Yorkshire Based Wedding and Events Singer & Guitarist

Hey there, I'm Lily, an 'elder emo' musician who loves to play unexpected music in my own unique soft acoustic style.

Wow, what can I say about last Saturday’s wedding! 🎟️

Molly and Aidan booked me to sing for their ceremony and drinks reception and I had such a blast with them from start to finish. They had a super fun, eclectic setlist with some new tunes for me and possibly the coolest venue ever?

@savoycinemaheaton is a licensed venue meaning you can legally get married there by a registrar! Molly walked down this aisle to this gorgeous song from her (and mine) favourite film! They were then married in front of the big screen with their guests sat in the comfy cinema chairs 🤘🏼

Afterwards was the confetti shot of dreams with tiny cinema tickets for the confetti and a gorgeous sunny drinks reception out the front whilst their guests grazed on charcuterie (I got pickles hehe)

A HUGE thanks to Molly and Aidan for booking me, what a great day it was 🥰

Cover photo - @carolinegooseyphotography

Some new songs on my setlist that you can choose for your wedding day! 🤘🏼

To see my full list head to my website to download the PDF of over 600 songs 🎤

Been obsessed with this @sleep_token tune since it dropped. WHY ARE THERE SO MANY WORDS.

Not only is this a banger, the lyrics are important. The parasocial relationships fans can make with artists are very strange and boundaries are often crossed, I’ve experience this myself and it’s disconcerting . I dread to think what the ST guys put up with daily. They just want to make good tunes.

Should I record this? 👀

What an absolutely GORGEOUS day we had for Joe and Jess over at @rowton.castle at the start of March! 🤘🏼

These guys had such a wicked music taste and you could tell music was such a huge part of their lives and their relationship. Their tables were all named after bands they’d seen live together and the setlist was curated from start to finish with songs they loved.

I love watching my couples notice me singing the songs they’ve picked and enthusiastically singing along. Their wedding breakfast in particular was one big sing along and I had so much fun with them throughout the day!

It was also lovely to meet @_angelicdrawings who drew my portrait (I love it so much it’s now on the fridge!) 🎨

Thanks again you 2 for having me! All the best for the future ♥️

Monday evening live stream of soft acoustic alternative covers 🤘🏼

Ever wondered what musical bingo looks like at weddings with me? 🎲

I had so much fun hosting this at Mollie and Rob’s big day straight after their meal. Guests had a bingo card each full of the songs on my setlist, when they heard a song I was singing they ticked it off! First to 1 line, 2 lines and a full house got prizes (after some close tie breakers for multiple winners)

We even got a surprise performance from the 2 line winner on his newly inflated space hopper which became the main icon of the night 🧡

📸 - @abbie_sizer_photography

When Laura messaged me saying she wanted to walk down the aisle to ‘What Dreams Are Made Of’ from The Lizzie McGuire movie I was simply ecstatic. As a 90s baby I grew up on Lizzie McGuire, Mary-Kate and Ashley, Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes films. This felt like such a beautiful nostalgic nod to her youth and I adored stripping the song back to this soft ballad version for her aisle walk. 💕

A truly special moment. After this we had a big mix of 90s and 00s cheese, pop punk and some emo thrown in for good measure, everyone has had a phase at some point.

I’ve had a fair few messages recently along the lines of ‘I know you are fully booked but can we be put on a waiting list if a cancellation happens?’

This is how I work to make it fair…
If I get a cancellation I will go back through my enquiries for that date and get back in touch one by one starting from the first enquiry that came in after the date was booked. I give each person 48 hours to respond before messaging the next person and so on until then I advertise the date is available on my social media 💌 for certain peak dates I’ve had as many as 15 enquiries for the same date that is already booked so it’s always a very slim chance sadly :(

Alternatively you are so welcome to use any of my pre recorded covers during your big day or even commission me to record a specific song for you! (Head to my website for more info)

I’m also more than happy to recommend other musicians, similar to me and my style/ repertoire, for you to check out and hopefully book for your day!

♥️♥️♥️ and a last little note to say I still find it pretty wild I’m even in the position to say these things, thank you so much to anyone that enquires and all who book/ engage in my content or listen to my music. You’ve changed my life.

Literally my fave moments at weddings are watching guests slowly clock on to which songs I’m singing and be transported back to their angsty teenage selves 🤘🏼

These Bridesmaids were so much fun for Jennie and George’s drinks reception last weekend. You can’t not sing this song at the top of your lungs

I’m so excited to be back at @leedstattooexpo this year singing on the Saturday and Sunday around the expo! 🤘🏼

I’ll be singing a selection of acoustic emo, metal and pop punk tunes to calm you down during your tattoos 🎶

Leeds Tattoo Expo tickets are on sale now via the link in our bios! Open to everyone - under 14s go free and you MUST be over 18 to get tattooed. Doors open 11-9 Saturday 7th and 11-8 Sunday 8th June.

We can’t wait to see you there! ♥️

#acousticemo #killerinktattoo #lte2025 #leeds #leedstattooexpo #leedswelcome #leedslife #tattoolife #tattooconvention #where_they_tatt #tattoos #leedstattoo #leedstodo

I’m constantly replying to comments on my videos about how the songs I’m singing aren’t ’wedding appropriate’ or ‘will bring bad vibes/ karma’ if the song is about a breakup or something negative.

I genuinely only think this maybe matters for big moments like walking down the aisle and first dance (and even then… it’s your day and you can do whatever the hell you want!) the rest of the day should be about who and what you love and if you love Taking Back Sunday’s song ‘Cute Without the E’ or Papa Roach’s song ‘Last Resort’ then I’m going to sing it 😂 sod everyone else’s opinions, sing it from your chest

2 weddings… 1 day! 💘

I never usually do this but managed to make it work for the lovely Jennie and George + Emily and Emma! Such different weddings aesthetically but lots of crossover on the setlists 🤘🏼

So great to see people I’d worked with before and friends
@rhianevansharpist
@calumwhelanmusic
@gemwrightphotography

Thank you so much to these beautiful couples for having me sing on their gorgeous unique wedding days ♥️

Live stream of soft acoustic alternative songs 🤘🏼 enjoy

Songs in order:
♥️ Have Faith In Me - ADTR
♥️ Avalanche - BMTH
♥️ Hello I’m In Delaware - City and Colour
♥️ How Do You Know It’s Not Armadillo Shells - Hot Mulligan
♥️ The Taste of Ink - The Used
♥️ Every Thug Needs A Lady - Alkaline Trio
♥️ Cute Without The ‘E’ - Taking Back Sunday
♥️ Jaws - Sleep Token
♥️ Beating Hearts Baby - Head Automatica
♥️ Hypa Hypa - Electric Callboy
♥️ Home Team - Lakeview
♥️ First Date - Blink 182
♥️ Escape From The City - Sonic 2

Last Saturday with Szilvi and Liam was SO much fun!

They had their intimate ceremony earlier in the day at the wicked @steelcitychapel, a vegas style elopement chapel over in Sheffield ⚡️ Before heading over to The Loft above @wentwortharms in Barnsley where I greeted their guests with tunes from Sleep Token, MCR and Creed.

The newlyweds arrived in STYLE and we enjoyed a fab spread of pizzas during more tunes from Fall Out Boy, The Used and Korn before playing a very funny game of Musical Bingo.

The prizes were some of the funniest I’ve ever seen. One line bingo won you a patch that said ‘be gay do crime’ and 2 lines got you a worm necklace 😂🪱

I had so much fun with Szilvi and Liam + their gorgeous guests and family ♥️ thank you so much for having me guys! That Black Forest cupcake was to die for!

Also a huge shoutout to @kylegloverphotography so lovely to meet you and thanks for saving me when my back was causing me problems! Can’t wait to see the rest of the photos, the ones I’ve seen so far are incredible. Hope to work with you again soon 🫵🏼📸

Throwback to August last year at Ais and Kat’s wedding where some of Kat’s colleagues were enjoying the setlist 🤘🏼

Freak On A Leash - Korn
(Find my version on streaming sites)

Such lovely words from such a lovely couple 🥹 thank you guys so much, it makes me genuinely so happy to call you both mates now . Big thanks again for asking me to be part of your day! ♥️
Currently living vicariously through your travels

📸 - @adenphoto

If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting my parents you’ll know they are the cutest patooties around. Today marks their 36th wedding anniversary so I asked them what advice they could give to my to-be-weds and newly weds for a long-lasting marriage.

In their many years of marriage they have never gone to sleep on an argument and swear by it. Sure, they may still chat in the morning but all is forgiven before bed. They don’t let things fester, communication is so important and for trust to be strong you need to feel confident to speak your mind and be listened to. They are kind to each other and understand they aren’t perfect and neither is the other, those little flaws are what makes them human. Sure they have plenty of things in common that they enjoy to do together but it’s their separate interests that spark the most interesting conversations.

I think I’d like to add to this, from an outsiders perspective, they are so visibly in love. They are still very affectionate with each other, they still go for dates and are ultimately best friends and each other’s cheerleader. ♥️

I know I am very lucky to have parents who are still together and this isn’t the case for so many. I’m so grateful for them every day.

Huge thanks and shoutout to @katielizabeth.photo for the first photos from their recent vow renewal.

Each night of the tour I let the audience pick one of the songs I performed, at the gorgeous @thefolklorerooms in Brighton they chose my Blink 182 mashup

All The Small Things
First Date
Feeling This

Enjoy 🤘🏼

Some gorgeous shots by @behindtheblurmedia from the Hereford stop of the Stealth Rock tour at @shackrevolution

Can’t believe this was over a month ago now 🤯

I may have some more shows cooking for the future 👀 where would you want me to come?

This made me melt at Steph and Ben’s wedding reception last year! Steph’s brother and his kids are the cutest and were having a cute moment whilst I sang some throwback pop punk bangers

No toddlers were harmed in the making off this video 😂

Ever wondered what it’s like from enquiry all the way through to me performing at a wedding? 💌

Here’s the process! I’m always working to make this better and updating as I go but hopefully this is nice and clear!

The most important thing I want my couples to know is they can chat to me whenever about their booking, you don’t need to wait for me to get in touch! I can offer advice on other wedding related bits and bobs (I’ve been to a fair few now) and I’m always happy to recommend other suppliers if you’re struggling! ♥️

Ready to enquire? Head to my booking form on my website to kick off the process

Monday evening soft acoustic alt covers with a sprinkle of chaos because it’s me 🤘🏼 enjoy

If you’d have told me in 2020 I’d be where I am today I’d have just laughed at you. I was so so unhappy in my job but I didn’t see any other option, I felt totally stuck.

If I’m honest, covid lockdown was a welcome break for me, an allowance to take my foot off the gas. I think if I hadn’t have had that time to reset, as challenging as it was teaching music from home, I’d have burnt out much sooner.

It still took until Sept 2021, being signed off work, hair loss, high blood pressure, stress induced psoriasis and low mood for me to quit that job and I did so with no real plan. I knew I loved singing but I really didn’t think there would be a viable career in it where I could pay my mortgage and live a comfortable life. I just knew I couldn’t stay in teaching.

But… here I am. 5 years later, the most financially secure I’ve ever been. A full time musician…extremely satisfied with my job, no stress. I’ve worked my bum off to be where I am because I just couldn’t go back and I’m so proud of everything I’ve achieved. Sadly some symptoms that were triggered by the stress I experience when teaching still affect me to this day but they are manageable and a reminder that life is better because I took a risk and it paid off.

Second photo: @mikellyphoto
Design inspo for post: @kickassgatherings

The one where I started as the wedding singer and ended dancing for hours with auntie Lorna 💃🏻

What an absolutely incredible day this was from start to finish @thetithebarn . I got to know Lauren and George through some good friends of mine who recommended me for their wedding. Once booked, we then hung out a few times on the lead up and I was so honoured to be invited as a guest after I’d finished my sets.

Their guest arrival set was full of absolute bangers from Electric Call Boy, Alexisonfire and Bilmuri! Then Lauren walked down the aisle to the beautiful ‘The Only Exception’ by Paramore

Their drinks set was super eclectic, we went from McFly to Breaking Benjamin to Earth Wind and Fire to Linkin Park!

For dinner they walked into All Star from Smash Mouth and then my sets were full of nostalgic pop punk and emo tunes from All Time Low, Blink 182 and Papa Roach. We even had a whole room singalong to Teenage Dirtbag towards the end.

Such a fantastic day to have been a part of, thank you both so much for asking me to be involved!

Cover photo: @adenphoto

🥀Just a lil’ reminder that I’m fully booked for 2025 🤘🏼

🥀2026 is 2 bookings away from being fully booked (I’m capping them at 80 next year)

🥀2027 I still have good availability but I am capping that year at only 70 wedding bookings in total

Let me know if youd like to check if your date is available!

A bloody lovely day seeing @jamesbutlertattoos and getting a couple of jobstoppers done 🤚🏼 ✋🏼

1 Vada Pav (eaten very slowly) and 2 tattooed hands later and we’ve got a very happy Lily with very swollen knuckles 🤘🏼

Thanks pal

Yesterday’s couple were such a vibe from start to finish. They’d picked every single song from my setlist and it was wall to wall pop punk, emo and alt music with the occasional guilty pleasure like High School Musical and Madonna thrown in for good measure.

Thanks so much for having me Jess and Joe!

Did you know you can commission me to record a ‘weddingfied’ version of any song of your choice! 🎵

Really want to walk down the aisle to that Nu Metal banger but the original is too heavy for your Nan? 🤘🏼
Love the lyrics of an emo song but the vocals are just a bit too whiney for your first dance? 🥀

I will record a stripped back, acoustic version of your song of choice in studio quality with my lovely producer @peteredshawmusic 🎧🎸

I specialise in softer versions of rock and alternative music but I’m happy to take commissions for songs in other genres!

Head to my website and click ‘record a song’ to find more info

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@lilykerbeymusic

With a vast repertoire of songs from alternative bands like Slipknot, Blink 182 through to crowd pleasers from S Club 7 and Bonnie Tyler, I offer a nostalgic touch to any couple who wants their music tastes at their wedding but doesn't want to alienate their grandparents.

Lily Kerbey Music photoshoot by Alt Wedding Co at White Syke Fields

Things I love

Fermented veg (hot girls love pickles)
Horror films
Outdoor swimming
Board games
That smell when you walk into Lush
Solo adventures!

About

All ABOUT LILY

Not your typical wedding singer 🤘🏼

Having begun performing live since 2013, and with 10+ years of professional experience on my side, I have played every type of wedding imaginable, from stunning clifftop ceremonies in Portugal, to intimate DIY woodland gatherings. I am available for a wide variety of events and milestone celebrations, from birthdays to anniversaries, hen parties to baby showers, corporate events to, of course, weddings.

My particular specialism as a musician is my love of Rock & Alternative music, played in my signature soft acoustic style. I regularly cover bands such as Slipknot, System of a Down, Bring Me The Horizon. My vast repertoire of rock songs serves as the perfect soundtrack to an alternative wedding, and provides a touch of nostalgia for any couple who are still 00’s emo kids at heart!

Find Out About My Packages Below⤵

Services

Packages

Below are my different packages available for weddings, if you have a different idea for live music during your day please contact me here and I will create a custom quote for you.

Ceremony

Up to 30 minutes of live acoustic music as your guests arrive and are seated
1 aisle processional song
2-3 Songs for signing the register or other ceremony blessing
1 couple recessional song

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Drinks Reception

(can also be used for evening drinks reception as evening guests arrive/ room turnover)

Live acoustic music as your guests mingle and photos are taken
Soft acoustic pre-recorded music played during my break

Book

Wedding Breakfast

Wedding Breakfast couple entrance song
Live acoustic music during dinner
Soft acoustic pre-recorded music played during my break

Book

Bolt Ons

Use of PA system for speeches (2 wireless microphones available)
Learn 3 new songs not already in my setlist
Upgrade sets to Musical Bingo games

Book

Still Into You

Everything in ceremony and drinks reception packages
3 songs learnt not in my setlist

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Whole Lotta Love

Everything in ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast packages
Use of PA system for speeches
4 songs learnt not in my setlist

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Everlong

Everything in ceremony, drinks reception, wedding breakfast packages + live acoustic music during evening guest arrival/ room turnover (can include first dance)
Use of PA system for speeches
5 songs learnt not in my setlist

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