 Even though I attend weddings every weekend I still feel privileged to be just a small part of the special couples big day. This weekend was no exception and made even more special as two guests at one wedding were a previous bride and groom who I had performed for at their wedding last year. On Saturday I had the pleasure of entertaining Hayley and Chris’s guests at the beautiful Cave Castle Hotel. It only seems like yesterday that Hayley got in touch with me after seeing me perform at Sam and Michelle's wedding in September 2016. It was great to see so many familiar faces and show everyone the new additions to my repertoire. Hayley’s reaction to my special bride and grooms magic trick was perfect and I know her and Chris have a great future ahead of them. Next stop was Holme Hall Golf Club to entertain Chinny’s guests at his 40th Birthday party. Chinny had also booked me after seeing me perform at a recent wedding and I was so happy that I was able to make it to his party. On Sunday I was back at the Hull Marina Holiday Inn for Jennifer and Michael’s lovely wedding. Entertaining on a lovely summers evening overlooking Hull Marina is always memorable. I met some new friends and again more familiar faces too. Even more guests who have already booked me for their upcoming weddings! I hope Jennifer and Michael are having an amazing start to your honeymoon in Turkey. Can't wait until next weekend! 
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 I can't believe I've been on this earth 32 years and never been to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before!
One of my goals for 2017 was to visit Edinburgh during the festival and I'm so glad I added it to the list. If you've never thought about going I would definitely recommend it. As I had no idea what to go and see and expect from my experience I thought I would dedicate a blog post to the shows I enjoyed the most. I apologise from the start as I am not a connoisseur of the arts (so much so that I had to google how to spell connoisseur!) This is just my humble opinion for what it's worth. After a short 5 hour drive, I arrived at my accommodation and straight away headed out to find the venue of Aaron Calvert’s show: Awaken. Watching randomly selected audience members taken to the stage to be hypnotised amongst other impressive spectacles was gripping. I had no idea what to expect from Fringe shows, but it certainly wasn't an act so polished and professional. After exploring and popping to see other shows that I knew nothing about we headed to see Luke McQueen’s show: The Boy with Tape on his Face. This show was a one man comedy show like no other, Luke had the whole audience in uncontrollable laughter from beginning to end, I actually left feeling like I needed a lie down! Luke's show was probably not for everyone due to his unconventional style but if you enjoy ‘original’ comedy I would say this is a must see! The next morning the first show on my agenda was Sam Fitton’s show: A Case of Wonders. In this show Sam transports the audience to a dream world in which anything is possible. I love the idea of the premise and Sam’s persona seemed to captivate the whole audience. I was lucky enough to also see Ben Hart’s show: Belief? I say lucky enough because tickets were a sell out pretty much every day. My description of how good Ben’s show was would certainly not do it justice! I was spellbound for the whole performance, never wanting it to end. It was easy to see that Ben is in love with the art of magic and his enthusiasm for his art was infectious. All of the above were wonderful performances and I will be hoping to see them all perform again! I would certainly recommend anyone to make an effort to see these guys perform if you are luck enough to get the chance. I will definitely be visiting Edinburgh again next August! |
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