A Very Beetlegeuse...Wedding?

When I tell people I sing for weddings, they usually assume I mean wedding receptions.
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In truth, I sing for the actual wedding ceremonies!
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Typically those are very straightforward and follow standard American wedding customs and traditions.
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But the wedding I played for Saturday night didn’t just skirt convention. It broke the mold (in a surprisingly fun way).
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This was the first (and probably only) Beetlegeuse-themed, Halloween wedding I’ve ever been hired to play.
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The bridal party danced down the aisle to “Jump in the Line” played by the Florida Street Blowhards (traditional jazz band), and I played Iz’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” for the bride’s walk down the aisle.
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The sunset setting over the sugar cane fields of south Louisiana provided a beautiful, country backdrop for the ceremony, and almost all the guests were decked out in elaborate Halloween costumes.
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I had no idea what to expect when I was initially hired for this gig, but the evening turned out to be a very fun and surprisingly sweet experience.
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Congrats to the happy couple, and here’s to more fun adventures as a wedding singer :D

With gratitude,

Ashley
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P.S. I'm scheduling now for the holiday season (private parties, holiday markets, etc.), so if you'd like a bit of jazz vocal/ukulele or a Christmas sing-along to brighten up your event, reach out to me soon before I'm all booked up!