Supplier's Review: Quartet: Manila String Machine

MUSIC: QUARTET: Manila String Machine

Peso Power: Php 18,000 – church & reception

Highly Recommendable

MSM in action during our reception. Photo by Bryan Yap

Honey gave me all the liberty to plan regarding the wedding, but for this one, I gave it to him. I want to get a band but hiring a band requires me to get additional “L&S” supplier, and when you add both fees, it is way over the budget, while he wants a quartet. He has three requests only – 1) Aiden to be one of the flower girls, 2) he will wear a suit, and 3) he wants a quartet.

I’m a follower of Frances Amper Sales’ blog, and thru her I found out about MSM. So, when honey requested for a quartet, MSM was one of the choices. Even if they are pricier than the others, I still chose them because 1) they have newer and better repertoire, 2) they reply faster than the others, and 3) to help one w@wie who has to cancel her transactions with them because they are not pushing thru with their Philippine wedding. It’s also convenient for me to watch them practice since one of their member lives two streets away from our house. I went there with my dad during their practice, and my dad likes them too.

During their practice at Chico Street

PRO:

• It is easy transacting with Ted, both in email and FB
• Did I say it that they play so well. Their performance is high standard
• I wished I recorded their entire performance because I barely remember them playing. My senses were floating during my wedding day, everything was just like haze, and the only thing I can recall are the moments with my honey heheh!
• They can arrange the music if the song you want is not in their list, at a fee of course.

CON:

I’m not the one who experienced it but the other suppliers. There’s one lady with MSM, we don’t know who she is but she is the wife of one of the members. It’s not her intention to disturb the other suppliers while working but I hope next time, she can feel and understand that the suppliers are there to work and not to chitchat with her. And, they need concentration and focus in what they are doing. Sometimes, it’s hard to excuse yourself to someone who is so friendly and chatty, that you are afraid to offend her by shutting her off, and just wish she has the senses to excuse herself and give you space to work. That’s what the other suppliers felt towards her. Other than that, there’s no harm done. And, how I wished they said goodbye to us before leaving, I don’t have a picture with them.

I so love them, that how I wish, our videographer took a video of their full performance.