Wedding of Alex and Kate

July 26, 2017 By Paul Harrison Leave a Comment

Saturday, 22nd July, 2017 saw the choir once again return to Pentre Mawr Country House, near Llandyrnog, for the perfect wedding of Alex and Kate.

Perfect venue

Pentre Mawr Country House near Llandyrnog in Denbighshire is quite familiar to the choir by now.

Pentre Mawr Country House, Llandyrnog

It’s setting in the stunning Vale of Clwyd makes it the ideal venue for a country house wedding.

Perfect weather

Twelve months ago the choir were at the venue performing under a gazebo in the pouring rain.

Fortunately, on this occasion the venue was bathed in glorious sunshine.

Choir performs at Wedding of Alex and Kate

Guests had assembled by 1.30pm and the choir started their performance with ‘Y Ddau Wladgarwr’, and ‘Hine e Hine’.

It was going to be difficult to perform due to a very persistent wasp, determined to visit and annoy every chorister.

Furthermore, the chorister’s hand waving at the wasp had Arwyn Roberts, the M.D., very confused. Talk about role reversal.

The programme continued with favourites ‘Get me to the Church on time’, ‘Iechyd Da’ and ‘Some Enchanted Evening’.

The ‘Welsh Trilogy’ of Ar Hyd y Nos, Dafydd Y Garreg Wen and Sospan Fach was met with immediate applause.

Kate had requested ‘The Rose’ during her entrance.

The choir duly obliged, with Peter Davies’ solo being exceptional.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, Kate’s brother sang ‘I can’t help falling in love with you’. The choir joined in to very appreciative applause.

Wedding of Alex and Kate

Following the choir singing the spiritual ‘Amen’, Kate and Alex walked down the aisle together. The choir sang ‘Pokarekare ana’, a Maori tune to the words of ‘Calon Lan’. At least one bridesmaid was singing along with the choir.

Thank you

We would like to thank Kate and Alex for the very kind invitation for the choir to perform at their wedding. We wish you both a long and happy life together.

Alex and Kate with Denbigh Male Voice Choir

Finally, I think this couple who were also at Pentre Mawr that day are sending their best wishes too!

About Paul Harrison

Paul is a retired police officer and latterly police staff. My main interest is my love of welsh male choral singing. When not singing my other interests include gardening, travelling, visting National Trust sites and following Wrexham F.C.

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It’s our pleasure to thank you and the choir for making our day complete. So many of our guests commented that your performance was one of the highlights of the day. Many had never heard a Welsh male voice choir and were amazed.

Sheelagh

We would like to thank you all for making Keeley and Huw's wedding so special, everybody commented on your outstanding performance.

Keeley

Please say a big thank you to all members of the choir for making a great day even better. Best wishes Colin and Libby Thackray

Kate and Alex

We really loved having you as part of the day and all our guests said how fantastic it was to hear you sing. Bethan & Joe.

Bethan and Joseph

Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for your incredible performance at our wedding on November 5th, and we've had so many comments on how emotive and special the choir was, and I couldn't agree more. Thank you so much, Diolch yn fawr iawn. Emma Lewis-Kalubowila

Sam and Emma

Thank you so much for singing at our wedding, you were all amazing. Whenever anyone has spoken about our special day they mention the choir and how great you all were. Your performance really set the tone to an amazing day

Leanne

You were all fantastic! Goosebumps abound. We can’t describe the impact you had on our day.

Donna

Thank you to all for singing so beautifully at my Daughter Claire’s wedding to the Lovely John ! As I walked into the church I was filled with such emotion it was stunning !

Claire's Mum

We had the privilege of being invited to Dan and Lisa’s wedding. The presence of the choir was a pure joy to experience. Music, song and laughter .. Hiraeth ! The rendition of “Myfanwy” was very poignant to us as a family as you identified.. and was much appreciated. Diolch yn fawr iawn . ..Personally Sospan Fach was the song for me!! Ann Williams

Daniel and Lisa

Ourselves and our guests thought you were fantastic and reduced many to tears. The singing was so overwhelming. The feedback we received from our guests was very positive. You bring so much joy and pleasure to people's experiences.

Sara and Owain

What a lovely blog – what can I say – words cannot describe the beautiful singing and the atmosphere of a little church in the Welsh hills – it was magic.

Elizabeth

We never imagined how overwhelming we would feel hearing the choir sing at our wedding and in such a beautiful church too. It truly was a very special and very memorable day thanks to the choir!

Samantha

Ally and I would like to say a huge thank you to the choir for singing at our wedding on Saturday. I think almost everybody had commented on how great the choir were, even the English contingent! Ally and I were really pleased and we think you gave a great touch to what could have been a long church service!

Michael and Alyson

A fantastic day and a huge surprise. Thanks again for the incredible renditions. The Rose has since become a new favourite. Currently reminiscing as we move from London to Bath for the next stage of our lives.

Florence and Matt

Thank you so much for making our day so special. We wish we had been able to share a beer and chat with you after your performance! Sam, your support and all your efforts to bring it all together, despite the biblical weather will always be cherished by us both, All our love, Dei & Janine.

Dei & Janine

What an absolute pleasure to have you guys there. Everyone loved the songs and being able to join in. Thank you to all of the choir members who made the journey for us. Absolutely amazing, everyone was talking about the performance all day afterwards!! Thank you!!!

Matt & Carly

Thank you so much for being part of our special day you were all amazing and we couldn’t have asked for anything more.

Rebecca and David

Thank you all so much for making our service SO special.You were fantastic! we have had the photos back, i thought i would forward them on as there is some great ones of the choir, that i though you might want to use. Thanks again! Lindsay & Sean xxxxWhat a wonderful wedding you sang for at All Saints Church Deganwy. I have been an Organist for 60 years now. The last 20 at All Saints. I honestly think that you singing at the wedding has been the most inspiring wedding I have ever played the organ for. Thank you so much. From Jeff Wright, Organist for the wedding of Lindsay & Sean at All Saints Church on Saturday 8th July 2023.

Lindsay & Sean

AMAZING!!! Thank you for a spectacular performance. I couldn’t have wished for a better entrance from yourselves, you truly made it special.

Jess

Thank you very much for performing in our wedding ceremony in July. You were fantastic and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it.

Jorge and Lowri

Thank you so much for performing at our wedding! It was so lovely to hear the choir, everyone really enjoyed them and we got so many lovely comments afterwards!

Laura and Jonathan

The singing was really beautiful and very much appreciated by all of the guests young and old. Thank you very much, you made our special day even more special.

Rhian