Good Morning Steve.

 Just to give you some feedback from the Honeymooners, they and all the guests thought you and the Pearlies were in their words “awesome” the perfect band, exactly what they wanted.

 Also they were so impressed with your willingness to  work in with the Best man and Grooms man allowing your Sax ( don’t know his name sorry ) player to accompany them with their little ditty…..they were just blown away.

Once again thanks to you and the boys for helping make their Wedding a memorable event.

Best Regards Brian and Barbie.

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From: Assistant.Curator@maroondah.vic.gov.au

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From: Natasha Drummond <Natasha.Drummond@xxxxxx.com>

Natasha Drummond | Operations Manager, APAC  | ellucian®

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Your Message: – Hi was just looking at your website remembering the wonderful gig you did for us at our wedding. Everyone still remembers the music – we all had a wonderful time – swing and jazz – with a touch of bollywood! We danced the night away – I think we didn’t even stop til the early hours! I didn’t even remember to write a testimony then – so I’m writing one now. Looking forward to your album launch on Sunday.

Kind regards, Nadia and Rohit

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 Dear Steve,

A quick note to thank you once again for a fantastic night last Friday.

We had an absolute ball and all of our guests have told us they had the best time.  Many people asked us about the band and we received numerous compliments.

We particularly loved how you were able to adapt to the setting and come out onto the terrace to be amongst the action, and allowed us to sing or perform.  Jenn in particular was thrilled to have a chance to perform with such a talented and easy going group who plays exactly the sort of music she loves to sing.

There is no doubt you were a key part of the success of the evening, and your warm and friendly personalities added to the atmosphere as well.

Hopefully we might see you around the traps one day soon.

All the best, and Happy Christmas Keith and Jenn

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From:Connie Trathen <conniet@vuegrand.com.au>

 Hi Steve,

Just wanted to thank you guys for putting on a great show for us on Saturday night

I should have stuck around and watched the dancing and lady singing but it had already been a long day for me!

We really loved your band as did the client

Here is a photo of you plus another shot from the wedding you did here a couple of years ago

Cheers and hope to see you here again sometime

Connie Trathen

General Manager

Conference and Events

Vue Grand Hotel

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 Well Steve

I had a ball and so it looked like everyone who came on Saturday immensely enjoyed themselves.

Thanks for your bands’ fine performance

I am off to Asia for a month on Saturday , I am enclosing a contact as previously discussed

Cheers  Michelle

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From: Peter Casey <peter.casey@nationalboyschoir.com.au>

 Hi Steve,

Just wanted to thank you for Saturday night – lots of great comments about the band.

Really great playing and perfect repertoire. Please pass on my thanks to all the guys for a great job as it was appreciated.

Cheers, Peter

Peter Casey

Artistic Director National Boys Choir of Australia

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 Hi Steve

Thanks so much to you and the Pearly Shells for playing at our wedding on April 5th. You guys were fantastic, we had so many positive comments from guests about how great the band was! Everyone was up on the dance floor at one stage.  We would definitely recommend you and will hopefully see you again at one of your gigs.

Thanks again

Jo and Nathan

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From: Larelle Fitt <Larelle.Fitt@sheraton.com>

 Hi Steve

The night was a great success.  A big thank you to the guys and Evette for their wonderful playing.

I’m sure we will be in touch in the future.

Warm regards Larelle Fitt

      Account Manager – Catering

SHERATON MELBOURNE HOTEL

27 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

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Hi Steve,

Just wanted to drop you a line to say thanks again for a great night on Saturday. You guys were amazing. The response has been great and it looked as if you guys had fun too!

Finishing with the Nutbush. Gold.

Clare (and Damien)

Hi Steve,

Now that the excitement of the night has slightly diminished and the blood alcohol has been reduced to zero, I like to thankyou again for your part in our night. You were sensational! We (including Dare) really appreciate you allowing the opportunity for Dare to get up for a couple of tunes. I know there is a risk involved when that happens.You read the state of play beautifully all night and when you played “compared to what” it blew us away, it is a masterpiece that does not get any where enough recognition.For people like our family, we never get sick of being reminded what a great place this part of the world is for music

Now doubt we’ll see you about

Regards

Paul Ahern

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 Hi Steve

I didn’t get a chance to thank you on Saturday and I was completely blown away by the music, Thankyou for doing such a fantastic job. It made me so happy that everyone got up to dance, they have been raving about the music over the last few days.

We had the best day!

Thanks again!

Nellie

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 Hi Steve,

We are absolutely ecstatic with how everything turned out, we can not thank you enough for the exceptional job you did on saturday night. We have had so many phone calls to say how wonderful the night was and wanting to know your name and details.  I can not thank you enough for everything you did to make it the best night of our lives.

The venue were blown away and I think will be recommending you guys for future use there. Mission accomplished getting everyone on the dance floor! Oldies, young ones, sour pusses and even Anthony with his crap back.

I think my favourite part was doing the Hokey Pokey with my dad – who doesn’t dance! The whole event was a constant roll of amazing song’s and I was singing the whole night through.

I could not have asked for a better night. Thank you for being amazing and easy to work with from the start and I will be highly recommending you to anyone and everyone.

Carly and Anthony.

p.s. I knew I would want to give you a tip, and I’m glad!

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From: Grant Ferguson <fergug@xxxxxxx.com>

 Okay great!

Sorry for delay, it’s been pretty crazy since the wedding.

You guys were great, there have been heaps of positive comments.

And we really appreciated the encore!

Cheers Grant

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 Hi Steve,

A big thank you to you and the boys for giving our wedding day that magic touch. We had so many wonderful comments regarding The Pearly Shells and the music played.

I will send any photos through as we receive them.

Warm regards, Angela & Graham

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 Hi Steve

Just back from Hawaii where we continued what you started for me as the perfect 60th birthday celebration.  I wanted to say thanks for the most magical night on 9 March.  All my guests raved about the Pearly’s and I suspect you will get business out f it.

You are so fantastic and somehow the sound seemed even more perfect than ever…… the whole night was a dream come true for me, so please pass on our thanks to the rest of the hot4.  You are all amazing and I am SO happy that I “found” you…..

Blessings.  Kerri

Sent from Kerri Sookun’s iPad

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8:40 AM (7 hours ago)

Hey Tom and Steve,

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to yourself and the rest of the Pearly Shells for your amazing performance at our wedding on March 23rd in the Grampians! Our guests just could not stop raving about how much they loved the music and how it made them want to dance – you even got one of our grumpy old uncles who had not danced in 40 years on to the dance floor and he has been complimenting our wedding ever since!

So thanks again and great job!

Cheers  Brad Wright  

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 Hi Steve,

Thank you (and your band) for such a great night.

We had a wonderful night and had so many people come and tell us how great you guys were.  The end of the night was kind of crazy for us, so I apologise for the dump and run!

Also, just wanted to make sure that everything was alright with the cash.

Regards,  Matt Mannix  

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

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 Hi Steve,

Just a note to say how pleased we were with the Pearly Shells at our wedding- notwithstanding your absence!

We had lots of people up dancing and everyone loved the band and commented very favourably on them. Please pass on our appreciation to the guys.

Thanks again. Ross McDougall

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 Hey Steve & Co.

Wow- what an awesome night!! our feet were so sore from all that dancing!! You guys did such a fantastic job & I’m not surprised you didn’t give in to our requests for playing for longer- it would have been hard work keeping that going for all those hours!! I especially loved the austin powers theme song…it is still stuck in my head.   Hope you guys also had a fun night!

Thanks again for a fabulous evening- you guys just topped it all off!!

Cheers   Han & Bill 

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Hey Steve

Hope you have been well.  Sid and I just wanted to thank you again for the amazing music that made our wedding such a hit.

You and your band really set the mood and you all looked very sharp! We had an absolute ball dancing all night and the trio during the ceremony was just perfect. We got so many comments and raving review about how good the music was.

We just hope you guys had as much fun playing for us as we did dancing the night away!I have attached  some photos from the night. we hope these could help promote the pearly shells. Thanks again for a wonderful night.

Flo & Sid.

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 Hello Steve

Sarah and myself wanted to thank you and the gang for last Fridays music -it was a great success and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun -not to mention comment on the great sounds -many thanks for assisting to make the day very special.

Best regards

simon heyes

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 Dear Steve, Tom and Julie (it would be great if you can pass this on to Julie)

I just wanted to thank you all for the brilliant night on the 7th of January, the music was sensational and you captured the exact mood we were after on the night – we loved it, our guests loved it, and you really contributed to us having a fantastic wedding.

Thanks again – I can can not reccomend you highly enough to others.

Best regards

Sarah and Dan

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 Thanks for such a great night steve! I had a blast and it was a real honour to get up with you guys.  Everyone said they loved your tunes.

Mum and dad are still talking about you guys!

Take care.  Tas

Regards, Tasman Fleming mob: 0430490161

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Hi Steve, thanks so much for creating such a great mood at my party last week. I’ve had nothing but fantastic praise for you and the music and the whole party!!

I’d like to give your details to the organizers at the Treacy Centre who thought you were all fab too and would like to recommend you to their other guests and party planners. Hope to see you soon

Best wishes and thanks again   Pamela

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 Mate, mate, what can I say? The Pearly Shells saved the wedding! They were just awesome. Your guys are really serious musicians – the way they make those instruments do what they want is beautiful to watch.

And their spirit, given the deluge, was much appreciated. True professionalism.

We would love to have you back again. There is a great old hall near here, real 1920s atmosphere, and I’m wondering how you’d feel about a night where we’d invite parents and friends of the school to a dance, bring a plate, have a supper etc I think you’d raise the rafters. And you know what? It’s waterproof.

Thanks for everything Steve, hope to hear back from you,

John

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Dear Steve and the other band members

Just a quick note to say thanks for playing at our wedding at the Provincial. We had a wonderful night and the music was just perfect. Everyone commented on how good the band was. The best part of the night was when everyone danced around us in a big circle while you were playing tequila – it was brilliant!

Thanks so much.  Kirsty and Chris

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Hi Steve,

Thanks a lot – it really was a great night and we couldn’t be happier with how things went. Have to say, you guys were just fantastic and big part of the night’s overall success. Have had many people mention how much they enjoyed your music and the vibe you guys brought to the place.

Would definitely love to get you guys to do something again – maybe look at a bigger function next time and get the orchestra setup!

Anyway, thanks again and hope we can make something happen in the future.

Cheers,  Nathan

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 Hi Steve!

Well we’re back from beautiful Boracay in the Philippines & I just wanted to say a huge Thank You to you & the boys for playing at our wedding at Siren’s on Sunday 19th Sept. You did an outstanding job! We loved the band & so did everyone else – I’ve had nothing but glowing reports! Bek & I are now ‘Die Hard’ Pearly Shells fans!

We loved the CD you gave us – Smithy (Bek) has even taken out her Bullet For My Valentine (heavy metal cd) from the stereo with the Pearly Shells taking up permanent residence in the CD Player! That’s praise indeed! Please pass on my heartfelt thanks to the lads!

How can I get some more Pearly Shells cd’s & do you guys have a Facebook page for friends of the band – we’d love to catch the band in it’s various forms live again!

Cheers & remember  .  .  .  . There really are seven nights to rock!

Dave Sutton

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 After attending a friend’s wedding where the Pearly shells were playing, I quickly said “I want them!”

Both young and old hit the dance floor at our wedding…a true sign of a sensational band! The Pearly Shells hit the right note indeed helping our wedding night be one of fun, laughter and celebration. We have and will continue to recommend Steve and the Pearlys to others.

Hannah Fox and David Purcell (no relation!!)

The Boulevard, Kew

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Hi Steve

Please pass on a big Thank You to yourself and the band for making the night on Friday so fantastic!  Everybody really loved the band and had a great night. Thanks again for all your help and I had a great time singing with you and the band! If you ever need another singer I’m available

cheers Mandy Siegel

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From: xxxxxxx@yahoo.com.au
Subject: thank you
Date: 21 March 2009 11:29:20 AM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve,

We’ve just got back from our honeymoon so this is the first chance i’ve had to be in touch. I just wanted to thank you and the Pearly Shells SO MUCH for being SO AMAZING at our wedding! Every person there commented how great our band was! Thank you so much for helping to make our wedding amazing!

Cheers,
Kirsten Mahoney (Hooper)

From: xxxxxx@gmail.com
Subject: Thank you!
Date: 9 March 2009 10:43:47 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve,

Thank you so much for putting on such a brilliant performance at our wedding on Friday. Several people made comments to us about how much they loved the music. We were both so pleased. It was exactly what we wanted.

I’m sorry that we didn’t come and thank you again at the end of the night. We were so flat out. I’m sure you understand.

Cheers,
Stu and Steph.

PS: We’ll pass your name and contact details around at every performance opportunity !

From: xxxxx@bigpond.com
Subject: Re: Arash & Vanessa Wedding – Sat 20th Dec 5:30pm
Date: 21 December 2008 6:38:22 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve,

Thanks for everything. The night went well. Hope you had a good time.

Regards,

Arash.

From: mandy@mtaust.com
Subject: Wednesday Night @ Zinc
Date: 14 November 2008 10:24:15 AM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve

Hope you are well.

Just a quick note to say that the client was really pleased on Wednesday night – she thought the band were just fab and appreciates all of your great work.

Warm Regards
Mandy Croker
Marketing & Event Manager
MTA – One Stop Entertainment

From: xxxxxxx@bigpond.com
Subject: RE: Steve Purcell’s Pearly Shells-booking 11 OCT. Thanks
Date: 15 October 2008 6:28:53 AM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve-thanks for Sat Night at AQ wedding-I felt you guys were ‘on fire’ and the feed back from the guests was all positive.

Sorry to see you stuck out the back- as I had hoped the seating arrangement had you in the main area (something was lost in the translation between PQ to AQ to Mel Aquarium –so I hope you got fed and looked after. I didn’t realize you were not in the main room till our late arrivals arrived. They I know were blown away with their dancing time

Anyway thanks heaps-your band certainly contributed to making the night one to remember – I hope your team enjoyed it also. Sure to see you out and about some time

Pang

From: xxxxxxxx@tpg.com.au
Subject: Thank You
Date: 15 September 2008 3:13:14 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve,

I just want to say a big THANK YOU to you and the guys for helping make last night’s party so much fun. You were truly outstanding and whilst it was just another job for you, I do hope that you had fun as well.

We’ll come and see you play somewhere else soon

Best wishes and thanks again, Sharon

From: xxxxxxxx@hotmail.com
Subject: Thank you
Date: 28 July 2008 1:52:16 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve,

Just a note to let you know that we and all of our guests thought you & your band were great on Saturday night at our wedding.  We’ve had lots of feedback from people saying that they were really impressed with the band. Hope you guys had a good time too.
Also wanted to check that you got your meals on Saturday night.
We’ll definitely be recommending your band to anyone else we know that is looking for a jazz band for their events.

Cheers,
Michelle & Rob.

From: xxxxxxxx@gmail.com
Subject: Thank you
Date: 22 April 2008 3:40:46 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve,

Sorry it has taken me so long to write and say thank you. You absolutely made our wedding in January and the praise is still flooding in about you guys. Hope you are well and that business is booming.

xxxx
Chloe.

From: xxxxxx@optusnet.com.au
Subject: Re: March 29 wedding
Date: 6 April 2008 1:26:28 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

HI Steve,

I just wanted to say thanks for doing such a great job at our wedding last weekend. Everyone said how much they enjoyed the band and I loved singing with you guys so thanks to the band for being such good readers.

Cheers mate hope to see you again sometime soon

John Carr

Subject: Garonzi/ Fowler Wedding 8 Decenber 07
Date: Wed , 06 Feb 2008 11:03:22 +1100
From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@yahool.com>
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve,

Just wanted to say a huge thankyou to you and your band for palying at out wedding at the Windsor on sat 8th December last year. We has such a great time and have had so many compliments on how wonderful the band was….plus, when your 84 year old grandmother is dancing in a conga line, you know things are going well! We have already passed your details on to friends who are getting married this year, so fingers crossed for many more boolings to come. Thanks to you all again – we couldn’t have been more happy with the Pearly Shells!

love,
Tiffany and Tim

From: xxxxxxx@bigpond.net.au
Subject: Re: wedding at the Kelvin 25th August
Date: 27 August 2007 3:48:26 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Steve,

Thank you so much for the great night we all had on Saturday. I received a lot of positive comment from my guests on the terrific music. Philippa and George were radiant with happiness and the superb music certainly assisted in producing that joy.

Many, many thanks for helping to create a great night,

Dallas Isaacs

From: XXXXXXXX@optusnet.com.au
Subject: Thanks for the music
Date: 11 December 2007 9:25:47 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Dear Steve

Just a note of thanks to you and The Pearly Shells for providing such great music for our wedding at Lago on November 24th. The music went down really well with our guests which was evident by the number who got up and danced. Hope you like the attached photos.

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Thanks again
John & Kate Floyd

From: xxxxxxx@hotmail.com
Subject: Big thanks for a great end to our day!
Date: 10 December 200712:08:22 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve and the Pearly Shells,

A big thanks for making the end of our Christmas Picinic day a relaxing chill out and fun time. We hope to be able to contact you again during 2008 for other Springthorpe functions. Have agreat Christmas and NY with your family and friends.

Kind regards,
Kellie Briggs

Subject: Monash Med ball
Date: Tue , 17 Oct 2006 21:08:00 +1000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com>
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve,

Thanks for helping to make the Monash Medicine Ball of 2006 a resounding success. the feedback we’ve been getting has especially highlighted the Pearly Shells Swing Orchestra as a highlight – it was such a great sight to see the dance floor packed for the entire night! Thanks again for a great night, we may well get in touch with you again next year.

Kind regards,
Shamil

Subject: Thank you from Rontech
Date: Tue , 5 sep 2006 10:56:43 +1000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@rontech.com>
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve,

Many thanks again for providing us all with fantastic music and playing. We all had a ball. If you ever require references or corporate testimonials, plaese do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,
Elaine Clarke

Subject: sat 29th April – wedding THANKYOU
Date: Tue , 09 May 2006 12:05:50 +1000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@ramsayhealth.com.au>
To: steve@thepearlyshell.com

Hi Steve,

Thankyou and the rest of the band for your outstanding performance at our wedding ! We all had a great time and the music made the night. It was great for the young and the not as young. We will definitely recommend you to others in the future and hope to come and see you guys again soon.

Thanks again,
Tina and Geoff

Subject: Thank you, Jan 28th, Wedding
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 23:50:57 +0000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com>
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hey Steve,

Jason Rollheiser here, I just wanted to say Thank you for the fantastic show
you and your band put on at my wedding reception, back on the 28th at Sails
on the Bay! Everybody had a great time and I give you guys full credit for
that. It looked like you guys were having a great time playing and I think
people picked up on that.

I can honestly say I had never been to wedding before where all the guests
stayed untill the very end. It has been my experience in the past that
people start to peeter out soon after the meal untill only a handful are
left at the end of the night, but this occasion everybody seemed to be
enjoying them selves so much that the night ended much to quickly for them.
I never had much of an oppritunity to thank you properly or even ask if you
had enough to eat and drink that night, sorry about that. I hope that it all
went well from your side.

Please pass along my sincere and exuberent thanks to your fellow band
members for a fantastic evening!!! I will be passing along your names to
whomever might be needing a great band for their special night!
Well Steve, I look forward to seeing you at the ‘Bendigo’ soon, please keep
me informed of you upcoming shows!! Thank you again!!

Regards,
Jason and Lauren Rollheiser.

Subject: Rossdale Golf Club last Sat. Night.
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:41:49 +1000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com>
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au

Hi Steve,

Thanks for a wonderful night of swing music for us Swing Patrol people from Mornington Swing Patrol and Burwood Swing Patrol. Had a ball. Please add my e-mail address to your e-mail list so that we can catch up with some more of your gigs.

Thanks, Jenny Johnston. Frankston.

Nicole & Edward Burnes Hawthorn 3122

Dear Steve (and the Pearly Shells)

Thankyou so much for playing at our wedding on March 27th 2004 at the Baths in Sorrento. Ever since I saw you play years ago at the Night cat, I have always wanted the Pearlys Shells to play at my wedding and I was so happy that when the day finally came, my dream came true. The band was fabulous. All the guests commented on how brilliant you were, the atmosphere your tunes produced was perfect. Very cool, laid back and swingin. Ed and I had the best time dancing the wedding dance to a live band. You all looked super cool and I am looking foward to dancing to you again.

Kind regards,
Nicole & Edward Burnes

R & M Averbukh
Port Melbourne 3207

Dear Steve,

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you and the rest of the band for helping to make our wedding day so wonderful. The guests thoroughly enjoyed your music and we absolutely loved it!

Kind regards,
Rachel and Michael Averbukh

(note in the pay packet)

Thanks guys, for turning our wedding reception into a party!!

Cheers,
Chris and Lotte