Acoustic wedding singer
Acoustic Wedding Singer and Guitarist
I'm Tom. I've played more than 400 weddings as a singer and acoustic guitarist, across the UK and in Italy and Croatia. Everything you need to decide is on this page: what the job actually involves, what each part of the day costs, and what it sounds like.
Based in Stansted, Essex. Travel is 50p a mile from there, so the price you read is the price you pay.
What you are actually booking
An acoustic wedding singer is a solo job, done properly
- A professional PA, sized for your room, indoors or outdoors
- Acoustic guitar and vocal looping, so one person sounds like more than one person
- Full setup and soundcheck before your guests arrive
- Backup equipment for everything, in the van, every time
- A planning call before the wedding, on the phone, as long as it takes
- Sample recordings of your key songs sent before the day, so you hear them first
- Travel at 50p a mile from Stansted, Essex, and I tell you the figure before you book
- Public liability insurance, certificate carried, sent to your venue on request
Hear it before you read another word about it
This is a first dance I arranged for one guitar and one voice, recorded as it is played on the day. There are 44 more recordings and 18 videos on the listen page.
Prices
Every price, in public
- Ceremony30 to 40 minutes£400
- Afternoon drinks reception45 to 60 minutes£500
- Wedding breakfast2 × 45 minutes£600
- Evening drinks and turnaround45 to 60 minutes£500
- Evening party set45 to 60 minutes£400
- Your first danceOne song£300
Ceremony
30 to 40 minutes
£400
Afternoon drinks reception
45 to 60 minutes
£500
Wedding breakfast
2 × 45 minutes
£600
Evening drinks and turnaround
45 to 60 minutes
£500
Evening party set
45 to 60 minutes
£400
Your first dance
One song
£300
Pick the parts you want and add them up. Nothing starts below £300, and there is no minimum number of parts.
Before you ask
The four things couples want to know first
One person, or a band?
One person. Acoustic guitar, vocals and a looper, which lets me stack a rhythm part under a melody so it sounds fuller than one man strumming. It is not a band and I would not pretend otherwise. If you want a brass section for the party, book a band for the party and me for the daytime.
How loud does it get?
As loud as the room needs and no louder. For a ceremony that is barely amplified. For an evening set it is a proper PA with the guitar driving it. I soundcheck before your guests arrive, so nobody hears me setting up.
What if we want a song you have never played?
Send it. I learn requests, and I send you a recording of your key songs before the day so you hear the arrangement first rather than on the morning. If a song genuinely does not work on one guitar I will say so instead of taking the booking and hoping.
Outdoors, in England, in April?
Fine, with a plan. I need a power socket within reach or a warning that there isn't one, and cover for the guitar and the PA if it rains. I have played ceremonies under a pergola, in a field and in a barn doorway.
Evidence
Six weddings. Every one photographed.
Real couples, real rooms, named and dated. These are the ones I have photographs of. Tap any of them for the venue, or for the day written up.
Availability
Tell me the date and I'll tell you if it's free
I answer availability within 24 hours, and everything we agree goes in writing. A 50% deposit secures your date, and the balance is due one month before the wedding.
Or call me on 07739 469321