About this vendor
Congratulations on your Engagement! As you plan your Wedding, consider having a harpist to delight your guests with beautiful harp melodies to set a romantic tone for your special day! My name is Nichole Young and I been performing for weddings and special events since 1998. I love working with each couple to create a unique music set list that will represent your unique tastes and personalities. Do you have a favorite song? You may be surprised at how versatile the harp can be! My harp repertoire ranges in style from Classical, Celtic, American jazz standards, show tunes, movie themes, and modern pop/rock. I am available for weddings and special events throughout Illinois, Chicago, and the Chicago Suburbs.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Harp
Music Genres
- Celtic
- Classical
- Jazz
- Pop
- Rock
- World Music
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
- Reception
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We were so incredibly lucky to have Nichole perform at our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour on 10/19/24! Back in January, our venue hosted a food tasting event for all the 2024 couples to meet fabulous reliable vendors, and Nichole happened to be there playing her harp. My husband and I love movie/T.V scores and video game music, so as soon as we heard Nichole playing songs from Final Fantasy, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and Legend of Zelda, we knew we wanted to hire her right away! Nichole worked hard to create a song list for our wedding ceremony that was personalized for us. Our guests raved about how beautiful and unique her music was! If you are looking to add a little something extra to your special day, then please book Nichole for your next event! You won't regret it. Thank you Nichole! <3
Nichole played at my wedding during cocktail hour and at the ceremony, and she brought so much joy and such beautiful music to the space!
Nichole's existing repertoire is extensive and she is extremely accommodating to requests. She was able to play all of our requested tracks and it brought such a personal touch to the ceremony.
Everyone at the event loved her performance. Nichole is professional, organized, and a pleasure to work with. If you are looking for a beautiful addition to your event, look no further!
Just absolutely phenomenal :) she works with you to make sure the right music is playing, always checks in with you to ensure everything is perfect, AND she moves the harp all by herself without issue, which is just impressive.
From classical to contemporary, the only reason you won't hire her is because you're crazy. Go on, click her link :)
Nichole was easily our favorite part of the night! We were able to incorporate music from some of our favorite video games and shows/movies into our wedding but keep it really elegant. She has so much music to pick from and we were able to completely customize it all. Love her and highly recommend her for any wedding or special occasion!
Nichole is so friendly, sweet and talented. Her harp music was a beautiful, romantic addition to our ceremony and cocktail hour. She worked with us to create a list of songs and was so easy to work with. We’d recommend her to anyone!!!
Nichole played the harp during our wedding ceremony this past weekend and it was absolutely perfect! We received so many compliments on how beautiful the music was! Working with Nichole ahead of the wedding was so simple and she even learned a new song for us with no question. We also streamed our wedding live and the music still sounded incredible!
I wrote the Flute-Viola-Harp trio "Sandcat Lullaby" as a surprise birthday gift for my wife. Nichole arranged for her friends (Jennifer Gosack-Darwell, Flute; Colleen Kuraszek, Viola) to join her, and handled all the logistics.
Normally we would have invited them to our home, but circumstances dictated a remote performance. All the same, Nichole, Jen and Colleen dressed for the concert hall – just one more mark of their all-around professionalism. Their enthusiasm for the piece is greatly appreciated, and their performance was excellent; all that a composer could wish for. My hope is that someday we can arrange for a high-quality recording for release.
So it was a joyous event! I’m recommending Nichole, Jen and Colleen without reservation. I’d work with any of them again, anytime. Each of them will enhance any event you can conjure. I hope we will have other occasions to work together.
Amazing music for our ceremony! Nichole was very flexible and professional to work with! We had her play for our cocktail hour too, but honestly, we really didn't need any music because everyone was so chatty.
We booked Nichole for our wedding this past weekend and couldn't be happier. We were in an attached pavilion at a hotel without a sound system so I was a little nervous that we wouldn't be able to hear the music but I could hear everything while out in the lobby waiting to walk in!
Nichole was very easy to work with and responsive to all of my questions and musical choices. Couldn't recommend more!
Nichole was phenomenal!!!!!!!! My guests loved her! She was detailed oriented and professional through out this process! I am overall stoked that I booked her for my ceremony!
Nichole was great! She was flexible and easy to work with, willing to learn songs that I requested ahead of time. My guests said she played beautifully. My only regret is that I didn't have her present during dinner so that I could have enjoyed her music!
Absolutely amazing! So happy we booked Nichole for our wedding!! Would definitely recommend
Nichole was amazing. She made the whole process super easy. One less thing to worry about on our big day.
Nichole is a true talent and professional. She played at our ceremony in September and she was wonderful. I would recommend Nichole to anyone who is considering a harpist for their event. She worked with me to come up with a playlist and came up with some amazing recommendations that made our ceremony beautiful. Take a look at her website where you can hear some of her performances, you will not be disappointed.
Nichole was absolutely amazing. My husband and I received so many wonderful comments about how beautiful Nichole's harp melodies were for our wedding ceremony. She was also such a lovely person and wore the most beautiful dress - having her there made everything feel so classy! She is also very reasonably priced for the atmosphere she creates which is unparalleled. I couldn't honestly recommend her enough, she made our ceremony and everyone loved her!
Nichole was amazing to work with! She can play a wide variety of music and I really appreciated that she could play more "current" songs for our wedding ceremony. She was very responsive via email, professional, and the guests commented on how well she played...my only regret is I wasn't in the room to listen to her the whole ceremony!
Nichole truly transformed our ceremony at our wedding! Everyone loved the harp and we received so many compliments, I am SO happy that we chose Nichole to be a part of your wedding!
Nichole was a pleasure to work with! We requested special songs for our ceremony and she was able to play them with no problem.
In addition, she asked for our wedding colors prior to the ceremony so she could coordinate with the rest of the ceremony. What a great idea!
The music was absolutely beautiful and the harp looked beautiful as well - thanks for everything Nichole!
Nichole did a fabulous job at our wedding reception. Very elegant ... was the finishing touch to our cocktail hour! She is very professional and a pleasure to work with. Our guests loved her music. My husband and I are very happy we chose Nichole.
Nichole helped make my ceremony and reception memorable and meaningful for me. She didn't make any fuss over learning new songs from YouTube, which was really helpful for an intercultural wedding. She was always prompt in responding to my emails, and she was prompt and professional on the day. A huge number of my guests commented on her excellent performance!
Nichole is a wonderful musician! The harp was the perfect instrument for our Enchanted outdoor wedding! She tailored all the prelude songs to fit our style. She has a lot of music to choose from and was willing to get other sheets if we wanted. Nichole had all the songs we were looking for and the music sounded wonderful! She is a sweet person to work with and I am BEYOND happy we chose her for our ceremony!!
Loved everything about her and the music. Very easy to work with especially considering this was a destination wedding, of sorts. Wish we could have enjoyed more of her music like the guests :) also, she played during the cocktail hour and adjusted to the volume of the room.
We booked Nichole on a whim for our ceremony music.... And we were sooooo glad we did! We got so many compliments on her music! It really added that something different, yet so elegant to our wedding.
I used Nichole for the music in my recent wedding ceremony. It was BEAUTIFUL and I got compliment after compliment about how unique and beautiful the harp was throughout the ceremony. Nichole was wonderful to work with, prompt in responding to my questions, and has a giant repertoire of songs from traditional to modern that you are able to choose from. I'm very glad I had her for my wedding.
Nichole sounded simply amazing! We had her play our ceremony and it was absolutely perfect. She was willing to learn a song specifically for our recessional and it sounded incredible - we almost didn't exit because we wanted to stay and listen!
Your music during our ceremony was just perfect for our outdoor setting as well as during our intimate cocktail hour, inside. The only wish I have is that I was able to attend my wedding as a guest and enjoy your music as much as our guests did. I also wanted to say thank you for making your part of the day so easy to plan in just a few e-mails! In the chaos of wedding planning your professionalism and easy going attitude truly helped when choosing ceremony and cocktail music! Your online repertoire is excellent with tons of music to choose from!! Thanks again for making our wedding so memorable through your music!
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