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Ceremony Musicians

Tiffany618Tiffany618
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in Texas-Dallas and Ft. Worth
Since we have talked about photographers and DJ's so far this week, what about ceremony musicians?  What type of musicians are you using and what is the cost/approximate cost?I'm not ready to book anyone just yet, but I'm trying to organize my budget and get a good idea of how much I will need to allocate here.
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Re: Ceremony Musicians

  • appletango85appletango85 member
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    edited December 2011
    I am using Serenata Strings and doing a string duo..cello and violin for one hour. It cost 280 for both and 200 for one. Definitely worth it in my mind to have 2 for almost the same price as one lol They also will do any music you want if you provide sheet music. Which reminds me I need to get mine lolTheir contact info is in my bio.
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  • Mariah&StevenMariah&Steven
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    edited December 2011
    I used The Violin Guy.  www.theviolinguy.net Radu is absolutely amazing and I think his prices are great for the amount of talent that he has.  He can play violin, guitar, piano, and sing.  I highly recommend him.  I had so many people come up to me after the wedding asking me where I found him (he's married to one of my photographers) and telling me how awesome he was.  He played at my ceremony and then DJ'd the reception.  I seriously can't say enough good things about him.
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  • appletango85appletango85 member
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    edited December 2011
    oh and I found them at a bridal show and the cellist there played specifically for me...like a personal audition lol Talking with their coordinator Karen(who plays the violin) is very easy and responds very quickly. Great customer service in my opinion.
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  • TerriniskiTerriniski
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    edited December 2011
    We had a small choir and an organist from our church.  The church set the fee at $150 per musician.  My husband, who's a musician, thought it was pretty standard.  He just played in a friend's wedding as a favor, but said normally he'd charge about what we paid for our musicians.
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  • CrombieFayeCrombieFaye member
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    edited December 2011
    Violinist Lewis Case with Fiddle and Bow (see vendor review in bio) - He was wonderful and very reasonably priced!!
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  • Tiffany618Tiffany618
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    edited December 2011
    Awesome.   It's good to know the average standard, Terrinski, that helps. I was looking at Serenata Strings the other day, but was thinking their pricing was much higher.  I will definitely have to speak to them as it sounds reasonable!Mariah-  I was checking out the Violin Guy when you mentioned him the other day.  The prices on his website are too high for me at $600 ceremony plus $2200 to DJ reception.  I'm sure is is very talented, but yikes!  I guess I can contact him to see what kind of deals he has though?
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  • Mariah&StevenMariah&Steven
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    edited December 2011
    Yeah...I got him for really cheap because of the package I choose with my photographers. I would still contact him and see what he can do.  Radu is really nice and it's at least worth a shot.
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  • Tiffany618Tiffany618
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    edited December 2011
    I will definitely do that.  I really like the idea too of only having to work with one vendor for both ceremony and reception.  That makes it easy!
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  • fallbride1109fallbride1109 member
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    edited December 2011
    I am using a string trio from Denton - Four Strings.  They've been nice to work with so far.  I am having them play the cocktail hour also.  http://www.four-strings.net/fees.html
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  • BalletBride620BalletBride620
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    edited December 2011
    We used Aria Strings and had many compliments. Their booking agent Becca is always really nice and helpful.
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  • Tiffany618Tiffany618
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    edited December 2011
    Awesome, thanks to everyone for your input!
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  • JustinandLindsay2009JustinandLindsay2009
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    edited December 2011
    I am also using Aria Strings - we are using a string trio for the ceremony.  We are not having any "piped in" music or singing. 
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