About this vendor
With 25 years of wedding experience, Julie will set your mind at ease! She will arrive early for set-up, and be playing elegant music as your guests take their seats.
Julie plays in three local orchestras, plus with local musical theater groups: American Stage (Into The Woods coming up in Spring 2026), Freefall Theater, Eight O’Clock Theater, and Tampa Rep.
For your wedding, you may choose the ensemble, based on the size of your guest list and budget:
Solo violin
Duo
Trio
Quartet
We can play at the ceremony (contract us for one hour), or at both ceremony and cocktail hour (contract us for two hours). The second hour is discounted.
Many couples choose classical for the ceremony and pop for the cocktail hour. For example, the Pachelbel Canon in D for the walk down the aisle, and All You Need Is Love for the exit of the couple and the bridal party.
It's your wedding and we will play whatever you choose. One couple wanted all Beatles tunes. Another bride walked down the aisle to A Whole New World because one of their first dates was to see Aladdin on Broadway.
Julie will assist you all along the way. Trust her experience!
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Cello
- Trumpet
- Viola
- Violin
Music Genres
- Classical
- Pop
Music Services
- Live Music
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Cocktail Hour
- Rehearsal Dinner
Reviews
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5
out of 5.05 reviews
Paradies Ensemble ( Julie and Jim) played at my daughters wedding at the Don Cesar 2/2019. We had an outdoor ceremony in the courtyard followed by the cocktail hour on the terrace ...
overlooking the gulf. Their music selections provided the perfect backdrop to the beautiful setting. Many of my guests commented how enjoyable it was waiting for the ceremony to begin as they had a chance to sit and listen. They were professional and attentive to detail. I highly recommend them if you are looking for that little something extra!
We are overwhelmed by all the positive feedback we received from our guests about the beautiful music Julie and Jim preformed during our ceremony and cocktail hour. They were absol...
utely true professionals and added and air of elegance to the ceremony. They changed it up nicely during the cocktail hour. We couldn't have been more pleased. Julie's violin and Jim's trumpet were a wonderful combination. They were a pleasure to work with.
Julie was fantastic fromthe very beginning. She worked with my budget and song choices. She helped me every step with figuring out the right choices for the tone of my wedding. She...
and her husband played beautifully and I heard so many compliments about them. She was worth every penny.
The Paradies Ensemble is guaranteed to provide you with professional service and excellent quality string music. Since you are working directly with the strings players the freedom...
of choice and tailoring to your needs is extremely better than dealing with any large companies that contract out players. For example, you can have a duet, trio, or quartet and have some choice in which instruments you want. You can pick the amount of time you want down to 30 minute intervals to customize your exact need. For our wedding we were able to add custom songs to what we wanted played and made changes to the time line literally up until the night before the wedding. The Paradies Ensemble will answer your questions promptly by phone or e-mail, which helps relieve stressful planning times. All of the phenomenal music and professional service also comes at a price that I can almost guarantee you can not beat. This is because you are paying directly to the quartet instead of dealing with a company that acts as a middle man. Highly recommended, you will be extremely happy you picked the Paradies Ensemble for your wedding.
-KC and Tom 5/14/16
This group was a lovely addition to our daughter's wedding. They have many different members who can play various string, brass, and wind instruments. We chose flute, viola, viol...
in and cello and they sounded amazing. They were also able to play every song that we requested and we requested lots of both classical and pop/love songs. I highly recommend this group. The woman in charge of booking the group was organized and timely with all of the information that I requested. Thumbs up for The Paradies Ensemble!
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