The best wedding singers in Adelaide
A singer with a guitar is the practical answer to an Adelaide winery wedding. Cellar doors and stone barns usually have no sound system at all, and one person with a small PA is a far easier proposition in those rooms than a five-piece and a drum kit.
It also solves the ceremony, which is where most couples start. Aisle, signing, then an hour over canapes while the photographer takes you into the vines, all from the same booking.
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Questions people ask about wedding singers in Adelaide
How much does a wedding singer cost in Adelaide?
Adelaide singers price by the parts of the day and by the drive. A ceremony in the city is the base, ceremony plus canapes is the common package, and a Barossa or McLaren Vale wedding adds an hour on the road each way and a late finish. Bringing a PA to a cellar door with no sound is also more than plugging into a hotel. The from-prices on this page are what Adelaide wedding singers are asking now, and they'll mostly be the ceremony-only figure, so ask what the canapes hour adds.
Can one singer cover the whole wedding?
Ceremony, canapes and a dinner set, yes, and that's a very good use of one booking. The dance floor is another matter: a single voice and a guitar won't fill a shed at eleven at night. A lot of Adelaide singers work in duos or with a DJ partner and can bring the second half of the night with them, which is worth asking about before you go looking for a separate act.
What happens if it's forty degrees on the day?
Adelaide does this in February and the singer will have been through it. Guitars go out of tune in direct sun, voices dry out, and a small PA can shut itself down in the heat, so the answer is shade for the singer and the gear, water, and a shorter ceremony set than you'd planned. Tell them the ceremony spot and what cover it has when you enquire, and let them tell you if it's workable.
Do Adelaide wedding singers travel to the Fleurieu or Kangaroo Island?
The Fleurieu is a normal booking; Victor Harbor and Port Elliot are an hour and a bit down the road and most singers treat them like a McLaren Vale job with a bit more travel. Kangaroo Island is different, because it means the ferry from Cape Jervis, a night or two away and a booking that swallows a whole weekend. Singers do take it on, but ask early and expect the travel to be a real part of the price.
Booking tips
Ask what they can do unplugged
Some outdoor ceremony spots have no power at all. A singer who can work acoustically for twenty minutes, or who brings a battery system, saves you hiring a generator for one song.
Give them the song early
Learning a specific song properly takes practice time, and not every singer will take the request. If the aisle song matters, raise it in your first message rather than a month out.
Watch the March calendar
Fringe and the Festival take a lot of Adelaide's singers off the market for several weeks. A March wedding needs a longer run-up than the same wedding in September.