Busy Summer... Continued!

Hi Everyone!  I wanted to continue to share the events that we are so honored to be a part of, so far this summer! On June 16, I traveled down to Greenville, South Carolina to be a part of Marie Becer and Trevor Ilse's wedding ceremony.  Marie is my cousin, so I was sooo excited that she asked me to play for her wedding.  The pianist, Andy Welchel, and I performed some classical standards, but also some surprises for the guests!  Marie requested music from Star Wars and Harry Potter!! It was so much fun to incorporate some John Williams into the Prelude!  Here's me during the rehearsal--I think this was taken during "Hedwig's Theme"! 

George Kroner and Stephanie Lidstone's wedding was the same day, only 600 miles away at the lovely Hidden Valley Resort.  George requested a string quartet to perform for their ceremony and cocktail hour.  The ski lodge was the perfect setting for a wedding! 

Next was Briana Tsarnas and Dan Mahon's wedding ceremony at the amazingly beautiful Ashford Estate in Allentown, NJ!  This venue is one of my favorites so far.  Briana requested a violin and cello duet to perform for her wedding, and we performed works by Bach, Pachelbel, Debussy, and Purcell. Here's a picture of the estate: 

And here's a picture of inside of the barn, where the ceremony took place: 

The last event I'd like to share for this post is Valerie Moore and David Melilli's wedding, that took place on July 23rd.  Valerie had such a unique request for me: she asked that I precede her down the aisle while playing her processional, Cannon in D!  I thought that was such a great idea!  We had never done anything like that before, but I'm always open to a new challenge.  It kind of reminded me of the trumpeters that would precede a king or queen in Medieval times!  I was a little scared I would trip and fall while walking down the aisle, so it was a little nerve-wracking.  But don't worry, I didn't :) It went off without a hitch!  

That's all for now! Hope you enjoyed it :)

Busy Summer!

We have been crazy busy with our events this summer, and we couldn't be more excited about it.  In June, we did a record of five events in one weekend, spanning over three different states!!  It was a big milestone for us, and all five events went off without a hitch.  Thanks to our amazing clients and their kind words, we have achieved "Wedding Wire Rated" status on Wedding Wire!! Yayyy!!! :)  "Wedding Wire Rated" status is achieved after a business has received 3 5 star reviews on Wedding Wire.  And we are so excited to have this award!

In June,we had a really exciting opportunity to perform at an event for Sbarro Italian Eatery.(You know that pizza place usually found in mall food courts??) They were doing a fund-raising event in the Exton Mall, and put on a free Italian-themed dinner event for the community.They asked us to provide a violinist to serenade the diners with Italian music. It was so much fun to plan and to pull-off! Thanks Sbarro, your pizza is delicious!!

We also had the pleasure to perform at some of our fantastic clients' weddings this summer. Carisa Sirak and Ryan Griffin's wedding ceremony and cocktail hour took place on June 2nd at 3 PNC Plaza!  It was on a balcony with an AMAZING view of downtown Pittsburgh.  Check out this view!!

Next was Amy Leasure and Sean Ekey's wedding ceremony at Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh.  Amy is such a sweetheart and wrote the best review for us. Here is some of what she wrote: "Our violinist was excellent. We had many compliments on how lovely the music was. Our minister even mentioned that out of the hundreds of wedding musicians he had heard she was easily one of the best." Thanks, Amy, we are so flattered!!!

Next was Caitlan Smith and Michael Wilber's wedding ceremony at the University Club on University of Pittsburgh's campus. Caitlan requested a harpist for her ceremony, and said that:"The harpist was very talented (several people commented after the fact about how good she was)". 

So far the summer has been awesome, and I can't wait to share more of our events with you!! More wedding posts to come soon!!