is anyone having a string quartet. I am having one and currently emailing around for the best prices and so far the best price i have is £390 for 2 hours. My ceremony starts at 2, so iv said from 1.30-3.30 so they play for a bit of the drinks reception too. what have other people paid? im determined to find the best deal before i commit.
CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
Yeah thats the best price ive found too :-)
Debating having a string quartet, solo cello or a pianist as they are cheaper lol Really want a quartet tho lol
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CommentAuthorrebeccalou21
i think it might be a good price now as i just looked at a website for another local quartet and it was £750!eek! i love the piano too so having a pianist for the wedding breakfast as we have permission to use the piano in the roomx
CommentAuthorCroc
thats a good price .. mine is 800 for 5 hrs for our string quartet to play half an hr before, throught the drink reception and the wedding breakfast until the deserts are being served... then in come the soul server singing waitors :) xx
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CommentAuthorpennieb-MrsRiley
Have you thought about contacting a music school? You will find that older students are already high grade musicians but, because they are still students, wont cost as much. I know when I was in the orchestra there were a few members who did that x
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Just make sure they have a PRS licence as well if the venue doesnt have one
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CommentAuthorrebeccalou21
what is a prs licence? i know my venue often have string quartets play
CommentAuthorHalloween_Bride
its to do with having live music at the venue etc
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CommentAuthorrebeccalou21
just had an email from another local quartet with a price of £330 so my emailing is paying off
CommentAuthorBeskiboo
When I was at school we used to play at weddings to get some extra money over the summer (I played the Oboe as part of a duet that would play the queen of Sheba and other pieces ) the string players would do this as well. Would try your local music college. A lot of the music that is played at weddings are simple classic pieces that are the bread and butter of any classicly trained musician. Would make sure they are grade 7 or 8
CommentAuthorPip
Hi, it may be worth looking into a string trio if you're on a budget. It will sound really nice as well and you're paying one player less. A professional will charge around £100 per person (depending on the area), so that is a normal price. Where are you getting married? If you're near a music college (London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff or Glasgow), that's another place to look, or a universtiy music department. They should charge a little less but you'd be getting really good quality playing.
CommentAuthorPennylane
Hi I'm gettin a string quartet to play in the chapel then at my venue for the drinks reception and mine is costing me somewhere between 5 and 6 hundred, can't remember exactly. But I really want it, it's my one major luxury. It's so beautiful! x
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CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
I'm getting a harpist who sounds amazing and she is £50 an hour so a great bargain. We wanted a live band for the evening but due to space restrictions can't have one so instead were having a swing singer who sings live to backing tracks and has his own disco for in between and he is £400 and that includes travel costs from Manchester to Bosworth.
