Kew Gardens

Drinks Recep­tion & Canapés at Kew Gardens

The Princess of Wales Con­ser­va­to­ry is exclu­sive­ly yours for your wed­ding at Kew Gar­dens. The space has dif­fer­ent cli­mate zones and areas where your guests can enjoy a glass of some­thing cel­e­bra­to­ry whilst you are off tak­ing your pho­tos in the gar­dens at Kew.

Enter­tain­ment in The Princess of Wales Con­ser­va­to­ry works superbly, and a Roam­ing Band or string quar­tet are top choic­es for enter­tain­ment here. Our in-house roam­ing band, The Strolling Tones, filmed their video at the Princess of Wales Con­ser­va­to­ry and have since worked at Kew Gar­dens a num­ber of times.

Live Music at Kew Gardens

Live music is our pas­sion, and Kew Gar­dens lights up when you add live music and per­for­mances to the fan­tas­tic spaces. Events at Kew are well planned and thought out, and we know that music will play a mas­sive part in your day, so it needs to be right. If you are look­ing to get mar­ried at Kew Gar­dens, we sug­gest start­ing with some beau­ti­ful acoustic music and instru­men­tal songs that will set the tone for your wed­ding cer­e­mo­ny at The Nash Conservatory.

Fol­low­ing on, our roam­ing bands, wan­der­ing acts, and artists who can tai­lor their per­for­mances to you and your cho­sen spaces work bril­liant­ly. Our in-house roam­ing band knows Kew Gar­dens very well, and Emer­ald Strings is one of the most loved Kew Gar­dens live performers.

Din­ner music at Kew can often get over­looked. A playlist of your favourite songs is a bril­liant idea but for that added wow fac­tor, a jazz duo or trio can’t be beaten.

The evening at Kew is all about the cel­e­bra­tion and mak­ing those life­long mem­o­ries. A par­ty band com­bined with a live DJ is a bril­liant way to start and end your night. The live ener­gy of per­form­ers doing what they love for you and your guests with a DJ that can mix and match the best-loved hits will guar­an­tee you a seri­ous­ly impres­sive par­ty to remember.

How We Work At Kew Gardens

Kew is a tru­ly unique and incred­i­ble space, and like a lot of venues it has it’s quirks. That is where our exist­ing knowl­edge of Kew and our rela­tion­ships with Kew’s rec­om­mend­ed sup­pli­ers comes in to it’s own. We know all about how to make the logis­tics work, from load­ing in at The Nash to set­ting up a band at The Orangery. We take care of all of the pre-event details, mak­ing sure that the Kew Events team have all the doc­u­ments they need and your cater­er has all the details they need ahead of the day.

Our bands and acts are able to sup­ply a lot of their own equip­ment for their per­for­mances, and where they can’t we work with the incred­i­ble team at Storm. They work in con­junc­tion with out per­form­ers and bands to make sure that what they need is set and ready to go, and the tech­ni­cal aspects are all tak­en care of and we have been work­ing along­side their teams for years.

What this means for you is that wher­ev­er pos­si­ble you are get­ting the best price for pro­duc­tion and per­form­ers and there is no dou­bling up or over­lap, keep­ing it sim­ple, ele­gant and total­ly in keep­ing with the space.

Kew Gar­dens Wed­ding FAQ

Our most asked ques­tions for wed­dings at Kew Gar­dens. We work at Kew reg­u­lar­ly, but it is worth not­ing that rules do change from time to time, so always check with the bril­liant Kew Events Team and use this FAQ as a great start­ing point and guide for live music at Kew.

Where Can I Get Mar­ried at Kew Gardens?

Most peo­ple either choose to get mar­ried in The Nash Con­ser­va­to­ry for a Tri Wedr at Cam­bridge Cot­tage for sding, oma­ller gath­er­ings and cel­e­bra­tions. Both venues are licensed for civ­il ceremonies.

Can I Have A Live Band For My Wed­ding At Kew Gardens?

Absolute­ly! Live par­ty and wed­ding bands work incred­i­bly well in The Orangery or in The Tem­per­ate House. Our bands have reg­u­lar­ly worked at both and we rec­om­mend between a 4 and 7 piece band for the best pos­si­ble sound.

Is Live Music Allowed Outside?

Live music is so impor­tant for a wed­ding at Kew Gar­dens and you can have live music out­side on the Banks Lawn or inside The Princess Of Wales Con­ser­va­to­ry. Our Acoustic Gui­tar Duo and in house roam­ing band The Strolling Tones, are a per­fect fit for both spaces.

What Time Does Music Have To Fin­ish At Kew?

As stan­dard, or all events live musi­cias must stop at mid­night. This is in The Orangery, Cam­bridge Cot­tage and Tem­per­ate House. Kew Gar­dens are able to extend their music license in The Orangery, but do have a lim­it­ed num­ber of times this can be done each year. Talk to the Kew Events team for more information.

Where Does The Band Set Up At Kew Gardens?

For a wed­ding in The Orangery, bands set up at the far end oppo­site where you will be seat­ed for your wed­ding break­fast. The bands typ­i­cal­ly use all of the width and come out the same dis­tance at the wall oppo­site the win­dows. This is more than enough space for any of our bands, even with a DJ add on.

Can I Have A Sax Player?

One of our most pop­u­lar musi­cians for wed­dings at Kew Gar­dens are our ros­ter of sax­o­phone play­ers. They work bril­liant­ly dur­ing your cock­tails and lat­er into the evening accom­pa­ny­ing a live band or with DJ Sax Live.

Will Musi­cians Be Able To Play On The Lawns At Cam­bridge Cottage?

Cam­bridge Cot­tage has slight­ly dif­fer­ent rules to the oth­er parts of the venue. Live musi­cians are allowed in all of the indoor spaces, but are not allowed on the lawns to remain respect­ful of the near­by res­i­dence. That does­n’t stop the per­form­ers from being inside the bay win­dow with the doors open how­ev­er, allow­ing you to still enjoy the music.

Are Bands That Aren’t Rec­om­mend­ed Allowed?

Kew has a selec­tion of enter­tain­ment providers who have great ros­ters of musi­cians and tal­ent, but we under­stand that you might have found your per­fect band else­where. Gecko Live is not a pre­ferred sup­pli­er for Kew, but we work there each year pro­vid­ing bands, artists and live per­form­ers. In these cas­es, we have a real­ly strong rela­tion­ship with Storm, one of Kew’s pre­ferred Pro­duc­tion sup­pli­ers, who we work with close­ly to make sure that you can have any of the acts from our ros­ter for your wed­ding at Kew.

All of our bands and musi­cians meet the cri­te­ria for Kew includ­ing the require­ments for Pub­lic Lia­bil­i­ty, PAT Test­ing, Risk Assess­ments and Pro­duc­tion Requirements.

Is There A Sound Lim­it At Kew Gardens?

Kew does have a sound lim­it. In our expe­ri­ence of work­ing at Kew, bands with up to 7 peo­ple are able to work in The Orangery and up to 5 Tem­per­ate House, our team nev­er have any issues. Cam­bridge Cot­tage has dif­fer­ent reg­u­la­tions, and we sug­gest you speak with your Kew event coordinator.

What Is Bet­ter, A Band Or A DJ For My Wed­ding At Kew?

We are firm believ­ers in expe­ri­ences over things, so for us we always sug­gest an awe­some live­ly band. A band’s live ener­gy in The Orangery or Tem­per­ate House is infec­tious and noth­ing will beat it. Talk to our team to see how we have cre­at­ed bespoke quotes for clients com­bin­ing both a live band and DJ for the evening par­ty, roam­ing band for the drinks recep­tion and ele­gant string quar­tet for the ceremony.

Band’s pro­vide the ener­gy, DJs pro­vide the most flex­i­bil­i­ty with gen­res and style, so have both!