
Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.
- Pablo Casals
Wedding & Ceremony Services
Solo Violin Arrangements with Instrumental Backing
Amplified or Acoustic
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Prelude: 25 minutes
Ceremony: 1-3 songs (bespoke)
Unity + Recessional:2 songs
Postlude: 1 song
Total: 1 hour of violin + 1 hour set-up
Cost: $550
My arrival for set-up is no less than 1 hour prior to guests’ being seated (Prelude).
I will work with you to curate the ideal setlist for your wedding according to your vision. Any part of the ceremony can be extended or shortened within the time I am booked, which serves as a buffer if events do not run precisely as planned. Many musicians charge additional fees for requested songs; I do not. I want you to feel welcome to participate in the process if you wish. If you prefer to leave all song selections to me, please let me know.
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Prelude: 1 song
Processionals 2 songs
Unity and Exit: 2 songs
Total: 25 minutes
Cost: $250
*My arrival for set-up is no less than 35 minutes prior to Processional.
I will work with you to curate the ideal setlist for your wedding according to your vision. Any part of the ceremony can be extended or shortened within the time I am booked. ie, 2 songs for processional in lieu of 3, or a longer Prelude and shortened Cocktail Hour.
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Prelude: 7 songs (30 minutes)
Processional: 2-3 songs (bespoke)
Unity/Recessional: 2 songs
Postlude: 1 song
Cocktail/Reception: 1 hour
Total: 2 hours of violin + 1 hour set-up
Cost: $1050
I will work with you to curate the ideal setlist for your wedding according to your vision. Any part of the ceremony can be extended or shortened within the time I am booked. ie, 2 songs for processional in lieu of 3 or 4, and a shorter Prelude with a longer Cocktail Hour.
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Within New Mexico:
For weddings outside of Albuquerque, Tijeras, Cedar Crest, Los Lunas, and Bernalillo, travel is 67 cents per mile (both directions) in accordance with 2024 IRS standard mileage rate.
For example:
Santa Fe area (120 miles round trip): 120 miles × $0.67 = $80.40
Taos area (270 miles round trip): 270 miles × $0.67 = $180.90
Outside of New Mexico, please contact me for a quote as flying may be more cost effective in some cases.
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I play plugged in (amplified) unless the venue does not allow amplification or if you prefer solo violin unaccompanied. Please let me know your preference well in advance so that I can accommodate. I mainly use backing tracks using Lossless Audio, run through a Yamaha mixer. With arrangements of my own I will have pre-recorded violin tracks that I can trigger with a DAW that serve the same way as a looping station might.
Electro-Voice Everse 8 8-inch 2-way Battery-Powered PA Speaker
Yamaha AG06 Live Streaming Mixer
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For Solo Violin + Backing Tracks/Arrangements
Sample Curated Setlist:
Prelude
Meditation on Thais - Massenet 4:00
Salut d’Amor - Elgar 3:00
The Swan - Saint Saens 3:00
O Mio Babbino Caro 2:45
Barcarolle _ Offenbach 2:30
La Valse d’Amelie - Yann Tiersen 2:51
Comptine d’un autre ete Amelie 2:50
River Flows in You - Yiruma 3:20
Processional
All of Me - J. Legend 4:00 (Groom/Best Man/Officiant)
At Last - Etta James 3:09 (Parents/Grandparents)
If I Ain’t Got You - Alicia Keys 4:00 (Bridesmaids/Groomsmen/Processional)
Can't Help Falling in Love - E.Presley 3:00 (Bride)
Recessional
Rather Be - Clean Bandit 3:45
Postlude
Ruth B. Dandelions 3:54
Cocktail
Golden Hour - JVKE 3:29
Cheap Thrills - Sia 3:37
Love - Lana del Rey 4:32
Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez 3:00
Turning Page - Sleeping At Last 4:10
Too Sweet Hozier 4:10
One and Only Adele 5:50
Someone You Loved Lewis Capaldi
Maybe I’m Amazed Beatles 3:50
Gravity - John Mayer 4:00
The Cinematic Orchestra To Build a Home 6:00
Best Part Daniel Caesar ft HER 3:30
Pink + White Frank Ocean 3:00
Drake Yebba’s Heartbreak 2:00
Get You Daniel Caesar 4:00
Redbone Childish Gambino 5:20
Ludovici Einaudi (close)
DNA 3:40
Indaco 5:20
Una Mattina 3:23
end of cocktail hour
Main Library
Ben Howard - Gracious
Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey
Shania Twain - You’re the Only One
Cat Power - Sea of Love
Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed
Sting- Be Still My Beating Heart
Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You - Frankie Valli
Paulo Nutini - Candy
The Paper Kites-Bloom
Quando, Quando, Quando - T. Renis
Señorita - Mendes/Cabello
The Chicks- Cowboy, Take Me Away
Adore You - Harry Styles
Another Love - Tom Odell
Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Like a Star - Corinne Bailey
Those Eyes - New West
The Avett Brothers - Who Will I Hold
The Avett Brothers - Living of Love
The Cranberries - Dreams
The Pogues - Love You Til the End
Van Morrison - Crazy Love
Simplest Love - Edward Sharpe
Kacey Musgraves - Oh What a World
The Very Thought of You- Nemon Freelon
Emmanuel - Chris Botti
She - Elvis Costello
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
All the Way - Frank Sinatra
The Night We Met - Lord Huron
Estrellita- Manuel Ponce
The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughn Williams
Agua de Beber - Jobim
A Girl from Ipanema - Jobim
Quizas Sí, Quizas No - Los Toros Band
Dance Me to the End of Love - Madeleine Peyroux
Por una Cabeza - Carlos Gardel
Little Sunflower - Freddie Hubbard
Corcovado - Jobim
Reverie - Debussy
Song Without Words - Mendelssohn
Love Theme - Cinema Paradiso
La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf
Les Beautes Du Diable - Angele Dubeau
Berceuse, Op 16 - Faure
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Arioso - J.S. Bach
Air from Water Music - Handel
Allegro from The Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Air on the G String - J.S. Bach
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
Canon and Gigue: Johann Pachelbel
Lakmé - Flower Duet - Leo Delibes
Fantasia on Greensleeves - R.V. Williams
The Gadfly Suite Op.97a: VIII Romance - Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No.5 in A Minor: Adagio - Mozart
Nimrod (from the Enigma Variations) - Elgar
Adios Nonino - Astor Piazzolla
Adagio in G Minor - Albinoni
Après un Rêve - Gabriel Faure
Bolero - M. Ravel
Blue Danube Waltz - Strauss
Calambre - A. Piazzolla
Escualo - A. Piazzolla
Fuga Y Misteria - Piazzolla
Libertango - A. Piazzolla
El Choclo - Ángel Villoldo
Fiddler on the Roof - Cadenza and Fantasy - J. Williams
La Folia - Corelli
O Sole Mio - Eduardo di Capua
Pavane - G. Faure
Dona Nabis Pachem 2 - Max Richter
Suite from the Hours: I. Movement 1 - Philip Glass
Metamorphosis: II. Flowing - Philip Glass
Spiegel im spiegel - Arvo Pärt
A Time for Us - from ‘Romeo and Juliette’ - Nino Rota
The Rain - Joe Hisaishi
Melodie in Eb Major, Op.42 - Tchaikovsky
Unchained Melody - Maurice Jarre
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
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and more
*I welcome requests or songs that are not listed here at no fee. I will do my best to accommodate.
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Prelude
The Swan (Saint-Saëns) - 3 min
Opens with serene, flowing melody. Sets a peaceful, elegant atmosphere. Not too emotionally intense for early arriving guests.
River Flows in You (Yiruma) - 3 min
Maintains the gentle mood. Modern but classical feel bridges traditional and contemporary.
Salut d'Amour (Elgar) - 2 min
Picks up the energy slightly. Sweet, romantic piece that enhances the anticipatory mood.
Barcarolle (Offenbach) - 4 min
Beautiful flowing melody; Builds emotional depth.
Hallelujah (Cohen) - 4 min
More emotional weight, familiar to most guests. Helps build anticipation
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) - 4.5 min
A timeless piece that combines a soaring, graceful melody with a gentle, flowing accompaniment, creating an atmosphere of both majesty and intimacy.
Ceremony:
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Can’t Help Falling in Love - E. Presley
Special Performance:
And I Love Her - Beatles
Blessing of Rings/Communion:
Ave Mara - Schubert
Most emotionally profound piece. Ends the ceremony on a sacred note
Recessional:
‘Spring’ from the Four Seasons - Vivaldi
‘Meditation’ - Thais
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Dream a Little Dream of Me (1950) - gentle opener
La Vie en Rose (1946)
What a Wonderful World (1967)
So This is Love (1950)
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (1972)
Songbird (1977)
… and/or
Moon River (1961)
Can't Help Falling in Love (1961)
Fly Me to the Moon (1954)
Nature Boy (1948)
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Sunrise (2002) - Norah Jones
Still the One (1997) - Shania Twain
Cowboy Take Me Away (1999) - Dixie Chicks
Picture (2002) - Sheryl Crow/Kid Rock
Tennessee Whiskey (2015) - Chris Stapleton
… and/or
I Hope You Dance (Lee Ann Womack, 2000)
When You Say Nothing At All (Alison Krauss, 1995)
Make You Feel My Love (Garth Brooks version, 1998)
Bless the Broken Road (Rascal Flatts, 2004)
Angel (Sarah McLachlan, 1997)
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For Solo Violin + Backing Tracks/Arrangements
Sample Curated Setlist:
Prelude
Meditation on Thais - Massenet 4:00
Salut d’Amor - Elgar 3:00
The Swan - Saint Saens 3:00
O Mio Babbino Caro 2:45
Barcarolle _ Offenbach 2:30
La Valse d’Amelie - Yann Tiersen 2:51
Comptine d’un autre ete Amelie 2:50
River Flows in You - Yiruma 3:20
Processional
All of Me - J. Legend 4:00 (Groom/Best Man/Officiant)
At Last - Etta James 3:09 (Parents/Grandparents)
If I Ain’t Got You - Alicia Keys 4:00 (Bridesmaids/Groomsmen/Processional)
Can't Help Falling in Love - E.Presley 3:00 (Bride)
Recessional
Rather Be - Clean Bandit 3:45
Postlude
Ruth B. Dandelions 3:54
Cocktail
Golden Hour - JVKE 3:29
Cheap Thrills - Sia 3:37
Love - Lana del Rey 4:32
Until I Found You - Stephen Sanchez 3:00
Turning Page - Sleeping At Last 4:10
Too Sweet Hozier 4:10
One and Only Adele 5:50
Someone You Loved Lewis Capaldi
Maybe I’m Amazed Beatles 3:50
Gravity - John Mayer 4:00
The Cinematic Orchestra To Build a Home 6:00
Best Part Daniel Caesar ft HER 3:30
Pink + White Frank Ocean 3:00
Drake Yebba’s Heartbreak 2:00
Get You Daniel Caesar 4:00
Redbone Childish Gambino 5:20
Ludovici Einaudi (close)
DNA 3:40
Indaco 5:20
Una Mattina 3:23
end of cocktail hour
We had originally booked through an event company and we found out they were a fraudulent company. We started to search with only a month left till our wedding date and reached out to Ana.
She was an absolute pleasure to work with and coordinate our event … The vibe was absolutely perfect for our outdoor mountain wedding and my wife was beyond excited.
We had many guests ask where Ana played from and asked if she was part of the Santa Fe Opera (she is not).
Would highly recommend for any event and especially weddings! Would not have wanted anyone else to be our violinist after having our wedding. 100/100
Justin A.
Rociada, NM
‘Amazing!!!!!’
“Not only is she professional, friendly, and sounds amazing but she helped us out huge. We previously booked a violinist online with an event company and after they took my deposit payment they stopped communicating with me. I was so scared they were a fraud so I looked a month before my wedding for a new violinist, someone who responded more about questions then just collecting payment from me. I found Ana and she was so helpful; she changed her schedule to do our wedding that was a month away.
I could not be more blessed and happier we had her for our outdoor wedding which she made so magical. Amazing amazing amazing”.
Ontonette Luna
Rociada, New Mexico
September 21st, 2024
‘Absolute Perfection!’
”Ana performed for my son’s wedding and she was absolute perfection! I can not say enough about her quality of performance!
Brenda A.