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Long Island

Wedding violinist
for Long Island

Gold Coast estates, waterfront ballrooms, North Fork vineyards: live violin for the whole arc of the day, from a New York artist who already plays this island.

Long Island may be the most varied wedding country around New York: manicured Gold Coast estates one weekend, a vineyard aisle between the rows the next, a South Shore ballroom with the water behind the glass after that. Sadie's setup is built for that range — indoors or open air, intimate or three hundred guests.

Outdoors is where her self-contained sound earns its keep: a beach processional or a vineyard ceremony has no house system, so she brings and runs her own, concert-grade, with nothing visible in your photographs but the violin. Indoors, a technical rider sent ahead makes your venue's system plug-and-play.

The program is designed with you, piece by piece — classical for the vows, film scores and pop over cocktails, the classical violin between the dinner tables, and the transparent electric violin with the dress made of light when the dancing starts. Marrying on the East End? The Hamptons have their own page — summer out there books on its own calendar.

The day, in movements.

How it unfolds

The ceremony

Between vineyard rows, on the sand, or under an estate's old trees — her own concert-grade sound means the processional carries wherever you say your vows.

Cocktail hour

The gown changes register with the light: a program from Bach to pop while the raw bar opens and the water turns gold.

Dinner

Classical violin between the tables — the room stays warm, the toasts stay heard.

The party

The transparent electric violin and the dress made of light open the floor, solo or with her DJ and ensemble network.

Sadie playing the transparent violin on a haze-lit dance floor, chandeliers behind her

From recent weddings, unedited — see them with sound

Long Island couples ask.

Local FAQ

How much does a wedding violinist cost on Long Island?

Programs begin at $740 and scale with what you build — ceremony only, through the full evening. Every quote is exact, per event, and holds your date for 7 days.

Do you cover both Nassau and Suffolk?

Yes — Gold Coast estates, South Shore waterfront rooms, North Fork vineyards. For the East End specifically, see the dedicated Hamptons page: those dates have their own rhythm.

Our ceremony is on the beach or in a vineyard. What about sound?

Built for it. Where there is no house system, she brings and runs her own concert-grade sound, so the processional carries over open air without a cable in sight of your photos.

Can she play the ceremony and then the cocktail hour?

Yes — the most chosen format: the ceremony's restraint, then a cocktail program that runs Bach to pop, with none of the logistics of moving four chairs.

Electric or classical?

Both come along. Classical violin for vows and dinner between the tables; the transparent electric violin and the dress made of light when the party starts.

How far ahead do Long Island dates book?

Peak-season Saturdays: 8–10 months. Vineyards and estates in season go first. Closer dates are always worth asking — calendars move.

Do you also provide other wedding musicians on Long Island?

Yes. Sadie is the wedding musician for the whole day on her own, and for larger receptions she brings her hand-picked network — DJ, drums, saxophone — booked through a single point of contact.

Marrying elsewhere? The Hamptons, Westchester, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island — or everything about weddings.

Booking

Your date is once.

Programs begin at $740 and scale with what you build. Send your date and venue: the exact number arrives within 24 hours, and holds your date for 7 days.

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