Lindsay Straw: Celtic, Folk & Classical Guitarist

We love Lindsay! We found her here on weddingwire, and had a chance to see her perform at a local Irish bar. She has a lovely voice and presence, and of course, is really talented!!!! She was incredibly easy to work with, and affordable. She had some great song suggestions, and even learned some new songs for us. Our day-of-coordinator said she was very easy to work with too. Throughout the entire process, Lindsay was very responsive and professional, so we knew we were in good hands. Thank you Lindsay for making our day so...

Future brides, I highly recommend the Ivy Leaf to play at your ceremony and confidently recommend them for other types of special events as well. They played during my wedding ceremony earlier this month in a Catholic church and the music was absolutely perfect -- very heartfelt and beautiful, it was just what I was hoping for. In addition, I found Lindsay, the point of contact for the band, very easy to work with and friendly, which is invaluable in the midst of wedding planning mayhem. She helped me find the best two songs for the procession and seemed as enthusiastic as I was for the Big Day! Thank you, Ivy Leaf, you played a very special role on a very special day.- Erin

We are so glad we chose Lindsay and her band for our ceremony and cocktail hour! Our guests really enjoyed the music and Lindsay was a joy to work with. Lindsay was very responsive to emails and she went above and beyond to help us select the perfect music for our ceremony. They arrived on time, were very professional and played the perfect music for our event. We really couldn't have asked for more! Thanks so much for making our day special and memorable. Cheers!

Lindsay and Armand were truly wonderful musicians for our ceremony and cocktail hour. Lindsay worked with me to choose the right music and everything went perfectly! We also received many many compliments on the music.

The music was very personal and created such a unique atmosphere that made the whole ceremony very special and perfect!

Lindsay was a fantastic musician for our wedding ceremony. It was so easy to work with her. We mentioned when we wanted her to play during the ceremony, and she picked out appropriate and beautiful music for all of it. We really liked her style of music, and she went above-and-beyond to make sure our ceremony went well. In particular, we had a vocal solo performed during the ceremony, and Lindsay offered to arrange the accompaniment for guitar herself – which turned out wonderfully. She also coördinated a rehearsal with the soloist prior to the ceremony. We recommend her wholeheartedly.

Lindsay is an absolute sweetheart! I was working with a bride back in May 2010 who had a very tight budget and finding someone to play at a wedding ceremony for 1/2 an hour without breaking the bank was hard. I researched and found Lindsay who responded instantly to my emails. She's professional, punctual, really flexible and played great music for the ceremony. I highly recommend Lindsay for your events!

We chose Lindsay to play at are ceremony because of all the great reviews and also because of her amazing talent. After listening to some of her music online, we knew she would be perfect. Lindsay was affordable and willing it learn a couple of songs for our ceremony. We even took a drive one day to hear her play at a festival. When we introduced ourselves to her, she was kind of shy (maybe?) and wasn't too interested in the fact tha we drove an hour to hear her play. We just assumed she was busy and that was fine. Emailing with her at first was great- she would respond right away and offer suggestions. As it got closer to the wedding, and we needed to really have a plan in place for the ceremony, it took a while to get responses from her. She was really busy with other things. This made it thought for us to really know exactly what to expect for the ceremony, but we knew she would pull it off. Lindsay had learned the songs we wanted to include, and we appreciated that. The guests said that Lindsay and Armand played beautifully before the ceremony began. When my dad and I walked down the aisle, I guess Lindsay missed the queue and could not see, so we began walking to no music, which was strange. After the ceremony, my fiancé went over to talk to her and she wasn't very friendly. She asked how we were going to pay. Then I went over and right away it was about the money. We had her payment and tip right then and there to give to her. Armand was so nice and sweet! My fiancé and I think maybe Lindsay was shy, but nevertheless, it felt as though she wasn't very warm and easy to talk to. With that said, the songs she played we're played well and we were happy. It was cool that she learned a couple songs for us, too!