As Southwest Michigan's premier wedding and event musicians, the KalHaven strings provide the perfect personal touch to your special occasion. Serving Kalamazoo, South Haven, Grand Rapids, St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Northern Michigan, South Bend, Northern Indiana, Detroit, Chicagoland, and more! Highly adaptable and versatile, they are skilled in performing a variety of styles and your requests to ensure that your special day is personalized in every way. In addition to providing music for personal occasions, The KalHaven Strings serve as Candlelight Concerts by Fever’s Grand Rapids-based string quartet, performing concerts of pop covers and movie music lit entirely by LED candlelight.
I hired a violin soloist from Kalhaven for my mother’s funeral, and she played absolutely beautifully. The songs she performed were fresh, modern pieces from pop culture, and she even graciously learned and played specific songs that I had requested, which were not originally in her repertoire. Everything sounded flawless.
Despite an unexpected weather delay that caused us to start the ceremony late, the violinist continued to play well beyond the planned schedule without any hesitation or complaint. She was incredibly professional and accommodating throughout the entire event.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get the chance to personally thank her afterward, but I want to express my deep gratitude to her and to Kalhaven. Her music made the day even more special, and her flexibility meant so much to me. If I ever have another event, I will not hesitate to book them again. Highly recommended!
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thank you so much for your kind review, Stephanie! It was a pleasure to work with you and your beautiful family, and I am only sorry that it was not under happier circumstances. It was an honor to be a part of your mother's service, and it sounds like she was an amazing human being. My sincere condolences for your loss and my best and warmest wishes to you.
Everything was beautiful
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Thank you so much, Mindi, and CONGRATULATIONS!! We are so glad you chose KalHaven to be part of your wedding day and it was a pleasure corresponding with you! Enjoy newlywedded life!
Great communication, excellent musicians. Added a beautiful touch to our ceremony and accommodated our special requests. Thank you!!
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thank you so much, Amber! We had so much fun being part of your magical ceremony! CONGRATULATIONS!
They played my cocktail hour, I haven’t seen the video yet but my guests loved them.
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Thank you so much, Shanae! We wish you could have been there for the Friends theme song ;) Hope you had a wonderful wedding day-- it was beautiful and joyous!
We just had Kal Haven strings for a solo violinist for our wedding ceremony and it was amazing. All the guests loved it and it was a perfect touch to our wedding. Thank you!! Highly recommend.
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Thank you so much, Abbie! I had a blast being a part of your beautiful wedding day. It truly seemed like your family and friends had the best time! CONGRATULATIONS!!
Really made the ceremony that much more perfect I appreciate your truly
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thank you so much for including us in your wedding day, Stephanie! CONGRATULATIONS!
This made my wedding ceremony so so beautiful, I would recommend them to anyone! So easy to work with and made planning very stress free and easy. Thank you x1,000,000!!!!
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thank you so much, Stacie! It was a pleasure working with you and a joy to be part of your wedding day! CONGRATULATIONS!
Fantastic! Highly recommend very professional, will contract
She did great she got along nicely with the piano player. Every thing was wonderful that day . Thank you very much
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thanks so much, Michael! It was wonderful to get to know your community and a beautiful ceremony. Congratulations to your family!!
We found Megan (with KalHaven Strings) to be a prompt communicator. This was a relief as our wedding date quickly approached. She remained easy to contact, and a “calm to the storm” for us as our outdoor ceremony plan flipped from rain to shine, back to rain within hours of our wedding ceremony.
Our Zoom call a couple of weeks in advance, was very reassuring, having never worked with booking a quartet before, and with navigating their invitation to make a custom song request. We were ministered to by their stringed-version of a contemporary worship song they learned and played for us during our wedding ceremony. Booking and paying was quick and easy and complete. No hidden fees.
Our first-hand experience (and the feedback from our guests) was that these were very pleasant, skilled, timely, competent, and flexible musicians.
Thank you for helping set the tone for a warm welcome on such a historical day for us. KalHaven Strings will always be a positive element shared in our wedding day memories!
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KalHaven Strings did an amazing job. Their communication was timely and informative & their violinist did an amazing job at our wedding! They have a wide variety of songs to choose from. Even with minimal communication with the violinist the day of, he pulled off the ceremony flawlessly :)
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thank you so much, Amanda! It was a joy to be part of your wedding day. Congratulations on your marriage!
I couldn’t be there for that but I asked my guests and they said that she was amazing, all the songs were perfect!!!
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thanks so much, Vanessa! Congratulations on a beautiful wedding day!
They were wonderful
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Thanks so much, Theresa! So glad we could be part of your anniversary celebration!
We had the most awesome experience with KalHaven Strings! Tim was our solo violinist and his playing was absolutely beautiful. It was the most perfect, sophisticated touch we desired for our ceremony. I would highly recommend booking with this company!
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Thank you so much for your kind words, Christy! We loved being a part of your beautiful wedding day, and congratulations on your marriage!
They did a beautiful job and many guests complimented their performance.
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thanks so much, Jill! It was so great to get to know you and Jenny and an absolute joy to be part of your celebration.
As a retired orchestra director and educator it fell to me to arrange for music at my son's wedding. As the ceremony was to be in Holland, Michigan, and I live in Wisconsin, arrangements would necessarily be made "long distance." After doing an online search of wedding musicians in western Michigan, and reviewing their backgrounds, I contacted Megan Healy, manager of KalHaven Strings. Megan is a world class violinist as evidenced in the recital performances available on her personal website and on YouTube. The KalHaven Strings website also has samples of the wedding quartet that Megan leads.
Working through the details of the quartet's performance was a pleasure. Communications with Megan were detailed, precise, and very prompt. The quartet played for the ceremony, cocktail reception, and dinner hour, suiting their repertoire to each segment of the afternoon. Musically, their intonation, phrasing, and ensemble blend were impeccable. Our guests loved their playing and I was asked many times how I found this quartet. You will delight in hearing them!
Tim arrived on time. He was prepared for the music I requested. We went over the details and he set up as planned. He did an excellent job. I would definitely recommend him for personal events.
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thanks so much for choosing us to be part of your wedding day, Pat, and congratulations on your marriage!
Megan from Kal Haven was a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend working with Kal Haven
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Thank you so much, Courtney! Your wedding was absolutely beautiful and I am so glad that I had the chance to be a part of it.
We hired KalHaven's string quartet to play at our ceremony and they did a wonderful job. They played beautifully and added a touch of elegance to the ceremony- my guests were impressed! They were responsive in their emailing and were prompt in their arrival and set up. I would highly recommend them.
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thank you so much for your kind words, Lauryne! Congratulations on your marriage! Your wedding was absolutely beautiful, and we are honored that you chose us to be a part of it.
I could not have been more pleased. Megan and Kenny showed up perfectly on time and played beautifully for my husband's memorial service. And Meagan's communications were excellent.
Response from KalHaven Strings:
Thank you so much, Pam! It was so lovely to meet you. It was an honor to be part of such a beautiful service, and so touching to see your friends and family gather. Sending you our best and warmest thoughts and wishes!
Price Range: $300 and up
Gig Length: 60 - 300 minutes
Languages: English
Unions: AFM
We provide a music from a variety of genres, including classical standards, pop tunes, film and video game music, classic love songs, jazz, tango, and fiddle music. We are also able to accommodate any requests that you may have! Our most popular package is the wedding ceremony, ranging from $350 for solo violin to $950 for string quartet. We also offer services for cocktail hours, wedding receptions, birthday parties, anniversaries, Christmas parties, and more. Our ensembles include solo violin, violin-cello duo, string trio, and string quartet. We typically arrive at a venue 30 minutes before we begin playing to set up. Wedding ceremonies include 30 minutes of background prelude music before the ceremony start time, any music desired during the ceremony, and one or two pieces of postlude background music, including up to 4 special music requests from outside our repertoire catalogue. Venues located over 60 miles from Kalamazoo, MI will incur additional travel fees.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions that you may have!
The KalHaven Strings met as graduate students in the music department at Western Michigan University in 2014. Since then, we have performed music for over 200 weddings and special events. Highly adaptable and versatile, we are skilled in performing a variety of styles and your requests to ensure that your special day is personalized in every way. We enjoy having the opportunity to spend time together while doing what we love: making music. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, prompt communication, and friendliness. We are highly adaptable and versatile, performing a variety of styles and your requests to ensure that your special day is personalized in every way. In addition to providing music for weddings and special events, The KalHaven Strings serve as Candlelight Concerts by Fever’s Grand Rapids-based string quartet, performing classical concerts, cover concerts of the music of Taylor Swift and Queen, movie music, holiday-themed concerts, and more.
The client will provide chairs (without arms) for the musicians. Quartet: 4 chairs, Trio: 3 chairs, Duo: 2 chairs, Solo Violinist: 1 chair. Musicians are not able to perform outdoors at temperatures below 55 degrees. Musicians are not able to perform outdoors in rain or snow without suitable coverage. In case of adverse weather, suitable shelter shall be provided for the protection of instruments and musicians (i.e. tent), or the event shall be moved indoors, to a rain location, or cancelled. Umbrellas do not provide suitable coverage for stringed instruments. A rain delay may be possible pending musician availability. The decision to play will always be at the discretion of the musicians, in order to protect themselves and their instruments. Musicians will always arrive at the agreed upon time, despite weather threats. To be considered ‘indoors’, shelter must have heating capabilities, a roof, and 4 fully enclosed sides.
COVID Policies:
-Our musicians are fully vaccinated and will be happy to wear discreet black face masks upon request.
-All deposits are non-refundable. Full balances are due two weeks before event dates. If events are cancelled with 14 days' notice or more, deposits will be applied to new event dates. KalHaven Strings will continue to monitor and adhere to all federal, state, and local COVID orders. If an event is cancelled due to a governmental order with less than 14 days' notice, the deposit and balance will be applied to a new date, but will not be refunded if a new date is not selected.
| Megan Healy | Violinist and Manager |
| Timothy Cuffman | Violinist and Violist |
| Kennedy Dixon | Violist |
| Jordan Hamilton | Cellist |
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Chairs without arms
A large pop-up tent or similar coverage must be provided for outdoors ceremonies in case of inclement weather
Microphones if amplification is desired
PA system if amplification is desired
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