Cherry Blossom String Quartet

ail hour music custom and very special. They were professional throughout the process, showed up early, and gave a great performance. Thank you!

ill they need mics (they don’t) to how does the flow of this song to that song sound? CBSQ had us fill out a brief questionnaire and provided us with lists of their repertoire, which allowed us to either choose each individual song we wanted played or feel comfortable knowing what sort of songs they would play under a category and just go with the category. We did a mix of the former and latter. Their website has many samples of them playing different songs, which was very helpful for choosing individual songs. On the day of our 70 person outdoor wedding, the quartet arrived promptly and looking dapper and didn’t miss a single cue. The classical ceremony music greeted the guests and seamlessly flowed into our chosen processional and recessional songs. The pop cocktail music provided an upbeat backdrop to the guests’ chatter. Overall, a terrific job and many thanks for sticking it out in the DC summer heat!

and cocktail hour and had really enjoyed the warm ambiance it helped create to have musicians there at the start of the evening. So, we started looking into string quartets. Cherry Blossom String Quartet stood out to us because of their incredibly large and varied repertoire (and the high quality sound files they had on their website for us to listen to). We were able to choose songs from movie scores and video games for before the ceremony (to welcome guests) and then a fun mix of pop music covers and jazzy or motown classics during the cocktail hour. One wedding guest who is a professional violist complemented the quality of the music! We had a very particular song that we wanted as our processional that was not in their repertoire. Cherry Blossom worked with a composer to arrange the piece custom for us and it was so well done it really made the ceremony extra special. Not only did they have a great selection of music played to high quality, but they were also very easy to work with and comparable in price to other options that we looked into. All in all, a wonderful experience!

erse, which our guests really enjoyed. We continue to get comments about how amazing this quartet was at our wedding.

d and responsive throughout our planning. By far the highlight, though, was the cellist performing alongside my husband’s best childhood friend in a Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper duet… our favorite special touch of the day and a stellar performance. Our guests adored the music selection of CBSQ and we continue to get rave reviews. Cannot recommend CBSQ highly enough, and would give them six stars if we could.

enjoyed them thoroughly. They have a fairly extensive repertoire of music and gave me the opportunity to select the music I preferred. While I did provide some guidance on the genre I preferred, I asked them to play music that brought them the most joy which just amplified their awesomeness. They were incredibly easy to work with especially in the midst of a pandemic and are wonderful to listen to. I highly recommend them and hope to use them again in the future.

t touch to the day. Erin was extremely responsive and professional throughout our correspondence as well!

sounded wonderful! We received compliments during the reception, literally 10 minutes after they stopped playing! And for weeks after our wedding. Thank you so much again!

elpful in answering all of our questions. They have such an extensive repertoire that most songs you might want to choose from, both popular and classical, they already have an arrangement for. I had always wanted to include Can't Help Falling in Love as part of our ceremony and their arrangement was perfect and made the ceremony so special!!

to room seamlessly, and were so easy to work with. Erin responded to my emails immediately. Helped me make all of the best music selections. Very organized and professional. I highly recommend.

music for. Great selection of music, easy to communicate with, and one less thing for you to worry about on your wedding day. Highly recommend.

heir beautiful playing helped make it that way. They were fantastic to work with - Erin always replied to my emails in a very timely manner, and was very helpful when I had questions. As another reviewer mentioned, I unfortunately did not get to spend much time around their music, as I was taking pictures during cocktail hour, but my guests were very impressed and I think it helped to set a wonderful, romantic atmosphere for the wedding. Their prices were also very reasonable and competitive with others in the market. What I especially loved about CBSQ was that they were their own company. A lot of the string quartets we reviewed when we were searching were hired as a part of a larger wedding vendor company, and that wasn't what we wanted - it just felt too corporate. CBSQ is their own thing, and working with them felt very homely and comfortable, because I was able to speak with one of the musicians herself. Additionally, I loved the selection of clips they had on their website, as well as their large repertoire of classical music. They had so many beautiful options to choose from to make our wedding sound as perfect as we wanted. If you are searching for a string quartet in the area, you cannot go wrong with CBSQ. Just talk to them, listen to some of their clips, and browse their website - you'll be very much impressed and very lucky to have them be a part of your wedding.

ntly on the radio. And they even wrote us a thank you note after the ceremony thanking us for including them in our ceremony!

elp choose your music.

altered due to the move. They did not bat an eye and were completely professional

the room. After a minute I realized it was the prelude music being played! It sounded so good I thought it was off the radio :). They played all of the music perfectly and even arrived at the church early to practice with the cantor!