Having organised music and performed for hundreds of weddings in London and the UK, Blue Topaz Strings have the experience and reliability to ensure that your wedding day string music is beautiful and right on cue.
Perfect for your Guest arrival, Ceremony, Drinks Reception, Wedding Breakfast and First Dance we’ll provide you with professional string players, effortlessly covering all musical styles to match the feeling of your day.
For ultimate romantic and intimate musical moments, our unique string groups will wow your guests and give you wonderful memories.
Our most popular package is for the Guest Arrival, Ceremony and Drinks Reception which usually encompasses 2.5 hours, however you are welcome to mix and match when you would like us to play as you wish.
If you would like us to stay and play some post dinner music in to the evening this is also possible and can include your First Dance together.
Whether you would prefer our best selling String Trio or String Quintet, our traditional String Quartet, our String Duo, one of our String Soloists or our full String Orchestra, we understand perfectly what will work and when.
For examples of wedding music and what we might play during your wedding day please click on the ensembles below:
We find that guest arrival music ensures a perfect start to your celebration. It sets the scene and our accompanying music can bring a relaxing and beautiful vibe that will be enjoyed by your guests and the wedding party.
During the ceremony itself we can play for perhaps the most iconic moment – the entrance or walking down the aisle song. There are many beautiful pieces we can perform here including the all time favourite, Pachelbel’s Canon or something a little lighter such as At Last made famous by Etta James.
The signing of the registers can be a lovely moment for your guests to enjoy live music whilst you complete the legal paperwork. Here we like Fly Me to the Moon and Stand By Me which we have written for our String Trio and Quintet groups.
Your exit together can be accompanied by a grand musical send off as you both leave the ceremony together! Ideas here could include Happy by Pharrell Williams, Hey Yah by Outkast or Marry You by Bruno Mars.
Every drinks reception is brought to life with first class live music and Blue Topaz Strings ensembles have the perfect repertoire to get everyone in the swing of the day.
We highly recommend an uplifting and joyful selection here. We find that our best selling String Trio and Quintet offer the greatest number of fun and upbeat choices such as Let’s Dance by David Bowie and Get Lucky by Daft Punk.
Perhaps you might like to hire our musicians to perform live music during your wedding breakfast? With repertoire that is suited to accompanying dinner conversation and played at an appropriate volume, Blue Topaz Strings can bring the perfect ambience to your meal.
From our String Trio and Quintet repertoire we like jazz favourites including Take 5 by Dave Brubeck, The Girl from Ipanema and more easy going pop numbers such as I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing by Aerosmith, Stand By Me by Ben E. King and How Will I Know by Whitney Houston (Sam Smith version).
Our musicians provide a beautiful musical accompaniment without overpowering conversation between your wedding guests and are well suited to Wedding Breakfast entertainment.
The First Dance has long been a tradition at weddings and historically was performed by the guest of honour such as royalty, at social gatherings. They would lead the dancing before everyone else would join in.
As guests of honour at their own wedding, the bride and groom perform the First Dance. We can help transform this into a beautiful, personal and lasting memory for you and your guests. We can even capture it on film for people who may not be able to attend your celebration in person and as a wonderful memento of your day.
Your First Dance song choice is special to you – it can be anything you would like it to be. If your First Dance choice isn’t currently on the song list of the group you are considering we can arrange it especially for this romantic moment.
Wedding venues where we have been engaged include:
The Old Marylebone Town Hall, Hever Castle, Cliveden House, Claridges, The Mandarin Oriental, Kensington Palace, Home House, Hampton Court Palace, Hedsor House, Fitzrovia Chapel, One Great George Street, The Ned, The Orangery at Holland Park, The Asylum Chapel, Chiswick House, Spencer House, The RAC Club, Cambridge Cottage, Nonsuch Mansion, Queen’s House Greenwich, Wadhurst Castle, The Dorchester, Grosvenor House Hotel, Kew Gardens, The May Fair Hotel, Brocket Hall, Blenheim Palace, Banqueting House, Lancaster House, Rivervale Barn, Addington Palace and Belvoir Castle and Eastnor Castle.
We accept bookings in London and all the home counties including Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Surrey, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, East Sussex, West Sussex, Northamptonshire. If your venue is outside these locations please get in touch for a chat.
The calibre and standard of our string versions of well-known songs are second to none. This is evident from our String Trio and String Quintet song lists which are entirely arranged by us and is ever evolving.
We can expertly write a string version of your favourite song or wedding song to make your wedding even more personal and special for you both on your wedding day.
Examples have included Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran, Say You Won’t Let Go by James Arthur, Rule the World by Take That, I Giorni by Einaudi, How Long Will I Love You by Ellie Goulding, Your Song by Elton John, Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis and We Are the Champions by Queen.
Here is a video of Chloe and Dan dancing to our string version of their First Dance that we created especially for them. They were huge fans of Shrek and also of waltzing! We therefore wrote and recorded a string version of It Is You (I Have Loved) by Dana Glover. We sent it to Chloe and Dan a few weeks before the wedding in order that they could practise their moves in the lead up to the big day!
On the big day itself we played the piece live whilst Chloe and her fiancé performed their dance for the guests.
Here is a video of Chloe and Dan dancing to our string version of their First Dance that we created especially for them. They were huge fans of Shrek and also of waltzing! We therefore wrote and recorded a string version of It Is You (I Have Loved) by Dana Glover. We sent it to Chloe and Dan a few weeks before the wedding in order that they could practise their moves in the lead up to the big day!
On the big day itself we played the piece live whilst Chloe and her fiancé performed their dance for the guests.
