Classical Guitar and Cello wedding ceremony music at Bryant Park Grill

Not long ago Bryant Park was supposedly a place where you would not step a foot in. Now it is where they host fashion week (my wife informs me they now host it at Lincoln Center), have summer movies, office people meet up for lunches in the summer and the delicious and famous Bryant Park Grill. It is easy to miss the whole rooftop at first glance but it is a luxurious place for a wedding. It was a very hot day but we had a lot of fun.

Hint:Weekend parking around Bryant Park is free and fairly easy to come by.

It is rare that we are able to get a shot of us as the Bride comes out. It just so happens we knew someone attending the wedding and they got this great shot of us in action. This is at My Moon in Williamsburg which I have been to for dinner. They have great food. Is is also a great venue for a midsize wedding.

This was a ceremony at the top floor of Le Parker Meridien. What an awesome view of Central Park! Unfortunately I got no shots of us or the room…

View from Le Parker Meridian

This was a beautiful day in Central Park under Ladies Pavilion. Usually we play at the boathouse, but this was a great secluded (relatively) area.  The only unfortunate thing is that they never allow amplification in Central Park, but usually the weddings are on the intimate side so it works out!

Here are a couple photos of us by photographer Julian Mackler (www.mackme.com) who we met after running into him multiple times at weddings where we were both working. Everyone says he is one of the best wedding photographers in NYC and we agree!

This weekend we played at the Wainwright House which is located in the beautiful Rye, NY which seems to have many choices of wedding venues because of many beautiful old houses (or castles might be more accurate). The house is a popular destination for weddings as well as a non-profit, non-sectarian holistic learning center.
The weather was probably as perfect as it can be. You can see that the ceremony overlooked the water….quite nice.

]Here are pictures that were forwarded to us from the photographer since of course we forgot our camera again, you don’t quite get a good view of us or the room, but they are cool pictures non-the-less. It gives me a good chance to analyze my right hand technique.
Here we played at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Pier which we have played at quite a few times. I think it is one of the premier wedding venues in New York City…always beautiful, spacious and thing seem to run quite smoothly.
There will be no wedding updates this week as I am off to New Zealand to visit my wife’s family and to take in some nature!

Close Up of Cello while playing a wedding at the Lighthouse in Chelsea Pier

Close Up of Guitar at Wedding at Lighthouse at Chelsea Pier

This weekend we played 2 great weddings. One was at the Montauk Club which is located not in Montauk, but in Brooklyn near Prospect Park. It has a vintage/classy vibe and the acoustics are good. We arranged two songs for the bride and groom. Montauk Club is a good place to have a wedding when Brooklyn Botanical Gardens is too cold.

Penguin Music Playing a ceremony in Brooklyn

Pre Wedding at Montauk Club

Outside the montauk club in Brooklyn

We once again have not posted in a while but this year we promise to post more when we have the time. 2011 looks like it will be another year full of beautiful weddings. This weekend we played at the Trump Hotel in Manhattan. It reminded me much of my own wedding in 2008 (wow time flies!) because of the dimensions of the room and layout. We got to play some Beatles as well as some Bach for the ceremony portion as well as a rocking cocktail hour in the adjacent room. There was a great dance band playing the dinner portion called Faze 4, I believe and 2 different teams of photographers that looked like they were intent on getting great shots. You can email me if you are interested in their contact.

This is our first post of hopefully many blog post. We have been meaning to start a blog for a long time to let potential clients see us in action. Usually we are too busy setting up and making sure we sound perfect. Finally here it is…

2010 has been a busy wedding year for penguin music. We have have played almost every weekend and are starting to book for 2011. This weekend we played at the Stockton Inn which is a beautiful inn with a great relaxing outdoor space. It is a bit far from New York, but would definitely be worth the drive for a wedding.

Beautiful cello at a beautiful wedding in New Jersey