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A professional soloist adds to the character and ambiance of your special day.

* Beautiful lyrical soprano voice

* Classically Trained Soloist with over 15 years experience singing at weddings

* Certified Professional Catholic Cantor

* Any Religion, service and in any genre, style, repertoire

* Professional who will work with your church's organist/pianist

* Optional pianist or other instrumental accompaniment available
(violin, trumpet, harp, string quartet)

* Repertoire recommendations available

* References available upon request

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"Her beautiful soprano voice will make your ceremony complete by adding to your religious or non-religious ceremony as a soloist."


"Her voice is expressive and emotionally touching.
As a professional musician she can work with your church organist
or with other instruments."

- as seen on WeddingWire.com
and the WeddingChannel.com

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Music is usually the last thing you think about
in preparation for your big day,
but it is very important.

Music is what starts the ceremony.

Whether you want prelude music for your guests
or that special song while your mother lights a candle
in remembrance of Grandpa.

Music starts the procession of your bridal party
and of course, your grand entrance as you walk down the aisle.

Let me make it easy for you with a consultation in person, email, text or phone.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Ceremony Music

What ceremony music arrangements can you provide?

Acapella
Choir
Brass - Trio
Instrumental - Solo
Instrumental - Duo
Instrumental - Trio
String - Trio
String - Quartet
String - Quintet
Soloist / Vocalist

How many musicians are in your band(s)?

1 - 3

What instruments does your group play?

Cello
Flute
Guitar
Harp
Organ
Piano
Trumpet
Viola
Violin

What services do you provide?

Ceremony Music

Reviews of Marlene Meier, Ceremony Vocalist

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Corey Sent on 08/12/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful voice, true professional, excellent value. Hire Marlene!

Short version: Marlene is a true professional with a heavenly voice. She led the music for our wedding mass and delivered a beautiful performance for a very reasonable price. We strongly recommend Marlene for your event!

Longer version: When we initially hired Marlene, we were unsure what church would be willing to host our wedding (due to COVID restrictions) and which other musicians would be involved. Due to ongoing restrictions in Chicago, we had booked a backup church in Indiana. Marlene was tremendously flexible, reassured us that she has performed at many weddings and she would most certainly deliver a beautiful result for us regardless of where the ceremony actually took place. While we had already selected most of the musical pieces with our priest, Marlene always reassured us that she was available to help with planning if needed. We really appreciated knowing that she had done this many times and that we could count on her during crunch time.

We eventually decided to hold the wedding in Indiana and Marlene again reassured us that this was not a problem. Prior to hiring Marlene (and pre-COVID), we had initially planned to have a small choir perform during our wedding mass. This idea was temporarily scrapped due to COVID restrictions, but once these began to ease Marlene suggested that she knew of an excellent choir who might be willing to perform with her if we still wanted to do that. Marlene helped us negotiate pricing with them and also assisted with overall coordination with the choir and the organist on the day of the ceremony. Our priest is very kind but a bit forgetful and sometimes skips around in the usual order of the mass. While other cantors may have been thrown off by this, Marlene’s professionalism and experience really showed as she followed him seamlessly and led the other musicians. The end result was absolutely stunning. Marlene’s heavenly voice backed by the choir and organ sounded gorgeous in the historic church. All of our guests were raving about how beautiful the music was. Marlene truly helped make our wedding day absolutely perfect.

We give our highest recommendation to Marlene and know she will provide exceptionally beautiful music for any event. Her confidence, poise, talent, and no-nonsense can-do attitude were very much appreciated during our hectic planning process. If you hire Marlene, you will get beautiful music from a true professional musician at a very fair price. Hire Marlene! You will not regret it.
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Kim Sent on 10/15/2017
5 out of 5 rating
I highly recommend Marlene for your event. Not only is she very talented with the voice of an angel, She is nice, accommodating, and a great communicator. A++++
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Sylvia Sent on 08/06/2012
5 out of 5 rating
Marlene has an amazing voice that really beautified our wedding service. We received many compliments from guests regarding the music during our ceremony, especially her rendition of Ave Maria. She was a pleasure to work with and very helpful in planning the music for our wedding. I would recommend Marlene to any couple looking for a spectacular singer for their wedding day.
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Laura Sent on 07/30/2012
5 out of 5 rating
Ms. Meier was the vocalist at our Catholic wedding ceremony held on June 30, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. The music selection and performance set the tone to a most elegant ceremony. Her voice is beyond beautiful...it is angelic. We thank you Ms. Meier for making our special day even more beautiful. Alberto and Laura Ramos
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Renee Sent on 07/27/2012
5 out of 5 rating
Marlene has a beautiful voice! She was very accommodating and easy to work with. I highly recommend her for any event.
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User878782 Sent on 07/27/2012
4.8 out of 5 rating
Molly did an excellent job at our wedding. She was very easy to work with. She was very helpful with song selection.
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Awards

6

Professional Network & Endorsements

3 Endorsements
Dolce Strings Dolce Strings Wedding Musicians

Marlene is an excellent vocalist, one of the best in Chicago hands down. She is also very professional and a pleasure to work with. I was also impressed with how accomodating she was and the large variety of music she was able to sing. We highly recommend her!!

Costanzo Music World Costanzo Music World Wedding Musicians

Marlene is a singer I have worked with for years in numerous capacities. She always goes above and beyond to make sure the music she sings is beautiful and that she tries her hardest to fulfill any requests a bride could have. Over the years it has been my pleasure to hear her gorgeous voice enhance any liturgy where she sings. She is truly my first choice whenever I need to hire a singer and I highly suggest you make her the first and only choice for exceptionally beautiful music at your wedding.

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It was great meeting her - i am very impressed with her work

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