5 out of 5 stars and 29 reviews
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(29)Greater St. Louis Area and surrounding MO & IL Counties
About this vendor
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https://susanetoben.wixsite.com/mysite
Your Wedding...Your Day...Make it even more special!
Make it all you have dreamed of with our excellent vocal and instrumental team!
• Expert consultation and planning.
• Traditional, contemporary, religious, secular wedding music.
• Incredible voices and harmonies.
• Beautiful piano, organ, and string instrumentation.
• Specializing in Catholic and Christian weddings.
• Detail-ready for creating your wedding program.
Relax…enjoy…we have this for you!
We will
• Spend approximately an hour and a half listening to your dreams, envisioning your plan and offering professional advice on ceremony options and music choices.
• Give you a “copy and paste” plan so you can create your written program.
• Coordinate all details between the venue, the coordinator, the presider and you.
• Perform your wedding music with elegance and beauty.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Bass
- Cello
- French Horn
- Guitar
- Harp
- Keyboard
Music Genres
- Celtic
- Classical
- Folk
- Pop
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2022.2021.
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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5
out of 5.029 reviews
Susan and her daughter were wonderful to work with! They made planning our whole ceremony so stress free. They were able to provide church music suggestions that fit our needs and ...
help us lay out the whole ceremony for our programs. And of course, their voices are gorgeous!! Susan’s communication was wonderful also. We would highly recommend Ivory Sounds.
Susan and Elaina were a tremendous blessing to us in planning the mass as well as singing and playing at the ceremony. They coordinated with the priest and the music director of ...
the parish and put the bride and groom at ease. Their voices and playing piano and organ were like a gift from God, and surely led all assembled to know His presence. Sue's singing of the Ave Maria was especially moving. Many, many guests spoke with high compliments of the great music at the ceremony. We are grateful and highly recommend.
Sue and her daughter did a fantastic job during our wedding. Their talent is incredible! Not only that, they were extremely detail oriented and made sure we had the perfect songs s...
elected for our Catholic mass. If you are in need of a wedding singer, hire them!
Susan was an absolute pleasure to work with. Susan made my daughters wedding day perfect. Susan has a beautiful voice to go with her beautiful heart. She will be singing at my sons...
wedding if that day should ever take place. Thank You again Susan!
Susan was great to work with! She made the process of selecting our wedding music very easy and even emailed us examples of songs she recommended. Everyone at our ceremony had grea...
t things to say as well, her voice was amazing! She even helped us get a pianist to accompany her. Overall we highly recommend!
Susan has a beautiful voice and is well versed in liturgy. She is a wonderful choice for wedding music and any liturgical event.
I have worked with Susan for 25 years. I can attest to her trained vocal skill and knowledge of wedding ceremonies, especially Catholic. Susan has a beautiful voice-her vocal skill...
is exemplary and the end product is a memorable wedding ceremony that will give guests goosebumps. I also have worked with Catherine as my accompanist at Catholic masses, funerals and weddings. Catherine’s piano skills are incredible. I, too, am a Catholic cantor and I have worked with many accompanists. Catherine is, without question, one of the most skilled. I have referred many people to both of them and will continue to do so. You are in good hands with them!
We have been fortunate to hear Susan and Catherine play the piano and sing several times and they are very talented ladies. Susan and her daughter played at a friend’s wedding we...
recently attended. The music was incredible. Their amazing voices enhanced a beautiful wedding ceremony.
As a Catholic priest for over 15 years, I have celebrated many weddings. Susan and her daughter are truly amazing music duo.
There playing and singing will definitely make any wed...
ding more engaging and sacred.
Susan and her daughter played at our wedding and it was wonderful! Such beautiful talent!
Susan and her daughter sang and played the organ at our daughter's wedding. They were very pleasant and helpful to work with. They have beautiful voices and we received many comp...
liments from our guests about how wonderful they were.
I would highly recommend them!
Susan and her daughter sang and played at our daughters wedding. Their voices are so beautiful and the organ accompaniment was lovely. We could not have dreamed of a more beautif...
ul mass. I have had so many guests comment on the wonderful music. The planning process was very personalized and organized. Susan handles all of the music coordination with the venue for a relaxed worry free experience.
Susan sang at our sons wedding ceremony. Her voice is spectacular! We were so blessed to have her sing. Her daughter accompanied her on the piano and also sang with her. They we’...
re truly amazing. Everyone commented on the beauty of the music! Prior to the wedding we were able to meet w Ivory Sounds and they were able to guide us in choosing music. This process, which could have been overwhelming was a wonderful experience. They are experienced, professional and down to earth. They took over details that accompany having music in church. Ivory Sounds added to the lovely memories we have for that special day. I highly recommend Ivory Sounds for your wedding!
Oh my goodness where do I begin! Our ceremony was an absolute dream thanks to Ivory Sounds. They play the most beautiful music and are so detailed with helping you prepare. When we...
met with them before our ceremony to choose music, they basically gave us a little concert! Being able to hear our choices made it that much easier to picture how the day would be! And on the actual day, it was nothing short of a fairytale because of this gorgeous music. They are so talented and kind!! If you want beautiful music, kind and detailed professionals who make your day a breeze and a ceremony for the story books, you MUST book them! You won’t regret it.
Ivory sounds was absolutely amazing! Susan and her daughter sang and played the piano at my wedding. They were amazing during the planning process and did everything they could to ...
make our ceremony and music as personal as they could! We got so many compliments about them and will recommend to anyone asking. One of the best part is they had a music meeting with me and my husband and did a trial run of all the songs we wanted. They sang each one so we could hear how they sounded! It was such a great experience!
Ivory Sounds was absolutely amazing! Her voice is stunning and her pianist was wonderful. We received so many compliments from our guests! We were able to meet with Susan before ou...
r ceremony to discuss music and timing, she gave guidance when we needed it making selections! She organized the whole ceremony in a document to make creating the program simple and easy! I could not recommend Ivory Sounds more for wedding ceremony musicians!
Susan sang at my daughter Maria's wedding. She has the most beautiful voice and so many guests commented on the music at the mass. She was so wonderful to work with. She made ev...
erything so simple because she is very organized and facilitates the details with ease. I would recommend her if you want uncomplicated, dependable and a beautiful voice.
Susan sang at my daughter's. Wedding. She did a excellent job. I would highly recommend her. She has angelic and beautiful voice. She was very accommodating to our needs for cerem...
ony.
Susan and Elaina were wonderful! A beautiful voice and an extraordinary pianist. They made planning as easy as 1,2,3. I highly recommend them.
First off Susan was amazing to work with! She is very organized and helped tremendously with the flow of the ceremony. I received so many compliments after the wedding on the vocal...
s and the music! We were beyond satisfied with using Ivory Sound for our special day and cannot recommend Susan and her team enough!!!! -Maria & Dan Jones
Susan really made my niece’s wedding memorable. It was in a church with no heating and electricity to speak of. It was a very cold day and she weathered through the adversity o...
f it all with enthusiasm. She helped to familiarize the organist with the catholic mass and helped coordinate the service in an inactive parish church. Her singing was prefect and made the Ceremony memorable. Would strongly recommend her for any event.
We are so very blessed at our parish to work so closely with Susan and Ivory Sounds! Not only are our liturgies enhanced by the beauty of their music, but their professionalism and...
knowledge base is outstanding. I recommend them to any of our parishioners planning an important familial event. Thank you, Susan and Ivory Sounds for your service to our church!
Susan was referred to us by our priest. I wasn't sure what to expect especially since our priest is relatively new to our parish and we were one of his first weddings but happy to...
have a name to get started with finding a vocalist. Susan was very friendly and eager to be sure my daughter was getting exactly what she wanted. She went over a few songs and hymns with us, then she started to sing some for us. I literally had tears in my eyes, she was exactly what we were looking for. Her voice is amazing. She had many good suggestions and was more than happy to sing anything for us. Also, we are Catholic and she is very knowledge as to what songs and hymns we needed. She has done many different types of weddings and I feel she would be able to help with any type of wedding. She is a very genuine person.
I would recommend Ivory Sounds to anyone looking for music for their wedding! The music was absolutely beautiful and I got so many compliments on it. Not only is the music beautifu...
l, but Ivory Sounds was crucial in the planning for my ceremony and creating my program. They reviewed everything for me and knew exactly what to do! It took away SO much stress! Thank you, Ivory Sounds!
Susan was the perfect cantor for our wedding ceremony. She was extremely easy to work with and very accommodating. I received many compliments regarding her beautiful voice from va...
rious guests. I was very lucky to have her sing at my wedding. She is amazing and I wish I could give her 20 stars! I HIGHLY recommend Susan.
I have known and worked with Susan and her family of wonderful musicians for over 20 years. They are not only talented and gifted musicians, they also have a great sense of music ...
appropriate for weddings. They work well with couples, wedding coordinators, and clergy.
I have presided at weddings in various venues with this family, and they provide an air of music that enhances the occasion.
Check them out. You will not be disappointed. You will be impressed.
If you're looking to book music for your wedding, look no further. Susan sang and her daughter Elaina accompanied her on the piano for our daughter's wedding and couldn't have as...
ked for a more beautiful way to celebrate their special day. Susan and her daughter were easy to communicate with and not only provided wonderful suggestions but also made us feel comfortable. We're forever grateful to Susan and Elaina for a memory we'll treasure forever.
Susan and Elaina,
Thank you both so much for the fabulous music. All of our guests raved how wonderful the music and the vocalist and pianist were. It made the ceremony complete....
Lots of love in the church that day. Everything was perfect!
Thanks so much,
The Mastroianni's and
The Schafers
"Susan Toben possesses a gorgeous voice, full of color and evocative of the most subtle of emotions. Her technique is flawless. She is one of my favorite soloists for liturgical ...
music, not just in St. Louis, but anywhere."
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Greater St. Louis Area and surrounding MO & IL Counties
Ivory Sounds--St Louis Wedding Musicians