Wedding Ceremony Harpist, Pleasant Home, Oak Park

The living room at Pleasant Home, Oak Park

I hadn't been here in years, and it was fabulous to see this wonderful site again!  The 1897 Prairie style mansion is situated just South of downtown Oak Park, and sits next to, or I guess actually inside a lovely park.  They host wedding ceremonies in several locations, including the wide and completely covered porch (which seats 100!), the living area (which seats 70), and the lawn.  The price strikes me as quite fair, too. For $200 you can have the first floor for your ceremony, and use of their chairs.  They will even set up the chairs for you!  They have a wonderful page detailing all of this which you can find here.

When I arrived, the family and wedding party were already visiting and taking photos around the house and grounds.  We had arranged ahead of time that I would be accompanying the bride's two nieces while they played flute, so the girls and I got ourselves organized and had a little rehearsal on "Can You Feel the Love Tonight."  It is such a pleasure to accompany family members, and it never fails to make the ceremony feel really special and super personalized. Naturally, the girls played really well (at 13 and 14 years old, they had some experience and skills!), and it was one of the highlights of the ceremony for sure! 

The bride decided to go super traditional with "Canon in D" for her wedding party and "Here Comes the Bride" for her walk down the aisle. The recessional was left to me, so I did Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" and then went directly into some upbeat popular tunes so the guests could start transitioning to party mode!  The guests enjoyed the porch and the park, and the bride and groom finished their pictures. Altogether, it was a beautiful and relaxed start to their life together, and I could not recommend Pleasant Home more highly!

The harpist's view.