What They Said

They fit our rustic outdoor wedding concept so perfectly that our guests are still talking about how enjoyable the music was. From our very first meeting, Ari Bey and his team put us completely at ease with their professionalism. Their repertoire was so wide that they managed to get guests of every age group onto the dance floor. The little acoustic surprise they did during our entrance music was especially wonderful. You can trust them with your eyes closed.

We did a lot of research for our wedding and finally decided on this team. The sound system and stage setup were truly flawless. Their foreign-pop-heavy repertoire was very successful, and the soloist's command of the stage was tremendous. The only thing I'd say is that the transition to regional music toward the end of the night was a bit sudden. Even so, it was overall a night full of fun with energy that never dropped. Thank you for all their effort.

For our postponed wedding, our biggest worry was the entertainment, but thanks to the wonderful orchestra we forgot all our stress. Throughout the preparation process, they listened patiently every time we called and guided us in the right direction. The saxophone performance during the welcome was simply mesmerizing. They gave us an unforgettable experience, dancing all night without sitting down once. If you don't want to take risks with the music, this is definitely the right address.

We hired High Life Orchestra for our wedding. Everything was nice and just as we had agreed; the lighting system was nice, but there was a bit too little live performance — it was mostly played as a DJ set. It would have been much nicer if our soloist had added a bit more color. I recommend them.

First of all, many many thanks to Ari Bey and his orchestra. For our engagement we wanted a small but sweet live music performance. Since our space was limited, we put together a 3+1 group plus a DJ, and with their well-matched instruments they gave us a wonderful night. We talked beforehand about the music style we wanted, and they really didn't play a single song in a style we didn't want. They make your night even nicer with the kind of music you want. I can definitely recommend them — you won't regret it. Thanks again for everything 🙂 🙂

We had gotten lost in our search for an orchestra and were just about to say 'ok' to the venue's option when we met Ari. I say 'Ari' because he has become our friend now — you'll understand this much better once you meet him. Luckily our musical tastes were close and he understood exactly what we wanted and planned a flow to suit it. Our soloist dear Maral, the other orchestra members, and dear Ari — I'm so glad our paths crossed, endless thanks for everything. On that special night where I earned the title of the bride who danced the most, I'm so glad you were with us. We had so much fun thanks to you...

We hired High Life Orchestra for our wedding. Both we and our guests were very pleased with Ari Bey and the other orchestra members. We recommend them to couples getting married.

We came together with Ari Bey, Maral Hanım and their team at our wedding in İzmit. We held meetings with Ari Bey before the wedding and planned our music together. Ari Bey's communication is very strong, and we greatly enjoyed working together throughout the whole process. They understood our musical taste very well and gave a beautiful performance. They were extremely professional and friendly. Thank you.

At a wedding, the orchestra is undoubtedly in the most critical role. Ari Bey and his team did this job so well that from our first meeting until the last minute of the wedding we left everything to him, and we saw that this was the best decision we made. Besides being wonderful entertainment and a wonderful orchestra, Ari Bey's excellent personality, the way he took ownership of the organization, and his thinking like the host down to the smallest details impressed us greatly. We are grateful. We recommend them with our eyes closed and wish you a great time in advance!

We recommend the High Life music team, the biggest contributor to our wedding going perfectly, to everyone. They never went off the list we gave, a completely solution-oriented group that works for customer satisfaction. The fee they charge is fully deserved. If what you're looking for is professionalism, don't think twice.

We organized the music for our engagement with High Life Orchestra. Everything was just right, exactly as it should be. We had so much fun. Hopefully we'll be together at the wedding too... 08-03-2018 / Sait Halim Paşa Yalısı

A successful, entertaining, fun company that responds instantly to requests, professional, positive, young, cheerful, devoted to their work, and attentive. We were pleased, and I'm sure you will be too.

Ari Bey, who from the very first second we got in touch never spared his close attention and made us feel like the most special and only couple in the world; we are aware that the word 'thank you' falls short. Thank you many times over for proving all our worries wrong and, from the very first minute, getting our guests onto the dance floor and ensuring a lively, dynamic wedding... Now when I reread the past comments, I understand them even better. Heartfelt love...

We started with 'Bésame Mucho', entered Turkey with a Thracian Roma vibe, went a bit south and danced a harmandalı, then headed inward — a wedding wouldn't be complete without dancing a misket. And since we were already nearby, we stopped by the Black Sea and danced a 'three-foot', from there we went to mom's hometown Kars, and it wouldn't do not to dance a Şeyh Şamil. While following the smell of kebab reaching our noses, next thing we knew they'd put a handkerchief in our hands and we were doing the halay in Bitlis. Don't ask how — apparently it happens. Their slogan is right: High Life Entertains :DDD (Nurcan & Sadık - INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, 25 February 2018)

Thank you sooo much for your wonderful performance at our wedding 🙂 We were also happy that you made room in your repertoire for our local Bursa songs. I think after this night you'll become Bursa's most sought-after group 😉 Aygül & Ercan Meriç (24 February 2018 - Bursa Mercure Hotel)

We can't thank this magnificent team enough for not turning us down and coming all the way to Hatay, the other end of Turkey. We couldn't believe we had entrusted ourselves to someone we met over the internet 🙂 From the very first minute, Ari Bey's warm and sincere approach not only eased our worries but at times took our tension away almost like a psychologist 😉 Our artists were all so elegant that they made us proud to have them on stage at our wedding. And I'm in loove with the ordering of the music!!! When I get the wedding video, the first thing I'll do is download High Life's playlist to my computer 😀 I can't find the words to describe my excitement. Thank you sooo much... P.S.: You deserve more than our thank-you orchids.!!

We worked together on the occasion of my husband's 50th birthday. My concept was the songs my husband loves 🙂 Thank you to Ari Bey and his team for fulfilling this request with great patience. See you at other organizations...

We were truly lucky for not having chosen only a DJ under the influence of those around us. Maybe we feel this lucky because we worked with you :DD The saying 'a DJ entertains, who knows what an orchestra does' definitely does not apply to this group!! I had friends bursting with envy :)) Thank you Ari, thank you High Life.. We're together for good now. (Selen & Kuzey Cindar - 21/02/2018 Four Seasons Sultanahmet Hotel)

We thank Ari Aliciyan and High Life Orchestra very much for lighting up our night with their stage performance and giving us confidence and support with their gracious approach at our son Uğur's circumcision celebration.

They weren't doing their job, they were practically having fun, and naturally this reflected onto my guests. As we got excited the orchestra got excited, and as the orchestra got excited we got even more excited.. So this is the difference of live music.. They love people, they clearly love life, and that's probably the source of their energy. I want everyone to know you.. Congratulations, congratulations and congratulations again. SEÇİL & REMZİ (17 FEBRUARY 2018 - SWISSOTEL)

We had our wedding at the Beşiktaş Shangri-La Hotel. After a long search we chose High Life Orchestra. A very dynamic and young team. My spouse was foreign, and by creating a repertoire and orchestra suited to that, they made our wedding wonderful and fun. The soloist and orchestra were amazing.

Ari Bey, who was by our side from the very first minute we got in touch and eased our every worry with great calm... We can't thank you enough. The DJ, Haluk Bey, played exactly in the style we wanted. The team's friendliness, solution-orientation, and style made us feel safe. The DJ always being in eye contact with me was also a plus for me 🙂 Thanks to the whole team...

We are extremely happy and proud to have worked with such a professional orchestra. It turns out that where you hold the wedding, the flower on your table, even your menu — none of it is as important as the music 🙂 You really can't understand it without living it... Our guests went hungry because they danced all night, we're complaining 😛 All joking aside; you were all marvelous. They still ask about you. You can be sure we'll recommend you to everyone with our eyes closed. Love to the whole team..

I'll sum up my joy and happiness like this: One day may everyone have fun with High Life.. (Ali - Nilgün Onat, 8 February 2018, Conrad Hotel)

We received their Cake Band service. It was very enjoyable. The fact that they could respond to requests that came up on the spot impressed us a lot; they really do have a wide repertoire.

Let me start by saying we're from Antep. Both the families and we ourselves thought that no matter how professional the group we agreed on was, they wouldn't be able to recreate the atmosphere of our traditional Antep weddings, so we held meeting after meeting with Ari Bey until the wedding day. With his suggestions and experience in song selection he had of course won our trust, but that uneasiness inside us was something we couldn't see resolved without living it. To keep it short, some of our guests thought we'd brought High Life all the way from Antep :DD We are grateful to Ari Bey for listening to us from scratch every single time without getting bored or tired, and for literally gifting our night to us.

Our story is quite different... We're a bit embarrassed too... After meeting with them, we agreed with another group because it was more suitable for our budget. Interestingly (in other words, you get what you pay for, I suppose), the company we agreed with showed no interest in our wedding. Since we had paid a deposit, we didn't have the luxury of backing out of our choice. We somehow got back in touch with Ari Bey, who treated us so warmly. Yes, we couldn't work together at our wedding, but he was so much by our side in our song selections that we feel very fortunate to know him. We can't thank them enough for taking such close interest even though they had nothing to gain from it.

Without a single surprise, everything we discussed happened to the letter. An honest and professional company that does its job with love. Heartfelt thanks... Mert & Songül Demirci (20/01/2018 Esma Sultan Yalısı)

From the first day we started planning the wedding until our wedding day, they were always by our side with their energy and suggestions. Thank you for the wonderful music on that enjoyable, fun wedding night they gave us and our guests.

While searching for an orchestra, I came across your videos and before I knew it I'd watched all your videos one after another. The most important thing for us was for our wedding to be fun and lively. When I realized how much fun I was having while watching your videos, we immediately got in touch with you. From the first day to the wedding day, you always supported us. With your contribution too, we had a very beautiful and fun wedding. So glad we met and worked with you. We thank you very, very much.

Ari Bey and High Life Orchestra, who embraced our wedding more than we did.... Your repertoire that appeals to guests of every profile, your energy, your stage shows, the elegance of the female artists, the courtesy of the male artists — which one should I even count?? You made us very happy. May everything be as your heart desires. So glad you exist 🙂 MURAT & HANDE (8 September 2017 - Ajia Hotel)

Just when I was afraid my wedding would be ordinary like all the others, High Life Orchestra, which I happened upon at my friend's wedding, eased all my worries. My wedding was special to us. Only the songs we wanted were played. I recommend them to everyone. Hand over your night with your eyes closed, they'll handle the rest :))

dynamic, energetic, young, cheerful, positive, an orchestra that can't stay still and won't let you stand without dancing :)))

At my wedding the dance floor wasn't empty for even a minute; I even wondered a lot whether there was a table I'd missed and couldn't collect the gift money from :p Greetings to the whole team...

An orchestra that makes you say 'this is how entertainment should be' 🙂

The music played at our wedding was very fun. We offer our thanks to the whole team. See you at the next organization.

Thank you for always being by our side without getting bored throughout the organization process of our wedding, and for creating a program exactly as we wanted. Love 🙂

Many thanks to the High Life Music team for making the most special day of our life even more beautiful. You did a fabulous job; thanks to you the feedback we received was wonderful — which is exactly why we had liked your performance at our friend's wedding and then chose to be with you. We made the right decision, thank you.

After the wedding everyone asked about you. Our wedding was so much fun thanks to you. This is what maximum fun means to us.. Thanks again.

They were just one of the orchestras we examined and requested a quote from on the Düğün.com site. They took away all our tension in a sincere and funny way, and they didn't aim too high on price either. On the wedding night, whenever we made eye contact while dancing on the floor, we had an orchestra that was enjoying themselves at least as much as we were. Thank you, friends :)))

Last summer, we'd watched them at our friends' wedding invitation and liked them a lot. I immediately thought, 'such a good orchestra, God knows what price they charged!' Later, when the subject came up while talking with my friend, I was very glad to hear they weren't the jaw-dropping kind at all. In April, we agreed with them for our wedding at Villa Bosphorus. They played on stage, we got excited. We got excited, they got even more excited :)) The DJ at the after party was from High Life too. We had the privilege of being among the rare couples who had a blast at their own wedding. You were wonderful, guys! 🙂

We got in touch on a friend's recommendation for our wedding to take place at Shangri-La. Among the guests we also had Greek and American friends. Whatever we wanted, they never turned us down; it's fair to say our friends had even more fun than us. Their Greek and English repertoire was at least as wonderful as their Turkish repertoire. We passed right through the heart of the fun! :))))

I had first seen High Life Orchestra at the year-end ball of the company I work for, and I'd decided right then that they would definitely play at my wedding (insert a mischievously smiling smiley here!) :)))) Anyway, I reached out right away, and they said they could help with sound and lighting besides the orchestra. We handed the whole stage over to them, and the result... Heart! Heart! Heart! and one more huge HEART! 🙂

Thank you sooo much for making sure the dance floor wasn't empty for even a minute at our wedding and for making us dance like crazy.

From the moment we got in touch with High Life, they contributed to our wedding being magnificent, being as meticulous as if organizing their own wedding. We loved the stage flow and their energy, especially the darbuka show. At one point they even pulled us in and we accompanied them on the drums 🙂 We didn't know we were this talented :p They had analyzed us so well that almost all the songs I listen to daily on my phone were played at our wedding. We love you High Life, you added color to our wedding, endless thanks..

They performed at our wedding held at Çırağan Palace. In their presentation they never tried to include things that would needlessly raise the budget, and sincerely shared all their experience on the matter. In the end, in an organization I had no experience with and was part of for the first time, they made me feel safe and were by our side with every request for help. The dance floor was never empty all night. At the end of the wedding all the guests expressed how much they enjoyed it. The DJ at the after party was fantastic. The right address for a trouble-free wedding...

Our night, prepared with Ari Bey's close attention and care, was magnificent. The dance floor was never empty for a second, just as I'd dreamed. We loved the song selections. I'll insistently recommend them to all my friends. We feel very lucky to have met you 🙂 Thanks for everything.

I understood the value of standing up against the pressure to work with our wedding venue's contracted group and working with High Life instead when, three weeks later at the same venue, I went to a friend's wedding and saw the orchestra they had recommended on stage. Their experience within the industry and their work discipline are top notch. My wedding started with French chansons and ended with Ankara folk vibes. They interpret every style successfully. I've been to so many weddings and I don't remember having as much fun as at ours 🙂