Reviews of Alan Oliver Wedding Guitarist

Alan played throughout the guests arrival, provided music throughout our ceremony and played throughout the drinks reception. 

His music was amazing and so many guests commented on how his performance was just so in keeping with the venue and helped to set the tone for an amazing day!

I would 100% recommend him to anyone looking for someone to have music at any occasion. His variety of songs is extremely broad and took the time to learn a specific style song for my wife’s entry! He sent us an audio file of what it was going to sound like so that was brilliant. 

I was so impressed and thankful that Alan was the person we had chosen to provide the music for our special day! 

Thank you so much for your kind diligence, and your amazing performance!

Many thanks 

Henry and Laura

We had the pleasure of having Alan play at our wedding and reception he was professional, responsive, and genuinely enthusiastic about making our special day perfect. On the day of the wedding, Alan arrived promptly and set up with minimal fuss, which allowed us to focus on our celebration without any worries. The music was absolutely beautiful, creating the perfect atmosphere for both our ceremony and reception. Our guests were equally impressed and commented on how the live music elevated the entire experience. Alan seamlessly blended a mix of our requested songs chosen from his big repertoire, appealing to everyone present. We are incredibly grateful for Alan's contribution to our wedding. If you are looking for a musician who is not only skilled but also professional and a joy to work with. Thank you for making our wedding day unforgettable!

The performance throughout our whole day was amazing and, you were the soundtrack to our day. 

The key moments of the day were wonderful, especially the entry and exit to the ceremony. You accompanied the moments throughout the day, so that the music was a background to everything rather than taking over. You play beautifully, just as we had hoped for. 

There were some lovely moments throughout the day, like when a memorable song would drift over to me and give the moment an additional special feeling. 

You dressed well, seamlessly being part of the wedding and were an integral part of the day. Thanks so much. 

Kind regards

Darren

Alan played at our wedding whilst guests were arriving and throughout our wedding breakfast. Song list was huge with plenty of of choice. Alan was absolutely brilliant and made our special day even better. Would highly recommend to anyone. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thanks Alan, take care.

Michael & Ashleigh.

After seeing Alan perform at our friends’ wedding we knew we needed to book him for our wedding at Buxted Park Hotel. Alan played throughout our welcome drinks and wedding breakfast, and he was amazing! Alan was really easy to communicate with and quick to respond to any queries we had leading up to our big day. All of our guests commented on how great Alan was and we would definitely recommend him to any couple looking for a guitarist for their wedding day.

Many thanks

Sam and Charlotte

Hi Alan, just wanted to drop you a quick line to say a huge thanks for playing at our wedding at The Ravenswood. It was amazing that you learnt a new song for us, so it could be played during the signing of the register. Having you play during the wedding breakfast made it so much better than just having an album playing music  in the background 

We had so many comments of how great you were and how it was a really nice addition to have you play throughout our day 

All in all, you really helped make our day the most special day we could have imagined 

Thanks so much again 

Mr & Mrs Philpott

Alan was the perfect addition to our day at Oakley Hall. When we first heard him play at the wedding fair, we knew he would create the atmosphere that we were looking for - and he really did! During the reception Alan's music was elegant and heartfelt, then during the drinks reception he added a relaxed yet sophisticated touch, with guests commenting how much they enjoyed it throughout. He was a joy to work with and made our day even more special. We would highly recommend Alan to anyones wedding day!'

Thanks again.

Ross

Hi Alan,

I just wanted to say a massive thank you for your music last Sunday at our wedding Lapstone barn. Your music was absolutely superb and we both loved it.
So grateful 🙏 and appreciative of you being part of our special day.

Regards Marc & Claire

I had the pleasure of having Alan play at my 40th birthday celebration, and he was absolutely incredible! From the very beginning, he was professional, punctual, and a true pleasure to work with. He offered a wide range of songs to choose from and tailored the performance perfectly to suit the mood and Italian theme of the evening.

His music added such an elegant and beautiful touch to the event — it truly elevated the entire atmosphere. Every note was played with care and passion, and you could feel how much he loves what he does. My guests couldn’t stop complimenting his performance!

Alan is not only a talented guitarist but also one of the most pleasant and easygoing professionals I’ve had the pleasure of working with. I couldn’t recommend him more highly — he made my milestone celebration unforgettable.

Thank you 

Zina

Alan was incredible - both in the lead up and the day itself. He recorded our aisle song for us and shared it ahead of time and even added a new song to his repertoire for us. He was also incredible on the day, and looped part of the song when we had a slight mishap with a relative that meant the precessions were delayed! 10/10 would recommend.

Charlotte Crewe

We recently got married at London Shenley Club and booked Alan for our ceremony and drinks Reception.

He was extremely helpful in the build up to our wedding and always answered any questions I had very quickly he even sent us u preview of the bridal entrance a week before the wedding. 

We have had many guests say to us how amazing and talented Alan was,his music really does set a beautiful tone.

On top of his talent,Alan is also a lovely guy who made the whole process simple.  

Thank you so much!

Alan provided the perfect music throughout our ceremony and drinks reception. We’ve had so many guests comment on how amazing he was along with being both friendly and accommodating. He learnt our request to play during the signing of the register and it was just perfect! Highly recommend  booking him for any event- you won’t regret it! 

We booked Alan 3 years in advance for our wedding, throughout the whole process he was friendly, approachable and couldn’t do enough for us! We felt totally safe in his hands. No request was too much - his talent truly is unmatched, one song we asked for he sent us a sample of that he’d learnt within days - we were so shocked! We had so many compliments about Alan during and after our wedding. He came dressed professionally was great with our venue and really set the tone for our ceremony and reception, his work was beautiful and effortless and we’d recommend him to anyone! Alan was such a special touch having live music - his performance was just perfect. Thankyou so much for being a part of our special day we really do appreciate it! 

Pasha Hughes

Alan, We can’t thank you enough for how perfect everything was. The bridal entrance music was exactly how I had imagined it and walking down the aisle to one of my favourite songs played so beautifully was an absolute dream. We had so many compliments about how amazing you were and how brilliant the songs were during the ceremony and drinks reception. So many friends and family were singing along and it made for the best atmosphere. We were listening to it all while the photos were being taken and we’d get so excited for every song, we could have listened to you play all day. It was truly special

Bruno and Liggie

Hi Alan,

We would just like to say from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much for coming to play at our wedding, it was everything we wanted! We kept it as a surprise from all of our guests and everyone was saying how amazing you were and what a difference it made to the day. I also would like to say a personal thank you for learning my aisle song a few weeks before the wedding after changing my mind last minute! It was such a nice touch on the day and I will recommend you to anyone who is looking for a musician!

Alan was an absolute star both on our wedding day and in the whole lead up! He set the most beautiful atmosphere, and the whole time he played we kept being told what a fantastic guitarist we'd chosen. He nailed the emotions throughout the ceremony. He was always incredibly professional and polite, responding so quickly to any inquiries, and kindly prompting us when we needed to send him song details amidst the hectic wedding planning. We couldn't recommend him enough!"

Ropita & Sam

Alan played at our wedding on the 25.5.23.
Alan was amazing throughout our journey, keeping in touch with us and even sending us previews of our entrance and exit songs.
All of our guests complimented Alan on his professionalism and his amazing talent, he made it look effortless.

Alan playing gave our ceremony such an intimate and personal feeling.

We want to say a huge thank you for playing at our wedding and adding such a special touch, we absolutely loved it.
We would recommend Alan to anyone wanting to add something personal to their day.

Kirsty

Would definitely recommend. Alan has a large list of song choices from 80’s classics, indie rock and even the disney songs meaning there is something for everyone and made it very easy for us to choose exactly what we wanted. Well dressed and professional. Sets himself up and just got on with it. Lots of guests recognised the songs and was a great modern spin on an acoustic guitar.  We went for 3 hours during our wedding reception to provide some atmosphere. 

Regards,

Jack

Alan was so professional, all the way from the booking, pre-wedding communication and on the day itself. Alan offers a plethora of repertoire, from all decades and genres of music. (It really showcases his talent and versatility!) Booking Alan was one of our earliest wedding decisions and was by far one of the best and easiest decisions we made. All the wedding guests commented on how fantastic Alan was and how impressed they were. So much so, that the whole wedding party gave Alan an applause as he finished his set and left! Having Alan's live music was exactly what I had in mind when I was planning our wedding and it made such a wonderful contribution to the atmosphere of the day. Thank you so much to Alan for being a part of our day and we are gutted we don't have another event lined up which we can book him for! we highly recommend him. 

Thank you again,
Mr and Mrs Boyce

Hi Alan,

Antalia and I would like to thank you for being part of our wedding day last weekend. Not only were you fantastic in your performance, you were patient and understanding in our ever changing song choices.

You took the time to learn a new song for us and made, what is one of the greatest trilogies of all time (The Lord of The Rings) part of our wedding day by playing Concerning Hobbits – a truly beautiful song to walk down the aisle to.

Looking forward to seeing more and more of your music on Instagram.

 Thank you again Alan.

 
Best,

 
Antalia and Alex

Hi Alan,

Emily and I just wanted to say a massive thank you for yesterday! You really made the ceremony and reception that extra bit special, and you were just absolutely incredible and everyone commented on how wonderful you were. 

And we will be recommending you to absolutely everyone we know

Thanks again for yesterday,

Will and Emily

In a nutshell: SO talented, super professional, kind and has a passion for what he does. EVERYONE commented on him, bringing the perfect musical setting to my Italian lake wedding. 

Having been working in the wedding industry for 10 yrs I must express that I have come across some wonderful musicians and am probably what you might say "picky" about who I wanted at my own special day. It took quite a lot of research from my part to find someone like Alan but from the minute I messaged him on Instagram a few yrs back (pre covid) he was warm and positive and simply very easy to communicate with. Throw in a global pandemic and a difficult time for all of our small businesses, he dealt with my change of date with kindness and professionalism. When you have a wedding abroad it mounts up to a lot of extra logistics involved with travel and organisation but Alan took the reigns and dealth with everything for me so I needn't worry. Such a huge relief for me! On the day he was just a perfect addition to my dream Italian wedding, playing a wide variety of beautiful songs from classics to pop acoustics, settinf the absolute perfect tone for our outdoor sunny drinks reception. It was exactly what we had imagined and all the guests were enjoying the lake view listening to his wonderful music. 

THANK YOU Alan as we will always remember our beautiful day and what a big part you played in it!! I highly recommend him to ANYONE and if you manage to have him attend your event or wedding it will be one of your best decisions!

Sammy & Matteo

Hi Alan

 Thank you so much for creating the perfect mood and atmosphere at our wedding last month. I still cannot believe how many songs there were to choose from, but this allowed us to pick the songs that meant something to us and that we enjoyed to listen to as a couple which made the music even more special to us.

You played beautifully when I walked down the aisle, this helped my nerves thank you! And many of our guests complimented your talent and were signing along to the songs during our wedding breakfast.

You were a pleasure to deal with the whole time, emails were always responded to quickly and you were so helpful, thank you again.

Kind regards

Sarah and Paul

Hi Alan,

Re: Review for our wedding on 01.07.2022 at Old Thorns, Hampshire

Alan played for our ceremony and drinks reception. He helped to create the perfect atmosphere on the day and we had so many guests commenting on how brilliant he was.

He went above and beyond for us by learning specific songs for our special day on our request. Nothing was too much and he was so accommodating and flexible.

It was very easy to communicate with him in the lead up to the wedding and we really appreciate that he worked with us when we had to postpone the wedding due to covid.

Would love to book him in the future for any other events we have as a family.

Barbara and Tom

Thank you Alan for your amazing playing at our wedding! Our guests really enjoyed your music! Right from the start you have been very helpful and responsive which was great. You played all of our favourite tunes and set a really pleasant atmosphere for our wedding. You worked with us and knew exactly where to go and when, which was a huge help. We were able to thoroughly enjoy our wedding as a result. Thank you so much! We'd certainly recommend you to anyone who is looking for a guitarist in future!

Minh and Olly

Hi Alan,

We just wanted to thank you again for being so amazing last night!

We had so much praise from our guests about you and you really did make it so special!

Thanks again,

Daisy

Hi Alan,

Thank you so much! We got whisked away to do our photos but from what we heard you sounded amazing, and all of the guests were raving about you!

We really appreciate everything; the ceremony music and the reception really gave it such a great atmosphere.

Thanks again!

James

You were exceptional, thank you for helping make the day extra special, Your performance in both the ceremony and the afternoon canapes was exceptional. 

Rest assured that we will be recommending you widely. 

Thanks again,  

Matthew

I first heard Alan play at a friend’s wedding and immediately thought that his playing would be a perfect addition to our own wedding day.

Alan was very professional straight away from the first time we made an enquiry. He is always very prompt with responding to any questions, which helped a lot with the rest of our wedding planning.

Alan was also very accommodating throughout the lead up to our wedding. We were unsure about what song to use for the wedding entrance, and he kindly gave us short preview recordings to help us make our decision. He also gave us very good advice with the type of song to use for our wedding exit. Lastly, his rendition of our requested song (The Forever Now by Mandy Moore) was absolutely perfect and just as we had hoped. Our guests also spoke very highly of Alan throughout the day, and expressed how wonderfully he played. 

Alan provided an extra level of ambience that made our day even better. We couldn’t have asked for more and we can’t recommend Alan enough.

Nem and Claudia

13.11.2022 Wedding @ Ma

Leading up to the wedding at Turin castle Scotland, the collaborative process with Alan was as delightful as his performance. We engaged in thoughtful discussions where he shared his expertise, offering valuable insights into selecting the best songs that would resonate with the occasion. Alan's recommendations were not only musically astute but also tailored to create the perfect ambiance for our celebration. His willingness to understand our preferences and seamlessly incorporate them into his repertoire showcased not only his musical proficiency but also his dedication to making our day truly special. The collaborative experience with Alan in curating the musical journey added an extra layer of personalization that made the celebration uniquely ours. Alan left an indelible impression on everyone present. Friends and family were captivated by the sheer beauty of his music, and many couldn’t help but express their admiration for the enchanting atmosphere he created.

Thank you Alan

Kind Regards
Andrew

Hi - Just want to leave a quick review for playing at our wedding last year at the Grange in Wallington. Thank you for making the day extra special.
It was amazing to have Alan as a part of our day. His communication skills were excellent and he even learnt a song we wanted played for us. Our guests loved him and his extensive repertoire!
Rest assured we would thoroughly recommend having Alan as part of the special day to anyone.
Jamie & Jenny

Alan provided the perfect music throughout our ceremony and drinks reception. We’ve had so many guests comment on how amazing he was along with being both friendly and accommodating. He learnt our request to play during the signing of the register and it was just perfect! Highly recommend  booking him for any event- you won’t regret it! 

Holly Milne

If you’re looking for a guitarist to play at your wedding, I couldn’t recommend Alan more! He has a huge playlist to choose from and had some many of our favourites. Alan moved around the venue depending on where guests were and so many of our guests commented on his playing. Annoyingly, we were delayed getting to our reception, due to transport issues, and Alan so kindly stayed to play for longer than planned for us. It was the perfect music for our wedding reception and breakfast!

We can’t thank you enough for being so flexible and brilliant, Alan. We will definitely be recommending you to family and friends!

Laura and Jack Bingley x

Hello Alan,
We just wanted to say thank you so much for playing at our wedding. It was everything we dreamt of and more. You provided the perfect atmosphere and we received countless compliments about you. Your music was spot on and I only wish that I could have listened to it more! It was truly beautiful. Thank you for being so flexible moving around too.

I wish you all the best and will highly recommend you to anyone.

Best wishes
Sophie and Alex Dodsworth

Your performance at our wedding was amazing and we can’t thank you enough. The song you performed during my walk down the aisle just made the moment so perfect. So many of our guests commented on how fantastic you were and the ambiance you created was just perfect.

All the best

Leanne & Russell