Southwest Michigan Wedding Music ~ Ceremony at the Shadowland Ballroom
This was supposed to be my second outdoor wedding of the year, but like the first, the weather just didn’t cooperate. Heather & Josh originally planned their ceremony for the John E.N. Howard Bandshell, but the rain and high winds moved everything inside. Fortunately, they had the lovely Shadowland Ballroom in St. Joseph as their […]
Southwest Michigan Harpist ~ Christmas Vespers Music
For 81 years, the Monday Musical Club of Southwest Michigan has been presenting a Christmas Vespers Service. This was the first year that the event included harp music! Held at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in St. Joseph, hundreds of people filled the sanctuary to hear an afternoon of beautiful Christmas music. An […]
Southwest Michigan Harpist ~ Wedding at Shadowland Pavilion on Silver Beach
Andrea and Chris had a beautiful wedding ceremony at the Shadowland Pavilion on Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Michigan. For an amazingly hot summer and one of the hottest months in history, the bride and groom were lucky to have a gorgeous and comfortable wedding day. The bride and groom selected traditional wedding music to […]
Southwest Michigan Harpist ~ Wedding at the Shadowland Pavilion
Samantha and Aaron had a picture perfect day for their wedding at the Shadowland Pavilion in St. Joseph, Michigan. The ceremony had plenty of blue skies and nice breezes, not to mention the heatwave finally breaking to provide a perfect temperature! Samantha and Aaron selected traditional music for their wedding ceremony. For the entrance of […]
Introduction to the Harp Class ~ St. Joseph, Michigan
A colleague of mine from the South Bend Area Music Teachers association invited me to be the guest artist at two of the Monday Musical Club’s student recitals in November. It’s always such a pleasure to be able to introduce young musicians to the harp! The recital and class were held in the Whitcomb Parlor […]
Harpist in St. Joseph, Michigan ~ Wedding at the Hertiage Museum
November is typically a slow month for weddings, but 2011 has proven to be the exception. I also have several Friday ceremonies and receptions – Friday is the new Saturday! When you plan your wedding for a less popular month or day of the week, you will not only receive discounts from some of your wedding […]
Michigan Wedding Music ~ Harpist at the Shadowland Pavilion, Silver Beach
I love weekday weddings – especially for brides who are planning their ceremony in a popular destination. This Thursday evening ceremony was held in the Shadowland Pavilion on Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Michigan. Many of their family and friends made the trip to Southwest Michigan from Texas, so the holiday week was perfect timing […]
Southwest Michigan Harpist ~ St. Joseph Wedding Ceremony
On a Sunday afternoon in May, I provided harp music for a wedding at the John E.N. Howard Bandshell in Lake Bluff Park. This wedding and concert venue is just a short distance away from St. Joseph’s Silver Beach, where I had an exceptionally windy wedding ceremony last fall! The bride & groom had a back-up plan […]
Wedding on Silver Beach | St. Joseph, Michigan
If ever the job of wedding harpist earned combat pay, this one deserved it! After an unbelievably hot summer, the weather finally cooled off, and it looked like it would be comfortable to play outside for once. The ceremony was set to take place on Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Michigan. The closer I got to […]