, Hertfordshire on the 21st August 2009. The marquee that we were due to play in had been installed on the tennis court. Arriving just after 2pm, we were greeted with some extremely unpredictable and intemperate weather, which made us wonder if the marquee could cope with such forces of nature!
The soundcheck went smoothly, and we even discovered that using a monitor speaker rendered previous usage of a DI box irrelevant. Because of the absolute requirement for this formal occasion to go without a single hitch, however, nothing could be left to chance - therefore myself and Dee drove took a short break afterward to find some services and stocked up on 9 volt batteries.
By 4:15pm, the band were relaxed and all equipment was ready for later. Our onstage time was scheduled to be 8:15pm, although we asked to do a brief period of level balancing from 8pm. This was due to Emma attending the actual wedding ceremony at the Registry Office, and we had therefore not matched drum levels to the rest of the band.
Between that time and the onstage time, members of the band each went off for a bit. I took the opportunity to get some sleep in before dinner, and Dee went off to finalise her lyrics. I've no idea what the other two got up to! Dinner started from 7pm, with some excellent roast buffet catering in a separate, smaller marquee located just outside the main one. It was hazardous, to say the least, to be around so much wine before having to perform in front of a number of guests.
With the final noise level checks completed, someone faded out the background mix on the decks that had entertained the guests during dinner, and we launched straight into the short sharp opener that was Pretty Woman. I won't duplicate the entire setlist here as that's contained in a previous post, but it will be more than sufficient to say that the band were thoroughly pleased to have been so well received at such an important occasion for both Tom and Jenni. We were also encouraged by the number of guests hitting the dancefloor, particularly in some non-cover songs such as Never Stopped Loving You, and by the very adventurous chap who breakdanced in the final chorus of Summer of '69!
The band would like to take this opportunity to thank all guests for such a fabulous atmosphere, and Steve for being a most generous host. In addition, we wish Tom and Jenni the very best for the future, and thank them deeply for choosing us to perform at their reception over the multitude of alternatives.
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