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You have 3 Musical Needs for Your Dream Wedding:
1. Beautiful & Moving LIVE Music for Your Ceremony
2. Upbeat LIVE Music for Your Cocktail Hour
3. 100% Non-Cheesy DJ/Emcee for Your Dinner/Dancing
Why go through the hassle of trying to book three Different Music Providers? Our unique, customized, and boutique services make wedding Planning Easy, Fun, and Stress-Free, unlike a generic DJ corporation's cookie-cutter approach.
Aaron Topfer is the only Musician/DJ in All of New England and Upstate New York who offers both 100% Customizable Live Music and 100% Customizable Non-Cheesy DJ/Emcee Services!
Having appeared on National TV, The New York Times, & Boston Magazine, Aaron offers You a True One-Stop Boutique Shop for ALL Your Wedding Day Music!
+Performing Beautiful & Moving LIVE Ceremony Music with Piano, Violin, & Cello.
+Performing Upbeat LIVE Cocktail Hour Music with Piano, Saxophone, & Acoustic Bass.
+Featuring 100% NON-CHEESY & Unobtrusive DJ/Emceeing for Your Dinner/Dancing Reception! (Think Classy & Elegant with an emphasis on Fun!)
New England & New York Couples Consistently Choose Our Boutique Services over others because of our 100% NON-CHEESY DJ Style, plus our LIVE Ceremony Music & LIVE Cocktail Hour Music.
After serving Over 1500 Couples Over 23 Years, with Over 300+ Great Online Reviews, we are a Rare 18-Time Winner of The Knot's "Best of Weddings" in Northern New England!
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Aaron Topfer, a Nationally Award-Winning Classical & Jazz Pianist and DJ /Emcee has been performing Memorable Music since the age of 6. During his high school & college years, he won some of America’s Most Celebrated Music Performance Competitions. His Consistently Well-Received Performances have been enjoyed time & time again at hundreds of Premier Event Sites in New England & Upstate New York at Over 1,500 Weddings! Aaron is a Rare 18-Time Winner of The Knot's "Best of Weddings". To contact Aaron for Your Wedding, call him at 1-877-YOUR-MUSIC: 1-877-968-7687
Reviews
4.9
out of 5.0
303 reviews
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Aaron, a versatile musician combining piano performances with DJ services, receives glowing reviews for his exceptional skills at weddings. Reviewers praise his ability to cater to individual tastes, seamlessly blending diverse music genres, and customizing playlists. Aaron's professionalism, thorough planning, and seamless coordination from live ceremony music to DJ sets have left guests raving about their unforgettable dance-filled experiences. His dedication, passion, flexibility, and talent in creating a lively atmosphere receive high recommendations for wedding entertainment.
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Mackenzie M
5.0
2/05/2026
Hey…if you’re looking for the best wedding DJ in New Hampshire, congratulations, you found him! Aaron knocked it out of the park for our ceremony and reception. Aaron played impr...
essive piano at our ceremony and cocktail hour. We couldn’t even tell he was playing a portable instrument. Aaron customized the tunes to suit our unique individual tastes. My husband got his Zac Brown, Tyler Childers, Jason Aldean, I got my Lana, Olivia, and Taylor. Aaron did an epic job blending everything together.
Miranda H
5.0
1/18/2026
Aaron is incredible! A real “two-fer”, he played piano at our ceremony and DJ’ed at our reception party. Our wedding was the best wedding of the year according to our large group...
of friends and family. Nothing cheesy here, but everything we could have hoped for!
Any questions?
Tess W
5.0
12/27/2025
Unbelievable and professional would be an understatement. From start to finish we had the most beautiful ceremony and reception. Aaron brought a violinist with him and played live ...
music during the ceremony. I obviously wasn’t there for the beginning of the ceremony and before it started (as the bride), but everyone said the violin and piano music was phenomenal.
Aaron, my husband, and I had a zoom call the week before the wedding and it ended up being an hour long. He answered every question and thought of questions we didn’t even know we had.
On the day of, Aaron covered every base at just the right time. He was right on cue for our choreographed first dance and the playlist was exactly what I specifically requested.
So thorough and professional.
10/10 as a DJ, MC, and musician
Kerri L
5.0
11/22/2025
DJ Aaron was an incredible musician, DJ, and MC for us. He played all of the tunes we asked for, none of the tunes we didn’t want, and kept the mix interesting and fresh. His pia...
no music was a perfect touch at our ceremony. He even learned a couple songs especially for us. Many family and friends who had complained about other DJ experiences they had, complimented us on the quality and selection of our wedding entertainment throughout the day.
Sienna l
5.0
11/15/2025
Aaron did a great job as our piano player and DJ at our November, 2025 wedding in Vermont. He played beautiful piano selections at our ceremony and cocktail hour (accompanied by a...
violinist and cellist). Aaron is an amazing DJ!!! Our dance floor was packed! Aaron blended songs seamlessly and played all our requests along with several of our guests’ requests
Casey B
5.0
10/26/2025
We worked with Nik and he had great attention to detail and put a lot of care into his process. The playlist absolutely nailed it and we got nothing but compliments. Would recomme...
nd!
Melissa Y
5.0
10/08/2025
Aaron was our ceremony/cocktail musician at our June 22nd wedding. He was also our DJ. Everything was amazingly seamless throughout the day. He did an incredible job. Months la...
ter, we are still getting compliments.
Merriel W
5.0
8/25/2025
Aaron was so easy to work with and created an unforgettable experience on our wedding day. His piano playing was an excellent soundtrack for our ceremony and cocktail hour with ma...
ny of our guests complimenting him and complimenting us for having such beautiful live music. A highlight was his performance of “River Flows In You” while we lit the unity candle. Aaron seamlessly transitioned to DJ making everything flow smooth with announcements, dinner music, and party music, The dance floor was packed and we couldn’t have been happier!
Nancy L
5.0
8/07/2025
Aaron did an outstanding job at my son’s wedding in July. He offered a comprehensive package of live piano for the ceremony, a jazz trio for the cocktail hour and dinner, and a DJ...
for dancing, Aaron is professional and punctual, making the whole process very easy for us.
Lizzy B
5.0
7/03/2025
Aaron is an impressive keyboardist/DJ combo who did an incredible job providing the music at our wedding, The live piano and sax during our ceremony/cocktail hour was perfect. Ou...
r dance floor was packed during the reception and no one wanted the party to stop.
Lauren L
5.0
6/27/2025
Aaron was a hit at our wedding! He played piano along with three other musicians he hired for us who played saxophone, bass, and drums. They got our crowd dancing at the cocktail...
hour and also played downtempo music during dinner. After dinner, Aaron DJ’ed a phenomenal dance party! He played all our requests and read the crowd perfectly. Incredible experience.
Rebecca D
5.0
6/25/2025
Nik was an incredible DJ! Caring, professional, and so helpful from the start, we got to collaborate on an amazing playlist for our wedding! Everyone had so much fun and we could n...
ot thank Nik enough! Highly recommend!
Amy S
5.0
6/24/2025
Aaron is incredible! He DJed our wedding in Dover, Vermont and kept the dance floor going all night! It seemed like he immediately read the vibe of the dance floor and played hit a...
fter hit. The dance floor was the highlight of our wedding and that was thanks to Aaron!
Josh M
5.0
6/17/2025
Aaron was amazing for our wedding on 5/30/25! We had a great planning call with him, he made sure all of our requests were done at the wedding and made the planning process easy. T...
he dance floor was filled as soon as it opened and stayed full until the end. We also hired a violinist for the ceremony and it was everything we could’ve imagined for our ceremony music. We highly recommend Aaron and his team!
Cecilia S
5.0
6/01/2025
We had Nik as our DJ at our wedding on 5/31. He is the complete package. He is professional, sincere, friendly, and truly there to make your wedding night amazing. He was extremely...
communicative from the beginning all the way through to the end. He went above and beyond and you could really tell that he cared. The dance floor was packed the whole night, somehow getting almost all of our 120 guest wedding out there. Thank you Nik!
Alessandra F
5.0
6/01/2025
Aaron and his musicians did a phenomenal job at our wedding on 5/17/25. Aaron hired a wonderful violinist and cellist for our ceremony/cocktail hour which Aaron accompanied on pia...
no. Together, they even had our guests dancing at the cocktail hour! Aaron was an incredible DJ at our reception, weaving our Must Play songs in and out of guest requests. There wasn’t a dull moment on the dance floor.
Cari k
5.0
5/13/2025
John and I can honestly say that Aaron Topfer did a PHENOMENAL JOB for us at our wedding. He blended all our requests and several of our guests’ requests seamlessly. One of the p...
roblems with wedding DJs is that they play songs too long so some people can get bored. This was Not a problem at our wedding. Aaron kept the dance floor full by keeping the music going without any slow moments. Everyone had a blast and we couldn’t have been happier!
Emma E
5.0
5/08/2025
Amazing DJ and piano-player. Aaron is organized and very professional. He played all of the music we wanted and none of the music we didn’t want. Our guests couldn’t stop compli...
menting us on the music at our wedding!
Sophie
5.0
4/10/2025
Amazing all-in-one services! Aaron was our ceremony musician, cocktail hour musician, and our DJ. Everything flowed seamlessly!
Carolyn
5.0
3/25/2025
We are so grateful to Aaron Topfer. Everyone was raving about how great he was at our wedding. Aaron and his violinist played at our ceremony, cocktail hour, and dinner. Their m...
usic was fantastic as they included our requests in their performance. Aaron was an unbelievable DJ who incorporated all of our “must plays” while creating excitement and a fun atmosphere. He only made a few announcements and came with “no cheese” as he had promised. Highly recommended!
Catherine
5.0
3/22/2025
Amazing DJ. Aaron was a big hit at our wedding. He also played piano with a violinist at our ceremony and they did a great job. We got tons of compliments about all the music. ...
Not cheesy at all and lots of fun. Aaron was also a big help with our wedding preparations and gave us great overall advice.
Rachel L
5.0
2/22/2025
We hired Aaron Topfer for our November wedding because he offered us live ceremony music options along with DJ. He was able to play piano and also hired a violinist for us for our...
ceremony. The duo did a phenomenal job! We received a ton of compliments about their music. Aaron also played jazz piano music for our cocktail hour and dinner portion. Everyone appreciated his playing - especially my parents who always complain about the music being too loud at weddings. Later on, Aaron DJ’ed and got everyone on the dance floor. I have honestly never seen such a packed dance floor at a wedding.o
Amanda R
5.0
1/22/2025
Aaron was a fantastic musician and DJ for our September 2024 wedding. He is super-talented and easy to work with. He created a fun atmosphere and our dance floor was absolutely p...
acked to the end.
Alexa P
5.0
1/13/2025
We booked Aaron's business partner Nik Shukla for our September wedding in Meredith, NH for cocktail hour and reception entertainment. Nik was extremely kind, detail oriented, thor...
ough, and thoughtful. My husband and I had been to only a few weddings before our own and we found it very valuable to lean on Nik's expertise and understanding of the day's flow. Nik had a very clear process and system and implemented it with ease, which I greatly appreciated as someone who is type A and process-driven. Nik was also extremely professional, which is evident from the moment you speak with him and a very important characteristic of your wedding emcee--you're trusting them with a microphone! He was very smooth with transitions, not cheesy at all, and kept everything running on time.
Nik invests a lot of time with you and shows a great deal of dedication and passion. He has a strong understanding of the science behind music and a clear formula for what songs will or won't work on the dance floor, which we individually picked and confirmed together on a call. We danced nonstop for the 2.5hrs--guests across all age groups kept telling us how it was the most fun they've had dancing at a wedding! Nik was an integral part in helping our wedding day run so smoothly and it was an absolute dream. He did an excellent job and we would highly recommend hiring him for your event.
Samantha R
5.0
1/05/2025
Aaron was so easy to work with for our wedding. He was accommodating, flexible, and helpful to us as we developed our wedding playlists. Aaron is a talented musician and played p...
iano beautifully for our ceremony. He is also a skilled DJ and really dialed in the music to be very customized to our tastes and preferences.
Cait M
5.0
12/02/2024
Aaron was, hands down, the best DJ we’ve ever seen at any wedding! He also played the keys at our ceremony and made the entire music selection process easy for us. At our request...
, he made very little announcements and kept the focus on the music - exactly what we wanted. Highly recommended!
Roxanna R
5.0
11/12/2024
Aaron was an awesome vendor. He was incredibly professional and knowledgeable about our venue which was a huge bonus. He was straightforward with what he needed from us and clear t...
o communicate as well. No fluff which I really appreciated. I read his one bad review and could not disagree more with that person now having used him. Aaron played only songs from the list we provided with the exception of one song which I’m so glad he played because it was a newer one I forgot to include! Thank you Aaron for being so easy to work with and keeping our guests on the dance floor all night- knowing when to mix in songs according to the vibe of the crowd. I am so happy I booked him!
Mikaela S
5.0
11/08/2024
Aaron helped to create the most perfect Wedding day! He gave us his honest opinions, really helped to shape our wedding day, and provided the perfect sound track for us! He took ou...
r likes and dislikes and created the perfect playlist for our cocktail hour and reception. For our ceremony he took the songs that we wanted and made everything flow so seamlessly. Most of our guests said that they don't dance at weddings, but they danced at ours all night long! Even after the wedding people continued to say how amazing Aaron was on our wedding day! We cannot thank him enough for everything.
Catherine W
5.0
11/06/2024
We found Aaron through The Knot website. We inquired through his comprehensive website and met very quickly. Aaron was able to give details and insights to wedding ceremonies and r...
eceptions that really made us secure in our choice to hire him. He was responsive through the planning process and offer advice when needed. We had a very detailed phone conversation with Aaron prior to our wedding on 10/27/24. He nailed down all of our preferences in music and every other detail you can imagine. On the day our of wedding, he played the piano live for our ceremony. He was prompt and receptive and made sure it all went off without any interruption. He is a fantastic pianist and even though we were originally unsure we wanted this aspect, we were so happy and amazed by his talent. During our reception Aaron followed our plan to a T and was flexible to meet our needs and requests. His professionalism and his kindness were noted by many guests. When the dance floor opened, people were up and dancing ALL NIGHT LONG. He played hit after hit, tailored to our interests. and to those of our guests. We cannot recommend Aaron and his services enough. Thank you for being a part of our special day and making it something we will never forget. Catherine & Zachery Wellington
Helen S
5.0
10/25/2024
Aaron recently performed at our wedding in Vermont in October. He is a talented musician and DJ who knows how to really keep the crowd going. Aaron was always responsive to my em...
ails. He offers a planning packet that makes the process of picking songs not overwhelming.
Sophia L
5.0
10/22/2024
We booked Nik as our wedding DJ in September. He did such an incredible job planning, coordinating and executing the event. He is extremely kind and talented in his profession. He ...
really goes above and beyond to get to know his couples so that he can give them their dream wedding. He did multiple phone planning sessions with us - one where we initially booked and we discussed a general timeline and such. Then a few weeks before the event we made our playlists together. It was a very throughout meeting, and Nik explains everything so well. We weren’t very knowledgeable about weddings and he made us feel like we could ask him any question. He is so dedicated to his couples it’s amazing. I could tell after only speaking to him once that he is incredibly passionate and puts all his heart into his work. He is very much people person and makes you feel so comfortable. We barely had any wedding stress due to his efforts. Nik is so helpful with music planning. Their company has a great system for music ranking that is a very helpful resource. Nik was very flexible with changes in plans when the person we asked to play live music backed out and we had to have him play music instead. He was excellent with communication amongst the other vendors and making sure to keep us on track too! We loved the music he played and he was so flexible and nice with everything. We LOVED our experience working with him! Sure an amazing person. Cannot recommend him enough to other couples.
Cara S
5.0
10/07/2024
I want to start out by recognizing Aaron’s professionalism. We had several last minute changes and Aaron adjusted to all of them in our wedding plan. He is a great pianist and DJ...
no doubt - but he is also easy going and fun to work with. We had the wedding day of our dreams largely thanks to Aaron. Highly Recommended!
Christine L
5.0
10/02/2024
Great communication and service, Aaron was the perfect choice for our wedding! He played AMAZING piano music at our ceremony. Aaron is flexible and accommodating and gave us lots...
of good feedback on our reception playlist. He is a great DJ - easily mixing for a flow that kept everything moving and everyone on the dance floor for hours! I was amazed how smoothly everything went!
Christine L
5.0
10/02/2024
Great communication and service, Aaron was the perfect choice for our wedding! He played AMAZING piano music at our ceremony. Aaron is flexible and accommodating and gave us lots...
of good feedback on our reception playlist. He is a great DJ - easily mixing for a flow that kept everything moving and everyone on the dance floor for hours! I was amazed how smoothly everything went!
Michael T
5.0
9/19/2024
Excellent services - got everyone up on the dance floor and played customized live piano music for our ceremony. Aaron is very professional, organized, and helped us plan everythi...
ng to perfection.
Ashley P
5.0
9/15/2024
So kind and easy to work with, had a great over the phone meeting where he wanted to make sure that he was going to provide exactly what you wanted. The live music during the cerem...
ony (piano and violinist) sounded incredible, I was beyond happy! Beautiful music. Highly recommend if you’re also looking for live music that sounds great.
Gianna F
5.0
9/05/2024
How I found Aaron was a bit of a funny story. I was in a local NH subreddit and someone was anonymously raving about him. I went to his website and found out that he was doing a sp...
ecial with live ceremony and cocktail hour music, and DJd music for the reception. We were still deciding between a band and a DJ at the time, and figured this was the best of both worlds. He had fantastic reviews, so we decided to book him. I promise you, all these reviews talking about a packed dance floor all night are telling you the truth. I seriously don’t know how he does it. I’m getting compliments from all my friends saying that we had the best wedding DJ they’ve ever seen, and ALL of our guests were still on the dance floor when the lights came on. Even our grandparents were dancing! The venue and Aaron had to tell people the night was over because no one wanted to leave. So many of my guests told me they got his contact info for their own weddings, and the venue told us the next day they want to make him a preferred vendor! PLEASE HIRE AARON HE WILL MAKE YOUR NIGHT AMAZING!
Christie L
5.0
9/04/2024
Aaron was just amazing. He played piano for our ceremony and cocktails - easily accommodating all our special songs. He got our guests up and dancing for hours - keeping the danc...
e floor full. Many of our friends said he is the best wedding DJ they’ve seen - hands down! Highly recommended and affordable, too!
Vanessa S
5.0
8/25/2024
We booked Aaron by way of referrals from several friends who had hired him for their own weddings and he did not disappoint! Music is so important for a wedding and we hired Aaron...
about 15 months before our wedding. Aaron took the time to answer every question we had from that point to our wedding day. He is obviously very experienced and knowledgeable and he helped guide us through all of our planning while allowing us to put our unique stamp on all of the song choices. We especially liked that he could provide a live piano- violin duo for our ceremony (he played the piano himself) and that he doesn’t speak a lot on the microphone during the reception party (which is exactly what we wanted).
Alyssa M
5.0
8/18/2024
Aaron was incredible to work with! One of the most popular compliments we keep getting about our wedding is how wonderful our wedding music was. Aaron is a talented musician and ...
DJ who was able to include our offbeat requests into an amazing night of dancing!
Rebekah F
5.0
8/01/2024
Outstanding services. Aaron was our ceremony musician and reception DJ. He is super-professional and offered a very organized way to plan our wedding music.
Nikki L
5.0
6/18/2024
Another 5-star review for Aaron! He was a great DJ and piano player at our June 2nd wedding. Very professional, organized, and helpful. We love that he was able to play live mus...
ic (piano) for our cocktail hour and DJ our reception.
Alison A
5.0
4/20/2024
Aaron Topfer and his team of musicians made our wedding nothing short of perfect. Aaron was great to work with. He let us customize the music from the ceremony through the recept...
ion. He was very attentive to all our requests and our do not plays. Aaron is amazing at what he does and offers - you get live music and DJ for the price that many others would charge for DJ alone.
Bari B
5.0
4/16/2024
Aaron was a perfect fit for our wedding. Talented, professional, and organized. He made our music selection prices easy. He wowed our guests with his piano playing. Our dance f...
loor was packed and everyone commented on the music. Thank you Aaron!
Robin A
5.0
3/28/2024
Aaron is hands down the best wedding DJ we've ever seen! Every one of our guests was on our packed dance floor thanks to an absolutely incredible playlist that Aaron designed for ...
us! Aaron was also professional and clearly has years of experience in working with couples to make their wedding day incredible special. He gave wonderful recommendations through our planning. His live piano at our ceremony and happy hour was an added bonus that made everything one-of-a-kind and like nothing we've ever seen at other weddings.
Bobby M
5.0
2/11/2024
Aaron is awesome at what he does. We got both a pianist and a DJ - the combination was a perfect fit for our wedding. Very professional and a great communicator too. He also hir...
ed a violinist at the last minute for us. Highly recommended!
Kyla A
5.0
2/09/2024
Music was such an important part of our wedding. Aaron Topfer is a phenomenal DJ and musician. Along with a saxophone and bass player he hired for our ceremony and cocktail hour,...
Aaron did a wonderful job covering all of our tastes and keeping the dance floor packed. We highly recommend Aaron now to all of our family and friends who are getting married in the future.
Kaitlyn W
5.0
12/29/2023
Leading up to the wedding Aaron was very detailed in our conservations. He left no stone unturned and on the day of the ceremony the music selection matched the tone of the party w...
onderfully. Aaron was professional and played the pianist part of the ceremony beautifully. We would highly recommend Aaron!
Kathryn W
5.0
12/08/2023
Aaron is a truly talented musician who also offers an AMAZING DJ service. He is professional and a great communicator who always responded quickly to all of our questions and last...
minute changes. For the same price that other DJs charged for just DJing, we were able to get a ceremony musician, a cocktail hour musician, PLUS a reception DJ. Aaron also learned some sheet music for my walk down the aisle. In fact, he customized all of the music to our tastes and the vibe we were going for.
Shane G
5.0
10/31/2023
I will be honest - I was skeptical that Aaron would be as good as advertised after seeing the large number of super positive reviews.
He really is that good. Piano + DJing both w...
ere great. Super organized and easy to work with on the planning front. Was helpful in giving us tips on how to make the day go smoothly, but open to some of our non-conventional ideas that we wanted to include. We had a song that we wanted to use in the ceremony that he learned specifically for us, despite being given a cobbled-together arrangement that a friend helped us make (full sheet music wasn't available).
We'd recommend Aaron to anyone. Two of our best friends already used him for their wedding, and he was awesome for them as well.
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