John Harper and his fellow musicians did a beautiful job for our ceremony at Monteverde at Oldstone in the Hudson Valley. We had two ceremonies back to back celebrating two different cultures (both Hindu and Christian), which was complex to pl...an as it involved two sets of musicians, outfit changes, different rituals, and priests, etc. John was extremely easygoing throughout the entire process, agreed to play all of our song choices (and even customize them to ones that weren't on their original list!), and was such a pleasure to work with. We also loved their music-- soulful and just perfect for walking down the aisle and remembering our special day and moments! I am a musician myself (I play four instruments including violin and piano!), so having live music at my wedding was a must. After playing violin myself for over 20 years, I also have quite high standards for strings :) I am so happy that I chose Appassionata Players for my day, and would highly recommend them to any other lucky couple!