Outdoor weddings always seem to have more challenges than indoor weddings, but the wedding we played at Mountain Shadows Resort in Scottsdale this month was certainly one of those challenges! As the date got closer and closer, we noticed that the day was projected for rain. Not the days before or the days after, but…
Music for Wedding Vow Renewal on Valentine’s Day in Sun City
We were so honored when one of the retirement communities in Sun City we play at regularly asked us to be a part of the vow renewal for their residents this Valentine’s Day. To prepare for the celebration, the planners asked nine couples who would be renewing their vows what they considered “their song”. This…
Live Music for Valentine’s Day Ladies Luncheon: The McCormick in Scottsdale
The day before Valentine’s Day, 2020, we had the pleasure of playing live music for a ladies luncheon at The McCormick in Scottsdale. We played in a private room, the McDowell room, which was beautiful, looking out on the little lake behind it. It was also very live, which is fun for the musicians! The…
Romantic Music for February, the Month of Love
With Valentine’s Day coming up in the month of February, we have a very busy month ahead. Some of the performances we’re looking forward to most this month are: Vow renewal celebration. For this event, we will be playing traditional wedding music for a vow renewal ceremony at an adult community in Sun City. We…
Our favorite venues to perform outdoor live wedding music
We’re lucky to be wedding musicians who live in Arizona because there are so many stunning wedding venues and such a long outdoor wedding season. The Sonoran Desert and the picturesque mountains surrounding the valley of the Sun is a dramatic background to local couples as well as those planning a destination wedding. There are…
Live Music for your Phoenix Christmas Holiday Party
The easiest way to add cheer to your holiday party is to include live music. Live music can bring a festive mood as well as a classy atmosphere to your celebration. Live holiday music is much more affordable than you may think, and certainly much more memorable than prerecorded music. During the holidays, we do…
5 Popular Types of Wedding Bands Requested in Phoenix
If you feel overwhelmed by the task of deciding on wedding bands for your wedding ceremony, cocktail hour and/or dinner reception, here is a quick and easy outline of the 5 most popular types of wedding musicians that we are seeing couples in the Phoenix area are selecting. String Quartet A string quartet is a…
Solemn Flute & Guitar Music for Mass after Easter
Today we had the honor of playing flute and guitar music for the Divine Mercy devotion to Jesus Christ associated with the apparitions of Jesus to Saint Faustina Kowalska at a Catholic church in Chandler, Arizona. The concept is around “God’s loving mercy” towards all people, especially for sinners. The two main themes of the…
Celtic Flute & Guitar Music is Not Just for St. Patrick’s Day!
As another season of Celtic music sadly came to a close, we look forward to our next opportunity to play some of our favorite music again sometime soon because Celtic music shouldn’t just be heard during the month of March! It may surprise you that some of the first music we played together as a…
Have Your Fairy Tale Disney Wedding Right Here in Phoenix
While some people may think of kids when they think of Disney, we are frequently asked to play Disney music at weddings for couples looking for either a complete Disney theme or just a fairy tale feel to their weddings. Fairy tale Disney weddings are so popular because they bring back memories of the magic…
