Ceremony Harpist, The Haley Mansion, Joliet

The Haley Mansion is one of my absolute favorite venues, because it really delivers a comfortable and beautiful setting for guests and wedding party. We had perfect weather this day, as you can see, and it was an epic wedding. The coordinator was Malia of Wild Flower Weddings, and she was extremely capable and lovely to work with!

The bride chose "River Flows in You" for her wedding party, and "One Summer's Day" for her procession, and it was magic! Those links will take you directly to recordings on my YouTube channel that I made onsite that day 😊

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Wedding Ceremony Harpist, Patrick Haley Mansion, Joliet

 

Even the indoor site delivers an outdoor feel!

On this particular day at the Patrick Haley Mansion in Joliet, rain was threatening. Lucky for the bridal couple, everything was moved indoors without issue! The indoor area is so full of windows and light (even on a gray day) that it is a total joy! I had my amp, but the couple arranged for me to go through the DJ's system instead, and this is becoming more and more common. Whenever you mic a harp, you get that amplified sound, but you also still have the acoustic sound of the instrument. It is a really nice mix!

The bride chose the "Flower Duet" and "Air on a G String" for her relatives and bridal party to process to, and "Storybook Love" for her own entrance. Not a dry eye in the house!

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Wedding Ceremony Harpist, Patrick Haley Mansion, Joliet

This is such a lovely venue that I feature a photo of it on the home page of my wedding website!  I was intrigued, because I had never done a mid-April outdoor wedding before.  Everything turned out beautifully, and I can definitely recommend this venue for early Spring weddings. The site faces full on West, so it gets really lovely afternoon sun, and with the building close by, you are fairly well protected from the wind. Later on in the Summer, they will have quite a few mature plantings, but this early in the Spring, things still looked neat and clean, and the flowers were left to the florist (Blythe Flowers in Ottawa)!