Virginia James Duo

Luxury Violin & Guitar Duo for Weddings & Events

Virginia James Duo is a refined violin and guitar duo providing elevated live music for luxury weddings and private celebrations. Known for their polished presentation, thoughtful musical curation, and seamless collaboration with planners, they create an atmosphere that feels intentional, modern, and effortlessly elegant.

Musical Profile

Virginia James Duo is a classically trained guitar and violin duo offering instrumental performances or male and female vocal harmonies. Blending classical, jazz, and modern pop influences with a clean, contemporary sound, they bring a refined yet effortless approach to live music. Based in Southern California, they serve luxury weddings and events throughout San Diego, Orange County, and destination locations, drawing on over 30 years of combined experience and a performance history that includes Fenway Park and the Mansions of Newport.

Performance Highlights

Acoustic Instrumental Demo

Acoustic Vocal Demo

Pop Cocktail Hour Demo

Live Ceremony Demo

Lapel Miking Info

Speaker and Setup Info

Audio Samples

Instrumental

Vocal

Repertoire Highlights

  • Canon in D- Johann Pachelbel

  • Can’t Help Falling in Love-Elvis Presley

  • A Thousand Years-Katy Perry

  • Here Come the Sun-The Beatles

  • She’s Got a Way-Billy Joel

Popular Processional Selections

  • Signed Sealed Delivered I’m Yours-Stevie Wonder

  • This Will Be an Everlasting Love-Natalie Cole

  • Viva la Vida-Coldplay

  • Your are the Best Thing-Ray LaMontagne

  • I’m Yours-Jason Mraz

Popular Recessional Selections

  • Dreams-Fleetwood Mac

  • Harvest Moon-Neil Young

  • She Will Be Loved-Maroon 5

  • Banana Pancakes-Jack Johnson

  • Kiss Me-Sixpence None the Richer

Cocktail Hour Favorites

Complete Repertoire list available upon request!

“They are so easy to work with, and are very responsive, kind, professional and talented! I greatly appreciated their enthusiasm and interest in the planning elements of my wedding and music preferences. They also kindly provided their recommendations and playlist of music. They even offered to learn any special songs we wanted to have played. I highly recommend them for your event. Truly one of the highlights of our special day with their beautiful performance”
— Donna M
“They made the planning process very seamless and were very responsive and easy to work with. They were always happy to jump on a call and discuss some questions we had and go over details. We picked a song for the recessional that was not on their list and their performance with it exceeded our expectations. We would choose them again and again!!”
— Mollie O

Kind Words

“We had lots of music at our ceremony but for our processional we wanted to make that unique. We chose to have strings played. It made a nice separation and our entrance special. Virginia James (Chris and Alicia) nailed it! They are the sweetest pair and we couldn’t be more grateful that we found them.”
— Stuart W

Trusted and preferred by planners and clients across New England and Southern California

Wedding Services

Ceremony

  • Prelude music

  • Processional & recessional coordination

  • Custom song selections available

  • Lapel Mics

  • Complete self containment with wireless battery powered speakers (no power needed)

  • Seamless collaboration with planner and officiant

Cocktail Hour

  • Curated instrumental or vocal sets

  • Classical, jazz, and modern pop selections

  • Volume and pacing tailored to guest flow

  • Client may choose music or leave it to us

Additional Offerings

  • Instrumental or male/female vocal harmonies

  • Custom arrangements by request

  • First Dance

  • Champagne Toast/Extended Prelude or Postlude

  • Indoor and outdoor performance capability

Planning & Logistics

  • Professional sound equipment provided

  • Fully insured

  • Flexible setup for varied venue layouts

  • Timeline-aware and planner-led execution

Booking & Contact

Based in:
Southern California

Serving:
San Diego · Orange County · Destination Weddings

Phone consultations available upon request.

Availability:

Available for weddings, private celebrations, and corporate events.