About this vendor
Professional Musicians performing pre- ceremony and procession.
Violinist, Harpist, Cellist
Solo Musician, Duo (Two Musicians), and Trio (Three Musicians) , Quartet (Four)
Performing all styles of music. Song list provided. Popular and Classical Music
Special requests discussed. To learn new songs, $45.
Access to Karen 7 days a week for questions and planning.
Pay via Venmo.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Bagpipes
- Cello
- Flute
- Guitar
- Harp
- Keyboard
Music Genres
- Celtic
- Classical
- Jazz
- Pop
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2013.
Best of Weddings
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5
out of 5.046 reviews
Karen played some of our favorite songs so beautifully at our wedding in April. She made the ceremony feel magical. We were also very grateful for her expertise on what to consider...
for our song list and how to plan out the lineup. She took a lot of stress out of our wedding planning!
Karen did an outstanding job and made my husband extremely happy with his entrance song. She is a very talented lady.
From the very first phone call with Karen, I knew I wanted her to play the violin at our wedding. She radiates so much warmth and kindness without even trying, which goes so far wh...
en trying to decide on vendors! She played the violin beautifully on our wedding day and I trusted her to play whatever she wanted. Karen was amazing and I couldn't have asked for a better experience!
We contacted Karen to hire a cellist for our wedding and she was great to work with in setting it up for us. The cellist Paul was very friendly and open to our song requests while ...
also suggesting stuff from his repertoire that would help create a nice ambience for our ceremony. They’ll even learn special songs for a small upcharge. Overall a great experience for a fantastic day!
Having Karen Rose play my wedding was one of the best decisions I made! When I reached out to her, she immediately gave me a call to discuss all the details. She was very invested ...
in my wedding and the kind of service I wanted to have. On the day of my wedding, I sent her a text asking if she knew a special Celtic song that was important to my mother. She found the music that day and played it during the most perfect part of the ceremony. I had to hold back tears because it felt like my mother was there with me.
To say the least, the weather on my wedding day was less than ideal—very misty and a little cold. Karen braved it all and played so beautifully, even longer than I expected her to. I really can’t say enough about the emotion and beauty of her playing. She is a rare find—a tremendously talented musician, a consummate professional and a joy to work with. She wants your big day to be amazing, and she’ll make sure it happens!
Karen was fantastic and easy to work with. Although I was so nervous throughout the whole thing that I couldn't really pay attention to the music played, other guests commented on ...
how beautiful everything sounded! I highly recommend hiring Karen.
Karen was wonderful and so easy to work with. She clarified all of my questions and even helped in planning other parts of my Catholic ceremony. Her music was of course beautiful ...
too and exceeded my expectations!
Karen was so easy to work with and lovely to talk to during the planning process. She offered great suggestions for the music. She played during our garden wedding ceremony and coc...
ktail hour, and the music was beautiful! I would definitely recommend her!
Karen was a pleasure to have at our small wedding ceremony. She played the piece of music we requested during the ceremony, and selected other beautiful pieces to play before and a...
fter. She was punctual, kind, and professional. There was a bit of a mix-up in the very beginning (I wasn't able to reach her through her phone number or email), but that was resolved by reaching out through her personal website and The Knot. I truly couldn't have hoped for more beautiful music; she made the day extra special! Thank you!
Karen played the violin for us at our courtyard ceremony in the French Quarter and she was fantastic! Her music was the perfect addition to our wedding and set the tone for the ent...
ire ceremony. Her expertise helped guide us through the song selection and she was so easy to work with. We would definitely recommend her for your wedding.
Karen is not just an accomplished and experienced violinist, but excellent in guiding you in your choice of musical selections that will fit the tone of your wedding if help is ...
needed in that regard - which we did. The harpist also happens to be her daughter. She was absolutely masterful and her dramatic introduction of the bride (my daughter) going down the aisle transported the whole room into an ethereal, surreal state of mind that was palpable. Them working together also creates a certain complimentary synergy. They are both very professional and talented - but also have an elegant quiet presence which was an added bonus in our setting. Thank you A Touch of Rose -- you both contributed to making the wedding SPECTACULAR and the memory of a lifetime.
Karen has been awesome to work with! Due to COVID we had to reschedule my daughter's wedding and she was very flexible. Then after that, we decided to cancel the big affair since...
we did a micro-wedding with 12 family members. She was so kind and understanding and flexible with our deposit. I would definitely use her if we decide to do something in the future.
Karen and her daughter are the most perfect addition to a wedding. They are both exquisitely talented, and their music is beautiful. Our guests were absolutely taken aback by this ...
beautiful duet who played for the ceremony and cocktail hour. Karen is also wonderful to work with while planning and was wonderful at taking our requests and improving upon them. She is a true expert and professional. I am grateful that Touch of Rose was able to be such a beautiful part of a perfect day. I highly recommend.
Song choices were top of the line! Karen was one of true easiest vendors to work with! On time and very professional! Highly recommended!!
I completely enjoyed working with Karen! She was very easy to communicate with and she learned two new BEAUTIFUL songs for my wedding for a small fee. The music I heard on the tria...
l was lovely, but the live music was better than I could have ever imagined. Everyone commented on the music, and my new husband says over and over again that it was such a huge part of what made our wedding so magical. THANK YOU KAREN! I HIGHLY recommend her!
Karen was great to work with to create a lighthearted, playful ceremony for our wedding. She was receptive to our ideas and helped us narrow down the many song options and helped w...
ith unique suggestions. Highly recommended!
We selected A Touch of Rose Music for our ceremony music and were very happy with our choice. Karen was very responsive to emails ahead of the event, and followed up with a phone ...
call after the event to see how it went and if there was anything else she could have done to make it go even better. Tom, the violinist that played at our wedding was very professional, punctual, and did a great job. Having a live musician for the ceremony definitely added a touch of elegance and was well worth the money. I don't have any complaints about A Touch of Rose Music, and would happily recommend them to others.
We hired Karen and her daughter, Amanda to play at our ceremony at the Biltmore Estate this past spring. Karen made the planning process a breeze and was there to guide us through ...
the music selection process. She was very easy to contact via telephone and email. She and Amanda were able to learn and perform a new song that was not in her repertoire so that we would have something special played for our children. The music was absolutely beautiful. I was worried that the sound of a violin and harp would not carry as we had an outdoor venue. The sound was perfect, there was no difficulty hearing the music. I am so thankful that we chose A Touch of Rose and would highly recommend Karen!
Fabulous! Karen is so easy to work with and the music was beautiful. I'm located in NYC, so I was slightly concerned with not meeting the violinist ahead of time, but trusted Kar...
en and it could not have been better. I highly recommend working with Karen and a Touch of Rose Music.
They were wonderful and the music was absolutely perfect. I can't wait to get my wedding video back so I can listen to what my guests experienced before I walked in. They all said ...
it was beautiful.
Karen Rose was wonderful to work with over the phone before the wedding date. She wanted to be sure that everything was perfect for me. She was able to play every single song I ha...
d requested. She did an excellent job. The violin added such elegance to the ceremony.
The music provided by A Touch of Rose for my daughter's wedding was simply the BEST! Music was played as the guest gathered for the ceremony, during the ceremony and as guest exite...
d for the reception. Guests expressed again and again that the music added another dimension to the service.
Planning with Rose was easy and extremely personal. She was able to provide all my musical selections and the price was reasonable. As the mother of the bride, I could not have been more pleased with my overall experience.
I highly recommend A Touch of Rose as a music vendor for any wedding. If I renew my wedding vows for my 50th anniversary, (in four years)I will definitely use A Touch of Rose Music.
I booked A Touch of Rose string trio for our wedding on 5/23/15. They were absolutely fabulous! I never even had a chance to meet Karen but she has been so great to work with all y...
ear long through phone and email. She responds quickly and always answered my questions thoroughly. She let me choose a combination of classical and popular songs for our ceremony. I was able to pick which songs I wanted, the order, etc. They showed up on time and played BEAUTIFUL music! I would highly suggest them to anyone!!
We chose to work with Karen Rose and A Touch of Rose after they had performed at my aunt's wedding 8 years ago, and their quality has not changed at all. We had a violinist, organi...
st, and vocalist for our January 3 Catholic church ceremony; and the music was absolutely wonderful. Their transitions were seamless, the volume was perfect in that they stood out when needed and floated in the background when needed, and they were just great musicians who played beautifully. We've gotten numerous comments from guests about the beautiful voice from the vocalist and how great the ceremony music was!
I used this company for music for my prelude and during my wedding ceremony. Karen Rose was very easy to work with. She gives you a CD of musicians playing sample music for you to ...
choose from, which was great to hear what it would sound like and with different instruments. She also did a great job going over all of my music selections for my ceremony and making sure that everything was the way I wanted it to be. I had a cello and violin and they sounded absolutely beautiful! All of my guests said the players did a great job and that they really enjoyed the music during our prelude and ceremony. Although this was a little on the pricey side, it was totally worth it for how everything played out on my wedding day. I was so happy with the music and would absolutely recommend this company to anyone looking for live classical music for any part of your wedding day!
I worked with Karen to hire a violinist as our ceremony musician. Karen is so friendly and organized. She gave me a music wedding planner and a sheet with the most popular songs fo...
r various parts of the ceremony. She is also willing to help personalize your wedding music if you want to do something different! Thomas, our violinist, was very professional and the music beautiful. A Touch of Rose Music is a wonderful vendor.
She provided beautiful music that helped create the perfect setting for our joyous occasion. We had a delay in the ceremony start due to rain and she was so flexible and gracious. ...
We highly recommend her and appreciate her talent as a violinist that gave us beautiful wedding music.
Karen Rose gave me such good service and worked very hard organizing our music on very short notice. She really is there to please her customers and will go far above and beyond t...
o ensure you get exactly what you want, and if you need a little advice, she can offer great advice on what will work best depending on your style and venue. Musicians were very talented, and the music made our ceremony exceptionally beautiful (and a little tear jerking lol). Go with A Touch of Rose and you won't be disappointed!
Awesome violinist and harpist! Great to work with as well!
My experience with Karen Rose was just fine. She was very easy to work with. My fiancée and I had a couple special request songs. She already knew one and the other she happily lea...
rned with her ensemble for a $35 fee. The ensemble was prompt, the music was beautiful, and everything was hassle-free, which was exactly what I needed. Even when it was unexpectedly cold, they stuck it out play outdoors on a windy 40 degree evening. I highly recommend Karen Rose for her talent, flexibility, and hassle-free process.
Karen Rose was such a pleasure to work with! She was so sweet and helpful throughout my entire planning process. She offered many samples so you knew exactly what to expect. She ma...
de the decision making for music so easy with her honest suggestions! Her daughter and her played for our ceremony and such a pleasure they were! Everyone loved them and raved about how special they made our ceremony! I would highly recommend Karen - A touch of Rose Music! She was a pleasure to work with!
Karen was very easy to work with and very helpful in choosing music for my daughters ceremony. My guest have been calling to say the music was heavenly, and the vocalist was amazin...
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I am very pleased with our choice of instruments and vocals.
Will recommend Karen to all our friends with children getting married.
Julie Stephany
Karen was so pleasant and easy to work with, the music was beautiful, and very reasonably priced. Definitely recommended!!
Easy to work with, I was not able to hear the music prior to the wedding since I was the bride, but I had many people tell me how great the musicians were. We used a cello and Viol...
in and picked out our own songs. We would definetly use them again!
Working with Karen was such a wonderful process! I did a little research on ceremony musicians in Asheville and Karen had wonderful reviews. From day one, she was very positive a...
nd easy to work with. She clearly communicated her process, fees, instruments and attire. She provided music samples for me to listen to and met me the day before my wedding to walk through the ceremony with me. This was very helpful since I was an out of town bride. The music was gorgeous (we had the chello/violin combo) and it was a seemless process. I couldn't have asked for a more professional and classy experience than with working with Karen. Highly recommended!
I am so happy that I chose A Touch of Rose Music to provide the music at my Wedding Ceremony; it was BEAUTIFUL! The music made my Wedding Day magical. Karen Rose is very professi...
onal and great to work with. Everything that I was promised I received; I had a lot of special requests. All of my guests were impressed and could not stop talking about how great the music sounded. If you are considering music for your wedding day or any event A Touch of Rose Music is the BEST!!! Tameka St.Martin Francis, NOLA
The first time I heard Karen Rose's company play was for my sister's wedding 6 years ago and they were amazing so I had to have them for mine! Still amazing! I had a harp and violi...
n for my ballroom ceremony and it was absolutely perfect. Such beautiful music!
We selected the violin and guitar duo and it sounded great! Karen is very nice and easy to work with. She sends a song list to pick from but they are not limited to it. I request...
ed a song not on it and she knew it and it sounded lovely. I would highly recommend them to anyone.
The violinist we had was great. Karen was great to work with. It was beautiful.
I would highly recommend these musicians for a wedding. I had Tom play at our wedding and it was beautiful and personal. Karen sent me the music on CD and I chose the songs that ...
I liked and added some more that were special to us. They were willing to do whatever I wanted and the quality of the music was phenomenal. Thank you to both Karen and Tom for making our day even more special.
My daughter was married this past Friday, and the music from A Touch of Rose was amazing. We had an organist, a trumpet, and Gregory Rittiner as the singer. I remembered Gregory ...
from a wedding a few years back but had no idea how to get in touch with him. Karen went out of her way and on very short notice to arrange everything. I had no idea what I was doing, and Karen was very patient with me. I highly recommend A Touch of Rose Music.
I was very impressed with the CD Karen Rose sent me, but it really didn't do the string duo justice! The music at my ceremony was just lovely and everything went perfectly. I hig...
hly recommend a Touch of Rose for any wedding!
We contacted A Touch of Rose (Karen Rose) for our daughter's ceremony music. She was extremely professional with wide variety of options available depending on our needs. She pr...
ovided a well thought out checklist of items for us to consider and for her to know as well as a sample CD with different combinations of instruments which gave us an idea of how it would sound. Also provided was an extensive list of sample songs that were available and the option of playing special requests not on the list was available.
The musicians she engaged were also professional, prompt and prepared. All in all a wonderful 'stress-free' experience. Her services could also be used for non-wedding engagements such as private parties.
Karen is absolutely amazing. From the very beginning, she was always available to answer any questions that I had and she was ready to customize something to what I wanted. I had s...
ome nontraditional music - all hymns - and Karen (on violin) and her guitarist (Matt) were willing to learn every hymn that I wanted. The music was something that was so important and special to me, and it was just beautiful. I would highly recommend Karen and "A Touch of Rose Music". =)
I used them for my music for my ceremony. I absoutly loved it.
I hired a trio with a violin, cello, and guitar. I knew some songs I wanted, but not many. I relied on Karen’s professional expertise to select most of the prelude music, and she d...
id an outstanding job! There were numerous comments on how well they played and that the music played fit everything perfectly. I also requested a song that was not on the play list (I had a special song I wanted to walk down the aisle to). They played it perfectly.
A Touch of Rose Music is very professional, extremely helpful, and definitely added a magical element to our wedding. I would recommend them to anyone.
Thank you, Karen!
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