Congratulations Jessalyn and Jon!

I played for the wedding ceremony of Jessalyn and Jon on 12/19/09. Their ceremony was a beautiful and magical Christmas themed ceremony held at First United Methodist in Mt. Holly, NC. Jessalyn chose Christmas colors as her theme. The church was fully covered in beautiful gold Christmas decorations, the bridesmaids wore hunter green and carried lit candles down the aisle, and the bride and groom stood under an elaborate gold arch at the front of the church.

Jessalyn chose all Christmas music for the ceremony which went beautifully with her theme. I played such favorites as "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "What Child is This?" for the prelude. The mothers were seated to "Canon in D" by Pachelbel which is a favorite at weddings. The wedding party processed in to "Silent Night", setting the stage for the beautiful bride to make her entrance. Jessalyn, a former dancer, made her procession to "Simple Gifts" which was a joyful and uplifting bridal processional. There couldn't be a more perfect Christmas recessional than "Joy to the World" to begin the couple's new life together. The arrangement of "Joy to the World" that I chose was complete with elegant and dramatic glissandos, everyone's favorite sound on the harp. Guests were sent off to the tune of "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" as a postlude and perfect conclusion to a magical ceremony.

Thank you to Jessalyn and Jon for the opportunity to be a part of your special day!

New Years Eve 2009

Congratulations to Patrick and Shanti!!

Patrick and Shanti had a beautiful New Years Eve wedding ceremony at the beautiful and spacious Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius, NC. Flutist, Emily Higgins and I did the music for the ceremony. We played many classical favorites for the prelude such as Gymnopedie by Satie and Schubert's Ave Maria. The mothers and grandmothers were seated to Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by J.S. Bach and the wedding party entered to Canon in D by Pachelbel. The bride made her grand entrance to Trumpet Voluntary. Since the space was so large, the church sound technician amplified our sound with a microphone and the sound filled the space perfectly. The ceremony was directed by Rosemary Reeves, who directs many weddings for Grace Covenant. She was a pleasure to work with and even provided me with a headset so that I could stay in constant contact with her. This feature is certainly not necessary, but is a great idea that I hope other wedding directors will consider!

The couple chose Simple Gifts as their recessional. Emily and I arranged this for flute and harp and it was very uplifting and joyful, perfect for a recessional!