String Trio Wedding Ceremony and Reception Music at the Denver Botanic Gardens, Flute and Strings by Christen Stephens, Photographer: Kate Merrill Photo

On a sunny Halloween Day, I had the pleasure of performing with my string trio at a captivating Haunted Victorian Garden themed wedding ceremony in the Woodland Mosaic Garden Solarium. This gorgeous garden location, nestled right in the middle of the city of Denver, is my all-time favorite wedding spot in the Colorado. Our musical performance was reminiscent of a Victorian house orchestra, which would have been very popular at that time, and we helped to create a romantic atmosphere, perfect for a Halloween wedding and the couple's unique vision.

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From the Bride:

“It was a dream to walk down the aisle to the instrumentals of this live string trio. 😍 We hosted our intimate wedding ceremony and reception in the Green Solarium at the Denver Botanic Gardens - and the trio sounded absolutely amazing. Plus Christen was super easy to work with! She was super responsive and flexible when it came to planning our ceremony and reception songs. Her trio learned a new song for our processional, plus they hit the cues perfectly. I wanted our recessional song to start when we had our first kiss - and the totally nailed my magical movie kiss moment! Plus, Christen created the playlist for our cocktail hour and reception, based on our music tastes, so I didn't have to spend a long time figuring that out. I would totally recommend going with LIVE MUSIC for your wedding - and I completely recommend Christen and her crew. :)”

I loved working with this bride, and was excited to help her bring her wedding day vision together with our music. One piece of her vision was a special request for her wedding party's processional song – "Changes" by Black Sabbath. Although this might seem like an unconventional choice, I embraced the challenge and created a joyful arrangement for our string trio to perform. The bride and I made a few inside jokes about ignoring the lyrics, and I focused on the melody in my arrangement. The result was a surprisingly delightful and memorable processional song, that really captured the attention of everyone in attendance.

Following the ceremony, guests enjoyed cocktails and refreshments as we continued to play an upbeat mix of classical, pop, rock, and traditional Irish tunes. Our repertoire even included a few selections from the Star Wars soundtrack, another special request from the bride. I’ll always fondly remember this Halloween day wedding and working with this wonderful couple to make their wedding day dream become a reality.

Wedding Prelude Music (sample selections):
Fughette in C (Handel), Southwind (Traditional Irish), Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis), Make You Feel My Love (Adele), What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

Wedding Ceremony Music:
Changes (Black Sabbath): Wedding Party
Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Bride
At Last (Etta James): Recessional

Cocktail Hour Music (sample selections):
All of Me (John Legend), Celtic Dawn (Roy Todd), Haunted by Waters from a River Runs Through It, Sally Gardens (Traditional Irish), I See Fire (Ed Sheeran), Across the Stars Love, Theme from Star Wars, Imperial March from Star Wars, Scheherazade Theme (Rimsky-Korsakov), Marry You (Bruno Mars), Sweet Jenny Jones (Traditional Irish), Perfect (Ed Sheeran)