Lily Press, harp & Simon Linn-Gerstein, cello

We absolutely LOVED working with Lily and Simon for our wedding!! They were a delight every time we talked to them! They had an extensive song list that helped us select a blend of music we wanted for the different parts of wedding. This, in turn, gave them plenty to work on to fill the cocktail hour and prelude part before the ceremony. The duo were super calm and understanding on our wedding day too. It happened to rain on our wedding day. In Temecula, CA. In September. That was literally the last concern I had for that day. Lily and Simon were totally understanding and flexible and moved inside the house to continue playing and never questioned whether they would stay or not. That was a HUGE relief! Lily and Simon coordinated their outfits to complement the wedding party, and they were prepared with all the speakers and cords they needed. Their playing was ethereal and so beautiful--every wedding guest felt the exact same way about the music and quality of sound. I love harp, and my husband loves cello, so that was another plus for booking this duo. They were also just the most kind and caring people and showed real concern for us and wanting to help however they could when they saw me and my husband on the verge of breaking down over the weather, lol. The wedding party thought they were such sweet and kind vendors. A coworker had recommended these to two to me, and I'm so glad he did. Cannot recommend Lily and Simon enough! Sorry this review is long overdue.

Lily Press and Simon Linn-Gerstein are truly REMARKABLE. We hired them to play the harp and cello at our wedding 2 weeks ago at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside and we could not be more pleased. Lily is A DREAM to work with - she is thoughtful, detail-oriented and so talented. All of her email correspondence were well articulated and prepared, the phone conversations we had with her were a delight, she is thorough and always prepared and organized. Lily and Simon provided us with a complementary song list to choose from, filling in the blanks for us along the way, when we needed help, and even created a custom song ("Simply the best") for our Ceremony! We LOVED it. In addition to all of this, we appreciated the small details - Lily went as far as to ask what her and Simon should wear to the event so they could be coordinated to the wedding "look" we were going for. Lily and Simon are truly the best of the best and should be your #1 choice.

Lily & Simon played music during our wedding ceremony/procession. They were booked for about 1.5-2 hrs when you take into account set up, guest entrance, and the actual ceremony. They were very easy to book and communicate with leading up to the wedding. We had a very specific song from the Lord of the Rings that we wanted to enter in on, but we had very little direction for our exit song and waiting music for when guests first arrived. They were able to easily run with just a few pop song references we made and then gave us great suggestions on what to use. I say this all to show how vast their musical repertoire is. Our wedding planner said they were the best vendor to work with that day. Highly recommend you hire this duo!

Lily and Simon played our wedding ceremony and were a delight to work with. Excellent organization, communication and incredible talent. Truly a pleasure, so grateful we found them!