Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music

Drogheda, Co. Louth
 
Hi folks,Céad míle fáilte!! Congratulations on setting the date!!! I am Anne-Marie Powderly Wedding music or Annie Powderly, whichever suits. I am a wedding singer and guitarist with well over years of experience  singing at wedding and church ceremonies. I began singing at the age of 7 in my local Folk choir. I graduated to Folk group leader in my late teens. I enjoyed this role for many years working with other singers and musicians until I headed off to college to complete my BA in Social Care. Over the years I have developed an unsurpassed knowledge of suitable ceremonial and contemporary music to cater to your unique style of wedding. I am very much focussed on you, the couple and your story. It is my goal to help create the perfect mix of music from your suggestions that will work and blend in to your ceremony. The music should enhance, not overpower your ceremony. To achieve this, I work in sync with your other suppliers too.The vast experience I built up over the years  is essential in helping you with the planning of both your ceremony layout and your personal music preferences.I self accompany on guitar but I can also provide organ music on request for entrance or exit,  playing pieces such as the Bridal or Wedding March. If you would like backing tracks for some pieces that can also be arranged.My repertoire is quite eclectic from The Bridal March (Organ) Pachabel's Canon in D major (with PA system) to How Long Will I Love You, popular hymns like Amazing Grace, Down in the River to Pray, Cead Mile Failte Romhat, to At Last (Ella Fitzgerald). This is but a small sample of what I can provide! I love adding a bit of Irish to your ceremony if that is your choosing. My sound would be contemporary folk with a real sprinkling of Celtic soul. So as gaeilge works quite well.The Arrivals ReceptionI offer a very competitive package which can save you a few euro. If you want go get the party started before the meal I have everything from Tina Turner to Aslan. Or more mellow tunes for an intimate arrivals like Nora Jones.I am the perfect choice for your Arrival/Drinks Reception music. I have a great ability to read your guests and what type of vibe works for you the couple and your guests. If you want to carry the party on, I can also offer music for your after-party, ensuring yourself and your guests have an unforgettable evening! Contact me today and tailor your wedding, your way! 
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5.0
32 reviews
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
Aisling & Theo Muller
5.0
Married on 11th Mar 2022
We finally got married on the 11th March 2022 (after 5 attempts and waiting 2 extra years). Annie was our first choice from day one to sing at our ceremony and reception. Annie is such an amazing lady. She is energetic, fun and so lovely. Her voice is incredible and she can sing anything. She created such a happy atmosphere and all of our guests were blown away by her. If you want something extra special on your wedding day, Annie is the lady for the job!
Added 9th Apr 2022
Orla Finigan
5.0
Married on 5th Oct 2019
I contacted Annie after discovering her on HIGM Facebook page. Her voice is absolutely stunning and I mean STUNNING!! she sounded so beautiful in the church - everyone commented on her gorgeous voice. Annie was so reasonably priced & an ease to book & contact if needed. Total stress free experience. She made the bridesmaids cry! Beautiful singer highly recommend.
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Orla thank you so much for your beautiful words. Your ceremony was so beautiful and emotional. It was an honour to be a part of it. I loved your music choices and especially when your family and friends joined in. I wish you and David the very best for the future. Keep in touch xx
Added 7th Oct 2019
Michelle McKeon
5.0
Married on 20th Jul 2019
Annie was the perfect singer for our wedding she was helpful with every song choice/request that we had! On the day everyone was impressed with her singing!
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Michelle thank you so much for your lovely review. It was a pleasure to sing for you and Matt. Wishing you all the best in the future.
Added 16th Aug 2019
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Niamh Kelly
5.0
Married on 22nd Jun 2018
Annie was amazing, nothing I asked was too much, I was very particular in what I wanted and she never once made me feel like I was asking too much. She was also a great support with other aspects of the weeding I couldn?t recommend her enough and people still talk about her at the reception drinks
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Niamh and Gordon, thank you so much for your lovely review. Thank you for choosing me for your wedding music on your special day. I enjoyed the planning stages and getting the music right. Some lovwly songs included. Wishing you both the best of luck with everything xx
Added 2nd Nov 2018
Rachel
5.0
Married on 13th Oct 2017
We booked Anne-Marie after hearing her at a wedding fair as her voice was so beautiful, she definitely did not disappoint on the day her singing was amazing and added so much to our day. Throughout our planning Anne-Marie was so helpful and took all the stress away of picking songs for a very fussy priest!! Couldn't recommend Anne-Marie anymore, beautiful voice and a beautiful kind hearted person
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Rachel thank you so much for your beautiful review. I know it was tricky getting the music right but it worked out perfect. The whole ceremony was beautiful from start to finish. Wishing you and Kevin lots of love and happiness for your future together. You are a lovely couple and so lovely to deal with.
Once again thanks again for taking the time to leave me a review.
Best wishes,
Annie.x
Added 19th Oct 2017
Niamh Hughes
4.9
Married on 23rd Sep 2017
What can we say about Annie??? There just aren't enough words in the dictionary that convey the pure Amazingness of Annie!! From the moment we met she was professionalism personified but also so easy to just chat to too. Her talent at what she does knows no bounds. Her voice gives me goosebumps and when she sang me up the aisle I had tears in my eyes!! So many of our guests commented on and complimented Annie. I have no hesitation in recommending Annie as a ceremony singer.
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Ah Niamh and Paddy. what a beautiful lead up to the ceremony and then the day itself .The pre-reception was buzzing after the ceremony and I can only imagine the night itself was a real party.
I thoroughly enjoyed working with you and I know we will keep in touch.
Thank you do much for your lovely review.
Wishing you Paddy and Taylor lots of love and a happily ever after,
Annie.xx
Added 16th Oct 2017
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Rowena & Keith Coburn
5.0
Married on 24th Feb 2017
Anne-Marie was such a pleasure to have sing at our wedding. Due to time constraints on our part we were unable to meet Anne-Marie in person until our wedding day, all of our meetings were held via Skype. Anne-Marie was very organised with a large listing of songs/hymns to choose from on her website and booking information. We had one or two songs we requested for her to sing and that was no problem at all. Her voice is just stunning and soulful, it echoed around the church. Everyone was commenting on how fab her voice and the music was. We would most definitely recommend Anne-Marie to future brides and grooms to be
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Ahhh!! Rowena and Keith. Thank you so much for your lovely words. I thoroughly enjoyed working with the two of you and we had great crack during our skype meetings too. A true honour to work with you both on your wedding music. Thank you so much. I look forward to meeting you at a gig in Louth soon!!
Annie.
Added 27th Mar 2017
Alex & Michelle McRoberts
5.0
Married on 26th Nov 2016
Anne-Marie was absolutely fabulous. We held our ceremony in the Gothic Hall of Luttrellstown Castle in November 2016. Her voice was beautifully suited to the room and brought more a few of the attendees ??including the bridal party to tears, with the emotion in her voice.

During the formal ceremony parts, with the celebrant speaking, we had arranged with Anne-Marie to play some chords in the background. This added a real depth to the service ??so many people thought it was a beautiful touch.

We would highly recommend Anne-Marie to all our friends and family for any future weddings.

Anne-Marie, thanks again for everything you did on the day ??you were amazing!
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Alex and Michelle,
It was an absolute honour to sing at your wedding. You both put a beautiful personal touch to your ceremony and it is one that will sways stay with me.
Everything was perfect, from the readings, the songs you chose together, the hall and venue. Two wonderful families joining together.
Thank you so much for your beautiful words and I wish you all the best for your future.
Best wishes
Annie.xx
Added 22nd Jan 2017
Michelle Delahan
5.0
Married on 11th Nov 2016
Anne-Marie played at church and at reception of my wedding and I found her to be absolutely brilliant to work with from picking songs to deciding on music for the reception he attention to detail is first class. Very professional and very approachable with any questions I had and I would definitely recommend her to friends and family or anyone trying to decide on singer for their wedding
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Michelle, thank you so much for your lovely review. I really appreciate you taking the time out. It was an absolute pleasure working with You on your wedding. Everything was perfect from Church to venue along with your lovely bridal party and guests.
Be sure to keep in touch.xx
Added 16th Jan 2017
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Aisling Moore
5.0
Married on 24th Jun 2016
We had Anne at our ceromany and at our drinks reception and she was amazing. I gave her a couple of songs that were not on the list for the ceromany and it was no problem for her to sing them. Anne-Marie is a must for any function but especially for your wedding. She is fantastic.
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Aisling, Thank you so much for your lovely comments and taking the time out to write the review. I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of your special day and I loved the mix of music for the ceremony. Wishing you both every happiness for the future.
Annie.
Added 4th Aug 2016
Catherine Mcnamee Stellini
5.0
Married on 19th Jun 2016
I was extremely happy with Anne-Marie as the wedding singer for our wedding day .She made our ceremony even more special and a lovely lady too.
She sang our choice of songs beautifully.
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Catherine, thank you so much for your lovely review. I am so sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. Wishing you both every happiness together,
Annie.xx
Added 13th Aug 2016
Vicki Carberry
5.0
Married on 5th May 2016
Anne-Marie was a pleasure to deal with and extremely professional. We got married on the 5/5/16. I wanted a church singer to sing modern songs. Anne-Marie was able to sing all the songs that I requested including 'A Thousand Years', 'The One', 'All of me' and 'How long will I love you'. She was able to provide with a long list of other songs and I chose a lot of my other church music from that.On the day, her voice was beautiful and it sounds beautiful on the wedding DVD. I would highly recommend Anne-Marie. She is professional, flexible and very reasonably priced. She is also a lovely person to work with.
Added 6th Aug 2016
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Sarah and darren
5.0
Married on 28th Apr 2016
Annie is an amazing singer,and very professional to deal with. Shes very experienced and helped us alot with a wide choice of songs to chose from. Would definitely recommend her.
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Thanks a million for your lovely comments. It was a pleasure to work with you both. Wishing you both every happiness.
Added 12th May 2016
Arlene McGillick
5.0
Married on 6th Feb 2016
Annie played at our wedding and to say I had goosebumps is an understatement her beautiful voice filled the church as I was walking up the aisle.
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Thank you so much Arlene for having me sing at your wedding.
Added 22nd May 2016
nichola
5.0
Married on 2nd Jan 2016
highly recommend. music on the big day is so important in my opinion. annie was amazing. you wont be disappointed.
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Thanks a million for having me there Nichola. Wishing you both every happiness.
Annie.
Added 23rd May 2016
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John & Rita Duddy
5.0
Married on 2nd Oct 2015
We had Annie Powderly sing at our wedding in Oct 2015 she sang at the church and also our venue for our drinks reception. She was such a pleasure to deal with and has such a beautiful voice we had so many comments on the day about her singing. She made the day very special to us we really enjoyed her singing. She has such a fantastic talent and I would definitely recommend her. John & Rita Duddy xxx
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Thanks a million for the lovely review, Rita and John. It was a pleasure to be a part of your special day.
Thanks again,
Annie.
Added 22nd May 2016
Annette McAndrew
5.0
Married on 8th Aug 2015
Annie is such a talented singer and has the voice of an angel! We are so delighted that she was able to be part of our wedding day. In the lead up to our wedding, she was so helpful with our song and hymn choices and even gave me renditions over the phone! Her singing on the day was absolutely sublime and so many of our guests commented on her beautiful voice. She was an absolute pleasure to deal with- so professional, warm and approachable. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Annie to other couples. You will not be disappointed.
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Thank you so much for your beautiful words Annette and Paul. It was such a privilege to be part of your special day. Wishing you every happiness and all the best in the future.
Annie.
Added 10th Jul 2016
Therese Halpin
5.0
Married on 1st Aug 2015
We met with Annie and with in minutes we knew we wanted her to sing at our wedding. She is beyond professional, an amazing singer and so personal to what we wanted for our day. We had picked the songs for the church ceremony and left everything else up to Annie. She also attended the drinks reception and created such an amazing atmosphere for our guests who were all commenting about how her presence there added to the relaxed atmosphere while people chatted and sat out in the sun. If I was to do it all again she'd be top of my list to call and I honestly couldn't recommend her highly enough. Anyone that books Annie for their day will not be disappointed.
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Thanks a million. What a beautiful review. It was fantastic working with you both on your special day.
Best of luck with everything and the expanding family.
Annie.
Added 21st May 2016
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Charlene
5.0
Married on 24th Apr 2015
We had Annie powderly as our wedding singer for our wedding last year in navan she was brilliant and will learn any song for you and she is very reasonable. All our gueststaff were full of praise for her
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
Thanks a million for your lovely review Charlene. I really appreciate it. Wishing you all the best in your future together.
Annie.
Added 14th Jun 2016
Helen & Colm
5.0
Married on 24th Oct 2014
Annie sang for our wedding last month. Our choice of music for the church was quite atypical ranging from the Beatles to Metallica. I had never heard Annie sing prior to my wedding day except from her website and sound cloud. I have to say Annie totally pulled it off, she has a very beautiful voice and unique tone. She plays the guitar so well and even managed to work out an arrangement with my cousin who played a trumpet fanfare for our entrance to the church. No request was too much, she also accompanied one of our guests who sang the responsorial psalm. Annie was very professional and easy to work with. All during the mass I couldn't wait to hear the next song and she did not disappoint. We received many compliments for annie and I would have no hesitation in recommending her for your wedding ceremony. She is very flexible and easy going and can basically sing anything you want. I wish you all the very best Annie and look forward to meeting you at a gig soon. Helen & colm
Response from Anne-Marie Powderly - Wedding ceremony and Pre-reception music
It was an honour to work with you on your special day. I loved the eclectic mix of music.
Best wishes,
Annie.
Added 18th Nov 2014
Tracey and paul
5.0
Married on 5th Sep 2013
Anne did my church and drinks reception, from the 1st time we met she was amazing, she couldn't have done enough for us! My daughter loved her and she was great with her singing her songs. On the day she was amazing my bridesmaid just had her do her wedding to. Such a lovely lady Great prices would 100% recommended
Added 10th Jun 2016
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Amie Mc Manus
5.0
Married on 5th Jan 2013
Annie has a fantastic voice and an excellent musician. Very professional and listens to your ideas and gives valuable advice. Would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone.
Added 30th Nov 2016
Jennifer
Myself and my husband had this amazing lady sing at our church ceremony for our wedding in April 2014. She completely blew us away when we saw her perform live at a bar one evening. She gave us a list of songs to choose from and was completely open and willing to learn songs if we had any requests. She was so friendly and warm to deal with. I really wanted a singer for the church more than anything! Well, we chose some songs from the list Annie gave us and we asked her to sing a couple of songs that we had chosen ourselves. I knew from the moment I got to the church on my big day that she was going to be the perfect touch to the ceremony. As I walked down the isle to our own song tears came to my eyes. From start to finish she truly was fantastic. She went to so much effort to learn the sings we wanted. We got great feedback from our guests and she really made the day special. Thank you soooooo much Annie for making our day so special and I would highly recommend her for any occasion. Thanks a million again xxx
Added 15th May 2014
Lesa
Would just like to say thanks so much for everything you did for both of us,not just the singing which was amazing of course but also for the communication,we felt so at ease knowing that you just knew exactly what I wanted even before I did haha especially with all the a ward request I threw at you,you still pulled it out of the bag even though I only made up my mind the night before the wedding
Thanks again xx
Added 8th May 2014
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Jenny
With her beautiful, uplifting and powerful voice Ann Marie added that extra something special to our ceremony. She made planning our music an enjoyable experience as not only is she easy to deal with, she has the ability to perform a great range of songs. She understood and delivered the performance and vibe we wanted for our wedding. We got lots of positive feedback from our guests and I would have no hesitation booking her again.
Added 3rd May 2014
Joanne
Just want to say a few words about you ann-marie and how you blew the church right out of it with your voice from start to finish you were amazing and everyone was so happy with your voice and the choosing songs we picked together you brought teers to a lot of people's eyes as I had seen in the video I'd highly recommend you your voice and price are spot on I'd get you again if I could get married again lol.
Added 27th Mar 2014
Vicky
Anne sang at my wedding ceremony and drinks reception in November 2013 and I can't praise her enough, everything was perfect, she has such a wide range of songs to choose from and can do any song you want! I lost count of the amount of people I had telling me how great she was on my wedding day. I would not hesitate in recommending her to anyone, she's amazing!
Added 27th Mar 2014
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Evelyn
Annemarie sang for me at my wedding and not only was I blown away by her voice so were all my guests. Would highly recommend annemarie.
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Clare
What a wonderful person and amazing singer would highly recommend her x
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Lisa
Annmaire sang at our wedding. She was fantastic, she has a beautiful voice and was a great help in picking out our songs for the church.She was so easy to work with and took the stress out of that part of the wedding for us. I would highly recommend her for the job.
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Nicola
Annemarie sang at our wedding 7 Sep 2002 absolutely fantastic would highly recommend her to anyone.
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Jennifer
Annie sang at my wedding last year she was absolutely brilliant and i would highly recommend her got great compliments of my guests about annie and her singing.
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