On the 27th February 2011, exactly 2 years ago today, The Dotted Crotchets String Quartet made its performance debut at the Confetti Queens wedding fair at Manchester Town Hall. Since then the quartet and trio have performed for hundreds of weddings, birthday parties and corporate events all over the UK and we are now bigger and better than ever before!
In November 2012 we were to delighted to be nominated and then shortlisted for the Wedding Industry Awards 'Best Live Music' category. Sadly we did not make it to the final stages but after the awards closed we received the anonymous feedback that had been left by all the lovely couples who had voted for us, and to see so many positive and encouraging comments left us feeling like winners.
Now, we're not the sort of people who usually go bragging about how amazing we are, but as it's our birthday we thought we'd take this opportunity to show off just a little bit and share a few of the comments that were left.
“The Dotted Crotchets went down very well, judged the mood and musical taste of our guests perfectly and even took requests on the day. They were talked about afterwards. Before the wedding, they were able to arrange any pieces of music we requested. This helped to make our wedding personal.”
“Brilliant before the wedding with quick responses to queries & asked what we wanted from times, to play list, to their outfits! Couldn't have asked for more: easy to deal with, polite, played beautifully, looked like they were enjoying it & set a wonderful atmosphere. Amazing, would highly recommend.”
“We were very impressed with how helpful all members were through the day and there were many comments from guests on how good they were. A great selection of classic and modern music for all to enjoy. A good professional service all round.”
“A joy to work with! Correspondence was quick, friendly, helpful, and professional, with every effort made to accommodate budget and requirements. Their ability to mix different genres was well received by ourselves and our guests, and songs arranged at our request were a particular highlight.”
“We had never considered having a string quartet for the wedding until we heard The Dotted Crotchets at a wedding fayre. We're so glad they played at our wedding - their music was amazing, they fitted in perfectly in look, they were friendly, smiley, professional. Email contact before was v helpful.”
“The Dotted Crochets were fabulous. From my original correspondence with Ruth to their professionalism on the day, I cannot recommend them enough.The range of songs they play is outstanding and they went down an absolute treat at our wedding. Love them!”
“The Dotted Crotchets provided the most perfect musical accompaniment to our day. Just amazing! The comments we had from our guests was sensational. The communication during the lead up to the event was great, and on the day things went incredibly smoothly and professionally.”
"From the word go 'The Dotted Crotchets' were helpful & professional; Ruth was the consummate professional responding to emails quickly & even remembering me at a fayre despite the fact that I had booked her nearly 12 months earlier! The piece they arranged for us was excellent and playing superb.”
"Excellent string quartet. Asked them to play a song they had not done before and they delivered it note perfect. Loved the different choices of songs. All our guests said they were amazing. Could of listened to them all day.”
“We wanted a blend of traditional but with a contemporary feel for our wedding day music and Dotted Crotchets were just that. We had modern songs playing during our day which just sounded amazing on string and we had so many comments from our guests on their music.”
"The Dotted Crotchets were the most organised supplier from our whole wedding; emails were answered promptly and Ruth gave me a lot of advice when it came to song choices for the ceremony. I would recommend them to anyone who wants top class performers for a good price. Fantastic!!”
Reading through 6 pages of similar comments is enough to know that we're onto a good thing and our Birthday wish for today is that our third year will bring even more success and opportunities.
We'd also like to thank all our lovely clients for booking us and all the amazing suppliers we have worked with over the past 2 years, we couldn't have done it without any of you!
Lots of birthday love,
The Dotted Crotchets x
