I had my wedding in Tuscany, Italy, and really wanted string musicians to play during our ceremony. However, my one caveat was that I really wanted modern, fun music disguised as c...lassical, soft, pretty sounding music. As soon as I heard Sienna Strings catalogue, I knew I HAD to have them come play at our wedding, even if it was almost 6,000 miles away! The sound was EXACTLY what I was looking for! One thing I encountered was trying to find vendors, whether in Italy, or from the US that actually play popular, fun songs. Most other vendors seem to only offer classical music. Sienna Strings had so many options of songs to choose from, it was honestly very difficult to decide which songs to incorporate. My now husband and I loved practically every sample we heard.
One thing we both really appreciated was the ability to preview Sienna Strings OWN versions of the songs we were thinking of having. There are a lot of other vendors that may list that they can play certain songs, but you have no idea what it may *actually* sound like. Especially some other vendors I looked at in Italy. I was able to send the videos to members of our family and wedding party to seek approval from them, so they could get a better idea of how the ceremony might feel day of. That was honestly huge!
Once I saw everything they offered, the quality of the music, the ease of communication, the organization of the website and videos, I knew I HAD to have them come to the wedding! Samantha and Adrienne were SO kind to clear their schedules, and come to Italy to perform at our ceremony within three months notice! In.cred.ible.
Above and beyond everything else, their professionalism, tact, and punctuality honestly way exceeded any other vendor we worked with throughout our whole wedding process. Once we decided on what songs to have, they took everything off my plate after that moment, and started to work with our wedding planner to perfect all the behind the scenes details so we didn't have to worry about anything.
The day of was smooth as butter! We actually had a delay getting me (the bride) down the aisle, as I had left my vows in my room. None of the guests were any wiser, as Samantha and Adrienne picked up on the delay and continued to play certain parts of a song to help smooth over the gap. The only way we know about this now, is because Samantha told me later!
We invited Samantha and Adrienne to attend the rest of the wedding because we honestly loved them so much. They were the most fun, and mixed and mingled with all our guests the whole night. We are still hearing from guests how talented, and fun to chat with the musicians were! It feels like we all formed a little Italy bond after. We and the guests all chatted how we needed to get together for a Italian-themed dinner after all the dust had settled!
I cannot recommend Sienna Strings enough. They truly did the most for us, and I will be forever grateful for making our ceremony the wedding of my dreams. Thank you thank you Samantha and Adrienne!!