4.9 out of 5 stars and 32 reviews
4.9
(32)Best of Weddings (1x).San Diego & Orange & Riverside Counties
About this vendor
Caprice Strings melds the beautiful melodies and harmonies of violin, viola, and cello for your special event. Caprice Strings is a locally owned, boutique wedding music ensemble based in San Diego, California. We play for weddings and other special events throughout Southern California, including San Diego, La Jolla, Del Mar, and Temecula. With almost 40 years of experience playing across San Diego County at wedding ceremonies and receptions, we have entertained and delighted thousands of patrons, and their guests.
Caprice Strings performs extensively as a string trio, but can easily form a string quartet or string dup. Solo violin is also an option for more intimate gatherings. We are professional and highly trained classical musicians who play across San Diego and Orange County. Our musical styles range from traditional classical, popular standards, to songs currently on the radio. In one weekend, Caprice Strings can be found playing on the lawn at The Lodge at Torrey Pines, the chapel at Fairmont Grand Del Mar, and the courtyard at The Prado. We have performed at virtually every major hotel in the San Diego area. Consider us for preludes, ceremonies, cocktails, rehearsal dinners, receptions, gala events, birthday parties, or celebration breakfasts.
Caprice Strings is dedicated to creating exactly what you need, and helping your event run as smoothly as possible along the way. For this reason, Victoria will be glad to assist you by email or over the phone with not only your music needs, but the rest of your event as well. Having played thousands of weddings and other occasions, ranging from traditional to the most unusual and original, Victoria is happy to share the insider tips she has picked up on the way.
Caprice plays in a wide variety of venues from yachts, wineries, private residences, to stunning hotels. We are pleased to play in just about any location you desire!
Caprice plays musical engagements ranging from solo violin to larger chamber orchestras. Our most requested ensemble is a string trio, comprised of violin, viola, and cello. This perfect combination allows the melody of the violin to soar above, viola fills in the harmony, and the deep bass lines of the cello centers the group. Caprice Strings plays many special string trio popular arrangements exclusively commissioned for us by our wonderful popular music arranger, Jeff.
Solo: Violin, Cello
Duo: Violin-Cello
Trio: Violin-Viola-Cello
Quartet: Violin-Violin-Viola-Cello
Chamber Ensembles of mixed instruments for special events
Caprice Strings has been performing special events and weddings in Southern California for almost 40 years, and we rarely have special music requests in which we cannot find. If you would like a specific song that you do not see on our song list, it is very possible we have it! We can purchase new popular sheet music for a nominal cost, or have special arrangements made by our talented arranger Jeff, for an additional cost.
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- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Cello
- Keyboard
- Piano
- Viola
- Violin
Music Genres
- Classical
- Pop
- R&B
- Rock
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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Caprice Strings played as a Trio at our wedding, and they are wonderful! So easy to work with, kind and professional. Their music was beautiful and really added a touch of magic to our ceremony. They offer both contemporary and classical songs and have a massive list of just about any song you would want, versus other musicians will charge you for contemporary songs. I would absolutely work with them again. Thank you Victoria for your help and flexibility!
The ladies at Caprice Strings are wonderful to work with. They are my go to for ceremony music or cocktail hour when the couple would like live sting music. You can't go wrong with their team. -Valerie at Beatific Events.
In looking for a cellist for our ceremony, Caprice Strings came highly recommended by our wedding coordinator, Julie Scrivener. Francesca was incredibly warm, kind and patient through multiple postponements from the start of planning our wedding in early 2019 to finally celebrating July 3, 2022. The song selection Caprice Strings has to offer is outstanding, and Francesca helped navigate the format of our ceremony and choose the perfect pieces. Thank you to Francesca and her team for adding such musical beauty to our ceremony at the Japanese Friendship Garden, and for being a part of our special once in a lifetime day!
Wonderful to work with and absolutely perfect performance at our wedding ceremony. We could not be more delighted!
Wedding would not have been complete without the magic and love these performers brought. Took time to ensure the perfect set list was arranged for each and every special moment. Thank you again!
They were very open to all of our song selections. Kept the ceremony on time and played beautifully. As I walked down the aisle I was very happy to hear the song we picked playing and it put me in the perfect mood! We had a song for the sand ceremony and their timing was on que! Only wish I could of heard all of the songs played!
We love working with Caprice Strings. The team was so sweet, professional and easy to work with! We feel blessed to have a beautiful performance at our ceremony! Music is always one of the most important elements for us and thank you for making our dream wedding come true!!
Caprice Strings was so helpful throughout the entire planning process! My questions were always answered promptly and Francesca was so helpful throughout the process. The trio was a perfect touch for our wedding ceremony and made everything so much more special! A huge thank you with the highest recommendation!
Caprice Strings is simply wonderful! Francesca was very easy to work with and helped along the process in choosing music, etc. The trio played for our wedding, welcoming guests to their beautiful sounds. They continued to play throughout the ceremony and for half of our cocktail hour. They elevated the experience to a whole new level as their music captivated everyone. If you’re looking for a fantastic group of musicians, look no further and call Caprice Strings!
Francesca with Caprice Strings did an incredible job at our wedding. We hired her as a solo violinist and she made phenomenal music during our ceremony. I wish I had more time to speak with her at the event but I was busy getting married! She was a great communicator before the event and very reasonably priced. I would highly recommend her for any classy event!
The Caprice String Quartet played for our daughter's wedding. We received a lot of compliments on how beautifully they sounded! We highly recommend their services! The quartet made the ceremony all the more special!
Caprice Strings did a wonderful job playing the music at our wedding ceremony at Estancia La Jolla. They have a large repertoire of classical music and modern songs. They were easy to communicate with leading up to our wedding and were extremely professional. Would definitely recommend them for your event!
I hired a string trio to play at my ceremony in Sept. 2017. They played for about half an hour before the ceremony while guests arrived, and about ten minutes after while guests left for cocktail hour. I'm sad that I didn't get to hear most of the music--only the song I picked to walk down the aisle to and our exit song, but those were amazing! All of our guests spoke of how good they were, and how romantic the Strings made the ceremony. Thank you, Caprice Strings!
We are really happy with Caprice String’s performance! We had a string quartet, and although Caprice wasn’t the cheapest, they were very easy to work with, were on time, and even learned a new song (for no additional charge) to play for our wedding. Our ceremonial music was perfect! The only thing that was key for them was making sure they had seats that were in the shade; so as long as your venue has shade, you’re good!
Caprice Strings was a real pleasure to work with. Francesca helped plan out a selection of music that matched our tastes, accommodated multiple program changes, and delivered a truly wonderful performance at the event, both during the ceremony and during the social/cocktail hour following it. Caprice offers a wide choice of styles, from Baroque to popular, and plays everything with skill and impeccable taste.
Caprice Strings played for our September 2016 ceremony and cocktail hour. They were fabulous. Responsive and easy to work with. They arranged several songs specially for us. My only regret is that as the bride I wasn't able to pay more attention to them playing during our cocktail hour.
Caprice Strings was the best addition we could have ever made. They personalized our ceremony in a beautiful and fun way. We had them play string pop songs as the guests were arriving. My husband surprised me with a song for our exit and Caprice Strings was so enthusiastic and flexible working with him.
This review is as overdue as it is genuine and heartfelt. My husband and I got married in a small ceremony at the beautiful Cordiano Winery in June 2015, and when I mentioned that I really wanted live music, Cordiano's wedding event planner, Kim, immediately recommended Francesca and Caprice Strings. I am so very, very glad we went with that suggestion. First of all, Francesca really, honestly cares about your ceremony, the music selections, and making the event as individualized and special as you want it to be. She's always equally well adept at taking all of those decisions out of your overwhelmed hands and coming up with her own program for your review if you feel lost and paralyzed by too many options. Francesca had to deal with me from both angles throughout the planning of our wedding, and she was just so lovely and genuine and caring through the whole process. First, when she initially contacted me about ideas, I was too overwhelmed to think about music and I just asked her to create a program for me. She created three different hypothetical programs: the traditional, the modern, and a combo. As the weeks went by and I began to feel like I had a better idea of what I had in mind for the ceremony, I used her programs as a springboard...and then I just completely went off the deep end with music that was perfect for our small gathering but also contained music selections that her group would have to learn from scratch. I was BLOWN away by not only her willingness to think about learning and composing a strings version of music that they had not done before, but her genuine enthusiasm in engaging in that kind of project. Not only that, she gave me the most fantastic idea: she suggested that I ask those really close to me, especially since it was going to be such a small wedding, for their favorite song or music - and when they hear it at the wedding, they will feel that much more connected to the event. It was a brilliant suggestion that showed how experienced she is at these kinds of events and how much she cares about creating a personalized experience for you. Well, that suggestion was just an absolute hit with the small wedding party and each person had a song that they heard that they felt really connected to. I could not have created a more special kind of atmosphere if I had tried. Four months later and I still have guests commenting to me about the wedding music and the music selections during the post-wedding brunch. Bottom line, Caprice Strings is just an incredibly talented group and they really made our wedding day special and one of a kind.
A trio from Caprice Strings played at our ceremony and cocktail hour. They were great! We were happy with the booking process and the performance.
I've had the pleasure of working with Francesca on Junee 9th, she was the musician that played at my wedding. She was a so sweet and humble. it was a blessing to hear hey play, she played so beautifully. I am so grateful for that expierence! Thank you soo much
Thank you Francesca and Caprice Strings. I had a string quartet play for my outdoor ceremony. The ceremony was beautiful. Francesca was extremely helpful and flexible in the arrangement of music. It made my wedding ceremony, which was the most important part of my wedding day. Highly recommend! Caprice Strings is professional and affordable.
Our duo from Caprice was amazing! They did exactly what we wanted, and the music choices we gave them that were a little more modern that usual, turned out perfect! We had sweet child o mine for my husband and the family, and then just like heaven for me and it was perfect! It was beautiful and they did everything seamlessly.
Francesca and her crew are awesome! Beautiful music! YOu won't be disappointed.
They were very accomidating in my choice of music since I followed a very non traditional path for the ceremony music
Francesca and Caprice Strings were wonderful to work with. They not only needed to learn a song for my soloist, Francesca also arranged to get the song transposed as well. They helped with suggested music selection and played for a both a pre-cocktail party and for the ceremony music.
Francesca was really easy to work with. We did everything via email or phone. They offered some great suggestions for ceremony music. I wish I would have been able to enjoy the music a little more but i was a little preoccupied getting married ;)
The ladies of Caprice Strings provided beautiful music for my recent wedding! I worked with Francesca to create a music program for the ceremony and cocktail hour. They have a large repertoire of perfect wedding music! They were professional, talented musicians and were a wonderful addition to my wedding.
We were so impressed with the string trio Caprice Strings provided for our outdoor ceremony. My husband is a huge movie buff and our prelude music was all movie themes. Later, the guests raved about the music, even singing along before the ceremony began! The ceremony itself was elegant and they even played a violin solo during our wine box/love letter ceremony. We're really pleased with their performance.
They are the best, hands down. We had 1 violin, 1 cello - the sounds was incredibley complex with just 2 instruments. they learned the songs we wanted for our ceremony at no extra charge and were just amazing.
Francesca was great to work with and our string trio was fabulous at our wedding.
They were perfect~
They were willing to work with us on the price and they made arrangements for songs we chose.
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