The Hitmen Trio are like a sneaky personal trainers. They warm you up slowly and right about the time when you think you’re going to have a lovely dignified time, they start banging out amazing medleys and perfectly rehearsed numbers that have you up dancing for hours, sweating your box off in the most expensive dress you’ll ever own, despite having no feeling left in your lower extremities. Before you know it you’ve burned off enough calories to justify a second round of wedding cake and goujons. Probably could have done with them in advance of the wedding in this regard.

To say they know their audience is a grotesque understatement; there wasn’t an age bracket of guests that wasn’t motivated to get up and get out dancing by the lads talent and infectious enthusiasm. Lets be honest, I’m sure by mid-August even the most seasoned professionals have to be jaded at playing what must be almost the same gig over and over and over, but these legends made us feel like they were privileged to be playing our wedding when in fact, the opposite was true.

I was on a mission to avoid all things wedding clichéd and with these guys playing from the ceremony right through to the late night DJ-ing I felt I was at a super cool party rather than a “Birdy Song”, “Sweet Caroline” and/or “Walls of Limerick” infused wedding. We felt cooler just by sheer association.

Guests: “Rose and Ian, your wedding band! They’re absolutely amazing!!”
Us: “Yeah” *Puts on sunglasses* “We know”

With talent like this you presume some amount of ego is to be expected, and if I’m honest, justified, but these gents were as humble and obliging as they are musically gifted. They even learned and nailed a song with very rudey poodey lyrics just for our entertainment! I actually now rate the Hitmen Rude Boy Remix better than the original. Scarlet for Rihanna.

As a side note, I’d also like to add that during the awkward “first date” part of the searching for your band, when you’re just a socially challenged sober couple with a notepad in the corner of a pub, they’re sweet enough to pretend you’re not sticking out like a sore thumb. Possibly because you aren’t. You will be surrounded by other engaged couples throwing deposits at them about 3 songs into their set. Heads up, If you need to see them before you book them, just bring cash and be willing to move your wedding date if they’re not available.

Lads, it was a pleasure, an honour and a proper laugh! You really made the night! Thanks again!

Rose & Ian
xx