On your wedding day, everything should be just as you have always dreamed it would be. Your wedding ceremony is a time that will live in your memory forever – the music you choose reflects your feelings for each other and the joy of this special day. You deserve an experienced, professional musician who will work with you and your fiance, your celebrant/officiant, and any other musicians you’d like to include in your ceremony.
You may wish for a traditional, classical sound, or for a more upbeat, modern style of music for your ceremony – I’m happy to discuss your ideas and to offer suggestions. As a professional singer/musician for over 15 years, I have sung at many wedding ceremonies, performed at cocktail hours, and entertained at many receptions with my band Timepiece.
By choosing a professional singer, you can relax knowing that your wedding music will be what you deserve on your day of days!
Music sets the tone for your whole wedding. Live music adds to the uniqueness of your wedding day in a way that you and your guests will always remember. Having a professional Soloist, or a live band at your reception, especially when the price is not much more than a DJ, is a special treat for you and all your guests!
"Thank you so much for the lovely wedding music! It was wonderful to hear your voice resonate throughout the church. So rich, and the choice of music was beautiful. My dad has sung weddings most of his life until recently due to his age - 87 - and he is a big critic. He was thrilled with the music and said nothing but positive things. If you have him in your corner you truly are a winner!!!! We loved it and are so happy you made it so beautiful. Emily and Ben are still away - we will pick them up on Saturday night at the airport. I know they are relaxing and looking back on a beautiful and meaningful ceremony. Thanks for your huge part in making it so."
Mimi H - Mother of the Bride, June 2012
"We just wanted to thank you for the beautiful job you did playing the piano (and singing) at our wedding ceremony on 5/20/11. You're so talented, and we will be sure to recommend you to our friends and family. Thanks again!"
Jennifer and Michael - Bride and Groom, July 2011
According to the “Perfect Wedding Guide,” most brides and grooms surveyed said entertainment made up the majority of the receptions’ success. Many have been quoted as saying “the music makes or breaks the event!” The best advice they give for a Bride and Groom in choosing their entertainment is to first “value shop” your entertainment, not “price shop.”
Here are some ideas for your ceremony:
INSTRUMENTAL PROCESSIONALS (for Bridal Party and/or Bride):
Bridal Chorus, from "Lohengrin," Wagner ("Here Comes the Bride")
Trumpet Voluntary, Clarke
Pachelbel’s Canon in D
Allegro Maestoso, Handel
“Air” from Water Music, Handel
Ode to Joy, Beethoven
Rondeau, Mouret ("Masterpiece Theatre Theme")
Air on the G String, Bach
Trumpet Tune, Purcell
Arioso, Bach
Rigadoun, Campra
INSTRUMENTAL RECESSIONALS:
The Wedding March from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Mendelssohn
Trumpet Voluntary, Clarke
Ode to Joy, Beethoven
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Bach
Festival Rondeau, Purcell
Psalm XVIII, Marcello
VOCAL PIECES
Ave Maria, Schubert
Ave Maria, Gounod
Panis Angelicus, Franck
The Wedding Song, Traditional
Wherever You Go, Hymn, Gregory Norbet
Where There is Love, David Haas
O Perfect Love
Lives Brought Together, Dan Schutte
I Will Be Here, Steven Curtis Chapman
Love Will Be Our Home, Steven Curtis Chapman
The Irish Wedding Song
The Lord's Prayer, Albert Hay Malotte
Bridal Prayer, Roger Copeland
When Love is Found (Water is Wide melody), arr. Hopson
One Hand, One Heart from "West Side Story," Bernstein
The Prayer, recorded by Celine Dion/Andrea Bocelli
Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon/Garfunkel
Grow Old Along With Me, John Lennon/Mary Chapin Carpenter
