A Perfect Match:
The Ariana Strings Quartet and your cocktail hour
Did you know that string quartets can perform an incredible variety of music? That's why I created these 5 cocktail hour set lists. Each one creates a unique atmosphere and is a total hit!
You are welcome to add 3 of your favorite songs from the full library to any of our set lists. You're also welcome to note up to 3 "Do Not Plays" from the list you choose.
Want to create a completely custom set list for your wedding? We can do that! Email me with your ideas to get started. (Please note: A library and consult fee will apply for additional planning time and services.)
Photo credit (right) Alicia Ann Photography
Top Crowd Favorites
Mixing up all of the below set lists and adding a few more fun tunes.
Crowd-pleasing melodies that your guests are sure to recognize and adore.
Please note: This is not the official set list order. That will change depending on your guests and event. We follow what your guests are enjoying and respond to the sound levels in the space.
We start off with fun, yet romantic favorites, and get the party started with more vivacious hits to lead into your reception.
ABBA Favorites Medley featuring "Mamma Mia," "I Have a Dream," and "Dancing Queen"
Adele "Rolling in The Deep"
Ariana Grande "Thank U, Next" from BRIDGERTON
The Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
The Beatles "All You Need Is Love"
Bee Gees "How Deep is Your Love"
Ben E. King "Stand By Me"
Beyonce "Halo"
Bill Withers "Lean On Me"
Billy Joel "Piano Man"
Britney Spears "(Hit Me) Baby One More Time"
Bruno Mars “Marry You”
Camilla Cabello "Havana"
Christina Perri "A Thousand Years"
Clean Bandit "Rather Be"
from Disney’s Aladdin "A Whole New World"
from Disney's The Little Mermaid "Kiss the Girl"
from Disney's The Lion King "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"
The Dixie Cups "Chapel of Love"
Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"
Edith Piaf "La Vie En Rose"
Ellie Goulding "Love Me Like You Do" from Fifty Shades of Grey
Elton John "Bennie and the Jets"
Elton John "Your Song"
Frank Sinatra "Fly Me To The Moon"
Frank Sinatra "The Way You Look Tonight"
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You"
Guns n' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine"
Harry Styles "Watermelon Sugar"
Jason Mraz "I'm Yours"
John Legend "All of Me"
The Jonas Brothers "Sucker"
Journey “Don’t Stop Believing”
Justin Timberlake "Can't Stop The Feeling"
Katy Perry "Firework"
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk"
Maroon 5 "Girls Like You" from BRIDGERTON
Marvin Gaye "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"
Meghan Trainor "All About That Bass"
Michael Buble "Haven't Met You Yet"
Nat King Cole "L-O-V-E"
Natalie Cole "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"
Neil Diamond "Sweet Caroline"
Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
Taylor Swift "Wildest Dreams" from The Netflix Series BRIDGERTON
Queen "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up"
The Ronettes "Be My Baby"
Sia "Cheap Thrills"
Stevie Wonder "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)"
Three Dog Night "Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a bullfrog)"
Light Pop Mix
Light-hearted hits from 1940 through today.
Crowd-pleasing melodies that your guests are sure to recognize and adore.
Please note: This is not the official set list order. That will change depending on your event.
This mix starts with light romantic favorites and builds up over the course of your cocktail hour.
At Last - Etta James
I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Wouldn’t it Be Nice - The Beach Boys
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
In My Life - The Beatles
All You Need is Love - The Beatles
Chapel of Love - The Dixie Cups
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf
Your Song - Elton John
Halo - Beyonce
Lean on Me - Bill Witers
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
Can’t Take My Eyes off of You - Frankie Valli + The Four Seasons
Everything - Michael Buble
Haven’t Met You Yet - Michael Buble
Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
Stay With Me - Sam Smith
Isn't She Lovely? - Stevie Wonder
Happy Together - The Turtles
How Deep is Your Love - The Bee Gees
A Whole New World - from Disney's Aladdin
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Where You Lead - Carole King
Beauty and the Beast - from Disney's Beauty and the Beast
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
Come What May - Moulin Rouge
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
All You Need is Love - The Ultimate Love Mix
All your favorite love songs from 1940s to today
Please note: This is not the official set list order. That will change depending on your event. We have more songs here than are generally necessary for a cocktail hour, so we have wiggle room for Do Not Plays and to go with what your guests are responding to :)
This mix gets the party started with upbeat wedding favorites. Then, we pick romantic songs that build up over the course of your cocktail hour.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
All of Me - John Legend
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cold
Marry Me - Train
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Kiss the Girl - From Disney's The Little Mermaid
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Halo - Beyonce
We Found Love - Calvin Harris/Rihanna
How Deep is Your Love - The Bee Gees
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
Somebody to Love - Queen
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
A Whole New World - from Disney's Aladdin
Can You Feel the Love Tonight - from Disney's The Lion King
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf
Your Song - Elton John
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
Can’t Take My Eyes off of You - Frankie Valli + The Four Seasons
Open Arms - Journey
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
The Power of Love - Celine Dion
I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
Gold Only Knows - TheBeach Boys
At Last - Etta James
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
Happy Together - The Turtles
I Love Rock N Roll
All classic rock songs, featuring favorites from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s
Please note: This is not the official set list order. That will change depending on your event.
This mix gets the party started with upbeat rock favorites.
There are a plenty of Queen, Beatles, and Journey songs, so feel free to narrow them down according to your preferences. Select as many Beatles or Queen songs as you'd like. To avoid a really big repeat, though, please select either the Journey Medley or Don't Stop Believing.
Pretty Woman - Ray Orbison
Wouldn't it Be Nice - The Beach Boys
A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
All My Loving - The Beatles
All You Need is Love - The Beatles
And I Will Love Her - The Beatles
I Will - The Beatles
Yesterday - The Beatles
Beat it - Michael Jackson
Your Song - Elton John
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Journey Medley - Any Way You Want it and Don't Stop Believing
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
I'm a Believer - The Monkees
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Somebody to Love - Queen
You're My Best Friend - Queen
The Best of Queen Medley - includes We Will Rock You, Another One Bites the Dust, and We Are the Champions
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
Happy Together - The Turtles
Beautiful Day - U2
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
80s Medley: Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler), Like a Virgin,
(Madonna), The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Don't You Want Me (The Human League), and Vienna (Ultravox)
Classical Elegance
Classical music that everyone knows and loves, featuring ballet and opera alongside chamber music and symphony favorites.
Please note: This is not the official set list order. That will change depending on your event.
This set list keeps an elegant air and takes listeners through the most popular classical music favorites of the Baroque Era, Classical Era, Romantic Era. It includes some opera and ballet as well!
This list may appear shorter, but remember that the pieces are much longer.
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
Air on the G String - J.S. Bach
Wachet Auf - J.S. Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze - J.S. Bach
Noctourne in E-flat - Chopin
Trumpet Voluntary - Clarke
Humoresque - Dvorak
Entrance of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
Selections from Water Music - Handel
Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Rondeau - Mouret
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Canon in D - Pachelbel
O mio babbino caro - Puccini
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Ave Maria - Schubert
Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Tchaikovsky
The Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Let's Get this Party Started: Modern Party Mix
All the hits from 1980s, 90s, 2000s, and today
Please note: This is not the official set list order. That will change depending on your event.
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Rolling in the Deep - Adele
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Halo - Beyonce
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Girls Like You - from Bridgerton
I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas
Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Sucker - Jonas Brothers
We Found Love - Calvin Harris/Rihanna
Havana - Camilla Cabello
Without Me - Halsey
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
The Middle - Zedd, Martin Morris, & Grey
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
Firework - Katy Perry
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera
All About that Bass - Meghan Trainor
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Royals - Lorde
Thank U, Next - Ariana Grande from Bridgerton
Ho Hey - The Lumineers
Blank Space - Taylor Swift
Shut Up and Dance - Walk the Moon
Hit Me Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Beat it - Michael Jackson
Cheap Thrills - Sia
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
Want to create a completely custom set list for your wedding? We can do that! Email Ariana with your ideas to get started. (Please note: A library and consult fee will apply for additional planning time and services.)
