Dolce Strings

These ladies are ah-​mazing. We hired them to play during the cocktail and dinner hour at our wedding reception.
Everyone was extremely impressed by their ability to play contemporary music on strings and they really did a wonderful job with pacing the music appropriately.
They also learned the Cinderella Waltz so my husband and I could walk into that song and for that … I will be forever grateful! :)

We had a wonderful experience with Dolce Strings. We hired the ladies to play at our April 2013 wedding (during the ceremony) and they were very professional and helpful throughout the process. They did a great job helping us select the ceremony music and sounded fantastic on the actual day of the wedding. We selected mostly contemporary songs and they sounded amazing!

We hired Dolce Strings after we had already contracted another musician for our September wedding, and I am so glad that we did. We had them play a collection of contemporary music for the ceremony and cocktail hour. Their music was beautiful and added a wonderful irreplaceable ambiance to the whole day. I mostly corresponded with Violet and she was beyond helpful in answering any questions I had, and was able to find the music for the songs I had requested. We also were able to meet with them a month before our wedding to listen to some of our song selections and we were absolutely blown away by their talent and sweet personalities. I would strongly recommend Dolce Strings for anyone looking to add elegant music to their wedding or event– I would hire them again in a heartbeat!

These ladies are marvelous at what they do! What a wonderful group of gals to boot.
I found Dolce Strings here on Unilocal and we couldn’t have been happier with our selection for the wedding.
We met with Violet and Katie a week before our ceremony and they provided an entire list of songs to choose from, including contemporary and more traditional. All the songs we wanted to hear, they happily sampled for us.
On the day of the ceremony, they arrived early enough to get set up and played exactly what we asked for. Everything was gorgeously arranged and went off without a hitch!

Perfection! We only used them for our ceremony, but they were everything you could ask for. They can play it all and will do whatever it takes to be sure that you get the music that you want for your special day. Since I blacked out half of the wedding ceremony, it was great to be able to listen back and hear how amazing they were on our wedding video. I did my homework before selecting these ladies and boy did they pay off (at a reasonable price too)!

Katie was so easy to work with! The day of our reception came and all went smoothly! My husband and I chose the violin duo and they played throughout our reception! Just beautiful. Thanks Katie and Violet! You made our day extra special! I will be sharing your names with everyone I know!

I cannot be happier with our decision to choose Dolce Strings to play at our wedding.
The quartet sounded beautiful throughout the ceremony.
The ladies were a pleasure to work with, and provided great customer satisfaction.
We loved the vast selection of contemporary music.
It was so much fun to hear some of our favorite artists played throughout the ceremony.
Thank you so much for making our wedding a huge success

We were extremely happy with this choice for our wedding. From the meetings and pre-​wedding preparations to the music on the big day, we loved them. Although, to be honest I barely remember them during the ceremony, which is to be expected.
We meet with Katie and Violet to pick some songs, they were so helpful in making suggestions as well as open to our requests.
We had a trio play during the ceremony and one of them played the piano at the cocktail hour, and although we did not make it in to listen, no body came up to me afterward and said «that pianist was terrible» or «she played like a gorilla with no hands» so I am assuming it was a great as it was during the ceremony.
Highly recommended.

Hands down, Dolce Strings is fantastic! As other Unilocalers have mentioned, Katie and Violet were fantastic to work with. I swear, it’s like we got a wonderful, free, personal, live performance from the both of them as we picked out the music to be played at our wedding. They played for easily more than an hour just letting us hear different possible songs. They are super talented and extremely nice. They made our wedding ceremony beautiful, in spite of an over-​bearing, power hungry church music director. Way to go, ladies! Numerous guests commented that they loved the Coldplay you guys worked in during the recessional. My only regret is that my wife and I didn’t get a chance to thank them personally for doing such a wonderful job. So, Dolce Strings… I hope you read these reviews occasionally. Thx so much from J and M!
And to anyone considering strings for your wedding or any event, for that matter, I can’t say enough great things about Dolce Strings. They will do a wonderful job, and I am confident you will be as pleased as my wife and I were with them!

Dolce Strings was a pleasure to work with. I really enjoyed meeting with Katie and Violet and it was great how they were so willing to play songs for us live rather than just have us listen to mp3s or something. We had 2 violinists at our ceremony and they sounded great! I must say, similar to Clare L, I wish I had had more time to listen to them play! I’m excited to see the video to hear the music and see the guests’ reactions, especially to «Crazy Train» which was our recessional (they got the sheet music for us at our request)!
The great thing about Katie and Violet was how open they were to suggestions and how enthusiastic they were about playing and making our day a success. The price was also quite reasonable… all in all, fabulous!

I’ve actually been to a few different events and saw this group perform. Depending on the event the group can consist of a quartet, trio, or just a duo. Any way you get them it sounds great. They can play modern tunes from today (I heard a Vampire Weekend song once), classic rock (lots of Beatles, ROlling Stones… even some Led Zeppelin), show tunes, and of course the classical pieces.
I would absolutely hire Dolce Strings for any event whether it be a wedding, company party, or whatever. Maybe they’ll be a national sensation someday. I wouldn’t doubt it.

I looooooove dolce strings. I used them for my wedding and I they were awesome and fun to work with. An organist was included with my church fee, so I originally had a really hard time committing to hiring them, but I am infinitely glad that I went ahead with it.
My only regret: that I didn’t have time to sit in the balcony and listen to the pre-​ceremony music before my walk down the aisle. That 30 minutes flew by. We had them play pop songs pre-​ceremony and specifically paid for the sheet music for Weezer’s «Buddy Holly.» I hear it was a HUGE hit with the crowd… fingers crossed it was recorded by someone. :-/​Even if it wasn’t caught on tape, it’s almost enough to know how much love it got (and dolce strings got, by default).

We are using Dolce Strings for our wedding in May and I couldn’t be happier with the service so far. The owners, Katie and Voliet, are very sweet and are a riot to talk with. I have seen a team work together so well. After hearing them play a friend’s wedding, I can’t wait to hear the trio play at our wedding… I know they’ll be great!

We were all inside patiently waiting for things to begin just before the ceremony, when we started to hear the Beatles songs played by the string duo (we did a mix of Beatles songs while our guests were being seated). It sounded perfect. All of the music we picked out was exactly as it was during our visits with Dolce Strings. We thought they were perfect for our wedding!

Just a few months before our wedding, we decided to have strings play during the ceremony and cocktail hour. However, we did not want the same old stuffy songs and image. We were happy to see their website, as they looked fresh and your playlist was modern and extensive.
We threw up several obstacles at them: we were in Argentina for weeks during the initial planning, communications flipped erratically between my mom and I, and we had very limited meeting availability in Chicago (we live in D.C.). However, they were able to make it work in a professional manner. We very much appreciated the at-​home meeting — the music sampling was beautiful and we were put at ease after meeting them and hearing their talent in person. They made us feel very much at home.
One of our clearer memories is of a guest walking into the cocktail reception and pointing out that Cold Play was being played. And several other people mentioned the great variety of music and how great it sounded. Everyone thought it was very cool.
The only error I encountered was one empty portion of the ceremony where a song was to be played, but that only happened once. And, really, only I knew.
Might I suggest an option to record the music you play, as I do not remember everything and it would be a lovely keepsake. In addition, I would have loved for them to seek me out to say hello/​goodbye before leaving. While I am certain that many brides are too crazed to be bothered, this is a very important part of 2 of the biggest hours of my life and a quick personal connection would have been appreciated.