December 8, 2012

JW Marriott
Rea & Ian

Rea and Ian’s wedding was our first performance at the newly renovated and stunning JW Marriott — I never met Ian and Rea until the party; they did all their planning via e-mail and phone from the West Coast! They told us some music choices they liked, some they weren’t fond of, and trusted us to fill in the rest — Most of the people who gave toasts, all mentioned how their bridal dance, “Better Together”/Jack Johnson was so perfect for them!

Ian’s father (who initially contacted us) left us this fantastic 5-star review, summing up his experience with us. I think this is one of our all-time favorite reviews 🙂

“Just returned from our son’s wedding in Chicago and we are all still buzzing- the wedding was tremendous on all levels but The Chris Sarlas Orchestra truly made the wedding unforgettable. Guests have not stopped raving about the orchestra and the variety and quality of the music. Sarlas delivered!! What did not go unnoticed was his understated approach- he knows that HE is NOT the show for the night…it is about the bride, the groom and the guests. So, no ego, no showmanship, just performances to please the crowd. The Orchestra fed off the guests and the guests fed off the Orchestra. This made for 4 hours of pure enjoyment. No brainer if you want a wedding band for your evening.”

Thank you Dave for choosing us to celebrate Ian and Rea’s special day!

Such a busy night, but we managed to get a couple of clips late in the party….and it was such a fantastic crowd.

Our favorite new song, from Bruno Mars:

Barry sounds fantastic on this Neon Trees tune:

November 11, 2012

The Drake Hotel
Frank & Paul

Beyond the shadow of a doubt, Frank & Paul had the coolest cake topper we’ve ever seen. Let’s talk numbers here for a minute: there’s no guarantee that a party with 800 guests will have strong dancing. Compare that with Frank and Paul’s wedding at the Drake Hotel in the magnificent Gold Coast Room — just over 100 guests who danced, danced and danced together all night long!

Check out this room shot before anyone arrived. Gorgeous.

Thank you for this wonderful 5-star review on Wedding Wire:

“Chris provided both ceremony and reception music for my wedding, both were FANTASTIC! I had several calls after my wedding asking who was that amazing band. My guests danced until 1 a.m. and would have gone longer had the venue permitted. I would not hesitate to recommend Chris’ for ceremony music, band and DJ services to any perspective wedding couple. If you don’t choose Chris, your missing out on a phenomenal musical experience!!!”

November 3, 2012

Blackstone Hotel
Eileen & Brent

Ok. THIS was a serious party.

Tim is on fire:

Lots of LIQUID COURAGE out on the dance floor, joining us on stage. Love it!!!

And yes, we did play a ballad or two 🙂

October 20, 2012

Lake Geneva Country Club
Annie & David

Annie’s mom left the band a glowing 5-star review on Wedding Wire, from a positively wonderful celebration at Lake Geneva Country Club — Ironically, we would use the exact same five words from her review to describe Annie and David! What a night!

“Wonderful. Fabulous. Incredible. Terrific. Outstanding. Non stop fun and dancing. They have our highest recommendation for any event. Super emcee. Very professional. Covered an enormous range of music.”

Yes, this is the father of the groom up on the subwoofer!

Special request:

Guests of all ages out there on the floor. Love it!!

Last dance of the night. Absolutely packed dance floor. Watch this to catch Chris introducing the band, and the bride & groom thanking the musicians. All of our hard work is worth every second when we get this kind of reaction!