Despite the weather, we played a great gig last week in the marquee at the lovely Trunkwell Mansion near Reading in Berkshire. Simply Swing is no stranger to the many Berkshire wedding venues dotted around the county, but this was the first time we had the pleasure of playing at Trunkwell Mansion.

Other Berkshire wedding venues the Simply Swing Wedding Band is happy to perform at include Q Vardis, Mansion House Wokefield Park, Easthampstead Park Conference Centre, Blue Mountain, Royal Berkshire Hotel, Millhouse Hotel & Restaurant, Trunkwell House, Northcote House Sunningdale Park, Hilton St Anne’s Manor, Bearwood College, Beaumont Estate, Royal Pavilion Marquee, Templars Events, Oakley Court Hotel, Grovefield House, Donnington Valley Hotel, Lillibrooke Great Barn, Regency Park Hotel, Old Luxters Barn, Rookwood Farm House, Coppid Beech Hotel, The Elephant, Basildon Park, Harte and Garter Hotel, Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa, Aldermaston Manor, Newbury Manor Hotel, Ascot Racecourse, Royal Adelaide Hotel, Highclere Castle, Mercure Castle Hotel, Stoke Park, Moor Hall, The Swan at Streatley, Cantley House Hotel, The Great House at Sonning, Newbury Elcot Park Hotel, Mill Hall, The Olde Bell, Englemere, Sand Martins Golf Club, Stirrups Country House Hotel, Spirit Venues, Fredricks Hotel & Spa, Coworth Park, Sir Christopher Wren Hotel & Spa, The Forbury Hotel, Reading Lake Hotel.

Great gig last week for Guy and Judith at the stunning Hedsor House in Taplow, Buckinghamshire. Simply Swing played in the beautiful entrance hall where a black and white dance-floor had been installed and was lit up beautifully. The guests were truly ready to party when the band started playing and the dance-floor was packed all night. Guy and Judith chose the famous Ray Charles song “Hallelujah I Love Her So” as their first dance as a married couple which was a very unusual but perfect choice. The couple left the venue as the band finished, leaving Simply Swing’s disco service in full flight for the remaining guests to enjoy.