About this vendor
Located in Lakewood, OH, Anna Hoopes, Violinist provides weddings and other events with beautiful string music. Anna showcases her unique sound to provide guests with unforgettable entertainment. The soft instrumental music lends a romantic atmosphere to any special event.
Anna Hoopes is a Juilliard-trained musician with a wealth of experience performing at special events. She is adept at delivering performances that both bewitch audiences and add to the romantic energy of special events. You can choose to have a soaring score accompany you as you walk down the aisle or as an addition to your cocktail hour.
Anna Hoopes has a wide repertoire of songs including contemporary and classical arrangements. If requested, she is happy to learn new songs in order to truly personalize your experience. Your guests will be truly enchanted by these stunning instrumentals, creating a long-lasting memory of your special day. Anna is passionate about creating magical musical atmospheres for milestone celebrations.
Details
Instruments
- Viola
- Violin
Music Genres
- Classical
- Pop
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.
Best of Weddings
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4.5
out of 5.019 reviews
Anna was okay. She didn't communicate well with me and came off rude during the planning process of our wedding. She wouldn't really work with me on meeting more then once via zoom...
or in person. She still made us pay the $250 for one song...
We hired Anna and her fellow musician to play as a duet for our ceremony. She had a great selection of music and was super easy to work with! Very responsive and clear about all de...
tails. Being the bride, I only got the hear the one song walking down the aisle and the one walking back up but they sounded fantastic! And my guests said the music was lovely all throughout the pre ceremony time. Would highly recommend.
Excellent list of songs to choose from for our ceremony. We did a duo through Anna and it was well worth it. They were clear and every song sounded great.
Our biggest regret on our special day was that we hired Anna Hoops to provide music for our wedding ceremony after meeting her at the IX center. Our experience with her was less th...
an satisfactory.
I asked for videos of who will be playing with her at our wedding. She sent me them and everything was was great. On the day of our wedding her partner was not the person I approved on video.
On the day of our wedding, Anna claimed that she was unaware of the timeline for our event. Despite our providing evidence through messaging that the timeline had been discussed multiple times prior to the event, Anna still caused a scene at our wedding. She even threatened to leave due to a minor drizzle, and it was only after my husband and wedding planner begged her not leave before I walked down the isle , she agreed to stay, but only after being paid an additional $200. I was not aware of this until the following day because I would not have given her anything to stay after what we payed. I remember I peaked my head out the castle and heard no music. I was so confused and asked my wedding planner why was there no music being played when half of my wedding party walked down to silence, but she was trying to make sure everything went smooth and didn’t want me to worry.
When we contacted Anna with evidence of our previous discussions, she responded with rudeness and unprofessionalism. She was clearly upset that we had proven her wrong about the timeline, and began making false claims about our wedding. She stated that our band and DJ had criticized our organization, which was untrue, as they were family friends and had only positive things to say about the event. In fact, they brought up how she was trying to speak negative about our time line and how we didn’t accommodate the 5 minute drizzle. Anna's behavior was the only issue we experienced on our special day. She continued to complain she drove over an hour (which she knew how far it was, and we payed an additional 170 travel fee!!
Anna was hired solely to play music for our ceremony as we walked down the aisle. However, she only played for half of our wedding party, despite having 9 bridesmaids and 9 groomsmen. We were disappointed to hear from multiple guests that there were long pauses in the music, and that Anna and her team had caused a scene during the event. After the travel fee and additional 200$ my husband gave her so she wouldn’t leave It ended up being 900$ total for not even 20 minutes of her playing and bringing unnecessary drama to my wedding.
We put a lot of time and effort into our wedding. Doing so our wedding was featured in two bridal magazines. I cannot believe the unprofessionalism from Anna Hoops. I do not want anyone going through what we went through with her. IF YOU DECIDE TO GO WITH HER FOR YOUR SPECIAL DAY* MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT GIVE HALF UP FRONT AS WELL AS MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS THROUGH MESSAGING NOTHING VERBAL !
The music was lovely during our ceremony! We had the violin and cello duet. Our guests were very impressed.
We hired Anna to play the violin at our wedding ceremony and we could have not have asked for anything better! Aside from being incredibly talented, she was professional and kind t...
hroughout the booking process. We could not imagine our day without her beautiful music and have received countless compliments on our ceremony music. Thank you, Anna for working so seamlessly with our officiant and coordinator to give us the most perfect and special ceremony. <3
The music was absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much!
Anna was an incredible vendor to work with for our wedding. She was organized, helpful, and responsive throughout the whole process! She has a large selection of songs to choose fr...
om and on our wedding day, she was incredible! I highly recommend Anna for a wedding or any event!
Anna was so great! She did an amazing job playing the music for our wedding ceremony. I highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a violinist! She was kind, professional, h...
elpful, and oh so talented! Thank you so much for helping to make our day perfect!
We hired Anna's Team to do our wedding ceremony music. It was absolutely the perfect touch to our setting at a historic museum mansion in Akron, Ohio. I've always wanted a violin...
ist at my wedding and the sounds were incredible. The ability to play the exact song I had envisioned walking down the aisle to puts the cherry on top of the special day that we had. Thank you so much!
Anna is extremely talented! She played at our wedding and we were so pleased. She was very quick to respond to our emails and had lots of musical options to choose from. We could n...
ot have asked for more!
Anna was amazing. She was quick to respond. She gave you a sample of her music via FaceTime so you truly can hear and pick the best music for you. When she played the song I wanted...
down the aisle I started to shed tears. It was just so beautiful and made our ceremony much more intimate! I highly recommend hiring Anna!
Anna is an incredible violinist and plays so beautifully! We were especially grateful for her as she stepped in to play during our wedding ceremony at such short notice. She is sup...
er talented and can play a variety of music from classical wedding songs to modern day hits. Even with little notice, she still took our song requests and I was able to walk down the isle to ‘Canon in D’ during the processional and my husband and I walked down the isle together to ‘1000 Years’ during the recessional. It was done perfectly! Anna, thank you so much for everything! We are so happy that we found you and will forever be grateful!
Anna is so talented and plays beautifully. When I first heard her play the violin I immediately fell in love and knew I this is exactly what I wanted for my wedding ceremony. She i...
s very professional and was extremely helpful throughout the process especially when it came to picking the right songs for our wedding. I hope to do business with her again in the future.
Anna was incredible! She was so easy to work with, so knowledgeable, and a beautiful performer. She made our wedding so much more elegant and wonderful and I wish I could have her ...
at every event I have! Highly recommend working with her.
Anna was very easy to work with! we mainly communicated over text(which i really liked) because it was just quicker and easier for the both of us. All of my guests said the ceremon...
y music was beautiful and they loved all of the songs! she’s got a great repertoire list of music to choose from!
Anna made our wedding day so special. She added such a special touch to our ceremony. She has a very long repertoire of classical and contemporary music and she will ply any specia...
l request songs you want! She offers to meet you to play your music ahead of time too which is very professional. If you are someone who can’t dream of a wedding without live music I would recommended booking Anna!
She was absolutely wonderful- her gorgeous violin playing totally made the event! Anna’s live music truly made the day so much more memorable, and I’m so grateful to have had her b...
e a part of the festivities!
Having Anna be a part of our special day was the best decision ever! She was very professional and everyone was so touched by the live music she played. She was easy to communicate...
with, very classy, and we will definitely use her again!
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Lakewood, OH
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