An evening at the country club

Picture from http://www.theclubatspurwing.com/the-club-house

Last night, Prism got to witness the ultimate in luxury wedding receptions last night when we were invited to play for an evening wedding party at Spurwing Country Club in Meridian Idaho. (April couldn't resist using some of the complimentary mouthwash in the plush ladies' washroom.)

The pictured photo was NOT from the wedding, however it IS from Spurwing's website and demonstrates the building's beautiful patio views.

We enjoyed the warm evening by beginning our musical set on the North patio (shown above) during the cocktail hour.  The couple was married at the Cathedral of the Rockies, and arrived afterward to enthusiastic announcements by Adam, the DJ.  While the dinner was being readied inside, guests enjoyed fruit and mixed drinks while enjoying our music and the scents of Spurwing's blooming flowerbeds full of hydrangeas and petunias.

Then dinner was served, and we moved inside to play for the 45 minutes until the reception events began (toasts, cake cutting, and dance-floor shenanigans).

We played a mixture of light classical and baroque pieces like some sections of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Rondeau by Moret, along with more modern, cheerful pieces like Diane's arrangement of Kokomo, the romantic La Vie en Rose, and the saucy Makin' Whoopee.

One of our favorite moments from the gig was when a toddler flower girl, dressed in a prim white dress and a little string of pearls, sat in a chair in front of us and stared while we played.  She waved her arms in the air occasionally, like she too was bowing an instrument.  Then there was the middle-school-aged young man in a full suit who had to stop to talk to Dave about how his friend plays the cello and let him pull the bow across a string once.  The most fun parts of a gig aren't always about the music.  :)