Seattle String Quartet, Seattle WA

pop to the niche nerdy interest of us (the bride and groom) who chose Star Wars, Princess Bride, and LOTR songs for the ceremony. If you are considering music for your guests, hire them! They are so talented and the pricing can't be beat.

more typical music. We're grateful for their flexibility and their beautiful performance!

been communicating with Barbara, but at first, we didn’t hear back from her for months. It got to the point where we started looking for other musicians, but eventually, she did respond. Before the wedding, I sent a detailed outline clearly explaining when each song should be played. I was told everything was understood. I specifically asked that, after we were officially pronounced husband and wife, they begin playing a particular song as we walked down the aisle. They did play it a few times, but never at the right moment. Our ceremony wasn’t in English, so I understand it might have been a little confusing — which is why I clearly wrote in the email: please start playing when we begin walking down the aisle. Instead, they played during the prayer or while the pastor was speaking. But at the actual moment — when we were walking down the aisle and our guests were showering us with rose petals — there was silence. Some of our guests even mentioned that the musicians asked them a lot of questions during the wedding, including things like when to play which song, even though I had written everything out clearly in an email. So overall — as musicians, they’re talented, but very disorganized. It was upsetting to hear that some of our guests were put on the spot and stressed out by these questions, because they didn’t know how to respond. Some of the questions were understandable, but others had already been discussed. And even if something was unclear, it could have been addressed before the wedding — we would’ve been happy to go over everything again. They even approached the groom on the wedding day and asked whether he preferred more pop or classical music. He said classical, thinking that’s what I wanted — but actually, I was hoping for more pop music. So my question is: why wasn’t this clarified ahead of time? My main point is that for many couples, it’s their first time getting married — they can’t anticipate every question or situation. Instead of asking guests during the ceremony, it would be much better to meet with the bride and groom beforehand to go over everything, or to send a list of questions in advance so the couple can respond in writing and everything can be prepared ahead of time.

ld need to draw up a contract. After no follow up, I reached a month later and received response saying that the contract was still in the works. A month before my wedding, I emailed again just to double check and have since heard nothing. Not sure of their skills or service, but communication was very much lacking.