Carolina Music Planner

Megan from Carolina Music Planner was an absolute lifesaver for my daughter's wedding. We were completely lost at the start, but Megan guided us through the planning process with such grace and offered us a range of options to choose from. Her quick responses to our queries made everything so much easier. One special touch we requested was seamlessly incorporated into the arrangements, adding a beautiful and personalized element to the event. The trio she provided for the music was simply fabulous. Their performance exceeded all of our expectations and truly set the perfect atmosphere for the day. We are so thankful for her expertise and the beautiful music that added such a special touch to our daughter's wedding day. Megan's dedication to making everything just right truly made a difference and contributed to a memorable celebration that we will cherish forever.

I hired a violinist and a cellist from Carolina Music Planner to play at my wedding ceremony and reception, and they were perfect! They offered a wide range of songs and even offered to learn custom pieces for the wedding, they were very professional and sounded incredible. I cannot recommend them high enough!

Carolina Music Planner provided ceremony/cocktail hour music for my daughter’s formal wedding in Asheville. They had a large selections of songs. Communication and ease of scheduling was excellent. Carolina Music Planner exceeded all of our expectations.

Megan and her team were an essential asset to the tone of our wedding day! I could not have been more pleased with the professionalism and personal touch that the musicians added to an already incredible day. 10/10 would recommend.

Carolina Music Planner was unbelievably professional, easy to work with, responsive, and willing to let us request a song. They curated a perfect playlist for our wedding and we have received nothing but compliments from our family and friends. If you are considering a string duo for your wedding or event, I absolutely recommend them.

Excellent communication, talented and was a pleasure to work with. Thank you all for helping us have a perfect wedding day!

Megan was very responsive and professional in all of our email exchanges! They played beautifully for our ceremony and cocktail hour. We could not have asked for a better experience!

Really enjoyed working with Carolina Music Planner, they were kind and responded quickly. Loved having them preform at our ceremony and cocktail hour. Highly recommend!

We were blown away by the quality and performance Carolina Music Planner provided for our wedding. We loved getting to choose the perfect songs for our ceremony and they truly elevated everything to the next level. Highly recommend!

Carolina Music Planner was so easy to work with during the wedding planning process, had a great variety of songs to choose from, and were absolutely amazing! Highly recommend!

Excellent trio of performers for our marriage ceremony and cocktail hour!!

Our wedding planner recommended Carolina Music Planners to play the instrumentals for our wedding ceremony. They were great to work with and played beautifully at the ceremony! We had a "get to know each other" meeting early on and they were super accommodating and happy to help us work out what would fit our ceremony best. They have a huge variety of instrumentals that they can perform which made even picking our music fun. Once we picked our songs out, they even found a special version of a song for my wife to walk down the aisle to. After we had our songs picked, they helped us cut our music down so that it would fit the amount of time that we had and the music they played during our ceremony was perfect. You could tell what each song was and the instrumentals sounded beautiful!!

We loved using Carolina music planner- they made all of the coordination very easy and had great advice in picking ceremony songs. We would highly recommend them- we loved that we had them as part of our wedding day!!

The orchestra did a great job playing the ceremony and then running over to do the cocktail hour immediately after. Great variety of music, and they made all the disney melodies very apparent even with just a violin and cello!

We hired them to play for our ceremony and cocktail hour and had a wonderful experience! Their curated playlists made our planning process easier and they were very responsive and flexible with our questions.

We booked CMP early on in the wedding planning process and enjoyed working with them! They did a custom arrangement for our ceremony, which turned out so beautifully. We loved the mix of setlist options they had available for ceremony and cocktail hour — from rock and roll to pop to Disney, and everything in between! Very professional company with excellent service. We would highly recommend.

I wish I could give this team a MILLION stars! My husband and I hired them for our ceremony and cocktail hour music and they are PHENOMENAL. I chatted with Megan ahead of time on what songs we wanted to play, and as me and my husband are both varietal music lovers who love all kinds of music, we loved that they had pre-made playlists of not only the classics, but pop, rock and even 90s grunge! Cannot say enough great things about them!

We had a fantastic experience with Carolina Music Planner for our Asheville wedding! We were in a pinch last minute to find musicians after an original plan fell through, and Megan helped put our minds at ease and put together the most amazing duo ever for our special day. We had a cello & violin duo and they were perfect. We loved getting to personalize our music selections with the options on the website and have them play both the ceremony and cocktail hour at The Farm a Gathering Place. I strongly recommend working with Carolina Music Planner if you want high quality and low stress for your wedding music needs!

They were absolutely amazing to work with. I wasn't sure what songs to pick for certain things and Megan had plenty of great suggestions.

Fabulous, talented professionals to work with. Perfect for my daughter’s garden wedding and transition to reception. I highly recommend them!!!

Loved how easy it was to work with this vendor. Very creative playlists and although we did not get to preview our specific musicians we trusted that they would be professional and they absolutely were. This company took all of the stress out of finding/hiring quality musicians for our ceremony and cocktail hour.

I’m SO glad I had Carolina music planner at my ceremony. They created the most beautiful ambiance & everyone told me after the wedding how great they were. I walked down the aisle to Love Story by Taylor Swift and it could not have been more perfect. I was nervous at first that it would be too upbeat but they worked their magic and it sounded so good!! We also had a bit of a rain scare but they were flexible with us and performed after the rain went away. If you’re on the fence about having live music for your ceremony I say it’s absolutely worth it.

Carolina music planner was recommended to me by my venue. Megan, the owner, was so kind and helpful. The musicians were absolutely incredible, and they even played our requested song. It made our wedding feel incredibly classy and beautiful.

Carolina Music Planner was recommended as one of the vendors for the ceremony music for my wedding from my planner. Our wedding was on the front lawn at the Biltmore Estate, so we chose a 9 piece ensemble. Carolina Music Planner had an extensive amount of songs to choose from, which can make the decisions of what to play somewhat hard for me. After a phone call with Megan, I created my own list of songs I liked and she pieced together what would flow best while adding some additional options for flow. It was absolutely amazing and the range of music the musicians can play is very very impressive. All the guests were commenting how great they were! We played anything from Metallica, oldies, and pop!

We loved having Carolina Music Planner as a part of our wedding! We chose to have a violin and cello play during our ceremony and cocktail hour. The music sounded amazing and there were tons of songs for us to chose from! Additionally, the pre-established setlists were very well-crafted! We highly recommend Carolina Music Planner!

Absolute perfection for our wedding day. From planning to execution, they absolutely nailed it, and Megan made everything so easy. We did a cello/violin duo and I cannot imagine the day without the music from CMP for the more formal portions of the day (ceremony and cocktail hour). Hearing people recognize and react to pop/rock songs on strings was the very best and I am so thrilled that we had them at our wedding. 11/10 recommend!

Having Carolina Music Planners play at our wedding was one of our best wedding day decisions! Made a huge difference to have live beautiful music and the performers were professional and so talented. They followed all our little nitty gritty requests and even played some songs for us not on their set lists by special request. Their booking/invoicing was very intuitive and easy and their questionnaire really helped us plan in the early stages. They were great at communicating, showed up early, and without needing any instruction from us did everything we wanted. Love them and would highly recommend to anyone!

Carolina music planner created a magical atmosphere for our wedding. They had a great variety of options to choose from, so we were able to choose music that felt individualized to us. The ensemble was talented, professional, and spot on. We heartily recommend them!

Carolina Music Planner was a Godsend! My husband and I planned our wedding remotely and did not have any music connections in the Greenville area. I was referred to Megan by a vendor I found online that was already booked. I was immediately impressed by how organized and easy the process was. Since CMP was performing for both the wedding and the reception, I went through the online playlists thoroughly and sent in my selections. Megan was delightfully responsive with suggestions to make the music fit the occasion perfectly. The weather the day of the event was clear but cold. The musicians were very flexible and adapted to the weather and the venue. The music turned out to be exactly what I wanted. Many guests commented on enjoying the variety of the music played. The whole process was easy and the results perfect.

Words cannot describe how happy we are that we hired Carolina Music Planner to be apart of our special day!! Everyone was blown away with Megan and Michelle's talent and how much it added to the ceremony, cocktail hour and our dinner. The entire hiring and planning process was so easy! They worked with us on the playlist, and we were able to make some very special requests. Most of our songs were not conventional, and Megan and Michele made them sound so elegant. At one point during dinner, I noticed they were playing one of my all time favorite songs and it made me tear up! I had to run up and give them a hug afterwards. All of our guests loved them, and they really went above and beyond for us! By the end of the night, we had made two new best friends!! We could not recommend them enough! Thank you Megan and Michelle!!! We will forever cherish the songs and memories you created!

Carolina Music Planner was such a great choice for our wedding music. We purchased the ceremony and cocktail hour package and it was absolutely perfect. The musicians were incredibly talented and the team was easy to work with throughout the planning process. We would absolutely recommend Carolina Music Planner to other couples!

Planning with Carolina Music Planner was a breeze. Megan was prompt with providing details and answers to my questions. We loved they variety of music that they provided. We love many traditional songs, but also were able to include more modern pieces. Our only disappointment is that we (the bride and groom) did not get to listen to them more because we were taking photos! We were super pleased with their performance and professionalism, and it added a special touch to our ceremony and cocktail hour. Thank you!

Carolina Music Planner performed for my ceremony and was amazing! Their music was beautiful and just what we wanted. I was impressed with their song repertoire and it sounded beyond lovely for the ceremony. Can't recommend enough!

Our wedding band was AMAZING!!!! Under the Sun - with Carolina Music Planning. They totally brought down the house, learned crazy custom songs for us, and did fantastic renditions. Such talent and personal touch. We would recommend them to everyone - so versatile and worth every penny!

Absolutely perfect in every sense. Megan was SO helpful and nice during the planning process, and Patrick and Chelsea were phenomenal. As I was taking pictures during cocktail hour, I didn’t get to hear them perform but I heard raving reviews from my guests. I am so happy that I made the decision to have Carolina Music Planner as my music!

We had a violinist and a cellist and they did such a wonderful job! We requested and paid for two additional songs and they performed them seamlessly! They have amazing talented musicians and they were an awesome addition to our special day. I would highly recommend!!

My daughter’s “fairytale wedding” at the farm at Old Edwards in Highlands, North Carolina was absolutely PERFECT thanks in big part to the incredible talents provided by Carolina Music Planner. Megan Johnson Barnes and her talented associates provided the music for both our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour. We chose to book the harp quartet and all I can say is that the music was stunningly beautiful! From our first contact, Megan was so helpful and informative. She was always prompt in returning emails and always so patient towards the bride and her mother in regard to just about everything: music selections, set list options, special requests, and even music tempos! An absolute professional and A+ caliber musician right here in the heart of North Carolina. Carolina Music Planner is a MUST HAVE if you are planning a wedding. These talented musicians made my daughter’s wedding day extra special! Our guests are still talking about the beautiful music!

Carolina music was excellent at our wedding. Extremely elegant and exactly what we were looking for. They did a great job, with a great setlist l, and I would hire them again no question.

Uh-mazing. I talked to my dad the morning after and he told me he thought the music was being played through the sound system. Then he saw Megan and his mouth dropped open. I had several people tell me the same thing, how gorgeous my string duo was, how crazy good they were, etc.. I knew I was making the right decision with Carolina Music Planner, but their execution of everything just cemented that feeling. I literally wish I could have just sat and listened to whatever they felt like playing--unfortunately the bride can't go rogue and I didn't want to hold them hostage lol. Long story short, they are just incredible, professional and blew me away. They were perfect, they helped make my day perfect and I am forever grateful!

Megan and her team did an incredible job of creating the perfect musical background for our ceremony and cocktail hour. They were easy to work with, flexible, and created zero stress for me. The diversity of music options that Carolina Music Planner offers makes it easy to create different vibes for different parts of the wedding day. I would happily book them again and recommend them to any couple!

We hired Jeff Thompson, solo guitarist, for our wedding and he did an amazing job. He played my requested song beautifully and he was also very friendly.

I loved working with Megan and Carolina Music Planners. She understood my vision and happily learned the versions of the songs I wanted. She was familiar with my venue (Pretty Place) and I didn't have to do anything beyond tell her what I wanted. I would use her and them again in a heartbeat.

They were perfect for our outdoor Asheville ceremony! The cellist & violinist played modern music with a classical touch that fit in so well with the surroundings. Very romantic, brought out all the feels! Live string music beats a speaker and sound system any day.

Megan was fantastic to work with from the start! She was very responsive and recommended a package for our ceremony and reception that fit our budget after hearing our needs. Our musicians, Jorge and Elizabeth, were fantastic! They learned two custom pieces that we requested and knocked them out of the park! We received many compliments on the quality of the music and the wide variety of music that was played. I highly recommend working with Megan and the team at Carolina Music Planner for any event!

Megan at Carolina Music Planner always provides excellent musicians for weddings that we plan. The options of stringed instruments are endless and the professionalism and talent is always top notch!

We contacted Carolina Music Planner to discuss live music for our Nov. 2020 wedding. Megan was so incredibly responsive to our needs that we didn't even look at other vendors. The day of the ceremony, Paul and Nora played beautifully and helped make the day even more memorable. We would highly recommend Carolina Music Planner to anyone planning a wedding in the Asheville area.

We used Carolina Music Planner for our ceremony and cocktail hour and it was worth every penny! Mike was very talented and professional and added a special touch to our day even with the rain we experienced. You won't go wrong using this company for your special events!

Working with Carolina music planner for our wedding was so effortless and easy. They were great and responsive and sent the best musicians for our ceremony and cocktail hour. We got so many compliments on them and the dj! The dj really knew how to keep the party alive the whole night! 10/10 recommend hiring them for an upcoming wedding!

We worked with Carolina Music Planners recently on a fundraising event. Megan is incredibly professional and pleasant to work with. The musicians who performed the night of the event were so talented. I heard from many of the guests that the evening exceeded their expectations and I believe that was due in large part to the ambience and music provided by Carolina Music Planners.

Carolina Music Planner is a top notch vendor! Megan was so kind and responsive to my (many) emails. The music was something that my husband and I were both very excited about and Megan was so patient with our emails, making sure that the arrangements were exactly what we wanted and suggesting songs when we got stumped. We had a violin and cello duo for our ceremony and keyboard for our reception. Megan, Paul, and Chelsea are incredibly talented and professional. Thank you for being part of our day and playing the soundtrack to our fairytale day!

Carolina Music planner provided amazing music for our pre ceremony, ceremony, cocktail hour and dinner. Megan the founder was so easy to work with and their format makes it easy to pick music. By the time our wedding rolled around I felt like she was my friend. I knew I had nothing to worry about as far as our music going smoothly. Hire they! Several guests commented on how great they were.

We had a cello/harp duo for our wedding ceremony and they agreed to play at our cocktail hour, even though it was in a different location. Megan was a delight to work with and even learned two songs that my husband and I requested! The duo was amazing and added such a nice touch to our day! Even our guests were gushing over their performance. Our only regret is that we didn’t book them for a longer time period!

Hiring Carolina Music Planner for my wedding was the best choice I could have made. From the very start I was in contact with Megan who was my cello player for the ceremony. Megan was very professional, communicated well, and was so sweet! Her music was also amazing, and made my dream come to life. I would recommend this company to anyone looking for live music players.

Excellent. My sister is a music teacher and she told me how great they played!!! I know if she said it that they were fabulous as she can be quite critical. They were a great addition to my daughter's wedding.

Megan is very responsive and professional. She was able to connect us with the violinist for our wedding (Rachael). Everything was absolutely beautiful the day of. I couldn't have asked for a better day. Thank you to the whole Carolina Music Planner for making our day unforgettable.