Before you ask.
Everything couples and planners usually ask on a first call, answered here — so your first message can already be about your date.
Recent weddings include The Plaza Hotel on Central Park and the Ziegfeld Ballroom.
What she actually brings.
Why SadieCan we see and hear her before we decide?
Yes — that is what this site is for. Films from real weddings, unedited; a live garden ceremony and a studio recording; the journal, where real evenings are told from the inside. Nothing staged, nothing stock: what you see is what arrives at your date.
What does live violin actually change at a wedding?
Thirty years of playing — begun at age three in a Paris conservatory near the Eiffel Tower — taught Sadie the skill that matters most in a room full of people you love: reading it. She feels where the emotion sits and finds the piece, the tempo, the moment that brings it out — softly at the vows, at full height when the floor opens. A playlist plays songs; she plays the room, with you at its center.
What makes her different from other electric violinists?
The act is built from pieces that exist nowhere else: a transparent violin commissioned from a word-of-mouth luthier — a waitlist of six months and more — and a couture dress of light, cut by two artisans in a small Paris atelier. Electric violinists exist; this instrument, this show, and the thirty years behind them exist once.
Why do photographers love the transparent violin?
Because it photographs like nothing else at the event: a violin you can see through, strings apparently floating in air, glowing after dark. Guests raise their phones the moment it appears — so your day produces images no one else's does, on your photographer's camera and across your guests' feeds.
What does the luminous dress add that the violin doesn't?
The violin is an instrument you watch; the dress turns the performer herself into the light. Woven through with fibers that answer the music, it belongs to the show moments of the evening — when the room goes dark and the light starts to move.
What does experience look like on the day itself?
Preparation. She arrives with more equipment than the plan requires, because years around professional stages taught her where evenings fail. Venues have promised sound systems that weren't what was promised — and the room never found out. She does not do magic; she does foresight, and from the fifth row it looks the same.
The music & the show.
Your programCan she learn our song?
Yes. Requests are the point. The program is designed with you: classical, film scores, pop, electro, rock, and the piece that's yours.
Can she cover the whole day?
Ceremony, cocktail hour and reception: solo or with DJ, the sound scaled to each moment.
Does she only play electric?
No. Cocktail hour and dinner often call for the classical violin, played between the tables; the transparent electric violin and the dress made of light come out when the evening turns to the show. Both travel with her.
Solo electric violin or a string quartet?
Different instruments for different rooms. A quartet is four chairs, acoustic volume and one repertoire. The electric violin is one artist whose sound scales from ceremony-soft to dance floor, with a program that runs from Bach to electro, and one point of contact instead of four.
Can she bring a full ensemble?
Yes. A hand-picked New York network built over four years (DJ, drums, saxophone, sound engineer and more), assembled to your event, with a single point of contact.
Does she play corporate and private events?
Yes: launches, galas, brand moments and private parties, solo or with DJ and ensemble. One artist, a clear technical rider, a single point of contact for your production team.
Price, booking & guarantees.
The numbersWhat does it cost?
Programs begin at $740 and scale with what you build: ceremony only, cocktail hour, the full evening, violin with DJ or ensemble. Every quote is exact, per event, and holds your date for 7 days.
How does booking work?
Send your date and venue; you hear back within 24 hours with availability and a quote. The quote holds your date for 7 days while you decide. Then the program is built together, piece by piece.
When should we book?
For peak-season Saturdays, couples often reserve 8–10 months ahead. Other dates breathe more. And if your date is closer than that, ask anyway: calendars move.
How do the deposit and contract work?
A 30% deposit secures your date, framed by a standard contract that defines the performance and protects you. The balance is settled on arrival, before the music begins — everything clear, everything in writing.
What if we need to cancel or move the date?
Moving is simple: if Sadie is available on your new date, the booking transfers with no further conditions. The deposit is non-refundable, except for events outside your control defined in the contract — severe weather among them.
What happens if she cannot perform?
It would take a genuine emergency — a road accident, anything that physically prevents her from playing. Even then you are covered either way: a replacement artist from her hand-picked New York network, or a full refund.
The practical side.
LogisticsDo we need to provide sound or equipment?
Usually your venue's sound system carries her violin. She sends a simple technical rider ahead so it's plug-and-play. For intimate settings without a system, she can bring and run her own.
Can she play outdoors?
Yes — garden ceremonies, terraces, waterfronts. One practical requirement: covered shelter if rain threatens, because the transparent violin and its sound rig are electric.
Where does she perform?
New York City — from Manhattan ballrooms to Brooklyn lofts — plus Long Island and the Hamptons, Westchester, New Jersey and Connecticut. Farther on request. Recent weddings include The Plaza Hotel on Central Park and the Ziegfeld Ballroom.
Where is she based?
New York City. She performs across NYC — Manhattan and Brooklyn included — Long Island and the Hamptons, Westchester, New Jersey and Connecticut, and farther on request.
One question left?
Send your date and venue — answer within 24 hours, and the quote holds your date for 7 days. Or write directly: [email protected]
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