Cocktail Hour & Reception

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.

From $1,399

What's included

Cocktail Hour & Reception

Every experience is tailored around your timing, venue flow, and musical priorities, then confirmed with a clear performance plan.

  • 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
  • Portable sound system provided at no additional cost
  • One bonus song learned on request (outside current repertoire)
  • Client portal access · your quote, contract, payments, and event details in one place
  • Travel within the Included Travel Radius

Enhancements

Make it yours

  • 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.

    $249
  • 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.

    $749
  • Custom Song Arrangement

    A song you choose, custom-arranged for violin and rehearsed for your event. We confirm the song and musical fit before you book. Priced per song.

    $99
  • 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.

    $450
  • 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.

    $350
  • 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.

    $249
  • 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.

    $299
  • 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.

    $349

Enhancement pricing is confirmed on your quote.

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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

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