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Samantha-Jack Wedding

Our quartet played a mid-July wedding in Chicago’s west suburbs.  (Yes, I am way behind in our blogging- my apologies)  It was a very warm day and fortunately, the wedding took place indoors.  Samantha’s requests for the prelude were: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Wizard of Oz), Love Theme (Romeo and Juliet), and All You Need is Love (Beatles).  Although their Sand Ceremony piece was not a traditional wedding selection like the other ceremony selections, it worked well.  The pieces for their ceremony were:

  • Wedding Party: Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
  • Bride: Canon in D (Pachelbel)
  • Sand Ceremony: Beauty and the Beast (Disney)
  • Recessional: Wedding March (Mendelssohn)

    • The wedding went without a hitch, and after the ceremony the couple/wedding party/family members went outside to take pictures by the fountain.

    Congratulations Samantha and Jack!

    This also happened to be our last wedding as the original White Lake Quartet ensemble.  Francois got an orchestra position in North Carolina and Erica went with him.  We really enjoyed working with them and will miss their presence in the group!

    Lia and Scott

    One weekend in June, all three of our wedding couples wanted a duet as their performing ensemble: a violin/violin duet on Friday at the same time as a violin/cello duet, and a violin/cello duet on Saturday.  Our violin/cello duet played at Lia and Scott’s wedding in downtown Chicago on Friday.  Their wedding was in the early evening, but in late afternoon a storm rolled through the city with drenching rain and high speed winds (complete with a tornado warning).  Fortunately, it was not a lengthy storm so everyone was still able to get to the wedding location.  Scott and Lia had some beautiful flower arrangements set up in the restaurant!  The music selections Scott and Lia chose for their ceremony were:

    • Groom/Mom/Flower Girl/Ring Bearer: Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke)
    • Bride: Wedding March/Bridal Chorus (Wagner)
    • Unity Candle: Air on the G String (Bach)
    • Recessional: Wedding March (Mendelssohn)

    Lia requested a number of pieces for her prelude (including Air from “Water Music Suite”, selections from the “Four Seasons”, Prelude from “Te Deum”, and Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring).  Overall, the ceremony was beautiful and the couple looked incredibly happy!

    Congratulations Lia and Scott!

    -Christine

    Jaclyn-Thomas Wedding

    Jaclyn and Thomas’ wedding ceremony took place in the west suburbs of Chicago. It was an incredibly hot summer day, but fortunately their wedding was in an air conditioned church. Jaclyn originally wanted to process in to Bridal Chorus and to take her first steps with her new husband to All You Need is Love (a surprise to Thomas), but she soon found out that the church did not allow certain music. The pieces they chose instead worked very well:

    • Grandparents/Parents– Air from Water Music Suite (Handel)
    • Bridesmaids Processional– Air on the G String (Bach)
    • Bride– Canon in D (Pachelbel)
    • Unity Candle– St. Anthony’s Chorale (Haydn)
    • Recessional– Wedding March (Mendelssohn)

    We played Arioso (Bach) per Jaclyn’s request during the prelude and the three requests they had for the postlude were: Hornpipe from Water Music Suite(Handel), Spring from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi), and Trumpet Tune (Purcell). These three postlude pieces are very celebratory and worked perfectly in the postlude.

    The cocktail hour was a bit of a distance from the ceremony location, but it was beautiful and definitely worth the drive! We played jazz and swing music, per the couple’s request, as guests entered the mansion. Jaclyn also requested Stookey’sThe Wedding Song, for her mom, and the heretofore forbidden All You Need is Love for Thomas.

    Congratulations Jaclyn and Thomas!

    -Christine

    Christie and Aaron

    The White Lake Trio’s first June wedding coincidentally was also the first outdoor wedding of the year. Christie and Aaron were alums of the same school two of our members attended, and it was nice to feel the alumni connection. The weather cooperated very well, and their wedding was beautiful! Christie was one of the most organized brides we have worked with; she knew exactly what she wanted for her wedding. The pieces they selected were:

  • Grandparents, Parents, Groom– Air on the G String (Bach)
  • Wedding Party– Canon in D (Pachelbel)
  • Bride– Reminiscent Joy (O’Neill)
  • Sand and Rose Ceremony– I Will be Here (Chapman)
  • Recessional– Ode to Joy (Beethoven)

    • Christie and Aaron told me they knew they wanted “Reminiscent Joy” and “I Will be Here” from the very beginning of their wedding planning, and they sent me the music early this year which greatly aided in the arranging process. The pieces worked out wonderfully.

    Congratulations Aaron and Christie!

    Shaun-Ian Wedding Reception

    A trio from the White Lake Quartet (one of us had the day off) went on a road trip at the end of May to Peoria. We left in the early morning (a difficult thing for many musicians) and drove three hours to arrive at Shaun and Ian’s wedding reception. The family members were lively and everyone was incredibly nice! Shaun requested that we play Bach and Vivaldi and she had one special request: music from Chrono Trigger.

    I arranged four pieces for string trio with four different themes from the video game and we interspersed them throughout the evening. As we watched the couple play the “newlywed game” (and won), it was obvious why they requested this piece: they really enjoy video games together!

    Congratulations Shaun and Ian!

    ~Christine