ESQ was recommended to us by friends who were planning their wedding and had booked them. Our friends described them as fantastic to work with, very communicative, and organized. From our initial phone call with Jenny and Ray, we knew we had found our perfect fit for our wedding music professionals. We booked them and then got a preview of them in action at our friends’ wedding – where we had a blast dancing all night long – solidifying that we had made the right decision.

Jenny with her contagious, positive energy and Ray with his strong attention to detail make an incredible team in the planning process. ESQ was truly a beacon of light during what is often a stressful planning process. Jenny and Ray got to know us and our relationship with each other, walked us through the flow of the event, brainstormed song choices with us, and were incredibly gracious with incorporating some last minute requests. ESQ made planning fun, personal, and they really took the time to understand us, the special moments we valued and wanted to highlight.

Music is such a personal thing and choosing who represented the music at our wedding felt like a really big choice. We knew three things when we set out to find our wedding music professionals: (1) we wanted live music incorporated into the day; (2) we wanted a DJ for the reception for ultimate song choice flexibility (we have a wide range of music tastes and it sure showed at the wedding); and (3) we wanted a party on the dance floor. We honestly weren’t convinced that we could find a group that could do all three, but ESQ delivered on these three big things and more! ESQ stood out to us with their unique and talented string quartet, their fun and easygoing personalities, their professionalism and frequent communication, and how much they genuinely care about the couples they work with. Their repertoire is vast – we were overwhelmed (in a good way) with the vast range of songs they are prepared to play live.

As for the actual wedding day, we may be biased but the music at our wedding was incredible. One of the things that drew us to ESQ in the first place was their dynamic ability to transition the music throughout the night – setting a romantic, timeless scene for our wedding ceremony with their live strings, transitioning to upbeat covers of modern songs for our cocktail hour, and really turning up the party with Jenny as the DJ and the accompanying electric strings. Our guests learned the choreography to Chappell Roan’s “Hot To Go,” belted out Teenage Dirtbag, and were delightfully surprised by Simple Plan’s rendition of “What’s New Scooby Doo” (Trust me it’s a banger). You could not pry our feet from the dance floor – we (bride + groom) with all of our guests danced the night away. As one of our friends remarked to us after the event “it was banger after banger and it was impossible to find a bad song to sneak away for a bathroom break.”

ESQ was one of the most memorable parts of the day and our guests have continued to share how beautiful the ceremony arrangements were, how fun and unique ESQ was particularly during cocktail hour and the reception, and how sore they were the next day after all the dancing!

Tldr (because let’s be fair, you’re busy and trying to make wedding planning decisions) – If you are looking for talented live musicians, an organized (and truly lovely) planning team, and a wedding or event filled with beautiful music and dancing – book ESQ! We truly cannot say enough good things (and are looking for every excuse to book them again in the future)!

Elegance Quartet was the icing on the cake for our wedding. Ray and his team were amazing from the beginning of the planning process to the end. Their music made our wedding feel magical. My husband, Spartak, was born in Albania and came to the US when he was 5. I wanted to make sure that Albanian traditions were a part of our wedding. A big part of an Albanian wedding is having incredible music and to have a dance called a Valle. When I first talked to Ray after hearing his music online, I thought he and his team were so talented. He was also from Albania. Ray went out of his way to really make our wedding special by showcasing Albanian songs from Tirana where Spartak was born and helping to create a really beautiful Valle mix. He even brought Spartak's dad a special gift from Albania which his dad loved. My husband and I also work in the entertainment industry in New York and a lot of our guests are also in the entertainment business. A few of them came up to me and said they were jamming outside during the prelude for the wedding and during cocktail hour. Ray also set up a screen and played a video slide show that I had and made sure it looked and sounded great for all guests to hear. I would recommend anyone who wants live music to go with Ray and his team. The DJ Fusion that they incorporate was so much fun and made the wedding so memorable. Ray really took the time to make sure every detail for the day was perfect. Thanks again Ray!

They played at my daughter’s wedding ceremony and cocktail hour and were amazing! So easy to work with. Highly recommend.

ESQ was wonderful!! The music was incredible and so were Ray and Jenny! It was our dream to have strings at our wedding and a dance party reception and ESQ was a one stop shop. They were so organized and easy to work with. Our day was smooth top to bottom. They accommodated all of the special touches we requested including learning a few songs for cocktail hour and allowing a friend of ours to accompany them on piano during the ceremony. The dance floor lighting and electric strings that played along side the dance music was so fun and we got extensive complements from our guests. 10/10 recommend!!!

You 10000% need to book Elegance for your wedding!! We booked the 2 hour package which included 30 minute prelude (while guests were arriving and sitting down), the music for the ceremony processional and recessional and amplified strings with accompanying beats for the cocktail hour. They added such an elegant and classy vibe to our ceremony, setting the tone for the whole evening. I could pick from literally hundreds of songs for both the prelude and cocktail hour music. Our ceremony and cocktails were both at Union Trust and the transition between them was so smooth with the quartet playing our ceremony recessional from the balcony and then jumping right into cocktail music. Guests were loving the music and were definitely impressed with the arrangements and talent! Would book and recommend ESQ again!

“Wow”, “phenomenal” and “super cool” - all comments given by guests at our brunch wedding listening to ESQ and their amazingly talented musical skills. One guest was like “they just played lady Gaga…on strings!!”. We can’t recommend them enough - the flare and ambience they created for the wedding ceremony and prelude were fantastic. They played for our cocktail hour and wow’ed guests and us with their renditions of pop, rock, musicals and more! There repertoire is so varied and they are always open to new songs and artists. Working with Jenny to organize the day, have her do some MC duties, and coordinate was the easiest thing - she’s like working with a great friend that wants to make your day a special one. Ray organized and wrote out two new songs for us - our special first dance and our entrance song - both were superb! Communication was always professional and quick, not to mention easy. And the music - again, can not say enough good things about their amazing abilities to take any song and give it their own interpretation while constantly wowing not only us but all of our guests!

We booked the Elegance Quartet for our wedding reception and they did an OUTSTANDING job. They played live during our dinner hour and we received several compliments about their performance as we were going around from table to table.

We chose the DJ Fusion package, where a few members play their light up electric string instruments overtop of a DJ after dinner. It was the perfect medium between a full on DJ and a band. The string players went out into the crowd at times to help hype them up and played to some of our guests individually during slower songs.

Throughout the duration of planning, I spoke directly with Ray. He was incredibly easy to work with and very straightforward about all the services their group had to offer.

I can’t recommend the Elegance Quartet enough, they are professionals through and through. If you’re looking for something to wow your crowd that’s a bit different than a standard DJ or band, the DJ Fusion option is perfect.

Thank you so much Ray and the Elegance Quartet! We had an absolute blast at our wedding and we owe a large part of it to you guys!

We hired Elegance String Quartet for our March 2024 wedding, and 6 months out, our guests are still raving about the music! From the day we began working with ESQ we knew we were in good hands. They were professional, easy to work with, and truly got to know us and our music preferences.
They followed us throughout the day of our wedding- playing as a quartet at our ceremony, moving onto electric strings at our cocktail hour, and a DJ Fusion at the reception. They were AMAZING all day and night. I cannot recommend a more fun and unique way to incorporate live music with a DJ.
I am so thankful we got to work with ESQ at our wedding!

LOVED working with Elegance String Quartet - and they were just that, Elegant BUT they were also FUN and full of life and tremendously accommodating. They customized the music for our wedding and had a massive impact on the spirit and sentiment of the afternoon and evening. The pieces we asked them to play were not easy - they are excessively talented musicians and masterful entertainers to boot! Highly recommend in every way!

Ray and the team put on an absolute master class of a performance for my wife and I. Not only was the ceremony amazing, but the cocktail hour with the electric quartet blew the entire place away. So many people commented on how awesome they were, and I highly recommend talking to Ray and the team about performing at your wedding. My wife and I couldn’t have asked for anyone better, and they really made the day fun, special, and memorable.