- 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
- Portable sound system provided at no additional cost
- Client portal access · your quote, contract, payments, and event details in one place
- Travel within the Included Travel Radius
The Cocktail Hour
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.
From $799
What's included
The Cocktail Hour
Every experience is tailored around your timing, venue flow, and musical priorities, then confirmed with a clear performance plan.
Enhancements
Make it yours
- $249
Parent Dance
A father-daughter or mother-son dance performed live, one of the day's most photographed moments, made unmistakably personal. Pairs beautifully with dinner & featured moments.
- $749
Dinner & Featured Moments
Live violin through dinner and the reception's featured moments (toasts underscored, the room held in warmth), ending as the dance floor opens and the night hands to your DJ.
- $99
Custom Song Arrangement
Your song, even if it's never been written for violin, custom-arranged and rehearsed for your event. Especially loved for first dances, processionals, and proposal moments. Priced per song.
- $450
First Dance, Live
Your first dance, performed live: on violin, sung, or both. The last note lands, and the dance floor opens. Works alongside your DJ; timing shaped with you at quote time.
- $350
One Sparkling Moment
One featured piece at dinner. The lights shift, and for three minutes the room has its moment of concert-polish violin. Ambient before, ambient after; a highlight, never a show that has to carry the night.
- $249
Private Last Dance
After the send-off is staged, one final piece played for just the two of you, the quietest, most personal moment of the night.
- $299
Performance Lighting
Warm uplighting and a soft key light on the performance space, an elegant glow for photographs and featured moments. Set up and struck before your event begins, without touching your venue's rig.
- $349
Voice & Violin Set
A sung set woven with live violin: familiar standards and modern favorites over polished backing tracks. One performer, a full-band feel, scaled to the room. Woven through your booked coverage, no additional performance time required. Includes extra required equipment needed.
Enhancement pricing is confirmed on your quote.
Want to add one of these? Mention it in your inquiry and I'll build it into your personalized quote. Start your inquiry
Client reviews
What clients say
Great music and so kind and supportive!
Christine
via WeddingWire
Andreea was such pleasure to work with. She provided a list of songs she covered, but I wanted a Spanish song for our first dance. This song is so special to my husband and I. I provided the name of the song and Andreea learned the song and made it absolutely perfect.
Andreia
via WeddingWire
She was absolutely amazing. We had to find a musician last minute and she was very flexible and helped choose songs and was very professional and helpful. 100% would recommend. When I came down the corridor to our wedding and heard her playing the violin with our hand picked songs for the aisle, I broke into tears. Never had a chance against the beauty that was her music! Great price as well, she was on time and cordial and bid us farewell before she left.
Shelby
via WeddingWire
Andreea was amazing to work with and really professional. She made our ceremony extra special and all of our guests raved about the music. She is so talented and fun to work with. She even played Queen - Another one bites the dust for the guys to walk out to. Hiring Andreea for our ceremony music was one of the best decisions we made! Thank you!!!!
Glenna
via WeddingWire
Andreea was great to work with. She communicated with us regularly and was very flexible in our planning. Her playing and arrangements were a beautiful addition to our wedding ceremony. Would absolutely hire her again.
Jordan
via WeddingWire
I had a great experience with the NC Violinist at my wedding. Her music was beautiful and all the guests enjoyed having her as an addition to the wedding.
Jennifer
via WeddingWire
Availability
This is the shape. Your day sets the details.
Share your date, venue, and timing. You'll get a personal recommendation on whether The Cocktail Hour is the right fit, and a quote within 24 hours.