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Jubilee Farms December Wedding Music in Chester, SC

Kathryn and Keven’s December wedding at Jubilee Farms in Chester, South Carolina was the perfect way to round out the last month of the year! The chilly outdoor wedding with 80 guests was held at the beautiful wedding farm. With the weather forecast of high 59 on the Saturday of the wedding, we couldn’t be more excited for the couple’s wedding day!

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Can Deans' Duets play at my wedding? What are the next steps?

Thank you for your interest in booking with Deans’ Duets! We’re excited to work with you to provide live music at your wedding.

​We’ve provided you with a step by step outline of what the process looks like from the point that you decide to work with us to the day we play at your wedding.

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Questions Clients Forget to Ask When Booking a Venue

You've said yes to a wedding date, you've said yes to your bridal party, and you have begun compiling your guest list, but it's now time in the process to pick a venue. Where do you even begin? Don't worry, we've got you covered!

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Intimate November Biltmore Estate Wedding

Everyone in North Carolina knows that the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC, is such a gorgeous backdrop in the Fall to host a wedding. We were completely floored by this stunning couple, Sara-Beth and Jason, AND their wedding!

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A November Dream Wedding at Omni Grove Park Inn

Catie and Nathan's wedding at the Omni Grove Park Inn was the loveliest intimate wedding we've seen, and we were thrilled to be a part of their special day! Early November is the perfect time for a wedding in Asheville, as the leaves are changing and the mountains provide the most stunning colorful backdrop!

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Separk Mansion Wedding Inspiration

From time to time we are asked to take part in inspiration photoshoots as a way to partner with some of our vendor friends and collect beautiful professional photographs of our team members doing what they do best! We were thrilled to take part in this stunning photoshoot at Separk Mansion, one of the loveliest Charlotte venues! Three of our Charlotte violinists represented us well to add elegance and of course, beautiful music, to this fun day!

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Classic October Celebration at The Sutherland

The Sutherland in Wake Forest, NC provided a stunning backdrop for this October affair! Morgan and David had a vision for their wedding ceremony that included a solo harp, so Heather, our Charlotte and Raleigh harpist, was up to the task of creating a beautiful experience for this couple and their guests. The harp is such a unique instrument with the ability to make any genre of music sound charming and ethereal!

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Violin Harp Duet at Vesuvius Vineyards  in Iron Station NC

Our violin harp duet played ceremony music at Vesuvius Vineyards wedding venue in Iron Station, North Carolina, in November. This bride and groom contacted us at the last minute about providing ceremony music. Due to Covid restrictions, they had changed so many things and were finally able to have a gorgeous ceremony at Vesuvius Vineyards, which is a quite a grand sight!

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Covid Wedding Tips- Asking the Tough Questions

At the end of the day, the wedding is about being married - not about the wedding day!

Yes - this is so true. BUT…. Wait a minute! The wedding day is a big deal! As wedding vendors, that's our job... to provide the best wedding day you could possibly imagine.

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Violin and Guitar Fearrington Village Wedding

Will and Grace were married at Fearrington Village in Pittsboro NC on Saturday at a 50 guest ceremony. Our violin guitar duet played ceremony music together and then the solo violinist played for a group of 25 friends, and the solo guitarist played for a separate group of 25.

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A Successful COVID Wedding Postponement in Townsend, TN

Heather and Chad were originally scheduled to be married on May 9 in Banner Elk, NC. They booked us back in early 2019 as a violin and cello duet for their ceremony! Little did we know how much would change between then and their wedding day.

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Weather and Live Music on your Wedding Day

Outdoor weddings are the best, aren’t they? There is just something about having the openness and fresh air and nature all around to set the tone for this incredibly special day in your life, whether it is up on a mountain, down by a quiet river in your backyard, or in a spectacular garden venue.

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Our Favorite Asheville Area Wedding Venues

We’ve highlighted the five venues where we perform ceremony music most often in the Asheville area. This barely scratches the surface, but hopefully it helps get you pointed in the right direction.

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Solo Violin at Silver Hearth Lodge

This wedding was simple, sweet, fun and relaxed. Guests were appreciative of the music. Virginia mountains are really beautiful, and it was fun to explore a new place. If you’re looking for a venue off the beaten bath a bit in Virginia, check out Silver Hearth Lodge. The views are some of the best we’ve seen!

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