Sarah Beth & Matthew

Congratulations to Sarah Beth and Matthew on their marriage! Sarah Beth and Matthew were married on Sunday, June 28, 2009 at Wyche Pavillion at Larkin’s on the River in downtown Greenville, SC. This beautiful brick venue sits along the banks of Reedy River in the old Gower Coach Factory dating back to the Civil War. It was the perfect backdrop for Matthew and Sarah Beth’s beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony. For the prelude, I performed alongside the Mulfinger String Quartet based in Greenville. I performed a variety of solo harp selections for the prelude, including You Raise Me Up, The Prayer, and Psalms 19. The bride’s brother, Stephen Spainhour sang Shubert’s Ave Maria for the conclusion of the prelude. The string quartet and I accompanied this talented vocalist whom is a former member of the American Boys Choir. The string quartet performed Sheep May Safely Graze by Bach for the seating of the mothers and Air from Water Music by Handel for the entrance of the bridal party. I performed Canon in D by Pachelbel with the string quartet for the entrance of the bride. After the sermon, Stephen sang Every Valley Shall Be Exalted by Handel accompanied by the string quartet. For the recessional, the string quartet performed Rondeau by Mouret and Allegro by Mozart. It was an absolutely beautiful wedding ceremony and I was so honored to work with an exceptionally talented group of musicians! I also performed during the wedding reception for the cocktail hour and pre-dinner music. The wedding reception was held at Devereaux’s located across the street from the Westin Poinsett in downtown Greenville. This restaurant is housed in a century-old cigar factory! I had so much fun being part of this gorgeous wedding ceremony and reception! Congratulations again to this gorgeous couple on their beautiful June wedding and I hope you had a wonderful honeymoon in Italy!