They saw the whole of the moon

Sunday 27th Sept 09, 6,13am

Our latest firework forays took us across the water last night. First up was a wedding display at Blenheim Palace where Paul Roberts & his team created seven minutes of magic over the lake. After a perfect, sunny September day, it was a lovely, still, moonlit night and to reflect the time of year, the bride had chosen Autumn from the Four Seasons as the musical accompaniment. It was a perfect choice which we complimented with lots of reds and golds. Using the lake to its full reflective potential, the display also included three types of aqua-firework which burst on the water first in a beautiful green carpet, then lifts of white comets and finally in a stunning sea of colours (pictured here). Forty miles away, at the opening of Luton Hoo Hotel's new conference centre, Steve Boothman & his team were pushing the boat out, quite literally. The setting was another beautiful, moonlit lake and our display was mounted on a pontoon which had to be punted out to its final mooring. The show, which was fired using a wireless computerised system, was set to a classical soundtrack including O Fortuna from Carmina Burana, Mazurka by Delibes and The Gallop from the William Tell Overture. With our clients' praises still ringing in their ears, two weary teams packed their bags and boxes and headed home in the small hours. The Water Boys (Steve, Dave, Rino, Paul, Justin, Dick, Jack and John) they saw the whole of the Moon!