People Say...

17/9/05
Dear Toby
 Apologies for taking so long to write and thank you providing really brilliant music for our party on Saturday the 17th.  We thoroughly enjoyed everything you played and from the number of people bopping away, it was clear that everyone thought the same.  We have had many thank you notes since the event and just about all mention "the brilliant band", "the band were very good, playing great dancing music, we loved it.", the dancing..and the band second to none", "as for the band they were fantastic" etc etc.  Appleton loved you!
  
Thank you,
Mary

29/9/05
Myself and Lucy have now returned from our honeymoon after a fantastic wedding day.
 The Masqueraders were AMAZING - they were perfect for the day and everyone commented how good and professional they were and I think the band enjoyed themselves as well.Please pass on my sincere thanks for their performance and making it down to Southampton for the night.  
We and all our guests had a great time and have had a number of letters commenting on what a good day and night it was, with many mentioning how much they enjoyed the band.
 I'd definitely recommend them and yourself to anyone seeking to hire a band for their wedding.
Many thanks  
Nigel

10/1/06
Hi Toby,
Happy New Year!
John and I had the best day – the band was absolutely fantastic (everyone mentioned them the next day).
I’m so glad that they enjoyed themselves too – they looked as though they were having fun.
Please thank them for a job well done – I’ll be sure to recommend them to anyone who asks.
Best wishes,
Lisa and John

8/2/06
Toby,
Everybody thought that you were brilliant (especially us!!); people kept saying "Best band that I have ever heard/seen at a wedding" etc
Best wishes,

Dominic Cole - IBM UK Ltd.

28/5/06
I can't go on honeymoon without sending a HUGE thank you to.
The band were just fantastic. We had a few problems  with that darn sound limiter which I am sure made it very difficult for them but they were professional throughout!Will be in touch properly when we get back but Mr and Mrs Roffey are very very happy!!
Kind regards,
Rhia

15/6/06
Dear Toby,
 Just to say 'thank you' once again for playing so magnificently at Bizza and Sam's wedding reception last Saturday. You really were amazing, not just incredibly talented, but friendly, fun and full of energy (even at midnight). Everybody loved it, and loads of people now want to book you for their parties. Anthony at the White Horse, who is notoriously difficult to impress, said that you were the best band he has ever heard - praise indeed!
 For us the whole day was magnificent. From the moment the car took us to the church to the moment we arrived home at 1.30 a.m. it was perfect. If we had spent a million pounds it couldn't have been better, and you all played a very big part in making the day so memorable.
Thank you again and good luck with all your future gigs.
Marilyn and David Faithfull 

22/7/06
Hi Toby

Now that we’re back from our honeymoon and life has started to calm down a bit, both Jo and I would like to say a huge thank you to you and your band. We were both extremely impressed with your set and we’ve had loads of comments from guests who also thought you were excellent. I can’t imagine you’ve played Nirvana (Smells like teen spirit) too many times at the end of a wedding, but it is one of Jo’s all time favourites so thanks for doing a great rendition of it. Please pass our thanks onto the other band members, and if the opportunity arises for me to recommend you, I certainly will.
Thanks again Toby

Noel & Jo.

27/7/06
Toby,
Thankyou for a brilliant performance by you and your fellow band mates. You helped to make it a special evening. We are looking to hold a similar event next year and as soon as a date is sorted  we will be in touch to book you.
If you ever need a reference do not hesitate in contacting me.
Thanks again
Mark

Mark Rockliffe
Senior Sales Manager
Zurich Intermediary Group

4/8/06
Hi Toby,
I didn't get much of a chance to speak to the band on Friday apart from right at the beginning but please pass on our thanks for an amazing evening.  They were totally fantastic and every single guest commented on how much they just made the night!
Thanks again, we will certainly be recommending them to any friends planning weddings in the future!
Best wishes,
Jude

6/11/06
Our wedding was amazing the band made our night, everyone LOVED them
including us it was a wonderful night and we danced the whole night away. Thank you so much
Hollie

8/8/07
Hi Toby
I just wanted to say a massive thank-you for everyone's effort for our wedding.  We had such an awesome time and it was really helped by the band being so fabulous & very upbeat - we needed a bigger dancefloor!  Stuart joined in on his harmonica at one point (not sure if the band approved of that!).
I will definitely recommend you to anyone & everyone!
Thanks again, and kind regards
Jenni

31/8/07
I know the wedding is a few weeks ago, but it's taken me a while to catch up.  The Masqueraders were just wonderful, an excellent band. The singer was always smiling and they all looked as though they were enjoying themselves, it all makes such a difference.  Thank you for recommending them, and hope your business continues to go well.
Best wishes,
Celia Quarrington

23/9/07
I've just got back from honeymoon and just wanted to write a quick note to say thank you so much for organising the Masquerades to play at our wedding - they were absolutely brilliant and the dance floor was heaving all evening - everybody just loved it.  I can't tell you how many of the thank you letters gave them a special mention and nobody wanted them to stop playing.  I loved our first dance and the special playing of Queen's "Don't Stop me now" quite literally sent everyone crazy!  It really was just the most magical day and evening and thank you and the band so much for being a part of that.  I'm only sorry that i didn't get to thank the band more on the night.
Many thanks again
Melissa

5/12/07
Dear Toby: It was good to meet you at our event and I happily lost the best that people wouldn't dance. You said at the time that. in that case, we had booked the wrong band and you were right. The Masqueraders were simply terrific. I was amazed at how many people crowded on to the dance floor - and on a Thursday night. But of course the music was completely right for the audience - and they encompassed a diverse range of ages - and the band's enthusiasm transmitted itself to everyone.
I can't tell you how pleased we were that the original band dropped out because we can't imagine they would have been as good.  So thank you very much to them and you for making our event a success, enjoyed by all.
And we'd like to book you for next year!
Sincerely

Val
Lady Corbett
Associate Director
Training For Life

8/12/07
Our daughter's wedding in Albourne on 8th December was absolutely wonderful despite the appalling weather.
Thank you very much for organising the entertainment and finding the perfect mix. The Masqueraders were a great band and kept everyone dancing. I am sure they did more than their allotted sets. They also seemed to enjoy themselves which added so much to the atmosphere.
with best wishes
Meg Price

26/1/08
Hi Toby,
Just to let you know that the Band were absolutely superb at my Party last
night. Playing some great songs and really giving their all, as they say !!
The dance floor was full all through their 3 sets that they played, finishing
at 12.30 p.m. !!Please thank the band members,yet again, and especially for going on till
after 12.
Needless to say ALL my guests said how brilliant the Masqueraders were, and
what a brilliant evening it was!!
Best wishes for a happy and successful New Year,
Nigel.

14/4/08
The band were fabulous, everyone was saying how great they were and I suspect you may get some more bookings for them from it. The dance floor was full the whole evening and the band even said how much they had enjoyed it - it was brilliant.
S x

30/5/08
Hi Myra,
What a lovely message. Thank you so much. I’m so please you had such a good time. I wanted to email you to say thank you but you beat me to it! I don’t need to tell you what an amazing day we had- it was dreamy. It made our day having you guys there. You were all absolutely fantastic, as always!! One of the main worries most people have when thinking about the wedding day is will people dance - we didn’t even need to give that a thought. Sure enough the dance floor was heaving all night! It’s only such a shame it couldn’t go on till the early hours. I think the girl on the trumpet pulled a few of our friend’s heartstrings- they were smitten when she was playing and dancing!! We’ve had so many thank you letters singling you all out as one of the best parts of the day so thank you so, so much.
Thank you so, so much once again,
Lisa xxx

31/5/08
Hi there,
Ed and I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to you all for such an amazing night on the 31st May. You guys were just incredible and pretty much every one commented on how fab you were. The reels were just brilliant and went down so much better than I ever thought they would, the dance floor was just packed, in fact it was pretty much packed the entire night.

Our first song was just lovely, thank you Jake, although can’t remember much of it as my knees were knocking so much from trying to remember our steps!!
Love
Vix & Ed
xxx

21/6/08
Dear Toby
 The Ball was a great success and raised £17,400 for the Rockdale Appeal to build a new residential home for the elderly in Sevenoaks.   You and your Band were fabulous and I have had so many people enquiring about you and asking for your details.   Thank you so much for making our evening so successful and memorable.  Please thank everyone in the Band for their wonderful performance and for making our evening so special.
Thank you, once again, and if we arrange any future functions I will contact you straight away.
Many thanks.
Best wishes

Lynn Tier
Community Fundraising Officer
Rockdale Housing Association Ltd

9/8/08
Hi Toby
I hope you are well. Thank you so much for doing such an amazing job for our wedding. We had a great time as did all of our guests. A lot of people have commented on how good the band was, and we will be passing your details on!
Thanks, speak soon.
T

6/9/08
Hi Toby,
Just a quick message to say a really massive thank you to The Masqueraders for their wonderful performance last night.  They were truely fantastic and made the night.  Jake was so helpful with the microphone for the speeches etc so special thanks to him.
 
All our guests were really impressed and only had great things to say about the music so that was
really nice. 
 
If you want any references or anything of that nature please let us know as we would only be happy to do so.
 
Take care and best regards,

Clare

27/9/08
Dear Toby and the Band,
Apologies for not writing before, as we were incapacitated by beer and sunshine on honeymoon, and then crazy busy as usual since our return. I just wanted to send a quick email however to say thank you so much for the amazing set you played at our wedding! Every single person we have spoken to about the day has mentioned how fantastic you were and they're not wrong! We had the time of our lives and you really made the party!
You may well get a few more enquiries now as lots of our friends getting married over the next year or so and a few have already asked for your details! So I look forward to hearing you play again!
Many thanks again
Ginny and Andrew Al-Rais


27.12.08

Dear Toby

I just want to say thank you to the band. They played at our wedding on 27th December at the Randolph in Oxford and they were amazing! Everyone was dancing - even my parents!! Lots of people commented on how fantastic the band were - they really made the atmosphere fantastic right to the very end.

We are really grateful to have found such a wonderful band and we will be sure to recommend them to anyone having a party or wedding in the future. Please pass on our best wishes to the group.

With very best wishes and thanks

Gillian Matthews
Gillian Branagan | Transaction Services, Thames Valley

16.5.09

Hi Toby,

You beat me to it! Lynn and I will be writing a proper thank you to you and the band, but in the meantime I cannot thank you enough not only for entertaining us with such quality musicianship, but also for your professionalism and assistance at every stage of the planning. I so appreciated your prompt response to my emails and your assurance that nothing was too much trouble. I just wish I had had more of a chance to speak to the other members of the band and also to dance. The evening went far too quickly.
You have a great formula and it's not surprising that each and every person I have spoken to has been in high praise of you all.
Forgive me if some of this is repeated in your letter!
It was great to meet you and I hope to see you all performing again in the near future.
All good wishes for your busy summer.
Claire
Judd School Ball

23.5.09

“The band (The Masqueraders) were a complete success and are still talked about in the restaurant.” Sara Burdett, Bride.

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20.6.09

Dear Toby

Just a very quick line to thank you all for the great evening we had at Mark and Laura's wedding last Saturday. We had many compliments about The Masqueraders, and I do hope that they also received some at the time.

Thank you all for all you did to help make the day such a good one.

Kind regards
Liz Gummer (Laura's Mum)

4.7.09

Dear Toby,

Please thank your band for a wonderful evening at Dale Hill.

They had everybody jumpimg, including my 84 year father in law!

A friend who was there and has his own band thought they were terrific.

Great evening and many thanks.

We look forward to hearing The Masqueraders again soon.

Very best wishes,

Nick & Claire Kay

11.7.09

Dear Toby,
I just wanted to thank you for supplying 'The Masqueraders' for our wedding party on July 11th.
We had a fabulous night and the band were superb...ourselves and all our guests thoroughly enjoyed the music and dancing.
Please pass our thanks on to the band and we will certainly recommend them to anyone who may be looking for something similar.
Kind regards,
Clare Unwin.

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