{"id":5595,"date":"2014-12-09T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/?p=5595"},"modified":"2022-09-08T08:08:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T12:08:39","slug":"singing-at-your-own-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding","title":{"rendered":"Should I or Shouldn’t I? Singing At Your Own Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sure, singing at your own wedding isn’t for everyone;\u00a0this brave act\u00a0should be reserved only for those\u00a0with true, awe-inspiring talent and of course, a whole lot of nerves. Think back to\u00a0Uncle Jesse\u2019s wedding on Full House. As he sat at the piano and sang the Beach Boys\u2019 romantic classic Forever <\/em>to his TV sweetheart Rebecca Donaldson, it was a lovely, authentic wedding moment that pulled at the heartstrings of 80\u2019s TV sitcom viewers alike (if you haven\u2019t seen this before I will give you a moment to go search \u201cUncle Jesse\u2019s Wedding Song\u201d\u2026are you back yet?\u00a0 Great.)<\/em><\/p>\n

While John Stamos is clearly lip-synching to a pre-recorded track, it is undeniable that this is the kind of authentic and original musical moment that makes for a truly one-of-a-kind wedding experience. Over the years, I have been lucky enough to have witnessed first-hand\u00a0such bold, courageous souls who have not only sung at their own wedding, but lived to tell about it. In sharing some stories here, perhaps you can find some musical inspiration to add to your brilliantly authentic wedding reception too.<\/p>\n

\"brentmiller0001\"<\/a><\/div>\n

The Love Song Surprise<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I am right now in the midst of helping a close friend of mine write a love song that he will surprise his bride-to-be with at their wedding (his name will remain anonymous here as their wedding hasn\u2019t happened yet.)<\/em>\u00a0The part of this that is SO amazing is that unlike Uncle Jesse from Full House who covered a Beach Boys song, my friend has written both the lyrics and music for this one (with me helping with the arrangement and melody<\/em>). Not only will this be an incredibly beautiful gesture on their wedding day, but it is a song that the two of them will have for the rest of their lives.<\/em><\/p>\n

NOTE: This is a bold move! Think Adam Sandler in the final scenes of the Wedding Singer; you need to DELIVER on the performance.\u00a0 There is definite chance of failure here.\u00a0 You might break a string.\u00a0 You might forget the lyrics. You might slip up and call your fianc\u00e9 the wrong name in the third chorus.\u00a0 This move is only for the strong of heart!<\/p>\n

The Cover Quartet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This one is very similar to the previous story with the big exception that the song being sung here was a well-known cover song.\u00a0 <\/em>The setting was at Toronto\u2019s Royal Conservatory of Music a couple of summer\u2019s back where Paul the groom organized his groomsmen into a barbershop quartet to serenade the bride Danielle with a fantastic rendition of Billy Joel\u2019s Longest Time<\/em><\/p>\n

The singing was spot on, the ladies hearts were fluttering and the response was electric, a huge round of applause ensuing after the brilliant performance and a memory not soon to be forgotten. \u00a0What\u00a0a fun way to create a lasting memory (and seriously ladies, a man in a suit that can sing to you on your wedding day?\u00a0 Nuff said.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Getting The Band Back Together<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It was a hot night in July at Toronto\u2019s Old Mill where I had the pleasure of performing at a wedding with a groom who used to sing in a popular local Reggae\/Reggaeton band.\u00a0 As the dance was starting up in the picturesque Guild Hall, groom\u00a0John surprised everyone including bride Jackie when he hit the stage with his old band.\u00a0John sang through the band\u2019s old repertoire (including some incredible reggaeton covers of Murder She Wrote by Chaka Demus & Pliers and Heads High by Mr. Vegas!)<\/em><\/p>\n

What made this work so well was that\u00a0firstly,\u00a0John\u2019s band rocked and secondly,\u00a0the band was an integral part of the couple’s\u00a0history together\u00a0(she being a huge fan of the band to begin with.)<\/em>\u00a0 It is this sort of musical moment that made this wedding a true original\u2026any other way just wouldn\u2019t have fit.<\/p>\n

Recording A Love Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Recording a song is a great idea for those that would love to sing at their wedding, but don\u2019t have the desire to perform it in person. \u00a0Amy wanted to surprise her husband-to-be with a song that she had recorded.\u00a0 While she didn\u2019t have the desire to write her own song, her natural singing skill shone through as she covered James Blunt\u2019s Bonfire Hearts<\/em> with a warm sounding voice slightly reminiscent of Chantel Kreviazuk (non-Canadian readers will have to Google that one).<\/em><\/p>\n

For this recording, we set up our office studio with recording gear and got a few takes with me on piano behind her.\u00a0 Add some harmonies, vocal doubles, a violin track, a few solid hours of track editing and production and you have the gem of a song that became their first dance.<\/p>\n

If you have talent, are bold at heart and want to create a memorable moment at your wedding not soon to be forgotten, then perhaps you should join the ranks of these fearless souls and sing at your own wedding too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sure, singing at your own wedding isn’t for everyone;\u00a0this brave act\u00a0should be reserved only for those\u00a0with true, awe-inspiring talent and of course, a whole lot of nerves. Think back to\u00a0Uncle Jesse\u2019s wedding on Full House. As he sat at the piano and sang the Beach Boys\u2019 romantic classic Forever to his TV sweetheart Rebecca Donaldson, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":23101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5595","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tips-tricks"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nShould I or Shouldn't I? Singing At Your Own Wedding<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Singing at your own wedding adds more authenticity to your wedding - but it can be a bit scary! Here are some success stories to get you feeling inspired!\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Should I or Shouldn't I? Singing At Your Own Wedding\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Singing at your own wedding adds more authenticity to your wedding - but it can be a bit scary! Here are some success stories to get you feeling inspired!\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Toronto & GTA Weddings & Special Events Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eventsource.ca\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"brentmillerlive\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-12-09T15:00:08+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-09-08T12:08:39+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BrentAmy_05.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1800\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brent Miller\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@BrentMillerLIVE\" \/>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Should I or Shouldn't I? Singing At Your Own Wedding","description":"Singing at your own wedding adds more authenticity to your wedding - but it can be a bit scary! Here are some success stories to get you feeling inspired!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Should I or Shouldn't I? Singing At Your Own Wedding","og_description":"Singing at your own wedding adds more authenticity to your wedding - but it can be a bit scary! Here are some success stories to get you feeling inspired!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding","og_site_name":"Toronto & GTA Weddings & Special Events Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eventsource.ca","article_author":"brentmillerlive","article_published_time":"2014-12-09T15:00:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-09-08T12:08:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1800,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossless+ret_img+to_webp\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BrentAmy_05.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Brent Miller","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@BrentMillerLIVE","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding"},"author":{"name":"Brent Miller","@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e620a8ff4680a15aa2164d1eb66d395f"},"headline":"Should I or Shouldn’t I? Singing At Your Own Wedding","datePublished":"2014-12-09T15:00:08+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-08T12:08:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding"},"wordCount":852,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossless+ret_img+to_webp\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BrentAmy_05.jpg","articleSection":["Tips & Tricks"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding","url":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding","name":"Should I or Shouldn't I? Singing At Your Own Wedding","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossless+ret_img+to_webp\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BrentAmy_05.jpg","datePublished":"2014-12-09T15:00:08+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-08T12:08:39+00:00","description":"Singing at your own wedding adds more authenticity to your wedding - but it can be a bit scary! Here are some success stories to get you feeling inspired!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossless+ret_img+to_webp\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BrentAmy_05.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossless+ret_img+to_webp\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BrentAmy_05.jpg","width":1800,"height":1200},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/singing-at-your-own-wedding#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Should I or Shouldn’t I? Singing At Your Own Wedding"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/","name":"Toronto & GTA Weddings & Special Events Blog","description":"EventSource.ca","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/#organization","name":"EventSource.ca","url":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossless+ret_img+to_webp\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gmail-avatar.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossless+ret_img+to_webp\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gmail-avatar.png","width":500,"height":500,"caption":"EventSource.ca"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eventsource.ca"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e620a8ff4680a15aa2164d1eb66d395f","name":"Brent Miller","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossless+ret_img+to_webp\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brent-Miller-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossless+ret_img+to_webp\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brent-Miller-150x150.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/spai\/q_lossless+ret_img+to_webp\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brent-Miller-150x150.png","caption":"Brent Miller"},"description":"Brent is a talented and accomplished professional singer\/pianist\/entertainer with a wide range of music and musical line-ups to suit your event. He comes highly recommended and can customize a song list to meet your requirements. Brent Miller's Band is well versed in all musical genres and can play on the fly. Brent is also a DJ in case you need somebody to play additional music outside of the performance, he's your man.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/brent-miller-live","brentmillerlive","https:\/\/x.com\/BrentMillerLIVE"],"url":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/author\/brent-miller"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eventsource.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}