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This is a short video of extracts from a cocktail reception I play recently. I am just posting it to give anyone interested an idea of the level of playing and the type of gear you need to get started. Wedding guitar is my bread and butter, without it I couldn’t survive as a solo guitarist. This is my 4th year playing weddings and I am now getting bookings upto 2 years in advance. I have a repertoire of 100ish songs and although I rarely do it, I can play for upto 5 hours without repeating a song. A typical wedding would be play for 10 to 15mins as guests arrive, play something for the Bridesmaids entrance, something special for the Brides entrance, some background music for the candle lighting, something special for the register signing and then the exit. I usually have to pack up and beat the party back to wherever the cocktails are going to be and because this is often tight I usually do the setup before I go to the Ceremony. That way I just run in with my guitar plug in and start playing. Sometimes couples are very particular about all the music and send me a full playlist, but that would be rare, it’s normally just 2 to 6 songs that they want for particular parts of the ceremony. If they want a song that isn’t on my list I ask for at least 3 months notice. If they want more than one that I don’t know I charge extra for arrangement and practice. Occasionally I am asked to play for the Ceremony, Cocktails and dinner and that can keep me on site for up to 8 hours with the set up and packing, but normally it’s just Ceremony and Cocktails and that takes an average of 4-5 hours. In order to do 2 complete setups I need to have a lot of gear and because this is a sunny coastal area and most weddings are outdoors, one of the setups needs to be completely battery powered. (Sometimes the nearest powerpoint is 500 meters away). I could go on for a long time but if you are interested ask a question and I will answer as best I can. PS until just before I got the L&mg course I could just about accompany myself on 3 songs. I have been studying for about 8 years and started playing weddings after 4. I’m 58 so I started weddings at 54. You don’t have toa super player just solid in your repertoire. here is a picture of the rig I used at the wedding in the video. I hope this is of interest to someone and if you have a question just ask. Thank you, Mark.