Music for your wedding day
Your wedding music should sound like you.
A classical piece as you walk up the aisle, a folk song that means something to your family, an Irish ballad, or the chart song you both love. My repertoire is vast — Irish ballads, classical, liturgical, gospel, jazz, blues and chart — and if there's a song I don't know, I'll learn it. I love learning new music.
Your wedding is unique, and I understand that — I organised my own. So before I sing a note, I take time to get to know you, your story, and the atmosphere you want to create.
You may already have a definite list of songs or hymns. If you do, that's wonderful, and we'll work out where each one fits. If you don't, we'll create the programme together.
I've worked directly with couples and alongside wedding planners, and I'll fit in with however you're planning things. My promise: music that feels personal, heartfelt, and true to the two people at its centre.
How I'll look after you
We'll find the right music
The music is an important part of getting married, and there are so many choices. I'll work with you both to find music that's important to you, and that makes your ceremony your own.
In my experience, some couples know exactly what they want, and others would like some guidance. I've worked happily with both. I'm not here to take charge of the music — that's yours. I'm the voice it comes through.
A wedding day carries a lot of feeling, and music gives you a moment to breathe. After the walk up the aisle, as you light the candles, that little moment lets you look at each other and take in the day.
On the day
On the morning of your wedding, I'll arrive early and work quietly with your priest or celebrant and with the organist or musicians, so that everything is in place before your guests are seated.
The timings of a ceremony can move — the weather, the photographs, how long a reading takes. So we'll choose some extra music together in advance, and if there's a silence to fill, I'll fill it with something you already love, so seamlessly you won't notice.
Your time on the day is precious, and you can trust me to look after this.
Moments in your ceremony
Every ceremony is a little different, and there are moments where music belongs. We'll pick what suits your day.
Some moments only need a single verse; others will take two songs or hymns. A minute of the right music can change how a whole room feels.
I know what needs to be longer and what needs to be shorter — and if there's a song you really love, I'll make sure it sits where you'll hear all of it, rather than just a verse. Those are the moments we'll build around.
Religious Ceremony
‘Ave Maria’ (Franz Schubert)
A church wedding has its own moments — depending on your day, there's often room for nine or ten pieces, and we'll choose them together. As a chaplain I sing at Mass, so I know a wedding service from the inside, and the pieces couples ask for most I've sung all my life. I'll also make sure the music is right with your priest, so that's not something you'll have to worry about.
By the register signing there's room to step away from the hymns a little. There's also wonderful new liturgical music most people have never heard, and I'd love to introduce you to it.
Some Suggestions
For the Bride's Entrance — A Thousand Years · Turning Page · Ave Maria · Marry Me
Civil, Humanist or Spiritual Ceremony
‘Next to Me’ - Sung by Kathleen Kinsella
(Kingfishr)
More couples in Ireland are choosing a civil, humanist or spiritual ceremony every year. I've sung through that change, and I know how varied these ceremonies are and how much flexibility they need.
Depending on how you set up yours, there may be more places for music, or fewer. I'll talk with your celebrant beforehand, so every piece comes in exactly where you want it. And if your day includes something of its own — a handfasting, a sand ceremony, a reading that matters to you — music underneath it works beautifully. Tell me what's happening, and we'll plan for it.
Some Suggestions
For the Signing of the Register — Next to Me · At Last · The One · Songbird · All of Me
After the Ceremony
Wherever I'm needed
After the ceremony, if I'm singing at your drinks reception or for your first dance, I'll simply be there — in the right place at the right time, with the music we've decided together. And if timings change, I'm flexible. I've sung at a great many weddings, and the day is familiar to me.
One day, many moments
A wedding isn't one event — it's several, one after another: the ceremony, the drinks reception, the meal, the first dance, the night. Each has its own feeling and its own pace, and the music has to change with it. I know when the music should lift a room — and when it should settle one.
Working with your DJ or your band
If you have a band or a DJ for the night, I'll fit right in around them — singing over instrumental tracks, singing alongside live musicians, or taking one moment of the night and handing it straight back. I'll work alongside your wedding planner too, or whoever's running the day.
Drinks Reception
‘Can't Take My Eyes Off You’ - Sung by Kathleen Kinsella
(Frankie Valli)
Between the ceremony and the meal, as your guests arrive, live music can put focus and excitement into that hour. It's the sound of a celebration warming up.
A drinks reception can evolve musically — beginning calmly, then growing livelier, so there's a real sense of celebration by the time you arrive with your wedding party.
This is where I get to show my range — jazz, blues, folk, traditional Irish, chart songs — whatever suits the room you want to walk back into. We'll choose the feel together, and I'll take it from there.
Some Suggestions
La Vie En Rose · Fly Me To The Moon · Moondance · Dreams · Isn't She Lovely · Can't Take My Eyes Off You
The First Dance
‘'Perfect’ - Sung by Kathleen Kinsella (Ed Sheeran)
The first dance is the first song of your married life. It's just the two of you, to a song you've chosen because it says something about how you feel.
If you already know your song, that's wonderful. If you're still deciding, there's very little I can't sing — classical, jazz, folk, Irish, or whatever is in the charts right now. Whichever song feels right to the two of you is the one I'll sing .And hearing it sung live, rather than played, makes it your own.
If you have musicians or a DJ for the night, I'm happy to step in just for this one song, and hand the evening straight back to them.
Some Suggestions
Perfect · Make You Feel My Love · All of Me · Say You Won't Let Go · Shallow · At Last
However you're celebrating, I'd love to hear from you.
Frequently Asked Questions
These are the questions people ask me most often.
Every page on this site has answers of its own too — so if you're wondering about a wedding, a funeral, an event, or a choir, you'll find more FAQ’s there.
And if you can't find your answer, just contact me — I'm happy to help.
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Whatever way suits you: tap to call, message me on WhatsApp, or use the contact form — I'll come back to you quickly.
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I'm based in the Midlands and I perform all over Ireland.
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Yes — religious, secular, and spiritual ceremonies. I know where the music belongs in each.
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Yes — I can arrange additional singers or a keyboard player, and even four-part harmony for something really special.
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Yes — happily. Whether it's joining a band, singing over a choir, or working with the organist on the day, I'll fit in with whoever is making music with you.
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Every occasion is different, so the simplest thing is to call me and tell me what you have in mind — I'll give you a straight answer, and you'll find me very reasonable.