Fiddle Stix

Margaret is the person I dealt with via telephone and email. She was great with her responses and suggestions. Her packet she sends with the list of music is most helpful. They arrived on time and played well. She even sent me a nice email about the ceremony afterwards, in which she praised my officiant. They were very professional and did a good job. I thought they were very reasonably priced too!

The group was kind enough to audition for us on a Saturday morning (due to location and scheduling issues on our end). I don't think there was another vendor that we were so willing to book with before our meeting was even over. Since we were having an outdoor ceremony, a string quartet was important to me but not as much to my husband. The minute they started playing, we looked at each other and knew they were a must-have for our wedding. This quartet is so talented and you couldn't ask for a more incredibly sweet group of individuals. Listening to them play made the rest of our day and we wanted our guests to have that same experience. The day of our wedding they had everyone in awe; our flower girls and ring bearers (2-3 yrs old) sat in front of them the entire ceremony mesmerized by their playing! Margaret was incredibly helpful with song selection and made the entire process so easy. Our guests loved them and we did too!

Working with this group (mostly with Margaret, the contact person), was a very positive experience from beginning to end. Margaret is wonderful to work with and was full of suggestions when I needed help choosing my processional music. They have a great variety of songs to play for the ceremony prelude and cocktail hour and are fine with you choosing as little or as much of the playlist as you want-for me, I was glad to be able to give Margaret some likes and dislikes from their song list and they took it from there to create a great playlist. I would give the value for cost more than 5 stars if I could-they were much less expensive to hire than other groups and I cannot imagine anyone else being any better.

Amazing! Marg was such a pleasure to work in choosing our music before our wedding. She offered suggestions and took the time to help me listen to their pieces beforehand.

Their music the day of our wedding was beautiful! They played both our ceremony and cocktail reception. We received many compliments from our guests. They even played a tango so two of our guests could put on an impromptu performance. Their pricing is reasonable too!

Thank you for making our so special. - Maarten & Rox

Margaret was extremely responsive and helpful throughout the planning process. She promptly emailed me a few weeks before the wedding to remind me to choose the songs for my ceremony so that I won't be worrying about them days before the wedding. From their repertoire, I had picked out two to three songs for each section of the wedding ceremony (processional, entrance, flower presentation, etc.), but couldn't make up my mind so I gave her a call as she suggested in her email. She played their CD for me over the phone to show me what songs I could use and shared with me some suggestions which I found really helpful. They came about an hour prior to the ceremony to set up as promised and they played beautifully. For brides on a budget, Fiddlestix is well worth the money spent. Keep in mind for outdoor weddings, the quartet may request umbrellas for shade to protect their instruments and to allow them to read their music sheets. I'm very happy that I had Fiddlexstix as part of my wedding.

I had reviewed quite a few prior, but they were the best. My husband had made the approval immediately after meeting them.

I dreamed of walking down the aisle to the Sleeping Beauty Waltz on my wedding day (because when I grow up, I want to be a princess) and Fiddlestix made it happen! We auditioned them on a Thursday night and book them that night – they sounded great and we loved all the Beatles music they played. Margaret was very friendly, detail oriented, and organized and I felt very confident that they will play beautifully at our ceremony and cocktail hour.

On my wedding day, my only regret was not being able to enjoy their playing more during the cocktail hour. The quartet was prompt in arriving and setting up, played fantastic music, and Margaret actually sent me a Thank You note after the wedding, what a class act! I am extremely happy I booked Fiddlestix for my wedding and I would recommend them to any bride looking for a quality but affordable quartet.

Fiddlestix performed at my sister's wedding and they were amazing! What a talented, friendly, and professional group! They really made the event special!

Fiddlestix were wonderful! We loved having them as a part of our day. They did a fantastic job.

I'm so glad I booked Fiddlestix-- a great value and even greater performance! They played at our ceremony and during the cocktail hour and we were so happy with their professionalism. Also, Margaret was extremely helpful and friendly! :)

Fiddlestix lives up to their terrific reputation - MAGNIFICENT! That's what I kept hearing all night. They arrived on-time and were terrific!! I didn't get to greet them or thank them (busy taking pictures), but everyone enjoyed the music. I couldn't be happier.

Fiddlestix sounded great at my wedding and Marg (who is the group contact) has to be one of the nicest people ever. I was so pleased with how responsive she was during the entire process. I knew exactly what I wanted played (just a few pieces from my fave operas and ballets) at my wedding and Marg made recommendations on the order that I didn't even think of. I was so pleased with them, they just sounded so good during the ceremony and at cocktail hour. Don't hesitate, book them if they're available.

Fiddlestix played at our wedding for the ceremony and the cocktail hour and they were simply fantastic!!!
They were very easy to work with, always very prompt to answer questions, played wonderful music and were just overall one of our best vendors!

We highly recommend them - they are truly wonderful!

Fiddlestix is excellent. We are booking them for our August 2008 wedding. We actually met them and heard them play. It was very moving and wonderful. Everyone in the group are amazing and very friendly and nice. I can't wait to hear them at my wedding!

We booked them for our ceremony and cocktail hour. Margaret, our contact was beyond friendly, helpful, and responsive. Besides the great service, they also have the best prices in town, and I am convinced there is no better value out there. They were even excited about the project of adapting my husband's college fight song to play when the groomsmen entered. Cesar did an incredible job of adapting a marching band score for the quartet, and amazingly it still had the class of a string quartet wedding piece, while still having the cadence and energy of a college fight song. The guests (and we) loved it! My only advice is to book them early, because the combo of their price, customer service, and talent makes them book quickly.

Margie and her string quartet are awesome! I primarily communicated with Marg the entire time throughout my wedding planning process. She was a sweetheart to work with and one of my favorite vendors as well!

They all come well dressed in appropriate attire and on time, no less! They also try and accommodate to your song needs. I was ecstatic to hear that they were able to play one of the " Cal" songs at the end of our ceremony as me and my husband walked back down the aisle. It was such a great surprise for our guests to also attended Cal.

I would highly recommend this quartet for any events. They are very affordable when compared with alot of the other string quartet vendors and I believe they outbeat them in a heartbeat!

Fiddlestix was an easy choice for us. We read no thing but great reviews about them. Margaret was wonderful with all of her communication. Although we had never met in person (we actually never formally met at all) they provided the service we expected. We had them play for both our ceremony and cocktail hour and all our guests raved about them.

I'm not sure that I need to write a review since Fiddlestix already has so many! I was in a bind b/c someone who I thought was going to arrange for a string quartet for our ceremony waited until the last minute and was going to hire one based on their work in non-wedding related areas. I had already contacted Margaret a while ago but had not followed up so in a panic I e-mailed her and they were still available so I went with them. Their prices are also very reasonable. They played BEAUTIFULLY, I couldn't have hoped for a better ensemble.

We chose Fiddlestix hands-down, because they were referred to us by a very good friend who had them play at her wedding in 2005. What an honor it was to have them as part of our event. They played for our ceremony and cocktail hour. Margaret worked mostly with my husband in the preliminaries, and I barely even had a chance to speak with the group, even during our wedding, but I saw our video and the quartet was absolutely beautiful. Margaret offered excellent suggestions (which I needed badly, because I had too many choices) and we couldn't have been happier. I would highly recommend Fiddlestix to anyone who appreciates classical music and wants to add the special touch of a string quartet to their ceremony.

Fiddlestix was great to work with. They were well-priced, organized, and great musicians. There was a small mistake when the ceremony concluded where there was some confusion about when they should play, which was quite a disappointment to me since I had so carefully chosen the recessional music. But, this wasn't necessarily their fault, and was probably due to miscommunication with the coordinator. If I could do it over, I would have given more explicit instructions on when they should be cued to play at the end. Overall, they were great, I just would have liked to hear them more!

Fiddlestix played at our ceremony. The music sounded wonderful and I couldn't have been happier.

We booked Fiddlestix on the spot after hearing them play because they were super sweet and sounded great. Their rates were quite reasonable and Margaret was extremely easy to work with. Margaret was on the ball and offered lots of good suggestions for songs. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this group.

These guys were great to work with. They even let me come in and record a song of theirs so that I could learn my first dance to it. They were on time, professional, and sounded great. Marg gave me terrific song advice and they recommended my trumpet player. They rehearsed before the wedding day with my trumpet player at no extra charge and I couldn’t have been happier. These are really a sweet bunch of people!

Fiddlestix was wonderful. Marge was such a sweet lady, and we are so glad we opted to have live music for our ceremony and cocktail hour. They were so great, the guest raved about them. It really gave our ceremony that finishing touch. Magnificent!

Margart was so sweet! I went over to her house and not knowing much about classical music, she really helped me pick my ceremony songs. They were on time day of and continued through cocktail. Everything was what I wanted. Great service!

We used Fiddlestix for our wedding ceremony, pre wedding cocktail hour, and post-ceremony cocktail hour. They are professional, classy, talented, and so easy to work with. Margaret was an absolute sweetheart, very responsive and enthusiastic, and very flexible. The group has a large repertoire of music, and they sound amazing (and I have a very discerning ear, having played violin for 26 years myself). We couldn't have asked for a better quartet.

They cancelled on me 2 months prior to the wedding... 3 of the musicians booked some other plans after I had put my deposite with them. I understand that they had better opportunities that came across which I probably took if I was in there shoes, but can't help to some what dissapointed.

I also worked with Margaret and found her to be such a lovely person and so helpful. I never played a musical instrument in my life and had no idea what songs I should use for my processional/recessional, etc. Margaret not only suggested songs but played bits of it for me to hear. I spent a lovely afternoon listening and chatting with her at her home. She is very detail oriented and great to work with. I was very fortunate to have hired them.

The contact, Margaret, is so detail oriented and prompt in communication. Pre-planning coordination was easy and their execution at the wedding was perfect. The group was dressed in formal attire and played professionally on cue during the pre-ceremony through the cocktail hour. They are affordable compared to other quartets but their price doesn’t reflect their exceptional value. Margaret even sent a personal thank you card after the wedding.

Fiddlestix sounded fantastic. The music was beautiful, and Margaret was great to work with. They were a little late starting up our recessional, but it was barely noticeable. They sounded wonderful and were very professional.

Fiddle Stix came in highly recommended by several brides, and their prices are the best Iâve seen. Margaret is the contact person for the group. She made the planning of our ceremony and reception music selection so easy by simply getting a feel for the mood we wanted to set and just running with it by suggesting pieces she thought were appropriate. After we got back from our honeymoon, we were pleasantly surprised to see a thank you card from Margaret with a long note congratulating us for the wedding and how well she thought the musical selections came together. What a sweet and wonderful thing to do!

AMAZING! They added so much to our ceremony! They play such beautiful music! We would HIGHLY recommend them, they can play anything your heart desires!

Although I didn’t get to hear them play during cocktails, they brought tears to my eyes at the ceremony and when I heard them audition for us. Margaret and the guys were so sweet and professional, and everyone LOVED them. I heard from a lot of people about their talent and their friendly personalities. They learned to play a hymn for us as well, that was incorporated into our ceremony where everyone sang to it together. They also provided a music stand for my BMs to use during their ceremony performance (one of them sang and one played guitar). They even went to the trouble to learn a bunch of Cole Porter tunes because they knew I wanted an “upbeat, jazzy” feel to the cocktail hour. They always remembered who we were and what our wedding was going to be like, even with all of their other customers. A very reasonably priced and talented group who were wonderful to work with. I gave them all big hugs after the cocktail hour :)

The string quartet just added a real special touch to the ceremony. My husband and I are not musicians so we don really know of any other quartets to compare them to, but all that matters is we were so touched by the music during the audition that we booked them right away. Margaret (the contact person) was very detailed oriented and would make sure that they start and stop different pieces at the exact right time. She actually went to the ceremony location a few months before the wedding to check out the place and paced her distance from where the Officiant would be standing to make sure that they can hear him properly. We had them play for the ceremony and the cocktail reception. The day went by so quickly that we didn really pay attention to the music (although I wish I had), but a lot of our guests had complimented them when we spoke to them after the wedding. However, I have read on the boards that they would charge dditional fees?for peak seasons and that the prices they quote are a little different from their website ?didn happen to me but just a heads-up.