Experiences

Live violin shaped around your day, not a clock

Every package is a shape for your day: ceremony only, ceremony and cocktail hour, or every featured moment through the first dance. Start from the atmosphere you want guests to feel, then choose the experience that best supports the flow of your event.

Performances start at $799. Exact pricing is shared in your personalized quote. Each experience lists its starting investment below.

Couple with violinist at golden sunset field backdrop, warm and emotional wedding ceremony

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Wedding

Clear formats shaped around real event flow: ceremony pacing, cocktail-hour energy, and the moments between.

Prelude and Ceremony

From $799

Up to one hour of live violin, timed to every part of your ceremony, from prelude music as guests are seated to your joyful recessional as newlyweds. Every selection is chosen with you in advance, creating a ceremony that feels seamless, personal, and uniquely yours.

  • Up to 1 hour of live solo violin · comfortably covers prelude, ceremony, and postlude
  • Prelude / seating music (20-30 min)
  • Full processional: grandparent & parent seating, wedding party, bridal entrance
  • Unity ceremony music
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The Cocktail Hour

From $799

A full hour of live violin for your cocktail hour. While photos happen and guests mingle, familiar songs reimagined on solo violin keep the celebration warm and unmistakably elegant. Perfect when the ceremony music is already covered, or when the cocktail hour is the moment you want elevated.

  • Solo violin for the full cocktail hour (up to 60 minutes)
  • Personalized song selection
  • Professional sound system included
  • Pre-event consultation · every selection chosen with you in advance
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Ceremony & Cocktail

Most booked

From $1,199

Everything the ceremony deserves, up to one hour of live violin through your full ceremony, plus up to one hour of cocktail-hour performance while you take photos and greet your guests. Familiar songs, reimagined, so the room never loses the thread of the day.

  • Full ceremony coverage · up to 1 hour of live solo violin
  • Prelude (20-30 min), processional, unity ceremony music, recessional(included in the ceremony coverage)
  • Up to 1 hour of live cocktail-hour performance
  • Pre-event consultation · every selection chosen with you in advance
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Cocktail Hour & Reception

From $1,399

A full hour of cocktail-hour performance while you take photos and greet your guests, then the reception's defining moments: a grand entrance with real presence, your first dance played live, and featured moments through dinner. One musical storyline from the first glass raised until the dance floor opens.

  • Up to 1 hour of live cocktail-hour performance
  • Grand entrance and first dance performed live
  • Reception's featured moments covered · up to 1 hour of live performance
  • Pre-event consultation · every selection chosen with you in advance
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Ceremony, Cocktail Hour & Reception

From $1,799

The signature choice: full ceremony coverage, your cocktail hour, and the reception's defining moments (a grand entrance with real presence, your first dance played live), one musical storyline from the first seated guest until the dance floor opens.

  • Full ceremony coverage · up to 1 hour of live solo violin
  • Prelude (20-30 min), processional, unity ceremony music, recessional + postlude
  • 30 minutes of live cocktail-hour performance
  • Grand entrance and first dance performed live
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The Full Day Experience

From $2,499

Uninterrupted live music from the first seated guest through dinner (prelude, ceremony, cocktail hour, and an elegant dinner set), closing with your first dance played live. The last note lands, the dance floor opens, and the night belongs to your DJ. Every chapter until then, scored in real time.

  • Continuous live music: ceremony → cocktail hour → dinner & featured moments
  • Full ceremony coverage: prelude (20-30 min), processional, unity ceremony music, recessional
  • Cocktail-hour and dinner ambient performance sets
  • Grand entrance and first dance played live
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Ways to work together

Corporate

Clear formats shaped around real event flow: ceremony pacing, cocktail-hour energy, and the moments between.

Anniversary, Grand Opening & Client Appreciation

From $799

Celebrate your company's anniversary, welcome clients, or open your doors with live violin chosen for the occasion. Music welcomes guests and leaves room for conversation, follow a toast, or accompany a reveal. At your clinic, office, showroom, or private restaurant room, NC Violinist handles the sound, setup, and musical cues so your team can enjoy the occasion with your guests.

  • One 60-minute performance window for guest arrival and your celebration
  • A short planning call and a set list selected around your theme and musical preferences
  • Professional sound system suited to the space (self-contained · no venue PA required)
  • Setup and breakdown handled entirely by the artist
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Cocktail & Networking Reception

From $999

A polished 60-90 minute ambient set ideal for cocktail receptions, networking mixers, and opening events. Live violin elevates the room without competing with conversation. Your guests notice the difference immediately. NC Violinist arrives with a professional sound system already set up, so your venue team has one less thing to coordinate. Repertoire draws from classical standards, contemporary arrangements, and light jazz-adjacent pieces selected to suit a professional audience.

  • 60-90 minutes of continuous live violin performance
  • Pre-event consultation & repertoire selection
  • Professional sound system (self-contained · no venue PA required)
  • Setup and breakdown handled entirely by the artist
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Gala & Awards Dinner

Most booked

From $1,799

Two curated live sets, a cocktail-hour performance and a dinner ambient set, designed to carry the full arc of a gala or awards evening. The cocktail set builds energy as guests arrive; the dinner set creates a refined atmosphere through courses and awards presentations. NC Violinist brings a professional sound system calibrated to the room, ensuring consistent coverage across ballroom or banquet spaces without reliance on house AV. A pre-event call confirms timing, announcement cues, and any program-specific musical moments.

  • Cocktail-hour performance set (~45-60 min)
  • Dinner ambient performance set (~60 min)
  • Pre-event planning call: timing, cues, program integration
  • Professional sound system (self-contained · no venue PA required)
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Conference & Brand Event

From $2,499

Extended coverage for brand activations, conference receptions, product launches, and multi-segment corporate events. Live violin at strategic moments (guest arrival, VIP receptions, lunch ambient, or closing celebration) creates a consistent, premium atmosphere across the full event arc. NC Violinist coordinates directly with your event producer on timing and placement, arrives with a professional self-contained sound system, and handles all musical logistics independently. Custom repertoire curation available on request to match brand identity or event theme.

  • Up to 3 hours of performance coverage across event segments
  • Pre-event coordination with event producer or planner
  • Custom repertoire curation to match brand/event theme
  • Professional sound system (self-contained · no venue PA required)
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Private Event

Clear formats shaped around real event flow: ceremony pacing, cocktail-hour energy, and the moments between.

Proposal or Anniversary Celebration

Most booked

From $799

A proposal or anniversary milestone deserves a moment that feels completely intentional. This package includes a curated ambient set plus one live spotlight moment: a specific song, performed live, precisely timed to the moment you've planned. NC Violinist coordinates with you (and your collaborators, if needed) on exact timing and song selection, arrives with professional sound, and ensures the musical element of your moment is seamless and private. Whether it's an intimate restaurant table or a private outdoor setting, the performance travels to you.

  • ~45 minutes of ambient background violin
  • One live spotlight moment: your chosen song, precisely timed
  • Pre-event coordination on timing, location, and song selection
  • Professional sound system (self-contained · no venue PA required)
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Intimate Dinner Party

From $999

Live violin for an intimate dinner party, a background serenade that turns a meal into a memory. Approximately 60 minutes of ambient performance while guests dine, perfectly calibrated to conversation rather than spectacle. NC Violinist arrives with a professional sound system so the music fills the room naturally without anyone having to manage AV. Repertoire is chosen in advance for the mood you want: romantic, celebratory, or classically elegant.

  • ~60 minutes of live ambient violin performance
  • Pre-event consultation & mood/repertoire selection
  • Professional sound system (self-contained · no venue PA required)
  • Setup and breakdown handled entirely by the artist
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Benefit Dinner & Giving Evening

From $999

Live violin for a fundraiser, benefit dinner, or giving evening. A warm ambient set welcomes your guests and carries the meal, then one featured performance placed where it serves the evening: before the appeal, after the welcome, or as the room settles for the program. Classical pieces, familiar songs, and anything meaningful to your cause, chosen with you in advance, with vocals available on request. NC Violinist brings a professional sound system, coordinates with your event lead on timing, and handles the music independently so your team can be present for the evening.

  • Ambient performance set as guests arrive and dine (~45-60 min)
  • One featured live performance (~10-15 min), timed to your program
  • Classical, contemporary, and familiar repertoire chosen with you in advance
  • Pre-event planning call: timing, program placement, song selection
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Milestone Birthday or Anniversary Party

From $1,799

A landmark birthday, a significant anniversary, a private celebration worth marking with something unforgettable. This package covers the full arc of a milestone party, a cocktail reception set as guests arrive and a dinner ambient performance through the meal and toasts, with one featured live moment (a tribute song, a surprise serenade, a first-dance-style spotlight) worked into the program. NC Violinist coordinates with your host or planner, brings a professional sound system, and handles the musical program independently so you can be present for every moment.

  • Cocktail-reception ambient set (~45-60 min)
  • Dinner ambient performance set (~60 min)
  • One featured live moment: tribute song, surprise serenade, or spotlight
  • Pre-event planning call: timing, program integration, song selection
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Starting prices, current for 2026. Your personalized proposal confirms exact pricing for your date, location, and timeline, and once sent, your price is locked.

Travel

Destination weddings & travel

Based in the Raleigh-Durham Triangle, available for destination weddings and events nationwide by request. Each travel engagement is quoted individually.

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