About this vendor
A recent bride herself, Karly knows that couples want every aspect of their wedding to be unique, & music is no exception. She loves working with her clients to customize their Ceremony and Cocktail Hour song lists to fit their unique personality and taste. Whether you've envisioned an intimate backyard wedding with solo piano music, or a big church wedding with trumpet, strings, and a beautiful voice, she will bring your vision to life. A professional pianist, vocalist, and performer for 20 years, Karly will coordinate all the musical details for you, including sound and technical details, so you can focus on the other elements of your day. Visit KarlynMusic.com to hear and watch her perform.
Unlike most musicians in the wedding industry, Karly's musical education and background are in jazz and contemporary music as opposed to classical music. As a pianist and vocalist, she specializes in creating unique arrangements of both pop and classical songs, and even creates "mash-ups" when clients want something unique. Her mash-up of "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (by Bach) and "Can't Help Falling in Love" (by Elvis) is a client favorite!
Karly studied at Boston's famed Berklee College of Music (John Mayer went there, too!) and plays with Mannheim Steamroller during the holiday season. Her experience in the music industry as a performer, songwriter, and studio musician give her a unique skillset for weddings: she is acutely aware of how music plays a larger role in setting the tone for guests as they arrive for a ceremony, and she can intuitively segue music from song to song with ease and elegance, avoiding awkward silences at all costs. Additionally, as a vendor with 20+ years in the wedding industry who "attends" 50+ wedding ceremonies every year, Karly offers her clients insight beyond the musical realm. She enjoys sharing ideas and tips with clients during their song selection meetings. For many clients, these meetings are where the vision for their ceremony starts to feel real.
Services Offered:
*WEDDING CEREMONY MUSIC (Live and Recorded)
Karly can perform as a soloist (piano, or piano + voice), and she can hire additional players as well, including:
- String players (violin, cello, a string trio or string quartet)
- Additional Vocalists (such as a male or female vocalist to join her if you want a duet)
- Trumpet players
- Bagpipers
- Guitarists... and more!
Karly also creates recordings for couples to use when live music isn't feasible. Search for Karlyn Music on Instagram, YouTube, and Sound Cloud to hear samples. Contact Karly to request a custom recording for your wedding. Karly@KarlynMusic.com
COCKTAIL HOUR & DINNER MUSIC
Karly can perform as a soloist (piano, or piano and singing), or with her band. She provides an eclectic mix of pop songs and jazz standards. Customize the size of the band to fit your budget. (3-4 players is the most popular option.)
SPOTLIGHT DANCE
Hire Karly to sing your First Dance song live!
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Keyboard
- Piano
- Ukulele
- Vocals
Music Genres
- Classical
- Country
- Folk
- Jazz
- Pop
- R&B
Music Services
- Live Music
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
Awards and Affiliations
4-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2021.2018.2013.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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5
out of 5.071 reviews
Karlyn is SO talented! She has a voice of an angel and made our daughter and now son in laws wedding absolutely beautiful. So good in fact, we had people asking if it was pre-rec...
orded because she was in a balcony where guests could not see her. We asked her to include a violin and cello as well and that really brought it all together. I can not say enough good things about her. She was easy to work with, kind and extremely professional. She knew the right questions to ask to help make for a spectacular ceremony. Book her! You will NOT be disappointed!
In the span of one year, three of my daughters were married. All three chose Karlyn Jurgensen to sing at their church wedding cerermonies. Each bride & groom chose different song...
s with Karly's help at their song selection meetings. One bride asked Karly to find a violinist to accompany her as she played the piano and sang. Another bride asked her to find a flautist. The music was so overwhelmingly beautiful that it brought tears to my eyes. Eight years later, when I was getting remarried during the pandemic, I absolutely had to have Karly sing at my wedding. I was fearful the pastor of the church would not allow me to have a singer and musicians at our wedding. When I told him it was Karly Jurgensen, he approved because he was quite familiar with her performances and completely trusted her song repertoire and professionalism. Since it was during the pandemic, Karly consulted with us remotely and made it possible to hear what the various songs sounded like and helped us decide the best time in the ceremony for each song we selected. Listening to Karly sing is like listening to a heavenly angel's voice. Her beautiful voice is like nothing you've ever heard before! I have one more daughter who just got engaged and I'm certain she will insist that Karlyn Jurgensen sing at her wedding also.
As a mother of the bride it was challenging to find someone to sing and play the piano during the middle of the pandemic. My daughter was stationed in Italy and son in law was in...
Florida. Karlyn spent time via webex to ensure that the bride and groom would have the right music for their wedding. She was very professional and so easy to work with. We loved her voice and the piano was beautiful.
I could not recommend Karly enough for your wedding day or event! Her voice is incredibly beautiful and having her play the piano and sing on our wedding day had every person in te...
ars! She is so professional and played every note perfectly! Not to mention, she has an excellent library of songs to choose from and some mash-ups she created on her own! Overall I would hire Karly again and again if I could! Thank you Karly for making our ceremony and cocktail hour music unforgettable!
Karlyn was amazing to work with. From months before to the day of she wanted everything to be perfect for us. The music was beautiful and brought the ceremony together so well. I w...
ill never forget the music that day and of course how nice it was to work with someone who cared so much about making our day exactly what we wanted.
Magic. Karly made the whole process so easy and fun. She helped us hand pick songs for every part of our ceremony and she was attentive to every detail. The day of our wedding she...
filled the air with love. I am so happy she was part of our wedding day.
Karlyn music was the absolute perfect choice for our wedding ceremony. The music wasn’t only beautiful but the musicians in the band were so friendly and punctual. At first I was w...
orried about finding other musicians to pair with Karly but she was quick in finding more musicians that fit our style perfectly! If we ever were to get married again😉, we would definitely choose Karlyn again!
One of our favorite parts of our wedding! Karly helped us from the very beginning, putting our vision to life at our wedding! She was so professional and fun to work with and is SO...
talented. You cannot go wrong hiring Karly for your event!
Karlyn was AMAZING! She has a beautiful voice and was willing to work with my husband and I to help facilitate our wedding the best way possible. All of the guests also raved about...
how amazing her voice is. She was also willing to help us with less than a month out and made it a smooth and easy process.
Karlyn music coordinated all of the music for our wedding ceremony this past summer. I have heard her play at many weddings I have attended in the past so it was an easy decision t...
o have her play ours. We were so happy with the entire process. She is so talented in so many ways, from her communication skills to her beautiful voice! I cant imagine having anyone else coordinate all of the music for our special day. She is truly an amazing musician.
BEAUTIFUL! We hired Karly for our daughter's wedding, because we were outside (due to Covid) and unable to have the traditional music played in the church. Karly played the piano, ...
and brought a violin, cello, and trumpet; the music was OUTSTANDING! Karly met with us several times prior to the wedding day to perfect the outline and choice of songs. Karly made our wedding day a HUGE success, and would highly recommend her.
Karly was amazing to work with to plan our music for our wedding. She listened to what we liked and gave us wonderful suggestions. We loved her piano playing and singing. She al...
so hired a vocalist and took care of everything. Our guests were also talking about it after the wedding. She was professional while making it fun. She did a great job of working with our Catholic Church's music restrictions.
Karly provided amazing vocals for our wedding ceremony. She was super easy to work with and helped us decide which songs would fit our Catholic ceremony well. We had a friend who i...
s a professional violinist that we wanted to have play for the ceremony as well and Karly made sure everyone had the same music and was prepared for the big day.
Karly is amazing! She can do anything. She did a mash up of A Thousand Years and Canon in D while I walked down the aisle and it was magic. HIGHLY recommend.
”He Who Sings Prays Twice”
Karly Jurgensen Daniel’s extensive training and experience makes her a highly sought after wedding musician. She sings both traditional and contemporar...
y pieces with conviction and ease. She is knowledgeable of ceremony proceedings and adept at selecting appropriate and compelling music.
Karly has experience with Catholic liturgical music. Her beautiful voice filled the church with glorious sound.
Karly’s strong reliable communication skills provided comfort while planning a wedding in 2020. She handled challenges and frequent protocol changes with with grace, truth and love.
She is prepared and understands her music is part of the worship.
Karly’s angelic voice inspired our guests inside St. Frances Cabrini to vibrantly pray together and unite those present at the church as well as our guests attending on-line via Zoom.
Passionate, encouraging, inspiring, energetic just begin to describe Karlyn Music. Karly is versatile. She adapts her music during the wedding mass for a seamless worship ceremony.
With complete confidence, I highly recommend Karlyn Music.
I have known Karly’s parents for a very long time and when our kids were little we gathered each Christmas with a hired Santa to celebrate the season and see each other’s kids. Wh...
at a joy it was so many years later to have Karly sing and play at our daughter’s wedding. In this beautiful tapestry of life it was such a gift to celebrate this joyous day in our family with her singing & playing the piano and her parents present at the wedding. Karly shares her gift of music and singing with others in so many ways- funerals, church masses, & weddings. And it is at weddings where her talents radiate and shine! Her piano playing is exceptional, her arrangements are elegant & beautiful, and her singing rings so clear…the voice of an angel. I am listening to her songs on Soundcloud (check it out) as I write this and each time a song plays that we used at our daughter’s wedding, tears come to my eyes. The songs & arrangements are that beautiful. Let this one item on the very long list of wedding details be taken care of by Karly! Also, Karly arranged for the quartet that played at the wedding and coordinated with the music director at our church. You can rest easy that all the wedding music will be taken care of by Karly on this very special day for your family!
Having known of Karly via family, and seeing her perform at St. Pat’s in Elkhorn, we reached out to her immediately after setting our wedding date and were thrilled she was availab...
le. From guiding us through the song selection process & creating the theme & feel we wanted to convey at our wedding, Karly was an absolute professional. She even went as far to help us review our Wedding Program for any errors or recommended changes, several of which we would have never thought of or noticed we formatted incorrectly. Finally, Karly is an incredibly talented musician and has a beautiful voice which certainly enhanced our wedding. She is extremely helpful, kind, and is a wonderful resource who did not create any stress, and even helped reduce stress during the very busy wedding planning process. I would highly recommend her to anyone planning their special day!
As a couple, we knew that music was at the top of our priority list when we began planning our big day. Karly was an absolute dream to work with from the very beginning! She guided...
us through a traditional Catholic ceremony and what songs would need to be selected, while also offering contemporary alternatives. We were able to select exactly what we wanted thanks to her talent and ability to both play and sing it all. She worked wonderfully with a violinist and made it stress-free for us! So many of our guests commented on the beautiful music and as a couple we were blown away. We were so lucky to have her a part of our special day and I would recommend her to anyone!
Karly is truly the best! I never had to worry about the music for our special day - I knew she had it covered and my goodness did she deliver. We were so blessed to have her playi...
ng during our ceremony. It was perfect and EXACTLY what I was hoping for.
Amazing amazing AMAZING!!!
Karly is an incredibly talented musician, singer, and composer! But what really sets her apart is the ease I felt when working with her. She is organized, creative, kind, and real...
ly excelled at putting my vision for my wedding day into music that fit the feel I was hoping for! I would highly recommend her for your special day!
Karly is a talented singer and musician. She is very knowledgeable about wedding ceremonies and traditions. We never worried about our music because we knew we were in good hands!...
Karly is very professional and went above and beyond to make our day special!
Karly played and sang beautiful music at our wedding and was fantastic to work with! She is extremely talented and versatile, with a unique catalog of songs that fit every style. O...
ne of the highlights was going to listen to her play some of her songs ahead of time and she was even willing to add in songs that were special to us. Since ours was a Catholic wedding, Karly was helpful and knowledgeable in selecting appropriate songs, and she was familiar with our priest and church. We decided to add a cellist from her instrument list to back her piano and she even worked with our friend, a talented guitarist, to sit in on the prelude music. We recommend Karly 100% to bring the music on your special day!
Karly Jurgensen provided the most beautiful music for our wedding ceremony. She is easy to work with, knowledgeable, and dependable. Music was one of the only things I did not worr...
y about when planning because I knew Karly had it covered! We received several compliments on her our wedding day, and beyond!
Karly has such a beautiful voice! She has one of those voices that gives you goosebumps every time she sings! She was very professional and easy to work.
Karly came highly recommended by many people in the Omaha area. She not only has an amazing voice, but she is extremely helpful in the entire ceremony process as far as music goes....
She was not only able to help me choose songs based on my husband and my taste, but also match the vibe of our venue! Also, both my sister and I got married within a couple months of each other and Karly sang at both of our ceremonies! We did not want to have the same “feel” or songs, so Karly was great about personalizing the song lists for each of us! She is a joy to work with and makes any ceremony even more special!
I cannot stress enough how amazing Karly was not only at our wedding, but to work with leading up to our wedding. She was extremely insightful, and super helpful with any and every...
question or concern we had. We received SO many compliments on how beautiful our ceremony music was and we are so thankful to have had her as a part of wedding! Cannot recommend her enough!!
Karyln performed our wedding ceremony music - arranging two instrumental versions of custom songs that are very special to us as a surprise for my fiance. The arrangements were bea...
utiful and absolutely perfect.
I hired Karlyn to sing our first dance song as a surprise to my husband. I asked her to change the tempo of the song to slow it down and change some words around so it would reflec...
t us as a couple more. All of this with a few weeks notice! To say she went above and beyond would be an understatement! The song was beautiful and so so perfect! She has the most beautiful voice and made our first dance so incredibly special to us.
We had the Karlyn Ensemble play for my daughter and son in-law's cocktail hour. The music selection was exactly what we wanted and we received many compliments on their behalf.
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Plus, Karly's voice is beautiful!
I am looking forward to hiring them again.
Karly was absolutely amazing to work with! I had a Catholic mass and she offers all the traditional music but also she has so many other options such as her own originals or tradi...
tional songs that she adds her own twists to. She is so talented! Countless wedding guests commented on how beautiful the music from our ceremony was. I even had guests that found out where she sings Sunday mass and attend so they can listen to her sing again! Highly recommend Karly for any type of wedding ceremony!!
Karly provided the music for our wedding ceremony, and we could not be happier with how it went! She played some beautiful pieces all throughout, and nailed the recessional by pla...
ying her own version Sweet Child O' Mine. She made the decision process easy by meeting with us well in advance of our wedding day, and providing us options of some popular music. Thanks Karly!
We absolutely loved Karly! She is so talented and made our ceremony so special. We received so many compliments on our music. Karly is so easy to work with, and she has beautiful...
taste in music! Highly recommended!!!
HIRE KARLYN MUSIC! WOW!!!! Karly was probably the most professional and at the same time easy going part of our wedding! She arranged for all other musicians and everything was ou...
t of this world! Everything was exactly what we asked for and then some! We loved it so much and had so many people that couldn't make it tell us they heard how amazing it was that we hired karlyn music to make studio recordings of the days music to share with others and for us to have forever! That CD is probably the best and most used reminder from our wedding! Thanks Karly and crew for far exceeding our hopes!!
Karly is one of a kind!! From start to finish she went above and beyond from helping us select the perfect ceremony music to arranging all the details with our venue. She truly mad...
e our wedding ceremony so special with her unbeliavable talent on the piano!!
Karly is incredible! One of my favorite parts of wedding planning was going over wedding music with Karly. She is not only a phenomenal performer, but so great to work with. She h...
as an amazing voice and gave great pre-wedding advice. She helped make our special day even more special!!!
Karlyn was absolutely wonderful to work with! I was a medical student at time of my engagement and wedding, so my working hours were crazy, but she was so flexible in setting up me...
etings and working with me over the phone and via email. She was extremely professional in her dealings with me, and with the other musicians, both a professional cellist she hired and a friend of mine who sang at the wedding. There were so many things going on that day, but I didn't have to worry about the music at all because I knew Karlyn had everything under control. My mother, who is a piano teacher, was also extremely impressed with her, and said to me "she absolutely knows what she is doing." I am so grateful that we found Karlyn! The music at the wedding was stunning- a collection of some of my favorite classical pieces as well as hymns and some of her own arrangements. I cannot reiterate enough how great an experience it was working with her! I was so pleased with the end product, and have already recommended her to several of my friends who are getting married!
We hired Karly to sing and play the ukulele for our wedding ceremony in Mykonos, Greece. Karly’s beautiful voice and talents complemented the amazing Greek Island setting for our w...
edding ceremony. Music has always been a huge part of our relationship- from the many concerts we’ve shared while dating, new songs we’ve been introduced to on our travels, and the many reminders of our childhood and families; it was quite important to my husband and I that we have very specific songs during our ceremony to reflect our relationship. Despite the long distance planning, Karly was wonderfully easy to work with and she was excited to learn the lyrics and how to play these songs. Karly’s talents completely changed the aesthetics of our ceremony, and our guests continue to talk about how beautifully she sang and played at our wedding. Quite simply, she was perfect!
Karly is the best vocalist! She is sensitive to the wishes of the bride and groom and shows extreme attention to detail. Her music makes the day extra special. So many guests co...
mmented that she had the voice of an angel.
Karly made our ceremony so so special. Her modern take on classic wedding songs really fit our style and we can't wait to get our wedding video to relive it again and again!!!
Karly is such a great musician to work with! She sang and played the piano at our Catholic wedding this summer and did an amazing job! After meeting with her almost 9 months before...
the wedding to pick all of the songs, (due to our schedule and moving) I had no worries about the music for our wedding and knew she had it covered. She is willing to work with you to get just the right vibe for your special day. She made it fun and stress free. Karly is a high quality person and musician!
Karly played the piano and sang at our Catholic wedding ceremony and it was absolutely beautiful!! She is so sweet and helped us choose the best pieces as well as coordinate all of...
the music with the liturgist at the church. Our wedding day was truly so special thanks to the beautiful and talented music she provided. I would highly recommend choosing Karly to sing at your wedding. She will easily become one of your favorite vendors!
Karly is dynamite! She made our day so special. Her unique take on traditional wedding songs, made our Christian ceremony lively and fun! Karly will work with you to make your day ...
exactly what you want it to be.
If you are debating booking, I promise you will not be disappointed! Karly is so wonderful to work with and plays the piano and sings so beautifully! She has a wide range of musi...
c to choose from, making it easy to ensure it is perfect for your wedding style. It was the perfect addition to our ceremony and very worth the money - we received so many compliments!
Karly not only is a pleasure to work with, but she is a true talent. She executed our vision above and beyond dour expectations. I am forever indebted to her! People commented t...
hat they felt as if they attended a concert at the wedding!
We could not have been happier with Karly...she was absolutely AMAZING!! She took time to meet with us and was great in helping us pick out all the music for the ceremony which wa...
s truly perfect! We are still receiving compliments about the Karly's beautiful voice! Karly made my daughters day even more special! Thank you again Karly!
Karly did an incredible job. We had a catholic ceremony and a lot of our guests were catholic and hear a lot of the "same wedding music." Karly created a couple of custom pieces an...
d really executed our vision to make the ceremony unique & traditional all at the same time. She was such a joy to work with and really made our ceremony the best. She is beyond talented and just amazing to work with.
Karlyn was the most professional and perfect person to work with!! I was referred by my Matron-of-Honor and couldn't have been more pleased. We were married outside at a vineyard...
and Karly did an exceptional job. Her variety of music was amazing as well. It fit our personalities perfect! I would recommend Karly over and over again!
I would recommended Karly to anyone! She is extremely flexible. She took the time to get to know us as a couple, and helped us choose the perfect selection for our ceremony. S...
he is extremely talented and professional. We loved her ability to integrate both traditional and modern pieces for our day. After our first meeting with Karly, my husband and I decided to have our ceremony recorded because we were so excited for the music and she did not disappoint! We would without a doubt recommend her. Thanks Karly for making our day special!
Ryan and Jess Boyd
We are so thankful for the work Karlyn did for the music for our wedding ceremony! She made the planning process very easy and not only did she provide an extensive song list for ...
us to choose from (including some of her original songs, which were absolutely beautiful and so unique!) she also learned a song we wanted that was not on the list. She coordinated a harpist to accompany her, which was beautiful, and had all the equipment she needed as well (including a mic for our ceremony, which our venue did not have!) Most of all, we are thankful for the awesome job Karlyn did the day of the wedding. We were very late starting our ceremony due to some bridesmaid makeup issues and she played flawlessly and kept guest entertained during the delay. I highly recommend Karlyn Music, Piano, Voice, and Ensembles!
Amazing experience! Karly came highly recommended to me by friends and I could not have been more pleased. She was professional and helpful and the music she and the team she broug...
ht was perfect for our cocktail hour and our ceremony. She even helped me pick out the right songs for my event as I was clueless there. Thank you Karly - I only wish I could do it all over again for the fun of it!!
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Karlyn Music • Piano, Voice & Ensembles