Violinist for Wedding Receptions
Elevate your wedding reception to new heights with our exceptional violin services for wedding receptions. Our violinists will create a captivating atmosphere and will enhance the mood of your entire wedding reception, entertaining all of your guests and transforming your reception from an ordinary party to a magical, unforgettable night.
From classy, elegant background music as your guests enjoy canapes, to a romantic serenade as you dance your first dance as husband and wife, our breathtaking violin entertainment will leave your guests with a lasting impression of a truly extraordinary celebration.
Our roving wedding violinists will be able to interact with your crowd, create a fun and lively atmosphere and perform all of your favourite songs on the violin that will have you singing and dancing all night long.
Inclusions
Incorporate live violin music in your wedding reception to transform your celebration into something spectacular.
Violin performances can be included in the following points of your wedding reception:
Pre-Reception Music
30-60 minutes of violin music during drinks and canapés as your guests arrive to your wedding reception venue.
Bride & Groom Grand Reception Entrance
Violin performance for the bride & groom’s grand entrance into the reception venue. This includes a special request for a violin cover of a song uniquely crafted for this moment and collaborations with any other live musicians or live bands hired to also perform during the entry.
Entrée and/or Dinner Performance Sets
Show stopping violin performance set(s) of couple’s & guest’s favourite songs as entrées & main meals are served during wedding reception. This performance set is approximately 20 minutes in duration however can be extended or shortened to best suit the run schedule of the wedding reception.
The Wedding Cake & Champagne Toast
A personalised violin cover is performed while bride & groom cut their celebratory wedding cake and as they pop and toast champagne with their guests.
First Dance/Bridal Waltz
A romantic violin serenade personalised for the bride & groom as they enjoy their first dance as husband & wife.
Father Daughter Dance
Violin performance alongside chosen song for the father and daughter waltz. Violin performances can also be incorporated for other dances that will take place throughout the evening, for example a mother son dance, mother daughter dance, father son dance or other choreographed dances from guests or the bridal party.
Violin & DJ Party Sets
A high energy LED electric violin performance during the dance segments of your wedding reception, elevating the dance floor energy and party atmosphere.
Cultural Performance Sets (including Afghan, African, Arabic, Armenian, Croatian, Cypriot, French, Greek, Indian, Italian, Latin, Mauritian & Persian music).
Personalised violin covers of cultural songs uniquely crafted for you and your guests. The violin performances of your cultural music will teleport your guests to your home countries, elevating your evening and bringing all of your families & loved ones together in celebration.
You may select either the classical or electric violin to be used during your wedding reception depending on the style of performances that you have in mind.
Follow the link below to head to Spotify to stream our curated playlist of popular wedding day favourites.
Cultural Violin Performances
Each culture celebrates music in their own way, and violin performances can be tailored to suit your specific cultural needs. For Italians, Italian music might best suit the canapé or dinner segments of a wedding reception. For Greeks, Greek music is often best incorporated in Greek dancing sets from the morning of the wedding all the way through to the night. Take a look below for more examples:
Greek and Cypriot music on the violin suits a range of points of a wedding day. This includes traditional Greek and Cypriot dances from the morning of the wedding all the way through to the wedding reception. Greek and Cypriot dances featuring the violin include the:
Kalamatiano
Nisiotika
Sousta
Tsifteteli
Zeibekiko
Zorba
Greek music often features the violin which can be performed solo, or in collaboration with other musicians (such as bouzouki/clarinet/guitar players) and bands. Get in touch to find out more about these options.
Greek/Cypriot
Italian music on the violin suits a range of points of a wedding reception, including:
Canapés/guest arrival
Dinner performance sets
Dancing sets
Follow the link to hear some popular Italian favourites on the violin featured during canapé hour.
Italian
The violin is a popular instrument in Arabic music including Egyptian and Lebanese music. Arabic music on the violin suits a range of points of a wedding reception, including:
Wedding reception entrance
Dinner performance sets
Dancing sets
Follow the links below to hear some popular Arabic wedding reception entrances featuring the violin:
Arabic
Traditional Afghan music often features the violin. Afghan wedding receptions often begin with a powerful violin performance during the bride & groom’s traditional grand entrance into their wedding reception. The song which is used here is called the ‘Ahesta Bero’. Please follow the link here to see this traditional song and wedding entrance performed on the violin.
Afghan
The violin is a popular instrument in the Indian culture. Many Bollywood songs feature the violin, and many violin covers have been created of Bollywood songs. The violin can suit a range of points in Indian weddings including background music during canapés, wedding entrances, entrée/dinner music and of course music while everyone is dancing alongside the DJ. Follow the link here to hear a traditional Indian song played on the violin for a wedding entrance.
Indian
Popular Latin music and melodies sound fantastic on the violin. Incorporating live violin entertainment into latin music throughout your wedding reception can be a great way to entertain your guests. Performances can include during:
Wedding reception entrance
Dinner performance sets
Party music in collaboration with your DJ
Latin
Repertoire & Songs
Our violinist’s repertoire is ever-expanding and includes a diverse range of songs from many genres, including classical, contemporary and cultural music covers. They would be delighted to arrange unique covers of songs for you if you have specific songs in mind for your wedding reception, including for your bridal entrance, first dance or father daughter dance. Please get in touch with our team to discuss this further. For ideas on popular music to use for during your wedding reception, take a look at the following Spotify playlists:
Collaborations for Wedding Receptions
The above wedding reception violin services may include solo electric violin performances and/or collaborative performances for violin alongside other musicians or live bands. Our violinists are able to collaborate with many other live musicians for your wedding reception including:
Arabic Zaffa Drummers
Saxophonists
Pianists
Harpists
Vocalists
Guitarists
Bouzouki Players
Clarinetists
DJs
Live Wedding Bands
Our wedding violinists enjoy performing with many other musicians and would be delighted to organise a collaboration for your wedding reception. Please find some of our highly recommended artists below:
