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Welcome to Alive Network, the UK's largest and leading supplier of live wedding ceremony musicians and entertainers

Whether you're looking to hire a string quartet, harpist, classical guitarist of a full gospel choir for your wedding ceremony - Alive Network are here to make booking live wedding ceremony musicians as easy and trouble free as possible. We've designed our service to make it easy for you to hire the very best wedding musicians in the UK, all from the comfort of your PC or device. If you don't have the time to browse through the huge choice of artists on our web site, or if you would like to get personalised suggestions from our expert wedding music coordinators, we are of course more than happy to assist.

Simply phone us on 0845 108 5500 or submit a quick enquiry using the form above and one of our coordinators will be more than happy to help.

How to make an enquiry

Browse our web site and add artists to your enquiry basket, then submit your basket as an enquiry to our team.
Submit a quick online enquiry brief by clicking the Make a Quick Enquiry button above (we'll suggest suitable artists for you).
Give us a call or send us an email using the contact details above and we'll discuss your requirements in person.
Arrange a face-to-face meeting here at our office HQ in Staffordshire.

How to make a booking

Inform your Alive Network coordinator that you would like to confirm a booking based on the quote that you've been given.
We will draw up a booking contract and issue copies to you and your chosen artist (view terms & conditions here).
You pay a non-refundable booking deposit to Alive Network (card, bacs, cheque) of between 20-30% of the total booking value.
Your booking is confirmed and you will be put in touch directly with your selected artist around 4 weeks before your event.

Five-star personalised customer service

Expert advice and support tailored to your wedding by your own dedicated wedding entertainment coordinator
24/7 emergency support, 365 days of the year, for your total peace of mind

Alive Network Entertainment Agency is a UK-based company with a large team of dedicated staff. Although your first interaction with us might happen via our website we provide a personal one-to-one service once you've made contact with us. You will be assigned a dedicated wedding entertainment coordinator to help with your enquiry so you know you'll have the consistency of speaking with someone who knows who you are, what you want and the details of your wedding day.

We have built our reputation on a foundation of fantastic five-star customer service and whether you make your initial enquiry directly to us so that we play an active part in recommending artists, or you're happy to browse and choose an artist entirely on your own, you will always be able to speak with and receive help and assistance from your dedicated coordinator.

Our wedding music booking services are interactive, human and tailored for you. No wonder we're the most recommended wedding music agents in the UK!

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Wedding Ceremony Music Ideas & Inspiration

Your wedding ceremony is a deeply personal event and live music can play an important part in enhancing the emotional impact of the occasion. From the usual suspects such as string quartets, classical guitarists and harpists to high impact gospel choirs and trumpet fanfares, with Alive Network you have plenty of musical options to choose from. Get inspired with our fantastic collection of tips and wedding ceremony music articles.

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Hire Wedding Ceremony Musicians With Confidence

Over 20,000 customer reviews available online in our review centre

Egeria Strings

String Quartet based in Surrey

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David Parsons

Booked Egeria Strings for their Wedding at Moggerhanger Park in Bedfordshire

"Wonderful, classy and impressive"

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Egeria Strings

String Quartet based in Surrey

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Egeria Strings String Quartet Review Wedding Bedfordshire

David Parsons

Booked Egeria Strings for their Wedding at Moggerhanger Park in Bedfordshire

Egeria Strings provided a wonderful, classy and impressive accompaniment to our wedding celebrations with an excellent choice of material from their repertoire. They gave a polished performance which all of our guests and we thoroughly enjoyed. I am already thinking of when we may be able to book th...

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Neil Brown

Classical Guitarists based in Hampshire

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Brian Duxon

Booked Neil Brown for their Private Party at West Green House Garden in Hampshire

"Everyone remarked on how good he was and applauded when he h..."

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Neil Brown

Classical Guitarists based in Hampshire

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Neil Brown Classical Guitarist Review Private Party Hampshire

Brian Duxon

Booked Neil Brown for their Private Party at West Green House Garden in Hampshire

Neil had contacted me in advance where I had the opportunity to discuss with him the type of performance we were looking for, describe the venue and request some specific tunes. On the day he turned up exactly on time set up with minimal fuss and played solidly for nearly four hours with only a cup ...

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Andy Cherry

Classical Guitarists based in Cambridgeshire

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Nicola Morris

Booked Andy Cherry for their Wedding at River Cottage HQ in Devon

"We really can’t thank you enough for being part of our day a..."

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Andy Cherry

Classical Guitarists based in Cambridgeshire

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Andy Cherry Classical Guitarist Review Wedding Devon

Nicola Morris

Booked Andy Cherry for their Wedding at River Cottage HQ in Devon

We would like to thank you for being part of our day and making it truly special. Your music was just perfect for our wedding ceremony and drinks reception at River Cottage and we wouldn’t change anything. You were excellent and so easy to work with from start to finish - helping us plan what ...

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Benefits Of Booking Wedding Ceremony Music With Alive Network

Established in 1999, Alive Network Entertainment Agency has grown to become the UK's largest wedding music provider and one of the leading online wedding entertainment booking services in the world. We help over 10,000+ couples hire wedding musicians each year, with an unrivaled track record of booking live music for more than 100,000 previous weddings.

Five star customer service personalised to you by friendly, expert staff
Hand-picked artists for the ultimate in quality and reliability
Easy enquiry and booking process
Emergency cover 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year
Hundreds of wedding musicians & entertainers to choose from
Safe, secure booking contracts for your peace of mind
Advice and support from the UKs largest entertainment agency
Instant online artist quotes and availability confirmation
Trusted brand with over 100,000+ previous customers

We represent hundreds of the UK's very best wedding ceremony musicians, including string quartets, harpists, pianists, choirs, pipers, classical guitarists and singers. All of our wedding musicians are hand-picked by our artist liaison team from thousands of applications. We are affiliated with some of the leading music education facilities in the UK, ensuring that we are able to bring you the best new talent, bringing your wedding ceremony to life with fantastic live music.

We've designed our web site to make it easy for first time bookers to find local wedding ceremony music in their area, with detailed profiles for all our artists as well as instant online prices and availability. Alive Network makes it easy to find and hire the perfect live music for your wedding ceremony!

Find more about Alive Network and why we're the leading wedding entertainment agency in the UK.