Real Wedding: Lauren + Zach

Weddings

Charming Wedding at The Allan House with Live Music by Mikaela Kahn

“We booked Mikaela for our November wedding and from the moment we started working together she was awesome. She’s friendly, responsive, and amazingly talented. She did a custom arrangement of a song for me to walk down the aisle and my guests were raving about it!! 100% hire Mikaela for your wedding.” – Lauren G (ceremony & cocktail hour)

Let me start off by saying I became a Beatles fan in 2020. I know that’s a weird thing to say because like, where have I been? But during the pandemic I had some spare time (okay lots of spare time) to finally sit down and listen to the entire Beatles catalogue. And I can confidently now say…I’m a Paul girly. That all being said, I love The Beatles and I love a good wedding day surprise! And Lauren gave me the opportunity to put those two loves together…

Originally, the plan was for me to play for Lauren & Zach’s wedding during cocktail hour. Lots of fun throwbacks, some Motown, and of course – T Swift. But then Lauren came to me on the sly and asked if I could also play her aisle song. Their DJ was set to play the ceremony music, but she envisioned a twinkly piano version of one of their favorite songs, “Blackbird” by The Beatles as a surprise for her groom. Of course I was so on board with this plan! It was so much fun reimagining such a classic guitar song for piano, and giving it a more ethereal, wedding-like spin. Thank you for trusting me with such a special moment! I’ll never forget it.

Highlights: Creating a custom arrangement of “Blackbird”. Their sweet puppy. Ceremony chandeliers. Lauren’s tiara (more tiara’s please). All the care-free, fun-loving vibes.