A music curator is offering a unique service for couples who want classical music at their wedding.

Richard Jordan-Baker from Romsey has launched a new company, RJB Services, to help brides and grooms have classical music at their wedding.

Over his career, he has worked as a classical record producer and has promoted and curated concerts for the National Trust.

During the last 10 years, he has curated the music of church weddings, funerals, memorial services, and christenings for close friends and family.

As a boy, Richard was the head chorister of Lincoln Cathedral and today is a member of the Winchester Philharmonic Choir.

He said: "Recent research carried out by the Association of British Orchestras concluded that over two-thirds of people in the UK believe that classical music plays an important part in and enhances the big moments in life and that classical music is under-appreciated.

"The research also found that the majority of those between 18 and 34 agree with this."

He added: "Wherever a wedding is held there is always the opportunity to involve beautiful music to enhance the occasion and make it a unique and moving experience.

"However, not everyone has knowledge of the vast amount of beautiful music or how to go about having it performed.

"So, often, couples settle for what they have heard before and have a wedding ceremony that looks stunning but sounds very normal and uninspiring.

"This doesn’t have to be the case."

Whether it be choral music with soloists or a large or small choir, or string quartets or instrumentalists such as cellists and harpists, Richard will advise on pieces and then organise performances by expert musicians or find the very best recordings to be played.

Richard works with a small number of clients to ensure a personal, bespoke service.

He said: "How many weddings have we all been to where the music at the ceremony is just the same as the last ten weddings we have been to?

"We sit and open the order of service to find an uninspiring next 30 or so minutes - the same hymns and nothing that inspires us or even entertains us.

"This need not be the case."