Showing posts with label 19th Century Club. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 19th Century Club. Show all posts

Monday, September 29, 2014

19th Century Club, Oak Park Wedding Ceremony Harpist

The beautiful exterior of the 19th Century Club in Oak Park

Beautiful day!  I have been wanting to play a wedding at The Nineteenth Century Club since first I saw it last Spring, and this week I finally was able to!  The woman who manages the facility was planning to host her wedding there, and she had heard me at one of the other events I was in to play.  The surprising part was that the ceremony took place in a room I had never even seen, and it was a little gem!


Here was my view of the ceremony space just as the doors were opened.

This area is called the "South Dining Room", and it seats 100 theater style, according to their website.  I loved how many shades of white there were in the room.  It just seemed so "bridal" and elegant! Additionally, there is an extremely comfortable reception room just outside the doors, so your guests have lots of good options.  


This was the view towards to stage where the ceremony took place taken, alas,
before they were entirely set up.


The bride had a special request: a Priscilla Ahn song called "Dream".  It worked really well on harp, I thought, and created an amazingly beautiful moment when the bride walked into the room. It is so much fun to be a part of that!  If you have an idea for your perfect musical moment I would love to hear it! 

(Renee 773.881.0706!)

Monday, May 12, 2014

Reception Harpist at The 19th Century Club in Oak Park

Okay, so this is not where I was, but it was so cool!
Another new venue to me!  Sometimes I feel like I keep going to the same 20 wedding venues over and over, so it is nice to find out that I really do not know every place there is yet!  I was actually here for a birthday celebration, and I was downstairs in a different reception room (see below).  But.  You know I had to go wandering around to see what else there might be!  Even without being properly set up, this ballroom was dramatic.  High ceilings, wood floor, and lots of windows.... beautiful!  Their website has some prettier shots.  There are multiple spaces within this building, so I think it would be easy to accommodate different sized parties, and separate cocktails and/or ceremony needs.  


Downstairs for the birthday celebration.
Cozy, but not as dramatic!