Ceremony
from$650
- Songs for the walk in, the signing and the walk out
- One aisle song learned and arranged
- A microphone for the officiant
Live songs for the moments you will want to keep
Singer and songwriter Theo Lane plays wedding ceremonies, receptions, private dinners and venue nights, solo or with a trio. Listen to a few songs, then tell us your date.
Solo or triofor every kind of event
Your songlearned for the first dance
2 daysto answer each enquiry
- Ceremonies and first dances
- Original songs and covers
- Own sound system
- Private events and venues
Packages for a day, a dinner or a night
Every package includes the sound system, a microphone for speeches or the officiant, and a playlist between sets. Prices cover venues within 80 km.
Ceremony and reception
from$1,750
- Ceremony, drinks and two evening sets
- First dance song learned and arranged
- A planning call six weeks before
- Playlist between the sets
Private event or venue
from$480
- Dinners, birthdays and launches
- Originals and covers mixed to suit
- Venue nights on a fee or a ticket split
The trio adds a double bass and a drummer for $650 more. Once the date is confirmed, a 25 percent deposit secures it, and the rest is paid directly to Theo a week before the event.
Listen before you book
Six songs from the second record, Weather in the Hallway, each recorded live in one take with one microphone and one guitar.
Kitchen light at two
Written for a friend's first dance, about the quiet hour after everyone has gone home.
Live take3:48
Harbour road in March
A slow walk home along the water, finished on a winter tour of small rooms.
Live take4:12
Paper boats for Ada
Finger picked and hopeful, and the original couples ask for most often at ceremonies.
Live take3:05
The last train north of here
A singalong chorus that tends to bring a dinner crowd in before the evening set.
Live take3:31
Lanterns on Mill Street
A story song about a street party, with a bridge where the whole room tends to clap along.
Live take4:40
Everything you kept in the drawer
The closing song at most venue nights, quiet enough that the whole room listens.
Live take5:02
A voice and a guitar, sized to the room
Dinner music should sit under the conversation, while the last set should bring people to their feet. Theo sets the volume to the moment, not to one level for the whole night, and asks about the room before the day so the right speaker comes along.
Gardens and beaches without power get a battery speaker that runs a full ceremony. Every booking carries a spare guitar, spare strings and a second microphone.
- Sound system for up to 200 guests
- Quiet enough for talk at the tables
- Battery speaker for outdoor ceremonies
- Spare guitar and microphone at every booking
Covers in the songbook
Alongside the originals, the songbook covers decades of songs people love to hear live. These are the styles most often chosen.
- First dance ballads
- Sixties soul
- Seventies songwriter classics
- Folk and Americana
- Acoustic pop of the last decade
- Nineties singalongs
- Jazz standards
- Country ballads
- Bossa nova
- Gospel and hymns
- Irish and Scottish folk
- Party songs for the last set
Send the first dance song early. If it is not already in the songbook, Theo learns and arranges it for $120 and sends a rough recording so you can check the key and the pace.
From the first message to the last chorus
Four steps, with Theo answering every message himself from the first email to the day.
Send an enquiry
The date, the venue and the moments you want live music for, from the aisle to the last dance.
Hold the date
Within two working days Theo confirms the date or says it is taken. A deposit then holds it.
Choose the songs
Six weeks before, a call settles the aisle song, the first dance and a few songs you must hear.
On the day
Theo arrives two hours early, sets up quietly and checks the sound before the first guest walks in.
Rooms and gardens Theo has played
Ceremonies, receptions, dinners and venue nights from the last two seasons.
After the last song (example reviews)
Everyone went quiet when the aisle song started, and it was the one sent six weeks before, arranged for one guitar. Guests still ask who the singer was.
Two sets in a small room above the bar and not a single empty chair. The originals held the crowd as well as the covers did.
Soft songs during dinner, then a last set that had the grandparents dancing. The sound never drowned out a conversation at the tables.
Questions couples and hosts ask
How far does Theo travel?
Package prices cover venues within 80 km. Further venues are welcome, and travel, plus a room for long drives, is added at cost and stated in the confirmation.
Can we choose every song?
Choose the moments that matter most, such as the aisle, the first dance and a handful of favourites. Theo fills the rest from the songbook to suit the room and the hour.
What happens if Theo is ill?
A singer from a small circle who know the songbook can step in with the same plan and equipment. If nobody suitable can make it, the deposit is returned in full.
What does the venue need to provide?
A power point near the playing spot, a space of about 3 by 2 metres, and shelter for outdoor sets in case of rain or strong sun.
Will our day be recorded?
Not unless you ask. Guests are welcome to film on their phones, and a separate live recording of the ceremony songs can be arranged for $200.
Can Theo play a night at our venue?
Yes. Venue nights are agreed as a fee or a ticket split, set out in writing before the date is announced.
Ask about your date
Tell Theo when and where the music is needed, and what sort of day or night it is. He replies within two working days to confirm the date, suggest another, or say honestly that it is already taken.
- Nothing is booked until Theo confirms
- The deposit is paid directly to Theo after confirming
- A song choice call six weeks before
Say hello
Email is quickest. Calls are answered on weekdays, since weekends are for playing.
Reach Theo
Based in the city, playing weddings, events and venues up to 80 km away
Booking hours
| Monday to Thursday | 10:00 to 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 to 14:00 |
| Weekends | Playing, replies Monday |
Hear a set first
Theo plays an open set at a café in the old quarter on the first Thursday of most months. Couples are welcome to come and listen before they book.
Ask about the next one