Laurie J James
THE ROLE OF A VOCALIST FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY
Planning a wedding can be time consuming and overwhelming. Often the ceremonial wedding music is left to the last minute.
As your vocal consultant, Laurie listens to your needs and suggests pieces that fit your personality, wedding theme and environment
Whether singing during the rehearsal dinner, the prelude, the ceremony or the processional, she can tastefully suggest the perfect song or combination of songs that fit your personal style.
She will make your wedding truly personal, stress free and uniquely yours. She is flexible, easy to work with and excited to offer you an affordable added accessory to your special day!
WHAT LAURIE BRINGS TO THE TABLE
Laurie is a soprano with over 15 years of theatrical vocalist experience. She has performed in many musicals including A Grand Night For Singing, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma, Pirates of Penzance, Annie Get Your Gun, and at various venues including singing the National Anthem at business functions, Mardi Gras balls, and military retirements. As a former member of Chorale Acadienne, Laurie performed solo and small ensemble work as well as singing with the full choir in both the US and the Czech Republic (Prague). She has sung for many weddings in the US and in the Dominican Republic, accompanied by a full orchestra or a cappella for an audience of one or 10,000+. Laurie is currently serving as cantor at St. Genevieve Catholic Church, and she has cantored at St. Jules, St. Pius, St. Patrick’s and numerous other churches in the local diocese. She is a graduate of the University of Louisiana – Lafayette and makes her home in Lafayette, Louisiana where she has been happily married to Kenneth since 2005. She also enjoys being a Mary Kay Independent Sales Director where she enriches women's lives.
MUSICAL SELECTIONS INCLUDE (but are not limited to):
Classical
- Organ/piano - Ave Maria (Schubert)
Christian
- Organ/piano - How Beautiful (Paris)
- Organ/piano/guitar – Always be a Child (Boltz & Millikan)
- Organ/piano/guitar - Wherever You Go (Norbet)
- Organ/piano/guitar - The Greatest Gift (Marchionda)
Modern/Popular/Classics
- Piano/guitar - Evergreen (Streisand & Williams)
- Piano/guitar - What a Wonderful World
- Piano/guitar – Somewhere (Bernstein & Sondheim)
- Piano/guitar – The Wedding Song (Stookey)
- Piano/guitar – Amazed (Flatts)
- Just the Way You Are (Joel)
- Unforgettable (Cole)
