Acapella Singing Group

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Mrs. Firefly, New York Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance Engagement Date: April 11, 2004 Wedding Date: June, 2006 Venue: Battery Gardens About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!

Acapella Singing Group

December 12th, 2005 @ 11:24 pm by Mrs. Firefly

I think I want to hire an acappella group to sing for 30 minutes or so during cocktail hour at the wedding. The cocktail “hour” will be an hour and a half so that Michael and I can take pictures. There will be tons to eat so the extra half hour will also mean less food to waste. But I think people need a bit of entertainment - they will eventually get tired of the string quartet.

Any Princeton undergrads reading this??? I sent an email to the Nassoons, but haven’t heard back. Any other recommendations? I’m looking for a light sound - a mix of 50’s/60’s/70’s and current music (Nassoons had some hiphop samples on their website, which I thought was fantastic).

I know a lot of the groups travel during the summers, so it may not work out. I’m thinking of also checking out Columbia groups (since they are more likely to be in NYC) and maybe posting on Craigslist. What I want is a mix of doo wop and beat box… preferably an all-male group, but I’m flexible with that.

*EDIT* I’ve checked a few groups: Princeton Tigertones: a bit too much of a choir sound. NYU Mass Transit: a little too modern. Rutgers Casual Harmony: kinda like the sound. Nassoons is still my fave…