Wedding Ceremony Singer Sydney
Concert I performed at Mater Dei Chapel in Cobbitty, NSW in October 2022
It's your wedding day.
You're waiting to walk down the aisle. The first few chords of your song begin and you take the first steps towards your partner.
Halfway there and you realise you're floating on the notes of a beautiful voice accompanied by a string quartet. The songs you and your partner have chosen personalise the ceremony and create wonderful memories for you and your family and friends.
This is a moment that will be held close to your heart for many years to come.
Live music expertly played by professional musicians guarantees that the timing is perfect and the setting is complete.
“We didn’t get a chance to speak with you and Ray afterwards, but we just wanted to say, thank you so much for providing us such beautiful music before, during and after our wedding ceremony. We were blown away not only by your beautiful singing and the piano, but also by your flawless timing and execution as you integrated it into the ceremony. We were watching some video footage from the start of the ceremony just now (despite the “unplugged” message, we did quietly ask a friend or two to film the ceremony for us on their phone :), and we were so impressed with the seamless musical transition between the bridesmaids’ entrance and Lisz’s entrance, and also the “take my hand” lyric magically appearing at the point we took each others’ hand! And all the rest was so well done, all sang and played so beautifully.
Thanks again so much!! We would definitely recommend you in a heartbeat to anyone looking for a church/ceremony singer. Amazing work!”
“Thank you for your wonderful performance. It was a beautiful feeling walking into the Church and hearing you sing, then lifting the mood as we signed the papers and walked out. It added a special touch and many guests commented on how lovely it was.”
“Thank you so much for sharing your incredible voice with us on our wedding day, Dora was the perfect accompaniment on the violin as well and together you helped create the perfect moment walking down the aisle. The overall process was seamless and so easy, your mini audio tape online made it easy to pick which songs would fit into our ceremony.”
“Hi Fiona, Just wanted to say thanks for your beautiful and amazing service on my wedding day. I had received so many compliments about your voice. You are wonderful and I am so glad I had chosen you! xoxo”
About Me
I love singing and have had the pleasure to perform at hundreds of beautiful wedding ceremonies here in Sydney, and overseas in London while I lived there in 2005.
I began formal training in singing when I was 12, and in 2004 I completed a B.Mus.St at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, studying Classical Art Song and Opera with renowned Australian Soprano Jane Edwards.
In 2008 I had the good fortune to sing backing vocals for the amazing Michael Buble on his Australian tour. As well as classical, I currently perform pop, soul and jazz with my band (previously called SoulArte) at various events around Sydney and NSW.
This broad musical background and experience means I can offer a wide variety of music to suit your wedding style and music taste. I really love what I do and am always keen to learn new songs that reflect the story behind every couple I meet.
SONG LIST
POPULAR SONGS - March 2024
Forever After All - Luke Combs
Dance With You - Brett Young
In Case You Didn’t Know - Brett Young
I Can't Help Falling in Love With You - Kina Grannis version (with the a cappella bit, just like the movie :)
When I Say I Do Today - Carolyn Miller
My Love - Westlife
The Two of Us - Birds of Tokyo
I Know You By Heart - Eva Cassidy
Bridal Procession
Flower girls, Page boys and/or Bridesmaids Entrance:
Canon in D - Pachelbel (Instrumental)
I Won't Let You Go - James Morrison
Kissing You - Des’ree (recording on this page)
When You Say Nothing At All - Alison Krause
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac (Eva Cassidy version)
Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
Bride’s Entrance
Ave Maria - Schubert (recording on this page)
Ave Maria - Beyonce
A Thousand Years or A Thousand Years Pt.2 - Christina Perri
Nella Fantasia - Morricone/Ferrau
O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
Heaven - Bryan Adams
No-One - Alicia Keys
Marry Me - Train
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Everything I do, I do it for You - Bryan Adams
Bridal Chorus - Wagner (Instrumental)
Someone Like You - Adele
When I Say I Do - Matthew West
Candle Ceremony, Butterfly release or other ceremony
Everybody’s Free - Jennifer Ann version
The Flower Duet from Lakme - Delibes
Ich liebe dich - Beethoven
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
Arithmetic - Brooke Fraser
Lucky - Jason Mraz
You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
In A Little While - U2
There is Love (The Wedding Song) - Peter, Paul & Mary
Signing of the Registry (choose two pieces for this)
Symphony - Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
10,000 Hours - Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
No Judgement - Niall Horan
Love Someone - Lukas Graham
I Choose You {The Wedding Song} - Ryann Darling
Crazy Love - Van Morrison
Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna - Claudio Baglioni
E Piu Ti Penso - Ariana Grande and Andrea Bocelli
One Call Away - Charlie Puth
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding
Turning Page - Sleeping At Last
The Woman I Love - Jason Mraz
The Way I Am - Ingrid Michaelson
Love Me Tender - Norah Jones version
The Prayer - Anthony Callea
Nessun Dorma - Puccini
Love Me Sweet - Carl Vine
Ordinary Miracle - Sarah McLaughlin
I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield (Tina Arena version)
Vocalise, Op.34/14 - Rachmaninov (song without words)
Come Sleep - Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
Because of You - Keith Martin
Back at One - Brian McKnight
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
I Do Love You - Verona
Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur
I Get to Love You - Ruelle
At The Beginning - from “Anastasia”
I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman
I Was Made for Loving You - Tori Kelly ft. Ed Sheeran
Recessional / Exit music
Sparks Fly - Taylor Swift
Girls Like You - Maroon 5
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
You’ve got the Love - Florence & the Machine
Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremy Clarke (Instrumental)
Wedding March - Mendelssohn (Instrumental)
All of Me - John Legend
I Do - Colbie Caillat
Marry You - Bruno Mars (lyrics are adjusted slightly)
Everlasting Love - Jamie Cullum
From This Moment - Shania Twain
At Last - Etta James
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
You're My Best Friend - Queen
Today Was a Fairytale - Taylor Swift
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
Us Against The World - Christina Milian
The Art of Love - Guy Sebastian and Jordin Sparks
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Choose You - Stan Walker
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Traditional/Religious/Hymns
The Lord Bless You and Keep You - Rutter (used at Meghan and Harry’s royal wedding)
O Perfect Love - Barnby - Hymn
I am the Bread of Life - Suzanne Toolan
As the Deer - Martin J. Nystrom
Be Thou My Vision - Audrey Assad
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - John Wyeth
Thy Word - Amy Grant
Sheep May Safely Graze - Bach
Alleluia - Mozart
Ave Maria - Bach / Gounod
Ave Maria - Caccini
Christ, Be Our Light - Bernadette Farrell - Hymn
Celtic Alleluia - Trad.
Make Me a Channel of Your Peace - Sebastian Temple - Hymn
On Eagles Wings - Michael Joncas - Hymn
One Bread One Body - Hymn
I Vow to Thee My Country - Hymn
Like a Seal on Your Heart - Carey Landry - Hymn
Come as You Are - Deirdre Brown - Hymn
Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God - Hymn
Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
Amazing Grace (sometimes used for weddings!)
Panis Angelicus - Franck
Laudate Dominum - Mozart
En prière - Fauré
These are suggestions, and you can mix and match sections and songs. I'm happy to learn new songs, please simply ask.
Please ensure all song choices are approved by the person conducting your ceremony.
PRICING - 2024 & 2025: from $750
for Sydney venues
SOLO
Solo with professional backing tracks
All styles of music, in or outdoors.
DUO
Duo with Guitar, Piano or Organ
Duo with Violin or Cello and professional backing tracks
Duo with Harp
TRIO or more
Trio - Fiona with any two: Guitar/Piano/Cello/Violin
Four piece - Fiona with three string players
A deposit of $200 is required to secure your booking.
I perform any amount of songs throughout the service, plus background music before the bride arrives.
I provide my own sound equipment suitable for your ceremony venue.
Further to the above options, we offer a wide range of instruments and unusual ensemble ideas so please simply ask if you had something specific in mind.
Additional fees apply if:
Your guest list is over 250 people.
Your venue is over 1 hour from the Sydney CBD.
You require more performance time.
A requested song is very obscure and we need a backing track recorded especially. (This does not apply to live ensembles)
“Thank you so much for performing at our ceremony, you were great and so talented. A lot of our guests commented on how amazing your voice is, thanks for making our day extra special and helping us at very short notice.”
“We would like to thank you ever so much for singing at our wedding ceremony! You were truly amazing! As well as your outstanding professionalism & friendly nature, your beautiful voice moved everyone to tears – especially when you sung ‘Ave Maria’ during our flower offering. We are so happy and sincerely privileged that you were able to be our wedding ceremony vocalist during the most important part of the best day of our lives! Thank you again and best wishes for your future!”
“Fiona recently sang at our wedding ceremony and reception. It was a wonderful day and having Fiona and James performing for us added that extra something I was looking for. Fiona’s voice is absolutely beautiful, we had so many compliments from our guests. Fiona was also an absolute pleasure to deal with in the lead up to the wedding. She made everything so simple and easy with no stress at all. I am so glad we found Fiona and had her sing at our special day. I cannot recommend her highly enough and will definitely look to have her sing for us again in the future.”
“Hi Fiona, hope you’re well! Matty and I just wanted to say a big thank you for singing at our wedding ceremony. I received so many compliments on your beautiful voice, you are truly amazing, down to earth and we are just so lucky that you were a part of our special day. Thank you! :)”
“Groom says ~ Fiona’s presence and vocal ability at our wedding ceremony was fantastic. It made me feel so relaxed, especially the beautiful background music and entertainment while guests were coming into the church and I was waiting for my wife to be.
Bride says ~ Fiona’s beautiful vocals was amazing to walk down the aisle to, especially Ave Maria, which is a song close to our family’s heart. Fiona made sure to time her singing perfectly with whatever was happening during our orthodox service and she had a beaming smile that I could see from the front of the church which was lovely. Thank you Fiona.”
“I cannot thank you enough for singing so beautifully at our wedding ceremony and also to the pianist for playing beautifully as well. I’ve always dreamed of having an elegant wedding ceremony and your voice definitely contributed to making that dream come true.
Many of my guests were so blown away by your voice Fiona, they felt you added so much reverence to the hymns and to the ceremony. For that, I cannot thank you enough.
I also want to thank you for being so helpful and easy to communicate with in the lead up to the day. You made the process of planning the musical aspect of my ceremony very seamless.
I wish you all the very best for the year ahead. I imagine it will be a busy year of weddings and events, of which I’m sure your talents will be highly sought after and for which, I would highly recommend. ”