“I am speechless……literally (I lost my voice from a long night of screaming!). You guys blew everyone away. Not only are you all amazing musicians, but your joy and enthusiasm was palpable and infectious. Please, please add us to your list of references so we can gush to everyone.

Not sure if anyone expressed this in the chaos of the evening, but bride, groom, and both families thank you with all our hearts for helping to make an already magical evening even more amazing. We’ll be talking about it for a long, long time. You rock!”

Gratefully,
-Gail Weisman

“Peter, You and your band were…fantastic! My daughter’s wish for her wedding was that people would get up and dance and have a great time. They certainly did that! Your choice of music was perfect for the entire
group – from 14 year olds to 82 year olds. You kept everyone up and dancing and certainly set the mood for the entire reception.Your vocalists and musicians were outstanding! We can’t thank you enough. It was very difficult planning a wedding long distance but everything worked out beautifully. I know Emily and Jeff are going to write to you when they get back from their honeymoon. They had a great wedding. Thank you!” – Susan Swan

“Peter Hennes’s Orchestra rocks! Our daughter wanted an elegant and fun wedding, and we knew that a great orchestra was key. Peter delivered! The dance floor was full the entire night. They played one song after another, so there was no down time. The vocalists are excellent. Wonderful voices!” – Gail Hasbrouck

“We just wanted to thank you for the unbelievable music at Jodi and Kevin’s wedding. You had the dance floor crowded the whole night. We know we added an extra half an hour, but if you stayed longer the people would have danced all night. We have had so many people ask “Who was that Orchestra?” They have never heard anything like it in their lives! Your band definitely made the evening perfect. Thank you so much.” – David and Barbara Menn

Peter,
Rich and I wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed the Talented Peter Hennes Orchestra. Wow, you guys knocked everyone’s socks off ( you definitely knocked our feet off )! We had such a great time dancing. The energy provided by you and the band was amazing! Rich and I said when we were planning this that if everyone was on the dance floor then it would be a perfect “party”. Well, you couldn’t get one more person on that floor. Everyone we talked to after the evening commented on the great music. The selection of the band was our hardest choice when planning our wedding and we are so happy we chose you and your talented group. Many thanks for a memorable reception!
Patty and Rich

“The Peter Hennes Orchestra really helped make our wedding truly special and unbelievably FUN!! The eleven piece orchestra, led by master of ceremonies Peter Hennes, had everyone on the dance floor the entire night and left people wanting more! I had numerous guests remarking how great the band was, and we all loved when the singers came onto the dance floor and let everyone get involved! The band and night were unforgettable! Thank you for making our wedding so special!” – Maureen and Bryan Burk

Peter,

All I can say is “Wow.” Seriously … “wow.” Jim and I were floored with your performance last night. Your execution, delivery, professionalism, and talent made for a truly seamless night. We were honored to have you and your EXTREMELY talented group of individuals share in our celebration. If it wasn’t for you and your group, our celebration would have been incomplete. Aside from comments from our guests along the lines of “Best Wedding Band Ever,” “Where did you find them?”, “They are incredible!”, etc., etc., my mother said to me today, “Do you know who I really liked meeting yesterday?” And I said, “No, who?” And she said, “Peter Hennes. He was so nice!”

You and your group were everything I dreamed of and more.

Thank you for everything, and we hope that you and your group are as proud of yourselves as we are to have had you with us last night.

Sincerely,
Mindy Kedvesh

Pretty much everyone picks slow ballads for their bridal dance, father/daughter and mother son/dances. Not this bride and groom! They started off with a combined father/daughter and mother/son dance to John Fogerty’s “Rock and Roll Girls”, and then went into the bridal dance with Jackie Wilson’s “Higher and Higher,” both of which are really fast songs! We invited the guests to join the bride and groom on the dance floor half way through their bridal dance. The dance floor filled, the crowd went nuts, and the party rocked the night away until midnight! What a fun group of guests they were!

From the bride and groom:

“What a party! Our reception was the most fun I have had in my life! We danced all night, as did all of our guests. Your band truly made our reception a night to remember with your enthusiasm, great play list, and amazing energy! Not to mention the wonderful job you did learning our first dance and father-daughter songs! A month later and guests are still commenting on our “awesome band” and asking for your name to pass along to friends and family. Thanks for fabulous memories!” – Jamie and Dan Letizia

Highlights of the evening included our pianist Paul Mutzabaugh’s note perfect coordination of six Jewish songs with the cantor from across the ballroom during the ceremony, the band’s surprisingly rockin’ version of Savage Garden’s “Truly, Madly, Deeply” for the bridal dance, and our rendition of the Allman Brothers song “Sweet Melissa” as a special request from the groom for the bride (yes, her name was Melissa). This was a wedding with dancing between courses, and the Peter Hennes Orchestra had the dance floor packed from the moment the doors opened!

Here’s what the parents of the bride had to say:

“Oh What a Night!”
Dear Peter,
Thank you for helping to make Melissa and Jason’s wedding a dream come true. We can only tell you we had nothing but rave reviews on your band! Thanks for a job well done!” – Joy and Ron Mayer

The bride and groom chose Our Love is Here to Stay for their bridal dance, followed by The Way You Look Tonight for a combined father/daughter and mother/son dance. Completely switching gears, we invited the rest of the guests to the dance floor with Let’s Get it Started by the Black Eyed Peas, which kicked off three straight hours of continuous music and dancing. At the end of the party, the groom commented to me that not only did their guests have a blast, but we looked like we did too. We always do, and I never have more fun than I do playing with our band!

Here’s what the bride had to say:

“Both Paul and I were thrilled with the way our wedding turned out. Everything ran smoothly, and everyone had a great time – we thank the Peter Hennes Orchestra for a large part of that. We keep getting comments from guests such as “what a great band!” “I have never had so much fun at a wedding!” and “the night just went by too fast.” Thanks for all that you did to help plan and execute an absolutely wonderful event!” – Elizabeth Galanis