Petraguitar

Rates Starting at $300

Santa Fe, Taos, Albuquerque, NM, CO, AZ, TX

Service area

5.0

Verified reviews from real couples

Petra was lovely! She was easy to work with and the music was beautiful. I contacted her ahead of time because I wanted to walk down the aisle to a specific long and she learned it for the wedding.

Callie C.

5.0

Petra was a wonderful addition to our ceremony. From beginning communication to post-wedding, she communicated professionally and thoughtfully about what we requested. She was a warm presence providing the ambiance and special moments we wanted in our wedding. She is a lovely human and a beautiful guitarist with a very lyrical and accessible playing style. Our wedding was small and intimate and our guests loved her as well. She has an eclectic repertoire and was quite willing to learn new tunes at our request. We highly recommend Petra for your ceremony, celebration or other special event.

Laura D.

5.0

Petra Babankova

OWNER

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AWARD WINNER

Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot

Petra's music is unique in quality and diversity. Classically trained with lots of variety and experience. You can choose to book guitar solo, cello & guitar duo or guitar duo. You can request your favorite songs or choose from her playlist ranging from classical to pop.

Woman-owned Business

24+ years in business

Speaks Czech, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Details

Instruments

Cello

Guitar

Music Genres

Classical

Folk

Latin

World Music

Music Services

Live Music

Sound Equipment

Wedding Activities

Rehearsals & Parties

After Party

Rehearsal Dinner

Welcome Party

Wedding

After Party

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Rehearsal Dinner

Awards and Affiliations

2023 'Best of Weddings'

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Meet the team

Petra Babankova

Owner

With over 30 years of experience, I try to deliver music with all my heart and soul.

5.0

out of 5.0

18 reviews

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Callie C

7/25/2026

Petra was lovely! She was easy to work with and the music was beautiful. I contacted her ahead of time because I wanted to walk down the aisle to a specific long and she learned it...

for the wedding.

Laura D

9/03/2025

Petra was a wonderful addition to our ceremony. From beginning communication to post-wedding, she communicated professionally and thoughtfully about what we requested. She was a ...

warm presence providing the ambiance and special moments we wanted in our wedding. She is a lovely human and a beautiful guitarist with a very lyrical and accessible playing style. Our wedding was small and intimate and our guests loved her as well. She has an eclectic repertoire and was quite willing to learn new tunes at our request. We highly recommend Petra for your ceremony, celebration or other special event.

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E B

10/10/2024

I highly recommend Petra. She played guitar for our wedding ceremony, cocktail hour and dinner reception. She played a wide variety of music, including two special requests, one sh...

e learned in a very short timeframe. Her volume was perfect and many of our guests complimented her playing throughout the wedding. Don't hesitate to reach out to Petra for your wedding or other special event.

Deborah H

9/17/2023

Petra was very communicative She was very flexible in our choice of songs. She performed at our wedding and reception. At the reception, her music was the perfect sound level. ...

All guests could talk comfortably yet, everyone could hear the music. Not only is she professional, she is a kind and thoughtful person .

Rachel C

9/12/2023

We hired Petra to play the Spanish guitar during our wedding ceremony. The music perfectly complimented the Santa Fe landscape, and she was great to work with.

Kathryn L

1/17/2023

Petra was one of my favorite parts of our wedding. The music she played was everything I had hoped for. She worked with us by providing us a list of song options, but also learned ...

a song we wanted that wasn't included in her repertoire. She is very affordable and easy to work with. Everyone who attended had nothing but complimentary things to say about her and her music. I highly recommend hiring Petra.

Maggie N

12/20/2022

Petra and her accompanist performed during our Santa Fe wedding ceremony. We elected to have the guitar and cello duo play a number of our favorite songs. Petra was able to learn a...

ll the music and play it beautifully on the day. It made our ceremony so personal and memorable!

Response from Petraguitar on 12/21/2022

Hello Maggie, It was such a nice, beautiful and intimate wedding! Enjoy the holidays, Petr...

Clarissa N

12/17/2022

Petra was a dream to work with during our micro wedding. She played all of our requested songs. She was punctual and professional. Her artistry and style are so beautifully unique...

. I would not hesitate one second to work with her again, she great!

Response from Petraguitar on 12/18/2022

Hello Clarissa, It was my pleasure to meet your family and my honor to be part of your wed...

ding. Wishing you the best, Petra

Blake S

12/14/2022

I hired Petra as a duo with her cellist of choice for my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary party, a small, cozy, intimate, private family affair in the private dining room at Four ...

Seasons. They were both just so perfect! So lovely, with such nice energy and a great vibe flowing between them. They played really great music, of different genres, to serve as the backdrop for a quiet but still fun event. Some songs evoked sweet emotion while others inspired us all to get up and dance. They followed the rhythm of the night and the energy of our family, and were truly a special addition without which it just wouldn’t have been as magical. They were sweet with our little ones and gave us the opportunity to request a song or two, even joining us in singing along with one of our requests. Such perfection! I would hire Petra again and again for any event I had in the future, without question!

Response from Petraguitar on 12/15/2022

Hello Blake, thank you so much for all these kind words! We certainly loved to play for...

your party. I hope your memories will stay with you for ever. P.

Cori R

12/14/2022

Petra is an amazing guitarist and I highly recommend her. We had her play music for our wedding during the ceremony and cocktail hour. Her music was absolutely beautiful and was th...

e perfect addition to our wedding. She also talked with us prior to our wedding to provide song recommendations as we were not sure what music we wanted to play. Her advice was extremely helpful and she helped us to choose song selections that fit our personalities and our wedding.

Response from Petraguitar on 12/15/2022

Hello Cori Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope you’re doing well and I wish you ...

a wonderful holiday season. P.

Marilyn M

12/13/2022

Petra was perfect, she provides a wide verity of music to choose from. The wedding guests loved true music. She provided music before the wedding as quests arrived and during th...

e ceremony and during cocktail hour. I would definitely recommend Peet’s.

Response from Petraguitar on 12/15/2022

Hello Marilyn, Thank you so much for allowing me to be part of the wedding! What a beautif...

ul place to get married. The best wishes to all of your family Petra

Cori J

9/25/2022

Petra is amazing!!! She helped us figure out what music would be best to play for our wedding and everything turned out perfectly. Petra is amazing at the guitar and her music was ...

the best backdrop to our wedding. I cannot recommend her enough!

Response from Petraguitar on 12/15/2022

Hello Cori, it was my pleasure to be part of your wedding. What a beautiful place you hav...

e chosen. My best wishes to both of you! Petra

Tory B

11/22/2021

Petra set the stage and mood for our wedding SO beautifully. The happy, cool, relaxed vibes flowed as guests arrived and during the ceremony. We spoke to Petra months before the we...

dding and chose to have a guitar duo - and we are so glad we did- the music was gorgeous! Petra even learned “Dancing Queen” for me to walk down the aisle to. We loved working with Petra!

Leah L

11/14/2021

Punctual and beautiful duo for our wedding. They were able to play exactly what we wanted for our ceremony then proceeded to play a wonderful combination of gorgeous New Mexican s...

tyle music with elegance and grace that was completely on brand for our wedding. We would hire them again without a doubt. One of the best decisions we made.

Laura S

9/29/2021

Petra was absolutely fantastic. I had a special song request to walk to for my wedding and she was so accommodating with it. She communicated well and let my dad and I hear the son...

gs and add any changes we wanted. We chose the guitar and cello duo for our reception dinner and the music perfectly matched what I imagined for the dinner.

Amanda H

1/12/2019

Amanda H. Her music was absolutely beautiful! If you can chose Petra for your wedding. She is very talented and was able to play ever song that I wanted. Thank you Petra for helpi...

ng make our special night such a beautiful one!

Mark S

10/04/2018

Few musicians can perform fully with both sophistication and heart, but Petra did just that. She has a wide and wonderful repertoire, and she learned music specifically for our ce...

remony, both of which were the perfect accompaniment to our wedding and reception dinner. I cannot recommend her more highly.

Alexis P

10/02/2018

Petra is lovely and so is her music. Very easy to coordinate our wedding day with her. Highly recommend her services!

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