Tag: Illinois wedding DJ
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Pro Wedding Rehearsal Tips!
As a Chicago wedding pianist, I don’t attend wedding rehearsals. Why not? There are a couple of good reasons. Number one: wedding ceremonies are what I do many times a month. I’ve seen just about everything that could happen and learned how to roll with it and make everything seem like it happened on purpose.…
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Do I Need to Tip My Wedding Musician?
It can be super confusing to figure out which wedding vendors you should tip – am I right?? Let me simplify one for you! Are you expected to tip a live musician who has played for your wedding ceremony or cocktail hour? The short answer (at least, for self-employed musicians like myself): Tips are not…
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Wedding Ceremony Music Planning Help!
Does the thought of choosing the music for your wedding ceremony make your head spin? I am here to simplify that process for you! After a few decades as a Chicago wedding pianist, I’ve got this down to a science. SIDE NOTE: You don’t HAVE to choose all of these songs. If you feel like…
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What If You’ve Hired a DJ?
This was something I heard fairly often as a Chicago wedding pianist: “Oh, I’d love to have live music, but I’ve already hired a DJ.” Guess what?! You can (and I would argue SHOULD) have both!! We can work together, each providing the music for the part of the wedding we specialize in. I can…