Engagement Party Harpist, St Regis, Chicago

The view is definitely the thing here!

I was super excited to visit the St Regis, as it only recently opened! When I arrived, some of the guests were already there, so no pictures of the 11th floor terrace were possible, but the remaining vista is spectacular, so hopefully that makes up for it!

I have a very eclectic repertoire, so it's perfect for an engagement party. I covered many of the current favorites for weddings (A Thousand Years, Golden Hour etc), and added in other selection for the variety of ages in attendance (All You Need is Love, You're My Best Friend etc). A lovely time was had by all!

My repertoire lists can help you put together lots of good options!

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Engagement Party Harpist, Mon Ami Gabi, Chicago

The amazing patio!

This was my first time to Mon Ami Gabi on the north side, and I was super impressed! The restaurant hosts private events prior to their 4 pm general opening, and the patrons have full run of the restaurant and patio. With the building, tree, and umbrellas, the majority of the patio remains in dappled shade throughout the afternoon, and it just could not be more pleasant! I played love songs, and family and friends gathered to celebrate the engaged couple - heaven!

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Engagement Party Harpist, Prestwick Country Club, Frankfort

Aren't the decorations lovely?

I live quite far South, but I didn't even know that this club existed. The website for Prestwick Country Club says that they host members and non members for special events, but there wasn't a lot of other information available.  What I can tell you from experience, though, is that the club looked incredibly beautiful with its Christmas decorations, and that the table settings and indeed the plates coming out of the kitchen all looked absolutely beautiful, too. This club may be a little out of the way even by my South Side standards, but it is definitely worth consideration.  I always think that anyone who plans a December or early January event gets extra wonderful decorations just by default, and how amazingly smart is that?

Engagement parties are so much fun to play!  I swept through many of my favorite wedding and love themed music, with lots of Christmas music thrown in.  I have been lucky enough to play for this lovely family before, and they are of Italian heritage, so they also get some opera arias, and a particular Christmas tune that I love, but that only musicians and Italians ever seem to know. What can I tell you? Everyone had a good time, myself included!

If you would like to include Christmas music at your event, you can see all of my holiday songs listed here!

The "room" is actually two rooms joined by an archway. Cocktails were
in this section with the cool high ceiling.