Live music for the space between the ceremony and the party.
The hour after your ceremony is when guests actually talk to each other, and it is the easiest hour of the day to leave musically empty. Live piano fills it without drowning it out.
Cocktail hour calls for a different register than the ceremony. Faye shifts the set toward atmosphere and warmth: Satie and Debussy underneath the conversation, Moon River and La Vie en Rose for the sentimental stretch, City of Stars and River Flows in You for guests who want something they half recognize, and her own original instrumentals for a touch no other wedding will have.
Because it is live, the volume and energy track the room. When the room is loud, the music holds its ground; when a toast starts, it steps back. A playlist cannot do either.
Most couples add cocktail hour to their ceremony package, which brings the total to $650 and up and keeps one musician across the whole afternoon. If your ceremony music is already covered, standalone cocktail hour sets are quoted to your timeline, and private events and parties run $125 to $200 per hour. A 50% deposit reserves the date.