Sarlas Music Reviews
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Francis G. Sent on 03/28/2024If we could give more than 5 stars, we would. Can not recommend enough.
Chris Sarlas and his group are amazing. Leading up to the wedding, we met with Chris a few times to discuss details and logistics, and he was incredibly easy to work with; generous, accommodating, flexible, but most of all, just a great, warm guy who is genuinely passionate about what he does. He loves to put in a great show.
Most of my other friends who have had weddings say their band let them pick genres, but aside from that, only a handful of "must-play" songs and a list of "do not play" songs. Chris, on the other hand, handed us a song list of hundreds of songs across every era (50s/60s/70s/80s/90s/00s, etc.) and genre (pop, funk, mo-town, jazz, etc.) of modern music and let us pick, from this list, all the songs we would want him to play. He let us make our own show. This is way above the industry standard and we were beyond excited to be able to pick every song the band would play for us. And if that weren't enough, he offered to learn one or two songs that they didn't already know. For as far as we can tell, this is far and away above the industry standard.
To cap it all off, I as the groom made a special request to join the band with my own instrument to feature on a song. I was nervous to ask because I assume most bands, being professional musicians, would be uncomfortable with a random audience member intruding on their gig. But, of course, Chris welcomed it.
The show itself brought down the house. Dozens of our guests came up to us and said they had never had more fun on the dance floor at a wedding. The musicians themselves were incredible; we had solos from the vocalists and the guitars and the horns. The energy was elite, the musicianship was elite, the audio engineering and light show was spectacular, and the smoothness at which they transitioned from song to song was as good as I've ever seen. People simply could not leave the dance floor because every next song kept them running back. When I got up there to fiddle with the band, it was one of the coolest moments I've ever had as a musician. It was the highlight of the night.
I might be going on here but I cannot rave enough about this band. These guys rock. Thank you so much for making our wedding night such an epic party.Sarlas Music's reply:
Our most sincere gratitude for your heartfelt, thorough review Francis! Please don't discount the fact that you're 'one of us', and that it was a BLAST to perform together! :) Your party was spot on because of the songs you and Molly chose. Thank you SO much for choosing us to celebrate with you! What a night!! -
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Katie A. Sent on 03/15/2024Amazing wedding band
Chris & Carol are a dynamic duo and the whole Sarlas Orchestra knocked it out of the park at our wedding. We used the full Greek American band and guests are still raving about the music and how amazing they sounded and how much it made our wedding.
They made themselves available months before our wedding to map out a detailed schedule and make sure that we could not only provide input on music selection, but that all timings, pronunciations and announcements were on point.
The voices & rapport the whole band has was incredible. We trusted them to go with the flow with the balance of Greek & American music to cater to guests which went great. Would highly recommend them for either Greek only, American only or combined services when needed.Sarlas Music's reply:
Thanks so much for your glowing review Katie! You and Chris had a stellar party, and we were thrilled to be there with you! I've never seen Pazzo's look so perfect - It was an honor to celebrate with you both! -
Lizzy Y. Sent on 01/06/2024
Professional and Incredible
Not only is Chris great to work with, his band is fantastic. They entertained the entire time they were on stage. My guests talked about the experience and couldn’t believe how much better they were than a DJ. -
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Erin K. Sent on 10/04/2023
10/10 Absolutely Recommend!!
Chris Sarlas and his band were amazing to work with from start to finish! From the initial conversations, Chris was really focused on how they can help make our day perfect and fitting for us as a couple. He was open to different ideas, learning new songs and perfecting the flow of the night. And they absolutely delivered at the reception! Our guests have not stopped talking about the band, music and dance floor - we had a full dance floor the entire night thanks to Chris and the band! We can't thank you enough for helping make it the best night ever! -
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Cathy B. Sent on 07/25/2023Chris Sarlas understood the vibe we wanted and the result was point on!
I don’t have one negative thing to say. So impressed with the caliber of musicians and professionalism of the whole group from start to finish. The transitions between live music and the DJ was seamless! Much care was taken to understand what the bride and groom wanted and it was achieved completely. All the guests had a wonderful time and danced all night and raved how fun the wedding was. Chris Sarlas bands are a must. You won’t be disappointed. He was there for my sons wedding and now my daughters. My only disappointment is that I don’t have any more children for him to play at another wedding. I’ll just have to keep recommending to friends so I can hear them again. Thank you Chris for making our wedding spectacular! -
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Matt W. Sent on 11/07/2022
Best wedding band in Chicago
Wow, Chirs and the Sarlas Band / Orchestra were exceptional - everyone at the wedding danced all night long! I especially enjoyed the Greek songs and dancing. Chris and Carol delivered exactly what we wanted - a first-class evening with everyone happy and dancing the night away!!! HIRE CHRIS TODAY. -
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Megan H. Sent on 09/29/2022Amazing!
Chris and the band were incredible to work with and 100% made our wedding so special and incredible. We first heard about from a neighbor who had had Chris and Orchestra for 2 of their daughters’ weddings and had loved them. After also having Chris, we can say the same and highly recommend.
In preparation for the wedding, Chris was so helpful and always very responsive. He was consistently professional, friendly and supportive.
For cocktail hour we had their solo keyboard play and it was welcoming and beautiful, which really set the stage for the whole reception. Chris was a great MC, welcoming the wedding party and special guests into our wedding and throughout the night. During dinner we had their jazz quartet (with saxophone) perform lively background tunes. WE LOVED IT!! And then for the main event the full band and musicians really delivered. We loved how our first dance song (“How Sweet It Is”), father/daughter (“Daddy Dance with me”) and mother/son (“Ain’t No Mountain High”) all sounded and really got the party going. The dance floor was PACKED the entire night. They played everything and played it so well. SO many of our guests would mention how much they loved the band, how great they sounded and how much fun they were having.
We had the night of our lives and are so thankful to Chris!!! We would HIGHLY recommend Chris and the full orchestra. They are amazing!! -
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