Violin and Cello Wedding Ceremony Music at the Vail Golf Club in Vail, Colorado, Photo by Meg Illuminate

This June wedding at the Vail Golf Club was truly one of the highlights of my wedding season. The family’s Midwestern warmth made me feel right at home, especially since much of my own family is from Wisconsin! Jackie, the bride’s mother, poured her whole heart into making the day unforgettable for her daughter. With a playful laugh, she told me they were “pretending to be rich for a day,” and they certainly pulled it off with effortless style and lots of love.

The mid-June weather couldn’t have been more perfect, and the constant spring rain and snow made the golf club lawn and trees look almost impossibly lush. The mountains still wore little crowns of leftover snow under blue skies and puffball clouds.

The ceremony took place on the open lawn next to the clubhouse, with the majestic Gore Range as a backdrop. I performed on cello, along with my violinist, and we played under the porch overhang for shade and the perfect acoustics. Our sound system carried our music beautifully to both the ceremony lawn, and also the cocktail hour, which later took place on the porch.

As guests began to arrive, we had the air humming softly with elegant strains of Bach, Handel, Mozart, Purcell, and other classical favorites, as requested by the couple. Their prelude list was a cohesive flow of classical music with touches of sacred music woven throughout.

The ceremony began with Bach’s Air on the G String as the families, officiant, groom, and wedding party made their way down the aisle. The bride walked slowly to the classic strains for Pachelbel’s Canon in D, and was escorted by her dad.

The faith-filled ceremony was officiated by the groom’s father, Greg, and he was so professional, like he’d been officiating weddings his whole life. We accompanied communion for the couple with The Blessing by Kari Jobe. When we finished playing, the officiant’s words gave me goosebumps in a good way, “How profound is it that the song they were just playing was from the Aaronic blessing, the blessing that I just spoke over you guys. We didn’t coordinate that - that was a God thing.”

As the newly pronounced couple took their first steps together down the aisle, we played What a Wonderful World, and then we segued into more classical music as the cocktail hour began. We played an extra long cocktail hour that included classical favorites such as highlights from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, the Flower Duet, Meditation from Thaïs, and selections from Strauss, Schubert, Handel, Bach and more.

One of the loveliest parts of this day was the atmosphere the families created. Jackie, the mother of the bride, welcomed us with such sincerity and gratitude, and the couple was just as gracious. Their guests also created an environment of ease, and they were so complimentary of our music throughout the day.

As the sun gilded the mountaintops with gold, we concluded our final hour of music as guests moved indoors for the dinner and reception portion of the event.

Wedding Vendors:
Venue: Vail Golf Club
Photographer: Meg Illuminate
Wedding Planner: Glitter and Bliss
Ceremony and Cocktail Hour Music: Flute and Strings by Christen Stephens

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