Coronavirus

We’re delighted that weddings and other events are now able to go ahead again.  However, we recognise that Covid19 is still causing disruption at times.  If your wedding plans are affected by coronavirus and you have a booking with us please get in touch.  We’ll work closely with you to navigate any re-arranging so that we can still provide music for your special day.

We are still accepting new bookings as normal. Your deposit would be transferable to a new date if your wedding had to be postponed because of virus restrictions and we are committed to working safely within any rules in place at that time.

We are a covid secure music option as we do not blow into our instruments or sing, and our music is naturally at a volume that you can easily talk over without raising your voice.

What we’re doing to ease the current situation

Here at Andrelli we are constantly updating our response to the current situation. Taking guidance from our industry we aim to ease the booking or re-scheduling burden our customers are facing. Please read below to see the solutions we’re offering to couples who are postponing their big day and also social distancing measures we’re putting in place as lockdown begins to ease.

Placing a Booking

Be assured that whether you’re planning a wedding, party, or corporate event we are still accepting new bookings as normal. Your deposit would be transferable to a new date if your event had to be postponed because of virus restrictions.

We will follow all relevant guidelines at events to ensure you, your guests, and everyone else involved is kept as safe as possible. Please keep reading for more information on our social distancing measures. We are also signed up to PopTop’s Covid-19 Health and Safety Pledge.

Performances during the pandemic

The guidance on this is changing constantly and we are continually updating our practices.  We can implement social distancing measures where applicable and have introduced extra cleaning measures.

Social Distancing – We are committed to complying with all social distancing requirments and both the quartet and duo are able to play whilst adhering to these measures. We have invested in clear ‘covid screens’ to aid social distancing and have implemented new hygiene routines and ways of working so that we and yourselves are as safe as possible.  Wherever required (by law or at the request of a client or venue) we are happy to wear face coverings.  We do not blow into our instruments, we do not sing, and our music is naturally at a level our guests can easily talk over without having to raise their voices, making us a natural choice.  We are able to perform outside or indoors. Get in touch if you’d like more information on this.

Live Streaming – Our string duo is now able to live stream directly to your event from our base or, if permitted, from another room at your venue. This can be helpful if you have very limited space or if you are marrying outside the North East of England In this way you still get the live music you have dreamed of on your big day. All we would need you to confirm is that the venue has the ability to project our playing into the ceremony/reception room(s) and has an accessible internet service with an adequate speed. If you’re considering this as an option please get in touch with us so we can discuss it with you.

Health and Safety Guarantee – We are signed up to PopTop’s Covid-19 Health and Safety Pledge.

Postponing and Rescheduling

Fortunately most weddings and events are now able to take place again. However, we recognise that Covid19 is still causing disruption at times.

Please get in touch with us if you are considering moving your wedding or event so we can discuss potential dates with you. Our diary is extremely busy for 2021 and now 2022 so as much notice as possible will really help. We aim to work as closely as possible with you and to make the transition to a new date as easy as possible.

The best option and the one that brings us most relief is if we’re free on your new date. We will transfer the deposit free of charge and re-schedule the players at no further cost to you. The full balance will be due one month before your new wedding date.

If we are already booked on your re-scheduled date then we will always try to offer you a different option. We have enough experienced players in our pool to offer the string duo if the quartet is unavailable. The duo’s playlist is very similar to the quartet’s and we can honour any song choices you’ve already made. Taking the string duo option will only incur the actual costs for that group with no admin fee or postponement fee and we’ll transfer the deposit over to your new date. The balance will be adjusted accordingly and will be due one month before your new date.

If we have no availability for your new date and you do not wish to accept any other options we have offered then we will return all monies paid to us except the original £100 deposit.

Postponing your wedding once is heart breaking but we sadly have couples who have needed to re-schedule several times. Again we are committed to helping you smoothly move our services onto the next new date but due to the time and work involved we will charge a small admin fee of £30 for these further changes.

We will update this page as appropriate but we hope we’ve conveyed our aim to carry on performing and producing live music safely whilst also making any booking or re-scheduling as easy and as smooth as possible.

You, as our customers, make our performances and business worthwhile and offering a high level of customer service as well as professional playing is our objective throughout.

If you have any questions that are not answered here please do not hesitate to Contact Us