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Guitarist Julian Catford

Guitarist Julian Catford

Seattle, WA
4.9 out of 5 rating, 47 Reviews
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
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    An excellent guitarist and true professional

    My (now) wife and I hired Julian to play guitar at our outdoor wedding. Julian was extremely professional and great to work with. He met with us some weeks before the ceremony to discuss the processional song, pre-processional, and general flow of our ceremony. He has dozens of options and suggestions for different musical types depending on the emotion we were looking for at different parts of the ceremony. We both enjoyed working with him and of course he's a very talented musician on top of that! 10/10 would hire again!
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    Priscilla R. Sent on 09/22/2019
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    Amazing guitar player!

    Wonderful performance. Julian was very professional and flexible for our unique setting and timeline - responded to emails quickly, arrived ahead of time and well prepared, and professional throughout our event. He set the mood perfectly for our intimate ceremony.
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    Dan J. Sent on 09/24/2019
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    Wonderful Guitarist

    Julian was excellent and surprised us with some great Beatles songs that my wife loved. An absolute pleasure to have at our wedding!
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    Ali J. Sent on 09/15/2019
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    Amazing ceremony & cocktail hour music

    Julian is not only an incredibly talented musician, but was also a wonderful addition to our wedding day. He not only took the time to speak with me about different music selections, but also was able to source other local musicians to accommodate our specific requests (i.e. I wanted a trumpet player to play the intro to The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love," and he was able to make it all happen for us!). Not only was Julian a pleasure to work with, but the day-of he was a consummate professional - he and his team played the ceremony music flawlessly and really got the party going during cocktail hour with some upbeat Bossa Nova classics. We've received tons of compliments on the music from our guests - many of whom have requested Julian's contact information! Highly recommend working with Julian :)
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    Mark E. Sent on 08/26/2019
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    Overall excellent experience!

    Julian worked with us to learn the song we wanted for our wedding processional, and he plays beautifully. Professional and unobtrusive in setup, playing, and take-down.
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    Tobie Sent on 07/19/2019
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    Julian Catford-Amazing!

    Julian was amazing. He went above and beyond any expectations we had for our wedding. He was extremely responsive and accommodating when corresponding before the wedding. He was set up and ready to go before the wedding party even got to the venue. He moved to each venue “We had three with an easy going grace that calmed me. Our wedding singer had rehearsed with Julian a couple weeks before the wedding -due to a family emergency she didn’t make it.. but Julian covered the processional like a true professional. His music was so beautiful we had guests age 4 to 86 and everyone loved Julian! He played a request he normally didn't play He found the sheet music online and played it so beautifully. He truly made our wedding magical! Thank you Julian.
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    Kathleen Sent on 06/23/2019
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    Fabulous wedding guitarist

    We hired JULIAN for our wedding dinner and he was fabulous. Our plans had to change a bit at the last minute and he was ver accommodating. His song selections were perfect and he was so easy to work with prior to and during the event. Highly recommend.
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    Karen Sent on 06/12/2018
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    Julian did a great job at our wedding and went out of his way to learn songs that were special to us. He played a special Jimmy Buffett song for me and my dad while we walked down the aisle and had us both tearing up. He played beautifully and we loved it as well as our guests!!
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    Connie Sent on 12/27/2016
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    Working with Julian was incredibly easy. Amidst all the craziness, we really didn't have a lot of free time to think about coordinating music, however, we just gave Julian the songs for the ceremony and got him in touch with the singing duo he was accompanying and it was as easy as that! He showed up and knew exactly what to do and played gorgeously. A real asset to make our wedding truly beautiful.
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    Martyn Sent on 10/25/2016
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    My wife and I got married in August of his year and Julian was truly an amazing highlight of our wedding. His repertoire is awesome and he truly is a versatile musician that will add style and grace to your wedding or event. Thanks so much Julian for making our wedding so memorable!
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    Starla Sent on 11/16/2016
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    Julian is a wonderful guitarist and a genuinely kind person. He played my ceremony and cocktail hour and was a joy to work with. I would recommend Julian to any family or friend looking for a guitarist for any special event. Thank you Julian! You rock!
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    Stephanie Sent on 12/27/2016
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    Julian is a talented musician. His website is professional and includes music samples which made it easy to select ceremony music at my own pace. My wedding ceremony was outdoors without electrical outlets, and he easily accommodated my need for 2 battery powered amps and a mic for the officiant. Julian plays beautiful music, and I really was very pleased with both his skill and ability to pace and flow my selection of songs for the processional and recessional. My only negative feedback is that Julian set up a bright blue sun umbrella for the ceremony. The sun umbrella was necessary as it was an extremely hot sunny summer day. However, I wasn't informed beforehand that it would be present and it really was an unpleasant shock to see this bright blue umbrella that did not match the decor and stuck out like a sore thumb. May I suggest a white umbrella for wedding ceremonies?
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    Autumn Sent on 12/27/2016
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    We really loved meeting Julian and working together to create a beautiful signature playlist for our ceremony and cocktail hour. He made our outdoor winery wedding all the more elegant and joyful with his music. He also later sent a Christmas CD to us as a gift. One thing I would recommend is asking him to record your wedding playlist onto a CD, so you can listen to it again and relive the day. Not sure the cost of doing something like this, but I wish we had. Book him, you will not regret it!
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    Jourdan Sent on 01/04/2017
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    Julian traveled from Seattle to Chelan, a 3+ hour drive, and turned around and went back the same evening so we didn't have to pay for his overnight accommodations, which was really fortunate and wonderful and we are very grateful for that! He was an excellent guitarist and played exactly what we hoped for - I wanted "Spanish guitar" and he nailed it as far as I'm concerned! Thanks, Julian, for making our ceremony music so beautiful!
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    Aaron Sent on 12/27/2016
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    Julian is supremely talented and a true professional. His ability to adapt to our odd requests and then deliver gorgeously during our ceremony and reception was noticed by many of our guests. A+ hire.
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    Julianna Sent on 12/27/2016
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    Julian did an excellent job playing at our outdoor ceremony and indoor reception. The music was great! We would recommend him highly.
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    Amazing! Would highly recommend!
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    Kelly Sent on 09/18/2015
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    Julian and his jazz trio played during the ceremony and cocktail hour at our recent wedding. He is an incredibly talented guitarist and was willing and able to learn a couple songs that made our ceremony incredibly special to my husband and myself. He was always very responsive to any questions or concerns and had a ton of great advice and input for music and style to play for the cocktail hour.

    The day of our wedding turned out to be a crazy wind and rainstorm and he and his trio were so flexible and accommodating when we asked if they could move inside for cocktail hour after an outdoor ceremony. It could have been a total disaster but they didn't miss a beat and it turned out great!

    Thanks, Julian, for helping to make our day so special!
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    Lovely, lovely music!

    We had Julian (and his team of flutist and Latin percussion players) to do music for the whole day from pre-ceremony drinks, ceremony, to the reception and we had so much compliments from everyone! Our venue is on the waterfront and his music just fits with the whole scenery so perfectly to give it a very romantic, celebratory feel.

    Julian was also one of my easiest vendors to deal with in terms of pre-wedding planning which was definitely a big plus for the otherwise stressed bride! He was always very efficient and responsiveness with his emails and I really appreciated that.

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    We hired Julian to play for our ceremony as well as cocktail hour, and I can't say enough wonderful things about working with him, his talent, and his beautiful music! I had a few non-traditional requests for our procession and recession and he was so accommodating, as well as a good resource for realistic input into things I may want that in actuality may not sound good, so that was very helpful. For cocktail hour he jazzed it up a little which was the perfect change in vibe we were going for between ceremony and then the party beginning. He has several styles that he plays and was 100% open to our requests to avoid certain ones and play more of others. My guests couldn't have had more nice things to say, either! All 140 truly enjoyed his music, and I heard it! I have a few musicians in my family as well and they were particularly impressed. Julian is so kind, professional, and really makes an effort to listen to your desires and accommodate accordingly! Highly recommend this talented musician! Price VERY reasonable for the 2 hours we hired him for.
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    Elizabeth Sent on 09/01/2014
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    Julian is the best! He is easy to work with and very professional. In our planning meeting, he was flexible about playing whatever songs we suggested and played many examples to help us hone what we wanted for the ceremony. His music during the ceremony was lovely and exactly what we wanted, and our guests loved what he played during the cocktail hour--my Grandma said that was her favorite detail of the whole wedding!
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    William Sent on 07/15/2014
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    Julian was our musician for both the wedding ceremony and the reception afterwards. He was a pleasure to work with and also sounded great!

    We had an initial consultation where we worked out what types of music we wanted to hear at the reception and what songs should be played during the processionals and recessional. We had some ideas for what we wanted played but didn't know if they would work out with guitar. Thankfully, Julian was able to make those pieces work and even provided other suggestions for similar types of songs for other parts of the ceremony and reception.

    On the day of the wedding, Julian was very professional. He worked with the venue staff to get set up and started right on time. Of course, the music was perfect as well. The only regret that we have is that we had to step out for a while to do some photos so we were not able to enjoy more of his music!
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    Christian Sent on 08/10/2014
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    Julian was a total professional and played beautifully. During the planning meeting, about a month before the ceremony, we presented our vague ideas regarding the desired ambience and possible musical selections and Julian came to our rescue. He was full of suggestions and when it came to specific pieces he thought might be appropriate, rather than talk, he simply played them for us on the guitar brought specifically for our meeting. Once we heard him play we knew we were in good hands.

    On the day of our wedding, from the arrival of the first guests, through the ceremony, to almost the end of our catered dinner for 30, Julian performed beautifully for over 3 hours. During dinner he even played some requests from the guests, which were followed by full rounds of applause.

    We couldn't imagine our wedding day without the sounds of Julian's playing, and recommend him to anyone looking for a guitarist to perform for their wedding or any other occasion.
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    Shaun Sent on 07/30/2014
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    Julian played at our wedding this past 4th of July. He was treating our guests to beautiful sounds prior to the ceremony, and did all the music for the ceremony. After that we were lucky enough to have him continue playing through the cocktail hour and dinner...and he was excellent. His talent is unquestionable, and almost every guest commented about how skilled he was, and how nice the music was! He was extremely flexible, punctual, helpful, and of course, amazing on the guitar. I would happily recommend him to anyone out there who wants to add a touch of class and elegance to their wedding. From start to finish he was a consummate professional who took the time to work with us and ensured that the music we had was exactly what we were looking for. Having him play at our wedding definitely made it an event that we and our guests will happily remember for the rest of our lives.
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    Team Sent on 07/12/2014
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    Julian is very talented and professional. His playing is simply beautiful (music to my ears, literally). He was even willing to learn and play two songs of our choosing that are not typical for a wedding ceremony. We highly recommend him to anyone who wants to have beautiful music at their wedding.
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