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Wedding Musicians

sbolger17sbolger17 member
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Does $550 for a string duo (cellist & violinist) sound normal or high?

It includes all of our ceremony music, a half hour rehearsal with our singer, the violinist being present at our wedding rehearsal, and mileage.

I'd appreciate your thoughts!
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    emieroseemierose
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    edited December 2011
    That sounds accurate if they are "professionals". I was quoted $675 for a trio for the ceremony and the cocktail hour.
    However, I posted on the Eastman School of Music in Rochester gig website and got tons of responses from graduate students who play weddings all the time, and we ended up choosing a trio (two violinsits and a cellist) to do the ceremony and cocktail hour, (plus travel to Canandaigua) for $575. I am super pleased with this, just because they are in graduate school they are less expensive, and use it to build their resume, but we watched several videos of them playing and they are awesome, and I'm really happy with the cost too!
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    kkozlo2kkozlo2
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    edited December 2011
    We're paying 600 for a quartet but only for the ceremony. We are using Clinton Street Quartet. This was really important to me so I was williing to pay the extra cost to have reliable music. My sister had horrible music at her wedding and she said it was her biggest regret!
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    sbolger17sbolger17 member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks, ladies.  Good to know!  I feel better now.  :-)
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