Elegant, Beautiful Music for Your Wedding Day
Wedding Ceremony Music | Classical Guitar
Renaissance to Contemporary Music
Dallas & Fort Worth Metroplex
Stacy Arnold – Classical Guitarist
Professionalism
Experience
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Your Wedding Day
Stacy Arnold is a classical guitarist in Dallas, Texas who has performed hundreds of weddings in the North Texas area and throughout the state of Texas over the past 30 years and will provide a beautiful and elegant musical setting for your wedding ceremony. Stacy Arnold’s performances have been described as “absolutely beautiful, outstanding, and made the ceremony perfect!” His extensive experience includes traditional and contemporary music selections, professional experience with coordinators and photographers, and performances at North Texas’ premier and distinguished wedding venues. Wedding performances have included a variety of settings ranging from cathedrals and churches, historic homes, botanical gardens, country clubs, picturesque Texas ranches, luxurious hotels, and private residences. 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 where he directs the classical guitar program.
Stacy Arnold performs both indoor and outdoor weddings using the 2Mic Pro internal condenser microphones (2 mics inside the guitar) and the TourMic wireless system with a small 60-watt state-of-the art amplifier designed by Audio Electric Research (AER) “The Acoustic People.” The result is the freedom to perform without being tied to cables, wires, or the amplifier and to perform with a transparent quality that captures the beautiful acoustics of the classical guitar to provide both elegance and discretion for an ideal musical setting for performances.
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, Highland Park, University Park, Duncanville, Waxahachie, Midlothian, Hillsboro, Austin, Georgetown, Kyle, Budda, San Antonio, Houston, Conroe, The Woodlands, Hurst, Waco, Dallas, Fort Worth, Flowermound, 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, Colleyville, Sachse, Euless, Plano, Murphy, Seagoville, Cedar Hill, Grapevine, Red Oak, Bedford, Arlington, The Colony, and more.
Ceremony Music Information
Beautiful and elegant music for your ceremony on this very special day include a variety of choices ranging from the popular wedding music of ” A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri, “Canon in D” (Pachelbel’s Canon), “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley, “Ave Maria”, “Marry Me” by Train, “Air on a G String”, “Perfect” by Ed Sheeran, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”, “The Wedding March”, “The Bridal Chorus”, “The Trumpet Voluntary”, as well as Traditional, Contemporary, Romantic, Spanish, Classical, Latin, Hymns & Worship, Renaissance, and Baroque music favorites. Listen to the music samples for a variety of music choices that will provide an elegant and beautiful ambiance for your wedding ceremony setting. The Wedding Song List contains music selections that have been performed at weddings over the past 25 years and includes traditional wedding music selections, classical music selections, contemporary/popular songs arranged for solo guitar, hymns and worship, and Spanish and Latin music selections. 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.
Texas Wedding Venue Experience
Hotel Crescent Court (Dallas), The Ritz-Carlton, The Dallas Arboretum, Fort Worth Botanical Gardens, Marie Gabrielle, Belo Mansion, Aristide (Mansfield), Heritage Ranch Golf & Country Club (Fairview, TX.)The Pavilion at Arlington Hall at Lee Park (Dallas), Level 2 (Design District/Uptown Dallas), Ashton Gardens, The Aldredge House (Swiss Avenue), Hidden Pines Chapel (Hurst), D’Vine Grace Venue & Vineyard (McKinney), Whiskey Ranch (Ft. Worth), Stoneleigh Hotel, The Laurel (Grapevine), Hilton-Anatole Hotel, The Joule Hotel, The Grand Ivory (Leonard, TX.), Rough Creek Lodge & Resort (Glen Rose), The Texas & Pacific Station (Ft. Worth), Trinity Park Pavilion (Ft. Worth), The Milestone (Denton, TX.), Omni Hotel Dallas, The Room on Main, Cross Creek Ranch (Parker), The Brooks at Weatherford (Weatherford, TX.),
Stonecrest Venue (McKinney), Shady Valley Country Club (Arlington), One Preston Event Venue (Gunter, TX), Chateau Polonez (Houston), Stonebridge Wedding & Event Venue (Blum, TX.), The Fairmont Hotel, The Gaylord Texan, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Texas Discovery Gardens, Waco Suspension Bridge (Waco), Hidden Creek (Heath/Rockwall, TX.), Stoney Ridge Villa (Azle, TX), Deep in the Heart Venue (Brenham, TX), The French Farmhouse Venue & Inn (Collinsville, TX), The Windsor at Hebron Park, Robert Carr Chapel, Hilton Dallas Lincoln Center, Thistle Hill, White Sparrow Barn (Quinlan), Thistle Springs Ranch (Cleburne), Messina Hof (Bryan, TX. ), Briscoe Manor (Richmond, TX.), Antebellum Oaks (Austin), The Winfield Inn, Midlothian Conference Center, event 1013, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (Austin), The Hummingbird House (Austin), Cityplace (Dallas), The Marty Leonard Chapel, The Page House (Georgetown), Kindred Oaks, Bella Donna Chapel, Texas Old Town (Kyle), Willow Creek Wedding Venue (Waxahachie), Chatauqua Auditorium (Waxahachie), Omni Mandalay Hotel (Las Colinas), Gather, Sky Creek Ranch, St. Michael the Archangel, Chapel Dulcinea (Austin), Lantana Resort, Riven Rock Ranch, The Surrey House, The Cotton Mill (McKinney), The Flour Mill (McKinney), The Page House, The Grand Hotel (McKinney), Little Chapel in the Woods (Denton), The Tower Club, Barron’s on 5th (Waco), Worthington Renaissance Hotel, Maple Manor Hotel, The Rosemary Mansion (Waxahachie), The Wyatt Mansion (Waxahachie), St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (Waxahachie)
“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)
Hi Stacy, “Thank you so much for your beautiful music on my wedding day. I (as the bride unfortunately) only heard my processional, but I absolutely loved it. And I heard amazing things from other people. I so appreciate your professionalism throughout this process and beautiful music.” Thank you again, “I cannot say enough wonderful things about Stacy Arnold – he was one of the best vendors for my wedding! He was so professional and easy to work with throughout the entire process – from early communications, to giving suggestions on typical music picked, providing a song list, and of course the beautiful music on my wedding day. He was so kind, professional, and thoughtful during all communications and was truly honored to be a part of my special day. I would highly recommend him for your wedding or event!!”
Kelli K. 11/2019 (The Laurel-Grapevine)
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Music Samples
Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley
A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
Ave Maria
Canon in D (Pachelbel’s Canon) by Johann Pachelbel
The Bridal Chorus by Richard Wagner
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 (BWV 1007) by J.S. Bach
Mendelssohn’s March by Felix Mendelssohn
The Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clark
Guardame Las Vacas by Luys de Narvaez (1538)
Video Samples
Classical Guitar Amplification
Wedding performances usually require amplification for the beautiful sound of the classical guitar. For amplification, Stacy Arnold uses a state-of-the-art 60-watt amplifier specially designed for the acoustics of the classical guitar by Audio Electric Research (AER) “the Acoustic People”. The AER amplifier is a top of the line amplification provider for the classical guitar due to its ability to provide a sincere transparency to faithfully reproduce the sound of this beautiful instrument. The result is a transparent quality that captures the beautiful acoustics of the classical guitar to provide both elegance and discretion for an ideal musical setting for wedding ceremony performances.
In conjunction with the AER amplifier, Stacy Arnold uses the 2Mic Pro internal micing system (inside the guitar instead of an external mic) with the TourMic wireless setup. For classical guitars, this micing setup provides high quality amplification to capture the acoustical sound energy of the guitar in a 3 dimensional fashion and converts this energy into an electronic signal to allow both the guitarist and audience to enjoy full and rich 3-dimensional sound. This allows the acoustic tone of the guitar (and it’s nuances) to be shared with the audience while conveying both the beauty and emotion of the music performed. When properly scaled amplification is applied with discretion, every seat in a concert hall, an indoor or outdoor wedding performance, or a private event performance has a high quality amplified sound where the classical guitar is captured in 3 dimensions.
- 20 to 30 minutes of prelude music while your guests arrive and seated
- Concert-level performance
- 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 (AER: Audio Electric Research amplifier) and all necessary accessories
- 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.
Contact & Booking Information
To inquire about a performance for your wedding day and schedule availability, please e-mail, text, or call using the contact information listed (please see email form below). A non-refundable $200.00 deposit (retainer fee) is required to reserve/hold the date and time of your wedding. The deposit and final balance are paid by PayPal (a secure site). Once the deposit is paid, your wedding date is reserved and a contract will be sent for the balance due. The final balance is due no later than one month prior to the date of the wedding.
Phone: 469-337-7294
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