Chicago Wedding Harpist ~ Lord of Life Lutheran Wedding Ceremony

It's the middle of March, and wedding season started early this year.  Once it gets going, we stay busy until November!  Elizabeth and Kurt had a beautiful day, and I was so pleased to be a part of it.

They had a traditional Lutheran ceremony at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Darien, IL.  The pastor was excited to have a harp there as well - the building has perfect acoustics for it, too!  I am obsessively early, so was ready to play prelude music when guests started to arrive about 40 minutes before the wedding was scheduled to begin.  I always have about two hours worth of music with me at every wedding - just in case! 

The bridal party entered to "Aria" from Handel's Rinaldo, and the bride opted for the traditional "Canon in D" for her entrance.  During the service, I played two hymns:  "Holy, Holy, Holy" and "How Great Thou Art".  The bride was originally concerned that they might sound too somber for a wedding, but when I played them for her over the phone, she changed her mind.  The harp can make an ordinary song sound totally unique and beautiful - not the same way you'd hear it on a Sunday morning!  The couple and their wedding party exited the ceremony to "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by Bach.

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