Bollywood Songs
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The down side of these is that a harp is not easily transportable, if you want for example to have music in two different parts (two floors) of the same building or two different places. As to a quartet, four players are more expensive than one and if you go with an agency they will, rightly, charge their share.

So, having considered the issues that couples face, if you are looking for some wedding music in Oxford or around it, you may want to consider a soloist playing an easily movable instrument, maybe you're looking for a violinist, so what about...

Something different

So, you'd like to have something different, unusual? Then a solo viola is the answer (most people would say "violin" when they see it). The viola has a warm, mellow tone and once you hear it you’ll love it. At your ceremony and reception you can have a variety of Bollywood songs, they sound really nice on violin or viola and I can play your favourite tune. If I don't know it, I'll learn it at no extra charge! Also being the viola a portable instrument, it can be easily moved around the venue.

List of Bollywood Songs for Indian, Asian weddings

• Mohabbatein    violin tune
• Dil ne yeh kaha hai dil se (Dhadkan)
• Guzarish (Ghajini)
• Chura Liya Hai Tum Ne Jo Dil Ko - Yadon Ki Baraat
• Tere Ore Singh is King
• Aye Dil Hai Mushkil Jeena Yaha
• Ek Din Aap Yu Humko
• Give Me Some Sunshine
• Kahi Door Din Dhal Jaye
• Mere Mehboob
• Mohabbatein Love Tunes
• O Mere Sona Re
• Papa Kehte Hain
• Teri Ore (Tere Ore)
• Tu Jane Na
• Ye Jo Mohabbat Hai

Bollywood songs played
at an Asian wedding

While your friends and family gather in the ceremony hall, I'd play some above songs to entertain them.

The Bridal procession

• Mohabbatein    violin tune
• or Guzarish (Ghajini)

Signing of the Register

• Chura Liya Hai Tum Ne Jo Dil Ko - Yadon Ki Baraat

Recession

• Tere Ore Singh is King
• or Guzarish (Ghajini)

Convinced? Then click here to book your wedding Bollywood songs or call (UK) 07985 025129.

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How much?

So you're wondering, how much are my wedding Bollywood songs going to cost me?

First of all, maybe it’s necessary to remind, since some people tend to forget it, that professionals musicians are professionals exactly like accountants, dentists, solicitors etc. and in order to maintain a high quality standard they need to be paid professional rates.

Therefore, when you pay for a music performance, like any professional service, you don’t pay just for that one or two hours the musician(s) perform there, you need to take into account the preparation of that service, that is the time spent to practice and learn the pieces of music and expenses (if you ever tried to learn to play an instrument you’ll understand what it takes, if you’ve never done it I’d encourage you to start learning one now, just to see what it means).

Of course, you can always find someone willing to do it for nearly no money but ask yourself why? If it’s a friend of yours who wants to do it as a present for you, fine, it’s a different matter, otherwise the answer is simple: like anything else, they're not doing it professionally and you get what you pay for.

Would you book your wedding dress, venue, catering, hairdressing, photographer and everything else for your wedding from someone who's not a professional in his or her business, based on the price only, choosing the cheapest you can get? Even if you are on a tight budget, there has to be a balance between the price and the quality.

Then the price for a wedding ceremony and reception music depends on many factors, like the number of performers and duration of the event.

Generally speaking, the more players there are, the less they get paid individually (within limits) and vice versa. This is because within a group the responsibility on each player is less heavy than the responsibility a duo or a soloist have. It’s easy to understand, if you are a solo player and something doesn’t go quite right, there is nobody around to blame. The difficulties of the music pieces are all on the shoulders of one or two players. Besides this, not all musicians feel happy about playing solo, so this reduces the number of solo/duo performers available.

As to duration, if you want music for the ceremony only the minimum is generally one hour, including the arrival of guests and some time after the celebration itself, everybody leaving the hall, congratulating the couple etc, when you can have some music played. However, from my experience, most couples like to have music for the ceremony and for a drink reception or lunch after it and all this could last about two or, more often, three hours.

So, to recapitulate, duo or solo performers are more expensive individually, but with a group you have to add up the individual amounts and so to have a quartet for example, you end up with paying more than a duo or a soloist. To give you a rough idea, you could get some professional music played at your wedding from a minimum of about £200, again based on the number of players and on how long you want the music for.

Anyway, whatever your budget and the style you choose, I’d recommend you to always book professional players, people who have experience and will really help you to organise the music for your wedding with the most suitable pieces.

After all, this is a day you’ll remember for all your life and the music will really contribute to make it more memorable.

Thanks for your visit, contact me for more information to book your wedding music entertainment or call: (UK) 07985 025129.

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"Dear Monica,
we just wanted to thank you again for having played at our wedding, contributing to make the ceremony such a special event!

All guests agreed that you created a fantastic atmosphere, bringing beautiful music in the room with a great performance both in terms of selection and delivery. We'd also like to thank you for having been such a nice person to talk during the pre-wedding arrangements, which gave us confidence that everything would have been good according to plans.