Wedding Music in Southwest Michigan
Southwest Michigan is full of beautiful venues, from wineries to grand banquet halls to the beaches of Lake Michigan. One I’ve returned to many times over the years is the Morris Estate. I’ve even played here before the much-appreciated addition of air conditioning! The chapel has maintained its simple charm, and is a lovely place […]
Southwest Michigan Wedding Music ~ Chapel at the Morris Estate
Every year, I play the harp for several weddings at the Morris Chapel. It has gone through a few name changes (Morris Farms, Centre Meeting House), and now it is the Chapel at Morris Estates. The new owners have great plans for the coming years – including air conditioning! This is a popular location for […]
Southwest Michigan Wedding Music – Centre Meeting House Wedding Harpist
Over the course of our time playing harp professionally in Southwest Michigan, I have had the chance to play at the Centre Meeting House (formerly Morris Farms) several times. My most recent wedding there was on May 14th and I was amazed as to how Michaelangelo’s had transformed the chapel for this wedding ceremony. The […]
Michigan Wedding Harpist: Kalamazoo & Niles
On the last Saturday in June, I had two wedding ceremonies for which I played the harp. The first was an outdoor wedding in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the Kalamazoo Nature Center. For the prelude, the bride requested the traditional Welsh folk songs “By Kell’s Waters” and “Suogan,” along with “Sheep May Safely Graze” by Bach and “All […]
July 2009 in Review
July 3rd, 2009 Deep River County Park, Hobart, Indiana Music Selections: Hymne by Vangelis for seating of families Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring by Bach for the bridal party processional Canon in D by Pachelbel for the bride’s processional Trumpet Voluntary by Clarke for the recessional July 5th, 2009 Centre Meeting House at Morris Farms, […]
Lucky 7’s ~ Weddings on 7-7-07
7-7-07 Everyone in the wedding industry knew what a big day this one would be. It was no exception for me – my busiest wedding day ever! It actually started the night before with a Friday evening wedding in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A lovely setting at the Lakeside Rose Garden, and although it was REALLY […]
Another Snowy Wedding in Southwest Michigan
After last night’s weather, I got a little worried about even making it to today’s wedding! They had closed down part of the road I needed to get to the church because of snow and high winds, but fortunately it was open by this morning, and I had no problems. This ceremony was held at […]