Wedding Violinist and Live Wedding Music

Julie Schatz plays wedding ceremonies, cocktail hours and receptions across New York City, New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. She plays violin and piano and sings, so one musician can cover the whole day. A ceremony with solo violin starts at $725, and every price is published below.

WeddingViolinist, pianist and singer — in one.

Pricing Zone-based rates from $725. Transparent mile-band pricing from Brooklyn. Ceremony + cocktail (most-booked) from $1,250. See rate sheet → Repertoire 255 songs, 13 styles. Interactive ceremony builder. Pick songs for prelude, processional, entrance, unity, recessional, cocktail, and reception moments. Build your ceremony → Song Finder First-dance quiz in 60 seconds. Five questions on vibe, era, and lyric. Three personalized picks with a reason for each. Take the quiz → All Finders Also for the aisle and parent dances. Same 60-second format for walking down the aisle and father-daughter / mother-son dances. Care taken with tribute branches. See all quizzes →

Four ways to book

From $725 Solo violin The most-booked choice for the ceremony. Classical, pop and film music arranged for one violin. Ceremony and cocktail hour together from $1,250. See violin prices → From $875 Jazz piano Standards, soul and modern covers for cocktail hour and dinner. Julie brings a keyboard if the venue has no piano. Wedding pianist → From $1,550 Violin and piano duo Julie on both instruments across the event from $1,550, or the two-musician Soul Shades duo from $2,875. See the duo → From $3,800 DJ and live violin A full DJ set for the reception with violin played live over it. $3,800 added to a ceremony booking, or $4,500 on its own. Reception DJ →

Wedding pricing

Priced by miles from Brooklyn. Piano is its own service — different setup, different footprint. Additional hour $300, any zone.

Service	Zone 1 Under 20 mi	Zone 2 20–40 mi	Zone 3 40–60 mi
ViolinCeremony or cocktail hour, to 1 hr	$725	$825	$925
PianoCeremony or cocktail hour, to 1 hr	$875	$975	$1,075
ViolinCeremony and cocktail hour	$1,250	$1,350	$1,450
PianoCeremony and cocktail hour	$1,450	$1,550	$1,650
Violin and pianoAcross the event	$1,550	$1,650	$1,750

Reception · DJ and live violin

Full DJ setup with live violin performed over the set, sound and lighting included. Additional hour $500.

Booking	Zone 1	Zone 2	Zone 3
Added to ceremony/cocktail bookingOne vendor across the day	$3,800	$4,000	$4,200
Standalone, 4 hoursReception only	$4,500	$4,700	$4,900

Zone 4 (60+ miles — Hamptons, deep Hudson Valley, inland CT): custom-quoted. See the full rate sheet at wedding pricing.

Wedding musicians by region

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Signature venues

Oheka Castle Tappan Hill Mansion Pendry Natirar Blue Hill at Stone Barns Gotham Hall The Wythe Hotel Park Chateau Estate Capitale The Garden City Hotel Falkirk Estate The Crescent Beach Club Il Villaggio All 46 venues →

Plan the music

Wedding violinist pricing 255-song repertoire Wedding FAQ First dance song finder Aisle song finder Parent dance song finder Wedding pianist Booking options

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Beyond weddings

Julie also plays corporate and private events.

If you're planning a company event, private client dinner, milestone birthday, or brand activation alongside a wedding — or your firm handles both — Julie holds the same solo violin, jazz piano, and DJ + live violin formats across all three verticals with one contact and one contract.

Corporate events → Private events → Hamptons + yacht →