Royal Strings

Thank you so much for an absolutely wonderful performance at our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour on December 27, 2011. Guests have complimented us on the high quality of music and great variety. The brides introduction, "Here Comes the Sun", made all of my bridesmaids cry and I LOVED your rendition of "Just Like Heaven" for the recessional. Thanks again for adding it to your repertoire for us.

We would recommend Royals Strings without hesitation and hope for the opportunity to see you again!

Steve and his partner were fabulous! Steve answered emails almost immediately and was very professional. He was able to accommodate all 3 of our special song requests without any problems. We decided to have them start early for 45 min before the ceremony started to keep our guests entertained and it was worth every penny!

Steve and his crew were absolutely AMAZING! They did exactly what we asked for! Our ceremony was beautiful because of them and our guests raved about them at our cocktail hour! They did amazing work at our wedding! Couldn't be happier!

I knew I wanted live ceremony music for the ceremony but had a hard time deciding if I wanted something more traditional...harps and violins or something a little different. I spent a long time searching through websites and reviews. Over these few months I always came back to Royal Strings. I loved the blend of violin and guitar. It was is so romantic and haunting. I married into a very musical family with tons of musicians...piano players and teachers, drummers, bass players, even a spectacular trumpet player and they ALL commented on the quality of sound and expertise of the Royal Strings duo. I can't wait to see my wedding video so I can appreciate everything I did not get a chance to hear. They even learned a song we wanted played during our pre-service. If you are considering live music for your ceremony definitely go with Royal Strings. They are truly talented and professional musicians that will put a special touch on your big day.

Royal Strings is an amazingly talented duo. They helped to make our wedding ceremony so incredibly special and unique. From start to finish working with Steve was effortless. He was always quick to answer questions and alleviate concerns. The hardest part was deciding on the song selection, as I don't think there's anything Royal Strings can't play. We went with a rock / pop mix for the pre-ceremony music, and I walked down the aisle to Here Comes the Sun. The recessional was Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, which sounded AMAZING on violin and guitar. Our guests were wowed, and Royal Strings set the tone for a fantastic event. We can't thank you enough!

I never got to actually meet Steve in person, we just exchanged emails and a couple phone calls and then on our big day we heard the music and were blown away. Steve is very responsive and can accomodate any special requests.
We really didnt want the standard boring ceremony music. We wanted new contemporary music played on the violin and guitar that added a unique element to an already unique ceremony. We had people coming up to us all night at our wedding saying....was that Guns N Roses November Rain that played as you walked out of your ceremony!? Awesome! Yes indeed, it was.
We were so pleased with Royal Strings performance and added a truly unique element to our big day. Thank you...

Matt and I just got married on Sept 30, 2011. I cannot say enough wonderful things about Royal Strings! I used to be an event planner so I understand the importance of vendor-client relationships. Steve was fantastic from the start. He was extremely responsive, had many ideas, and was enthusiastic throughout the entire process. He covers such a wide range of songs. Royal Strings played for our ceremony and cocktail hour and our guests have commented over and over again how they ABSOLUTELY LOVED the music! The combination of violin and acoustic guitar is hauntingly beautiful, so moving....I had goosebumps walking down the aisle as they played Storybook Love from The Princess Bride. Steve even learned Firework by Katy Perry for us and played it at the end of our ceremony. I have recommended Royal Strings to other brides who have ended up hiring them and were thrilled with them! I cannot recommend them enough....now I must go plan an event just so that i can hire them again! Good luck, brides!

Royal strings performed perfectly for my ceremony and cocktail hour at my wedding. I worked with them on creating a music selection that complimented my style. I would highly recommend using this company for your wedding or any special event where you want exceptional, expertise and beautiful music! They are truly the best!

The ceremony music was an awesome addition to our daughter's wedding at Highlawn Pavilion...she chose Cannon in D to walk down the aisle with her Dad and Sweet Child of Mine...as they finished their vows. The guests AND the Pastor just LOVED it. While guests were arriving via shuttle and being seated outside..Royal Strings performed the entire time. Friends and family are still asking how I discovered them and how outstanding they were! What you hear on the website is only enhanced when surrounded by friends and family! I would recommend them for a special event any time!

I cannot say enough positive things about our experience with ROYAL STRINGS. I had contracted them for the Friday night event of a wedding in NYC. Hurricane Irene changed our plans and Friday night became the wedding, rather than the rehearsal dinner. ROYAL STRINGS quickly adapted to the change and provided fantastic music for the ceremony as well as the cocktail hour. Wonderful! Wonderful!

The Royal Strings were amazing!!! My husband and I could not be happier with our choice to hire Royal Strings to play our Ceremony & Cocktail Hour Music. Awesome job! We received so many compliments on these guys! Everyone kept saying how talented and different they were. Beautiful job guys! Steve was a pleasure to deal with. A complete professional. I will recommend these guys again and again to my closest friends and family who are looking for some really talented and different wedding music! Thank you ROYAL STRINGS for adding a level of class and sophistication to our beautiful day!

The Royal Strings did a great job! Everyone loved them at the cocktail hour. I hired them over the phone and couldn't have been happier.

We are so happy with Royal Strings! They traveled out to Princeton, NJ for our wedding and played during our ceremony and cocktail hour. The music was beautiful and they even stayed late at the last minute when we decided to extend our cocktail hour. We highly recommend them!!

We used Royal Strings for our pre-ceremony music and our cocktail hour and it was a highlight of our wedding! They were fabulous to work with, very responsive, professional, nice, and punctual. They played everything we requested. We got tons of compliments from our guests about the unique, upbeat music Royal Strings provided. I can't rave about Royal Strings enough and I'd recommend them for ANY event. They were such a great addition to our wedding. Thanks again Steve and Boris!

Steve at Royal Strings was a pleasure to work with. He was so responsive to all my e-mails and kept me worry free. We found them online and loved the whole feel of their music - they are a guitar and violin duo. Their prices are very reasonable and they play everything! They also toughed it in the rain for our wedding day and they really helped make it a perfect day. I was so excited to hear them play that they were all I could think about when I started walking down the aisle and after they pronounced us husband and wife! At the very last minute, we finally decided on a recessional song (Stolen by Dashboard Confessional), and emailed Steve to see if they could play it. He responded and said he would try to find the sheet music, but if he couldn't he would go to our back up song (All You Need Is Love - Beatles). Well, we were so excited when we heard Stolen being played as we kissed and made our way back down the aisle! Their sound was so unique and we loved having them play for us! After the ceremony, Steve came up to us to thank us for letting them be part of our day...what a nice gesture! They definitely were a great addition to the ceremony.

Royal Strings Duo performed flawlessly at our wedding. They accommodated our nonstandard wedding comfortably, were fine adapting to last minute changes and were very professional. Most importantly, they played phenomenally! We received many complements from our guests. They even added a few flourishes such as when the violinist danced with us (while playing). We had also requested that they play at a moderate volume while people were mingling and eating, and they did so wonderfully. Check out their song list - a very unique and interesting repertoire. Thanks for a great time!

Royal Strings is awesome!
They played our ceremony at the church, and the cocktail hour. Not only were they reasonably priced and extremely friendly to deal with, they are extraordinarily talented musicians! I had asked them to learn a Coheed and Cambria song (my favorite band on earth) for our cocktail hour, and despite it being a difficult song to translate to violin and acoustic guitar, they nailed it and it was such a highlight of my day! They were so awesome at our cocktail hour, a bunch of our friends and family wanted their card to book them for their own weddings! Thank you R.S.!

Royal Strings did an amazing job at our wedding ceremony. They played exactly what we wanted and even learned a new song for us! We got so many compliments, so we definitely recommend them to anyone!!!

They were amazing! The music was absolutely beautiful and it truly made our ceremony complete. We received SO many compliments about their music. We would highly recommend them! Very friendly and super easy to work with!

This team is AMAZING!!! Steve and Boris are just incredible. I can't begin to tell you how many people approached me at the wedding and still now, a month later asking me where I found them and how incredible they sound. During cocktail hour, quite a few guests approached me and asked if I realize they are playing Metallica and Michael Jackson! Everyone was just amazed as were I and my Husband. We requested our first dance song by Lifehouse be played by them instead of our DJ, which they never played before, and did an amazing job. I look forward to using them again for future functions as well as referring to family and friends. They get an A+ in my book! You guys ROCK!

-Toula L, 8/21/2010, Wedding Cocktail Hour, Riverhead, NY

Royal Strings performed at our wedding ceremony on 6/27/2010. Steve was wonderful to work with and every song that I recommended or wanted played during the ceremony exceeded my expectations. They played so beautifully that there was not even a dry eye during the ceremony. They even played while the priest read the reading and it was magical. Royal Strings made our wedding feel like a fairy tale and will definitely will be using them again. Thank you again Steve for a remarkable job!!!

My family and I are very pleased with Royal Strings and their music. They contributed a wonderful ambiance to the wedding ceremony.

The guys at Royal strings were awesome.
We only hired them for ceremony music and the value was great.
I had people asking me who they were at the wedding because they wanted to hire them!
violin and guitar sounds great~

They were definitely one of my favorite vendors of the wedding day. Royal Strings is a guitarist and a violinist duo who make up for the lack in numbers with an amazing talent. Although I never even got a chance to meet them since they packed up right after the ceremony, they were wonderful to work with, from the first email til the wedding day. I asked them to play "Linus and Lucy" for our recessional music and it was soo sweet to hear it in a guitar/violin form! They really blew our minds. Professional, talented and affordable - how can you go wrong?

Make sure to check out their website for samples.. this is what sold us! We never met them or heard them in person.. we just blindly went with them and we got way more than we expected.

Royal Strings are/were phenomenal! The combination of a guitar and violin is just outstanding, and they can play absolutely anything. We wanted a lot of classic rock/pop before the ceremony rather than the typical classical music you hear and they delivered. But, my wife still wanted to come down the aisle to Canon in D, which sounded equally beautiful.

Steve is very easy to work with, and extremely responsive. I would highly recommend them.

My only regret was not being able to hear more of their playing. What I did hear was beautiful.

The Royal Strings were one of our BEST vendors. They were easy to book, very affordable, showed up on time and prepared to play. They were slightly delayed in some of our email correspondences but everything worked out in the end...so we would HIGHLY recommend them!!!

Everyone at our reception really enjoyed the music and it added to the ambiance of the event. The music selection was great and we even had a family sing an Italian love song with the group. We highly recommend Royal Strings.

Excellent! I started crying as soon they started playing COn ti partiro, the song I requested. I highly recommend them. Great service for a great price.