Before I head off though, I am busy replying to all the lovely brides and grooms getting in touch with me about their wedding day. Dates are filling up but there are still some weekends free for wedding ceremonies and wedding receptions all around Northern Ireland. Remember I do offer some wonderful wedding packages which include wedding ceremony singer and singer and musician for pre-dinner drinks also. You can check out my packages here.
So for this wedding singer from Northern Ireland, the time has nearly arrived for me to jet off to foreign shores. I'm not working as a wedding ceremony singer in Belfast or anywhere else in Northern Ireland this weekend, I'm off to Ethiopia to perform at the Irish Embassy gala ball with the fabulous 'The Dandy Horses'! Really looking forward to getting my short sleeves on and enjoying the lovely warms weather.
Before I head off though, I am busy replying to all the lovely brides and grooms getting in touch with me about their wedding day. Dates are filling up but there are still some weekends free for wedding ceremonies and wedding receptions all around Northern Ireland. Remember I do offer some wonderful wedding packages which include wedding ceremony singer and singer and musician for pre-dinner drinks also. You can check out my packages here.
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So what a busy wedding singer I was this weekend. On Sunday I spent the day at the Perfect Bliss wedding Fayre in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, serenading lots of excited brides and grooms. It seems that a lot of people forget about organising a wedding ceremony singer until very close to the wedding. However, I was only too happy to offer my wedding singer services to the happy couples.
Favourite wedding ceremony songs still seem to be Ed Sheeran 'Thinking Out Loud' and Christins Perri 'A Thousand Years'. I sang theses several times, much to the delight of the passing brides. I was also delighted to be working with Geraldine from perfect Bliss weddings for the first time. They organise wedding fayres all over Northern Ireland and were an absolute delight to work with. So organised! Just what I like! I also met some other great vendors during the show. Here is me getting warmed up! The wedding singer business around Belfast and Northern Ireland is booming! Spring has well and truly arrived and requests are coming in daily for wedding ceremonies in chapels, churches, castles and hotels all around Northern Ireland!
This wedding singer has a very busy weekend lined up for her this weekend. I am performing at The Empires, Belfast, Northern Ireland tomorrow afternoon with the fantastic The Dandy Horses as part of the Belnash Festival for singer songwriters in Northern Ireland. Then on Sunday I am performing at a wedding fayre at the Island Civic Centre in Lisburn. Would love to see some of you there! It is a great way of hearing what I do in an informal setting. Playing between 2pm and 5pm. Well the rain may be pouring in Belfast, Northern Ireland today, but that didn't stop this wedding ceremony singer getting to the church on time and it definitely didn't stop the bride getting to the church either! I was performing at a beautiful religious ceremony at Holy Cross Chapel, Crumlin Rd, Belfast today. As always the bride looked absolutely beautiful and the priest was a very welcoming chap.
I had never been to this chapel before and it was a very grand venue for a wedding ceremony. The acoustics were fantastic and the violin sounded so sweet when I was performing my new instrumental, Ave Maria by Bach on solo violin. I certainly enjoyed being able to perfrom several pieces on the solo violin as well as working as wedding singer. Brides often ask for a little advice about what they should have performed on their big day. Everyone will be different. However, I think a bit of variety is always lovely. So a wedding singer and also a wedding musician. I love getting the chance to play solo violin and also sing and play guitar. perhaps an instrumental of Canon in D for walking down the aisle and perhaps Lord of the Dance for a triumphant exit. Remember. very often priests will only allow hymns to be sung at the ceremony. However, you can often get away with an instrumental version of a popular song. Today I played and instrumental version of One Thousand Years by Christina Perri for the entrance. Perfect! It is amazing how busy this Northern Ireland wedding singer has been with church and chapel wedding ceremony enquiries! In fact, I have had several brides want to make church ceremony bookings for the same day. That really doesn't happen very often! Lol. I always hate having to say no too, I'd rather be able to perform at all the church wedding ceremonies that I can. It keeps me on my toes and keeps my fingers nimble for the fiddle too.
I am also really busy getting ready to leave Belfast, Northern Ireland and head to Ethiopia with The Dandy Horses for our big Irish Embassy gig in Addis Abbaba. Heading off in less than 5 weeks. I love playing withe the guys in the band as they are such talented and versatile musicians. We generally perform all original songs and music, but we also perform at weddings receptions when the notion takes us. If you are interested in booking them, just get in touch with me and I'll see if we can help. The band will perform at church wedding ceremonies, civil partnerships and receptions. So hard to believe it is almost a year since the launch of our last EP, 'Hat On The Sun'. Sometimes working as a self-employed wedding singer in Belfast and around Northern Ireland can bring to me some really beautiful locations, it can also allow me to meet some really interesting people and musicians. This week I have been asked to perform with another wedding musician at a wedding ceremony. I don't know this musician yet, but I always look forward to meeting other like minded people and getting the opportunity to work when them and see what take they have on popular wedding hymns.
I've also been working on a few arrangements for a wedding fayre coming up soon. I am looking at wedding ceremony music for religious and non religious ceremonies and adding in a little bit of mandolin. A friend of mine has thankfully agreed to perform with me. It also means I won't have to travel around Northern Ireland on my own for this one! Don't forget, you can catch me performing at the Perfect Bliss Wedding Fayre in Lisburn on Sunday 8th March. Loads of discounts and offers will be available!
Well what a busy little wedding singer I have been this week, running around Belfast, Northern Ireland with a few trips around the rest of Northern Ireland planned for later in the week. Spring has well and truly arrived and it is lovely to see all the brides starting to use the Spring colours.
I've been so busy reordering my wedding singer business cards and flyers for the wedding fayre comning up in Lisburn, Northern Ireland on Sunday 8th March. But I love love love getting the chance to design and update my images. I'm starting to get booking for Summer now too with brides and grooms planning their wedding ceremonies well in advance. A good mix of religious and non-religious services. remember I am also happy to be a wedding singer for the wedding reception too. Check out my prices page for more details. I'm also bust learning new songs for wedding ceremonies at the mo too.. Check out my version of One Thousand Years. Chrisitna Perri too! - Perfect wedding ceremony song So it is all confirmed! I will be appearing at the Perfect Bliss Wedding Event in Lisburn, Northern Ireland on Sun 8th March. For those of you not too familiar with Northern Ireland, Lisburn is very close to Belfast and so you can pop down and have a little listen to me doing my thing as a wedding singer. The event has loads of other wonderful bits and pieces for your perfect wedding day. So you won't only hear wedding ceremony singers, wedding bands, wedding reception singers and musicians, but the place will be filled with flowers and pretty things too!
It all kicks off at 2pm at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, Northern Ireland and runs until 5pm. It really will be a great day and you will get to hear me perform loads of wedding songs and play the solo violin. I might also have a few other wedding musicians and singers pop in and perform with me to let you hear what else Noeleen Cosgrove Music can offer you. There will also be great discounts on the day! I had the great pleasure of performing at this beautiful Belfast bride's wedding over Christmas. We had a fantastic afternoon in Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland, before heading to a local restaurant where I had the great pleasure of performing with The Dandy Horses at the evening function. As much as I love being a wedding singer around Northern Ireland, it is sometimes just fantastic to be able to get a chance to play with such a great band and with my friends! I'm looking forward to jetting off from Belfast, Northern Ireland to sing in Ethiopia at the Irish Embassy at the end of March. Also, I've been busy getting things sorted for a wedding exhibition coming up in Lisburn Civic Centre on Sunday 8th March. If you want to hear me doing my wedding singer thing, you can catch me there between 2 and 5pm. There will be all sorts of great wedding music discounts! Remember, I will travel and sing at wedding ceremonies and civil partnerships all over Northern Ireland! Finally... have a listen to A Thousand Years - recorded in my living room. Maybe I could sing this at your wedding? |
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