How to sing at a wedding.
How I did it: I'd perform (usually) at the rehearsal the night before the wedding so that I'd know the cues and where they wanted me to stand during the performance. The day of the wedding, I would have terrifying butterflies which usually didn't go away until the end of the song! Then I would mingle at the reception and feel like a big star at a Grammy afterparty! ;) I got a very spiritual feeling knowing that what I did was
something that the bride would remember all of her life and something
that would make her wedding unique and personalize it for her and her family.
Lessons & tips: I rehearsed with my cousin Thearon for several weeks before the wedding date, meeting with him and another guy who played the piano for us
after work to go over and over and over every line of the song and our
harmonies until we felt we had the song down, and then we'd rehearse it
a few dozen more times to make ourselves totally comfortable with our
parts. For my solos, Thearon would listen with a critical ear and give me helpful advice about pitch and tone, etc.
Resources: My cousin Thearon Roberts and our friend John Cameron.
The music store in Capitola Village (I can't remember the name of it, unfortunately)
