About this vendor
Lavandula Strings produces live wedding music that shapes the feeling of your day from the first note of the ceremony through the final moments of your celebration. Serving Colorado, New York City, and Monterey Bay CA (Monterey, Carmel, & Big Sur), our ensemble is known for their exceptional performances, thoughtful repertoire, polished presentation, and a collaborative planning process that makes music one of the easiest parts of wedding preparation.
Whether you envision timeless classics, modern favorites, or a blend of both, we design performances that feel personal, natural, and beautifully integrated into your wedding experience. We would be honored to be part of your celebration.
Details
Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Cello
- Fiddle
- Viola
- Violin
Music Genres
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
- Folk
- Jazz
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Welcome Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2022.
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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5
out of 5.028 reviews
We hired Joy and her team at Lavandula Strings for our September 2025 wedding and could not recommend them enough! Joy was communicative throughout the entire process, talking thro...
ugh our options and helping us decide songs that would be the right fit for us (and handled our strong opinions well!). Everyone loved the music before and during the ceremony and we received lots of compliments from our guests. If you are looking for live string music for your wedding or event, you'll be happy booking Lavandula Strings!
We had the absolute pleasure of having the Lavandula String Quartet perform at our wedding, and they were nothing short of spectacular! From the moment they began to play, the enti...
re atmosphere was elevated — elegant, warm, and beautifully romantic. Their music added such depth and emotion to every part of the day, from the ceremony to the cocktail hour.
The quartet was not only incredibly talented but also professional, accommodating, and easy to work with throughout the planning process. They helped us choose the perfect repertoire, seamlessly blending classical favorites with modern pieces that reflected our personalities. Every note felt perfectly timed and delivered with such grace and passion that many of our guests commented on how magical the music was.
If you’re looking for musicians who can transform your event into something truly memorable, I cannot recommend the Lavandula String Quartet highly enough. They brought elegance, charm, and pure artistry to our wedding day — we will be forever grateful!
We had such a wonderful experience working with Lavandula Strings! Joy and her team are so talented and easy to work with. Their communication style was fast, easy, and I felt that...
they were really genuinely excited to be part of our ceremony. They went above and beyond to make our wedding day special and our guests couldn't stop raving about them. We couldn't have asked for a better string quartet to perform at our wedding! Thank you!
Lavandula Strings was such a perfect addition to our wedding ceremony. It added such a romantic touch and was a special treat for our guests to hear live string music. They were so...
easy to work with and accommodating to all our asks. The timing and coordination was flawless and I can’t thank them enough for making our day that much more special. Highly recommend!
Lavandula Strings is the best! They sounded absolutely beautiful at our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour music and helped make the day unforgettable. They're also such a pleasure...
to work with. Would 100% recommend!
Lavandula Strings were awesome at our wedding ceremony! They were great communicators, helped pick out songs for the occasion, and took our ceremony from good to amazing! Everyon...
e that came commented on how great they were! Thank y’all for being awesome!
Joy and Lavandula were absolutely wonderful!! The strings were so beautiful and joyful to have on our special day. Joy was so kind, through, professional, and thoughtful, she was...
so helpful and available throughout the planning process! I absolutely recommend them! Thank you Joy!
The Lavandula Strings were simply amazing. They were a dream to work with, very responsive, and open to literally anything. I provided my goddaughter with their performance for t...
he wedding. From their extensive playlist, she crafted exactly what she wanted for cocktail hour and ceremony music. Many compliments from both families as well as many attendees.
Joy we cannot thank you enough for helping us make our special day even more special. You playing the violin was so beautiful and enhanced the moment for everyone in attendance. To...
anyone considering using Joy’s services, you will not be disappointed!!! A++
Wonderful people and great musicians!! Super professional and the group is so easy to work with. They know music that can match the mood for any event, casual or formal. Highly rec...
ommend them for your wedding or event!
Lavendula Strings played for a wedding I attended and I can’t say enough about how impressive they sounded! Strings naturally elevate any song, from pop to broadway, and their crea...
tive and tasteful mix of selections across the genres was beautiful and engaging. Plus, their friendly demeanor and professional presence was frosting on the cake!
We absolutely loved having Lavandula Strings join us for our event last fall! They brought the exact quality of professionalism we were looking for, and exceeded our expectations w...
ith regards to their performance! It makes sense they are all highly classically-trained. We simply asked for an hour of classical music, and they put together a setlist that not only fit that requirement, but was unique and diverse enough to capture everyone's undivided attention for most of what we had planned to be a casual social hour. We loved the element they brought, and will absolutely consider hiring them again. Can't recommend them enough!
Lavandula Strings is a superb ensemble. I truly appreciated their quick response time and professionalism leading up to the wedding, and they also sound fantastic. I took a few of ...
their business cards to give to a few of my friends with weddings on the horizon.
I truly appreciate this group who beautifully decorated my best friend's special moments in her life!
As a professional musician, it was extremely challenging to choose a music en...
semble group for my friend's wedding. This is because most players did not meet my expectations and it was extremely difficult to find good players based on the experience and knowledge gained by participating in various life events such as weddings, engagements, anniversaries, and funerals myself since 2000.
Most singers were vulnerable to outdoor events, and the woodwind quintet was unique but hard to hear and lack of impact. String trio (violin, cellos, and piano) often had to deal with a bad piano/keyboard condition.
Brass quartet or quintet were fun to listen to but did not fit in well depending on the circumstances.
After deep consideration and gathering lots of recommendations, I requested Lavandula Strings for my best friend's life event, and their performance and attitude toward the event exceeded my expectations.
1. Each of the performers' professionalism
2. Founder Joy's wonderful communication skills
3. A diverse and broad repertoire ranging from classical music to jazz and pop
4. Empathy and warm attitude toward an event
5. Great responsibility and perfectionism
My friends and her family still talk about how wonderful the music was at the wedding and how pleased the attendees were.
I have already asked them for my brother's engagement again, and I will definitely request them for future events as well.
If you don't know anything about music, or who to ask for, please contact Joy. She will kindly guide you through the way in a wonderful way. If you majored in music and are looking for a group that can meet your expectations, please contact Joy!!!
We want to extend a massive thank you for being part of our special day. You were all absolutely amazing. The music was just perfect and all of our guest commented on how great you...
were to listen to and interact with. Thank you again.
They were outstanding!! We were between booking the string quartet or string trio...book the string quartet - they are worth the money! Their playing was amazing and we loved worki...
ng with them. Thanks for being part of our amazing vendor team :)
Lavandula Strings made our day perfect! We loved working with Joy and her quartet. She was communicative, friendly, and genuinely excited for our ceremony. They played all of our r...
equests and our wedding guests were raving about their string covers. This group is absolutely worth every penny!
Lavandula Strings made our day perfect! We loved working with Joy and her quartet. She was communicative, friendly, and genuinely excited for our ceremony. They played all of our r...
equests and our wedding guests were raving about their string covers. This group is absolutely worth every penny!
I am so grateful I found Joy at Lavandula Strings! The music for our ceremony was beautiful and loved by all. Joy was extremely communicative and genuinely enthusiastic throughout...
the entire planning process. We chose a couple of unique songs and she absolutely nailed them both! I sat looking through some candid shots of our ceremony today and Joy looked as happy to be there as any of our family and friends; she is a gem and I would highly recommend Lavandula Strings…your wedding will be extra special with Joy’s violin talent, ours sure was!
Joy is an excellent performer and a wonderful person! She learned new songs for us very quickly and was happy to tailor the songs to our interests. She is talented and warm.
Phenomenal contribution to the ambiance of our outdoor wedding! Talented, punctual, professional, and very flexible. So happy we booked Lavandula Strings!
We hired Lavandula Strings to play for our ceremony and cocktail hour and they were absolutely amazing! From the beginning, Joy was so easy to communicate with and answered all of ...
our questions. We've never hired string musicians before so she walked us through the process and what to expect. During the ceremony, the quartet timed our songs perfectly and I can say with full confidence, there was not a single dry eye in the room. It felt so special to hear the strings as I walked down the aisle. During cocktail hour, the musicians played as we took photos outside. Our guests absolutely loved it and they enjoyed dancing to their music, especially the kids. We had the chance to speak with Joy and the other musicians afterwards and they were all lovely people and very accomplished. They all had graduate degrees and had performed all over the world as classical musicians - they had even performed at weddings for celebrities! It really made our ceremony special to have them share their talents with us on such an important day! I highly recommend them to anyone looking for exceptional musicians that go above and beyond!
Highly recommend this group! I opted for the ceremony string trio service. They were amazing and made my wedding unforgettable!
Lavandula Strings were wonderful! They really took the time to get to know our tastes and suggest music that was perfect for our wedding. We could not imagine it without them!
Simply amazing. We had a wonderful experience with Lavandula Strings. Very responsive and professional.
Booking this group was worth every cent. They were so responsive, flexible and put on an extraordinary performance for the wedding and reception. Highly recommend.
I knew I wanted to hire a classical group to perform at my wedding but I wasn't sure if I could afford it. Joy suggested a violin and cello duo to fit my budget and they were amazi...
ng! They performed the songs I requested with the perfect timing. They really made my day memorable and I would recommend them to anyone hoping to make their day special!
I first connected with Joy, the first violinist, in January 2019 after our wedding had been rescheduled twice due to Covid. Joy was so understanding and did everything she could to...
make sure our wedding ran smoothly. She wrote out a personalized transcription of my wife's favorite song and kept up communication as our wedding approached in August. The wedding went seamlessly and we received so many compliments on the string quartet's playing. They were also genuinely kind people! I would highly recommend them to any couple looking for a great addition to their ceremony!
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Colorado, New York City, Monterey Bay CA
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