Castillo de San Marcos – St. Augustine, FL

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Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, St. Augustine Harpist, St. Augustine Wedding, St. Augustine Wedding Harpist

Beautiful wedding on the lawn at the Castillo! What a fabulous setting for vows, and so great to be able to play music at one of St. Augustine’s most notable landmarks.

The bride & groom had such sweet music requests for their special ceremony with family and closest of friends:

~ Guest Seating – Somewhere Over The Rainbow & What A Wonderful World

~ Bridal Party Entrance – All You Need Is Love (Beatles)

~ Bride – I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (Elvis Presley)

~ Sand Ceremony – Because (Beatles)

~ Recessional – Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)

St. Augustine Harpist – Castillo de San Marcos

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1st United Methodist – St. Augustine, FL

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To start off the Christmas music season, I was invited to play for a very sweet and special event at First United Methodist in downtown St. Augustine. The church’s children’s ministry had put together an Advent Prayer Walk through the sanctuary, with decorated stations to represent each part of the Christmas story.

The church has a beautiful sanctuary (and great acoustics!), so it was a delight to spend a few hours playing all the traditional carols. Happy December!

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church – Palatka, FL

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A beautiful Christmas wedding at St. Mark’s! I always love to play in historic places, and this church was built in the 1850’s. Bonus history lesson for you….one of its founding members was the first governor of Florida, and it was occupied by Union soldiers during the civil war.

For my part in the ceremony, I played during guest seating and for the bridal party entrance. The rest of the music was done on the church’s stately pipe organ.

Prelude ~ Arioso (Bach), Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (Bach), Butterfly Waltz (Brian Crain)

Bridal Party Entrance ~ Canon in D (Pachelbel)

Chick Fil A – Fleming Island, FL

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Chick fil A Fleming Island

Because who can pass up a photo op with the Chick fil A cow…am I right?

This was a fun event at the Fleming Island restaurant – I was invited to play for Renaissance Night! Decorations, games in the parking lot, staff in costume and live music 🙂

And I will say that a 6 foot tall harp is always fun in unexpected places! I love having the chance to answer questions and talk with people who have never seen one in person 🙂

Fountain of Youth – St. Augustine, FL

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Fountain of Youth – St. Augustine Harpist

A lovely December wedding ceremony at the Fountain of Youth! The Peacock Garden is such a perfect setting for vows 🙂

The bride and groom requested traditional wedding music and classic love songs, which went perfectly with the historic atmosphere:

• Guest Seating ~ Classical and Modern Love Songs
• Honored Guests & Bridal Party ~ I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You
• Bride ~ Bridal March
• Recessional ~ Wedding March

Wedding Coordination Provided By: Events By Amanda

Disney’s Swan Resort

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Disney’s Swan Resort – My Gentle Harp

This was the sweetest wedding ceremony, held in the West Courtyard at Disney’s Swan Resort ♥ The bride and groom said their I Do’s by the fountain, with their family and closest friends.

There were some great song requests for this ceremony, and I also got to play with the bride’s sister as she sang a special song.

• Guest Seating ~ Favorite Disney Love Songs, Elvis & Phantom of the Opera
• Honored Guests ~ So This Is Love (Cinderella)
• Bridal Party & Bride ~ Married Life (from “Up”)
• Special Song With Vocalist ~ May It Be (Enya)
• Recessional ~ Victory Fanfare (Final Fantasy)

Wedding Coordinating Provided By: Just Marry!

Atlantic Beach Country Club

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Atlantic Beach Country Club

A spectacular wedding at Atlantic Beach Country Club! I had a great view from the patio of the ceremony on the lawn.

Here’s what I got to play….

• Prelude ~ Paradise (Coldplay), Sweet Child of Mine (Guns & Roses), All of Me (John Legend)
• Seating of Mothers ~ Prelude in C (Bach)
• Bridal Party’s Entrance ~ Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars)
• Bride’s Entrance ~ Canon in D (Pachelbel)
• Recessional ~ On Top of the World (Imagine Dragons)

Bowing Oaks Plantation

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Loved playing this wedding at the gorgeous Bowing Oaks Plantation! The raindrops very kindly went away so the bride and groom could say their vows under the “I Do Oak” ♥

Bowing Oaks Plantation

Here’s what I played….

Guest Seating ~ Mix of modern love songs and wedding classical, ending with Claire de Lune

Seating of Mothers ~ Ode to Joy

Bridal Party Entrance ~ At Last I See The Light (from Disney’s Tangled)

Bride’s Entrance ~ Falling Slowly (Glen Hansard)

Recessional ~ Neville’s Waltz (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

 

Booking services provided by Music by Pegge

Event Planning provided by Coastal Coordinating

One Ocean – Atlantic Beach, FL

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Atlantic Beach, My Gentle Harp, one ocean resort, RTI Donor Services, St. Augustine Harpist

Honored to be invited back again this year to play for the Donor Memorial Event with RTI Donor Services. This is such a special event to be part of, and its so touching to hear each family share about their loved one. One Ocean Resort had just the right atmosphere for the day.

So thankful for families who, even in the most difficult times, are generously willing to help save or improve the life of another through organ and tissue donation!

One Ocean Resort

Osprey Village – Amelia Island

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Osprey Village

This was such a fun event to play! Osprey Village went all out to plan a spectacular “Dinner and a Movie” event 🙂 I was invited to play some dinner music, before Cleopatra came on the big screen. The whole room became ancient Egypt, as you can see from the impressive backdrop, lighting and columns.  To suit the mood, I did some classic movie themes, a little Broadway, as well as some golden-era classics. A great evening!