String Theory Music

Best of Weddings 🏆 — 5 years running!

We’re thrilled to share that String Theory Music has been named The Knot’s Best of Weddings for 2026, marking our 5th consecutive year receiving this honor 🤍

This award reflects the heart of what we do — thoughtful music planning, custom arrangements, and creating unforgettable moments through live string music. Thank you to every couple who took the time to share their experience and recommend us on The Knot.

Here’s to continuing to create beautiful, meaningful celebrations in 2026 and beyond ✨🎶

A blisteringly cold Florida day 🌬️❄️ set the scene for this beautiful wedding in St. Augustine — stunning views, brisk winds, and a thoughtfully adjusted plan to keep everyone (and every instrument) safe.

Our string quartet performed on the beach for a very brief ceremony behind The Reef Restaurant, adapting the music flow due to the extreme temperatures. While outdoor beach ceremonies are common here, this shortened format is not our norm — it was a special accommodation made to protect the guests, the musicians, and the instruments while still honoring the couple’s vision.

Once the ceremony concluded, we transitioned indoors for cocktail hour at The Reef, where we could settle in and let the music really shine. 🎻✨

🎶 Musical highlights from the day:

Prelude favorites
A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
Yellow – Coldplay
You Are the Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Hey, Soul Sister – Train

Ceremony moments
Here Comes the Sun – bride’s entrance (optimistic, even on a cold day 😉)
Just the Way You Are – wedding party
I Gotta Feeling – joyful recessional

Cocktail hour vibes
Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
Pompeii – Bastille
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon

This wedding was a perfect example of how clear planning, flexibility, and professional boundaries allow live music to elevate the day — even when Florida decides to feel anything but tropical.

There’s something truly magical about live music echoing through a room filled with crystal chandeliers, candlelight, and timeless elegance. This ceremony at the Crystal Ballroom was nothing short of breathtaking.

For this wedding, solo cello set the tone—warm, romantic, and deeply expressive—guiding guests from a contemporary prelude into a heartfelt ceremony. Alongside classics like Canon in D, we loved weaving in unique, modern selections that felt incredibly personal, including:
🎶 You Are the Reason
🎶 Ocean Eyes
🎶 Daylight
🎶 Die With a Smile
🎶 Like I’m Gonna Lose You

These modern love songs, reimagined for solo cello, paired beautifully with the ballroom’s luminous white marble floors and cascading chandeliers—proof that classical instruments and contemporary music are a perfect match.

Grateful to be part of such a stunning celebration in one of St. Augustine’s most elegant spaces 🤍

If you’re dreaming of live strings that feel both timeless and uniquely you, we’d love to help bring that vision to life.

Let’s start 2026 off with some incredible news… 🎉

String Theory Music has been voted TOP 3 Wedding Pros in the 904 — for the second year in a row — by Premier Bride Magazine!

Nearly 3,500 unique email addresses submitted votes, and we are beyond honored to be recognized among the best in our industry.

To our amazing couples, fellow vendors, and supporters — thank you for trusting us with such meaningful moments. Creating unforgettable music for your weddings is truly a joy and a privilege.

Here’s to another year of beautiful celebrations and unforgettable music 🤍🎻

Brittany Maroney
Leah Kogut Kosiek
Hannah Barrow
Allison Edwards Marshall