“I am writing in response to providing a recommendation. I can whole-heartedly do that after having many successful opportunities to book your talented group. Whether showcasing your abilities as an original act or performing for a wedding or corporate booking, you are tops! You have proved to be talented musicians and artists, as well as very capable of handling the professional business end of it all, going out of your way to be certain the booking experience is so effortless and always pleasing your audience.” “Our wedding was wonderful and the music was beautiful! Thanks so much for all your help — you were great! I am still hearing how everyone loved the music at the ceremony, and I am still wishing we had hired them for the reception during dinner as well.” “Our violinists were unique, festive, and fun. From the beautiful procession, to the lively cocktail hour, their playing set the perfect mood. We truly enjoyed their particpation and energy, and planning the event was painless. Bravo to you! ” | Archive for
“Your Perfect Wedding”| At Perfect Music for Weddings, we are pleased to announce the addition of several new testimonials to our website. These new testimonials can be read here, on our Testimonials page. We would like to thank the clients, who hired us for weddings, corporate events, and other private parties, and graciously provided testimonials for our website. In addition to these new raves, you can also view new photos some of them sent to us, throughout our website. Testimonials are an important aspect of a reputable wedding and event band. It is essential ... |
| Many people contact us about hiring the Sparrow Lane Ensemble for their wedding, corporate event or party, and are unsure of where to begin. Since we like to help make the process of booking our string quartet as simple as possible, we decided to compile a list of important tips for hiring a string quartet for your wedding or corporate event. First, and most importantly, whether you are booking a string quartet for the once-in-a-lifetime event of your wedding or are a beginner and are planning your first corporate event, hiring a string quartet is much ... |
| In today’s unstable economic environment, we are all looking for ways to save money. While we don’t recommend cutting corners on certain aspects of your wedding, we do recommend you consider planning an off-season, winter or early spring wedding to help you save money. Wedding season takes place from May to October every year. During that time, wedding planners, wedding bands and wedding venues are booked solid. Because of supply and demand, sometimes the prices for these services tend to be more expensive than they are in the off-season, which takes place from October to April. Since the wedding season ... |
| Live swing orchestras have become increasingly popular for wedding ceremonies and receptions in the last few years. This is due in part to the fact that many brides envision a wedding day with a touch of Old Hollywood class. Without a doubt, the best compliment to a vintage wedding is live swing music. Swing music was the most popular form of music from the mid-1930’s until well after the American involvement in World War II. It also experienced a revival in the late-1990’s with bands like the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, the Squirrel Nut Zippers and the Brian ... |
| On October 30th, 2008, The Wine and Roses Band performed at the world famous Getty Villa. The Getty Villa is an extension of the J. Paul Getty Museum, which is dedicated to the study of the arts and culture of ancient Greeks and Romans. The Getty Villa houses a great deal of Greek, Roman and Etruscan sculptures as well as other cultural artifacts. The Villa was designed to resemble the Village of the Papyri at Herculaneum, surrounded by Roman architecture and gardens. The band was hired to play for the art show opening for the world renowned ... |
| We have even more exciting news for the fans, friends and clients of Perfect Music for Weddings: the artistic director and feature violinist, fiddler and composer for Perfect Music for Weddings (and member of the Silver Mountain Fiddle Band and the Sparrow Lane String Quartet), Chris Murphy, recently attended highly critically acclaimed violinist and fiddler Mark O’Conner’s performance at UCLA. He was fortunate enough to meet with Mark and discuss violin music and fiddle music. The two musical Renaissance men met and discussed Classical, Jazz, Folk and Bluegrass music. We at Perfect Music for Weddings were very excited ... |
| We have some very exciting news for fans, friends and clients of Perfect Music for Weddings: our artistic director and feature musician, Chris Murphy, made a live appearance on the Ellen Degeneres Show last week on October 15th, 2008. He played live violin music to accompany a skit about one of Ellen’s comedy writers, Lauren, on a romantic blind date. Ellen’s show features ongoing segments about Lauren, entitled “Days of Our Lauren.” The episode also included an interview with the talented young actress Dakota Fanning. Below, you can see Chris performing classically inspired violin music for Lauren’s ... |
| Live music contributes a certain quality of atmosphere to any event and a wedding is the perfect event to be enhanced by it. While DJ’s may seem cost effective, there is a great deal a DJ cannot provide in terms of mood that a live wedding band can. With this in mind, let’s explore several important tips for choosing wedding bands and working with musicians that will help to aid your collaboration with your chosen wedding band so that you can work together to create a unique and inviting atmosphere for your wedding ceremony or reception. Let’s ... |
| When one thinks of wedding music, “Here Comes the Bride”, Pachebel’s “Canon in D,” Handel’s “Air” and Mozart’s “Wedding March” inevitably come to mind. These are all classic and wonderful choices for a wedding ceremony. However, some brides-to-be may feel they are too traditional for their wedding. In previous posts, we discussed choosing the right (and wrong) wedding music. However, there is one area we haven’t discussed before: Non-Traditional Wedding Music. When browsing wedding-related blogs, Style Me Pretty, a blog about wedding planning, posted a question posed by a bride-to-be which I found inspiring. The bride ... |
| When it comes to music in general, one thing will always remain true: everyone’s taste is different. And, when it comes to wedding music, peoples’ tastes seem to become even more refined. Previously, we discussed tips on choosing the right style of wedding music for your special day and why it’s important to choose professional wedding musicians. In the aforementioned posts, I mentioned the importance of trusting your own musical taste and taking the advice on choosing wedding music from family and friends with a grain of salt. However, there is one thing almost everyone will agree upon: ... |
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