Wedding Ceremony Music
Traditional & Contemporary Music
Dallas & Fort Worth Metroplex
Stacy Arnold – Classical Guitarist
Stacy Arnold is a professional classical guitarist and wedding musician in Dallas, Texas who has over 30 years of performance artistry and experience in the Dallas and Fort Worth area to provide an elegant and beautiful musical setting for a bride’s special day. Mr. Arnold has performed hundreds of weddings and and his performances have been described as “absolutely beautiful, outstanding, and made the ceremony perfect!” Stacy Arnold holds a Masters degree in guitar performance from Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts and is professor of classical guitar studies at Dallas Baptist University.
Mr. Arnold’s wedding experience includes traditional and contemporary ceremony music selections, professional experience with coordinators and photographers, and performances at Texas’ premier and distinguished wedding venues. Wedding performances have included a variety of settings ranging from beautiful wedding event venues, cathedrals and churches, historic homes, botanical gardens, country clubs, picturesque Texas ranches, luxurious hotels, and private residences.
The music selections for this very special day include a variety of choices ranging from the popular traditional wedding music of “Canon in D” (Pachelbel’s Canon), “Ave Maria”, “Air on a G String”, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”, “The Wedding March”, “The Bridal Chorus”, “The Trumpet Voluntary”, as well as Contemporary, Romantic, Spanish, Classical, Latin, Hymns & Worship, Renaissance, and Baroque music favorites. Special music requests for a bride’s processional and other areas of the ceremony are available to make this special day a personal, elegant, and beautiful occasion.
Listen to the music samples for a variety of music choices that will provide an elegant and beautiful ambiance for your wedding ceremony setting.
Stacy Arnold has performed weddings at many special locations such as The Dallas Arboretum, Belo Mansion, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Ft. Worth Botanical Gardens, Marie Gabrielle, Swiss Avenue (Dallas, TX), The Page House (Georgetown, Tx.), The Wildflower Center (Austin, Tx.), Chapel Dulcinea (Austin, Tx.), Texas Old Town (Kyle, Tx.), The Hummingbird House (Manchaca, Tx.), Little Chapel in the Woods, The Ashton Hotel, The Gaylord Texan, The Tower Club, Texas Sports Hall of Fame (Waco, Tx.), Barron’s on 5th (Waco, Tx.), Worthington Renaissance Hotel, Stoneleigh Hotel, Maple Manor Hotel, Fairmont Hotel, Omni Hotel, Hilton-Anatole Hotel, Woodlands Resort and Conference Center (The Woodlands, Tx.), Rosemary Mansion (Waxahachie, Tx.), and theWyatt Mansion (Waxahachie, Tx.).
Stacy Arnold travels throughout the North Texas region and throughout the state of Texas for wedding performances to locations including Irving, Addison, Richardson, Garland, Mesquite, Grand Prairie, Hutchins, Duncanville, Waxahachie, Midlothian, Hurst, Waco, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, Georgetown, Roundrock, Allen, Lewisville, San Antonio, Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, Flowermound, Katy, Keller, McKinney, Frisco, Southlake, Rockwall, Rowlett, Denton, Arlington, Mesquite, Pilot Point, Corsicana, Ennis, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, Keller, Carrollton, Sunnyvale, Balch Springs, Lancaster, Coppell, Desoto, Sachse, Wilmer, Euless, Plano, Murphy, Seagoville, Cedar Hill, Grapevine, Red Oak, Bedford, Parker, Arlington, The Colony, and more
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“Stacy Arnold performed at my March 29th Wedding. First off, his music was absolutely beautiful and made the ceremony perfect. He arrived early to set up at my wedding and was such a friendly guy! Stacy was punctual, wonderful to work with and delivered just as we expected. Without Stacy’s performance, I know our wedding wouldn’t have been the same. I HIGHLY recommend him to any bride….or anyone for that matter! He is a very talented guy who made my wedding day perfect:) Thanks Stacy!!! You’re the BEST!!! Five stars all day:)”
– Sally B. 3/2014 (Ft. Worth Botanical Gardens)
“Stacy Arnold is the best! He performed at my wedding last weekend, and I can’t put into words how amazing it was. My ceremony was absolutely gorgeous, in large part due to Stacy! He also was very responsive to my emails, answered all of my questions, and was very nice and professional throughout the process. I would highly recommend Stacy Arnold to all future brides!”
– 10/7/17 Mallory L. (The Laurel/Grapevine, TX.)
Listening Samples
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 (BWV 1007) by J.S. Bach
Etude in B minor by Fernando Sor
Can’t Help falling in Love
A Thousand Years
Ave Maria
Canon in D (Pachelbel’s Canon)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Lagrima
The Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
The Bridal Chorus
The Trumpet Voluntary
Pavan No. 1 by Luis Milan (Renaissance)
Prelude No. 1 (Lyric Melody) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazil)
Guardame Las Vacas by Luys de Narvaez (1538)
Video Samples
Booking Information
For questions about a performance for your wedding day and schedule availability, please e-mail (see email form below) text, or call using the contact information listed. Booking a performance is also available through my artist page at GigSalad (see form below).
A $150.00 non-refundable deposit (retainer) is required to book the date and time of the performance. Once the deposit is paid, a contract is sent for the final balance to ensure good fidelity between the musician and the bride. The final balance is due no later than one month prior to the date of the wedding. Deposit and final balance payments are paid by Venmo, Paypal or Zelle.
I look forward to the opportunity of being a part of your wedding day and providing beautiful and elegant music for this wonderful, special day.
Cell: 469-337-7294
Wedding Ceremony Rate: $500.00
Wedding Ceremony Rate Includes:
- 20 to 30 minutes of prelude music while your guests arrive and seated
- All processionals (family, wedding party, the bride)
- Special music during the ceremony (unity candle, sand pouring, communion/eucharist, etc.)
- Recessionals
- 5-10 min of postlude music while guests file out
- Arrangements of your favorite song(s)
- All travel (within the Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex area)
- Set up and take down time
- Amplification for the classical guitar
- Additional travel fees are applicable for weddings outside of the Dallas & Fort Worth metroplex area. Please e-mail or call if you have any questions.
Booking Available on GigSalad
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