Skip to main content
Weddings

About

Blue Topaz Strings provides their clients with elegant musical accompaniments for their weddings and other milestone events throughout Central London and beyond. This business is the brainchild of sisters Anna and Libby, each professional violinists who have more than 18 years experience in understanding and providing first rate music for special events. They strive to add the appropriate melodies for their clients’ one-of-a-kind celebrations and their huge success is evident not least from the strings of happy clients and public five star reviews. With a range of musial styles including classical, jazz and pop, Anna and Libby together with their hand picked team of musicians can elevate your event, bringing the feeling, the musical sparkle and adding an extra sense of emotion and poignancy to your proceedings.

Services Offered

Blue Topaz Strings can provide a range of wedding musicians including string trios, string quartets, string duos, solo strings and even a full string orchestra. With violin, cello, viola and double bass they offer different string sounds including classical, jazz, modern and pop. They can also create a string version of any song you would like for your special day on request.

You can book them to play at any point during your wedding day. The most popular music package is for pre ceremony welcome music as your guests arrive, during the ceremony itself and the all important walking down the aisle and aisle song, followed by the drinks reception music. They can also stay to play for the wedding breakfast music and to accompany first dance moments.

Having a larger wedding? Blue Topaz Strings offer a sound enhancement package in order to gently boost their sound to an appropriate level and to multiple areas. This can also work particularly well with inside/outside receptions. Get in touch with your guest numbers for a quote.

Got a colour theme? Ask for the coloured dress options! Evening dress options currently include long matching jewelled navy, bright blue, pale rose pink, silver sequinned and non matching long elegant black and knee length black.

On the day of your wedding, these wedding musicians will arrive in good time, prepared and with all their required equipment allowing you to focus on more meaningful matters. Whether you’re looking for romantic string songs, traditional classical or covers of modern dance floor fillers, these dedicated professionals can play the soundtrack to your love story.

  • Woman-owned
illustration popular

Suppliers you may like

Check out other suppliers that are popular with couples right now

Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Ceremony music
Cocktail/banquet music

What is included in the wedding package?

This depends what you would like! We can be flexible to suit your day, however our most popular package is the pre ceremony/ceremony/drinks reception. We normally suggest to allow 2.5 hours for this

How far in advance should I contact you?

You are welcome to contact us whenever suits your plans however the earlier the better to guarantee our availability for you

What style of music do you offer?

Classical
Disco
Jazz
Rock
String quartet
Latest hits
Pop

Type of musical group:

Orchestra
Duet
Trio
Quartet
Solo
Soloist

Size of group:

Soloist
Small (2 - 3 musicians)
Medium (4 - 6 musicians)
Large (7 or more musicians)

Repertoire:

Our repertoire varies depending which group you choose. As a general guide for a mainly classical approach choose our classic string quartet. To include modern/pop numbers, the Exclusive Trio/Quintet

Is it possible to request something that's not in the repertoire?

Absolutely! We pride ourselves on our outstanding arranging service. (A modest additional charge normally applies). Please feel free to get in touch with your song choice!

What's your experience?

We have 18 years experience in supplying live strings for special events & many more as professional violinists ourselves! Check out our many 5 star google reviews and happy customers

Do you have your own equipment?

Yes

Do you need specific materials or conditions to offer your service?

Yes, -For outside performance: A shaded area away from direct sunlight & rain -Armless chairs

Can you travel?

Yes, we are London based but will travel worldwide where ever you need us! Our usual locations of work are: London Surrey Sussex Bucks Berks Hants Herts Beds Essex Kent Oxon Northants Cambs Norfolk Suffolk

Is there a charge for travelling?

Yes, we generally charge 40p per mile from the M25 outwards however please get in touch for a specific price as this can vary depending on the nature of your event and the line ups booked

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

Yes

Do you work alone or do you have a team of professionals?

With a team

What is the length of time of the act?

We generally play 45 minute sets but can be flexible to fit in with your day. For example, if your ceremony overruns by 10 minutes we will not get up and leave! A one hour set is normally the longest

How much time do you need to prepare for an act?

On the day we like to arrive one hour before the booking start time to set&warm up. If you are hiring our sound enhancement service it may be up to 3 hours in adv depending on the nature of your event

Do you do open-air acts?

Yes

Do you charge per hour or per event?

Per event

If needed, would you be able to work extra hours?

Yes

How do you charge extra time?

This is negotiated per event depending on the length of time we have already been playing and the nature of the event

What are the forms of payment?

We generally ask for a bank transfer

Served in

Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, North West London, Surrey and West Sussex

illustration question

Do you have any questions?

Request pricing
5.0 out of 5 rating
11 reviews
  • Quality of the service
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Response time
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Professionalism
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Value for money
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Flexibility
    5 out of 5 rating
100% Recommended by couples
Nicole
Nicole K. Sent on 25/05/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Elegant, Professional with more than a touch of Class

Blue Topaz are professional and gifted musicians who play a variety of music and are sensitive to the occasion. They brought great joy., as well as class to our wedding. If I could, I would hire them on a daily basis to play in my house - no task would be mundane with their music playing. Thank you Blue Topaz.
O
Olivia O. Sent on 11/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect experience

Blue Topaz were brilliant on our wedding day. They provided music during our drinks reception and it created the most wonderful atmosphere for our guests to enjoy. A great variety of songs and very easy to work with in the run-up to the day.
M
Maria V. Sent on 15/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

These girls were amazing

Honestly so happy about this choice. I told them the music we wanted and specific for every moment of the wedding day. Of course on the day I had forgotten most things as my head was spinning but I realised they absolutely helped with all the requests we made and created the most magical atmosphere ever! After the ceremony they followed us at the reception and arrived before us to make sure we had the same atmosphere of Christmas- romance by the time we walked in. INCREDIBLE! Thank you so much!
S
Sidonie Sent on 05/03/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Blue Topaz string trio - amazing!

The string trio were absolutely fantastic - wonderful music, from start to finish! Our guests were blown away. Blue Topaz were super helpful and easy to work with in the run up to the wedding too. Thank you!
K
K&A Sent on 27/01/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you

Blue Topaz played at my birthday party and they were fantastic. They played a range of music, agreed it in advance and made the party special. They were a real talking point and everyone complimented their playing. Thank you!
C
Chao Sent on 27/01/2020
5 out of 5 rating

We were lucky

We were so lucky that Blue Topaz was the musician on our big wedding day. I was sending emails back and forth with Anna to discuss music pieces for our wedding, she always gave me professional advises and reply emails in time, which made our life way easier. During the day, the music was so beautiful, everyone loved it! The music Blue Topaz played gave us a beautiful moment that we will never forget.
J
Js Sent on 27/01/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful

Blue Topaz played for my daughter's wedding at Denbies Wine Estate in July and were stunningly professional and musical. They worked hard to prepare just the songs we wanted and played them beautifully. They are the best of string groups and made the wedding in terms of the aura they created. We cannot recommend them highly enough and if you hire them, you can count on them 100%. Their music made the event. They have excellent taste and an outstanding professional sense.. Their music is beautiful and their hearts are too!
A
Anna Sent on 27/01/2020
5 out of 5 rating

You made our wedding special

The Blue Topaz string trio played at my wedding ceremony and I am so glad they did because they were just perfect! The music added so much atmosphere and was of a very high quality, and the special arrangement just for us added a really lovely personal touch to our ceremony. We had so many compliments about Blue Topaz from our wedding guests too, who were treated to live music whilst they waited for the ceremony to start. Thank you, Blue Topaz, for making our wedding so special!
H
Hazel Sent on 17/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you so much

Hazel and myself would like to say a big thank you for playing at our wedding at New Place near Southampton on 30th June.
The music you played was perfect for our wedding ceremony and reception. You looked great too on such a hot day!
You might think you were just in the background, but almost every one of our guests commented on how good you were. You are a truly talented trio of musicians.
We had a wonderful day and you helped to make it particularly memorable for us.
Thank you so much."
S
Stephen Sent on 17/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Cannot recommend highly enough

Blue Topaz played at our wedding on 7th July. I'd listened to the online demo and thought they were really good. We were all amazed at just how good they are when they performed live
Loved every minute, great repertoire, friendly professional people. I can't recommend them highly enough”
G
G&B Sent on 17/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Seamless

"Just a quick note to say THANK YOU so much to Blue Topaz for playing at our wedding. We loved the music and know that the guests did too! It really set the tone of the ceremony and helped to make the ceremony such a great atmosphere.
Thank you for all of your help prior to the day and on the wedding day itself. It was amazing working with you, so thank you! We would highly recommend! It was so seamless!
Many thanks
illustration stars

Did the reviews win you over?

Send a message

Badges

Blue Topaz Strings Real Weddings

Jill & Ben
19 photos · 31/12/2021

Map

Marylebone Rd NW1 5PT London - North West (North West London)

Other suppliers in North West London for your wedding

Wedding Suppliers