Sharon Planer's Music Awards

Sharon Planer Pianist for Parties was one of the three Finalists recognized for Best Ceremony Music at Minnesota Bride Magazine 2021.

Pianist for Parties Sharon Planer

NAMED TO THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS HALL OF FAME

Eighth Annual Hall of Fame Awards Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America

Golden Valley, MN / January 1, 2020—Sharon Planer is pleased to announce that she been inducted into The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame from The Knot, a leading wedding planning brand and app. Exceptional wedding professionals who have earned four or more of The Knot Best of Weddings awards are inducted into the prestigious The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame.

In its fourteenth annual year, The Knot continues its longstanding tradition of supporting local wedding vendors with The Knot Best of Weddings 2020, an annual by-couples, for-couples guide to the top wedding professionals across the country. To determine the winners, The Knot analyzed its millions of user reviews across various vendor categories, including venues, musicians, florists, photographers, caterers and more, to find the highest rated vendors of the year. These winners represent the best of the best wedding professionals that engaged couples should consider booking for their own unique wedding.

This year, The Knot Best of Weddings winners represent the top five percent of local wedding vendors listed on The Knot. There were only 1,020 new inductees into The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame for 2020, out of hundreds of thousands of local vendors featured on The Knot.

“I appreciate the many couples that helped me win this award by taking the time to thoughtfully describe what they enjoyed about hiring me as their wedding ceremony and reception pianist. I feel honored to have helped make their wedding day special with my music!” --  Sharon Planer, Owner, Pianist for Parties.

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“Outstanding Performer”

awarded to

Pianist for Parties Sharon Planer

Visit: https://www.thebash.com/piano/sharon-planer

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PIANIST FOR PARTIES - SHARON PLANER NAMED WINNER IN THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS 2018

Twelfth Annual Best of Weddings Awards, from the #1 Wedding Planning Website, Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America

Minneapolis, MN/January 9, 2018—Sharon Planer is pleased to announce that she has been selected as a 2018 ­­winner in The Knot Best of Weddings, an award representing the highest-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests on The Knot,  the leading online wedding brand and app.  This is the 3rd year Pianist for Parties Sharon Planer has been selected for The Knot Best of Weddings.

In 2018, only 3% of the approximately 300,000 local wedding professionals listed on TheKnot.com have received this distinguished accolade. In its twelfth annual year, The Knot continues its longstanding tradition of supporting local wedding vendors with The Knot Best of Weddings 2018, an annual by-couples, for-couples guide to the top wedding professionals across the country. To determine the winners, The Knot assessed almost 3.6 million reviews across the various vendor categories—venues, musicians, florists, photographers, caterers and more. These winners represent the best of the best  wedding professionals that a bride or groom would want to consider booking for their own unique wedding.

“Creating a beautiful musical atmosphere is my passion! I love helping each couple find the perfect music for their special day. Choose from a repertoire of elegant ceremony music, jazzy cocktail tunes, and romantic dinner songs. I welcome requests! Portable piano available. I perform in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and central Minnesota. I have the 'KEYS' to make your wedding sparkle with music!” - Sharon Planer, Owner, Pianist for Parties.

As the number one online wedding brand and app, The Knot has inspired approximately 25 million couples to plan a wedding that’s uniquely theirs. With a rich history of providing quality content and inspiration, The Knot is making it easier for couples to connect with and book just the right wedding professionals to create their perfect wedding day. Eight out of 10 couples come to The Knot where they can be connected to any of the approximately 300,000 local wedding professionals across the country. The Knot marries great technology with trusted content--and a little love--to make planning for the most important day of a person's life easier and more enjoyable.  

For more information about The Knot Best of Weddings and a complete list of winners, please visit https://www.theknot.com/vendors/best-of-weddings.

About Pianist for Parties - Sharon Planer

Sharon began playing dinner piano music at the Garden Court Restaurant and the French Cafe in the heart of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  For over 20 years Sharon has been a piano player for private and corporate events at clubs, restaurants, resorts, hotels and private venues in Minneapolis, St. Paul and throughout central Minnesota, including St. Cloud, and the Brainerd resort area.  

In January of 2001 Sharon launched 'Pianist for Parties' and her client list has continued to grow every year.  Sharon finds it so rewarding when prior clients hire her again!  She loves knowing that her music made enough of an impact the first time to be asked to return.

About The Knot

The Knot is the nation's leading online wedding brand and app that seamlessly engages, matches and connects couples with the right products, services and local wedding professionals they need to plan and pull off their wedding. The trusted brand reaches a majority of engaged couples in the US through the #1 wedding website TheKnot.com, its mobile apps, The Knot national and local wedding magazines, and The Knot book series. The Knot has inspired approximately 25 million couples to plan a wedding that's uniquely them. The Knot is the flagship brand of XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO), which helps people navigate and enjoy life's biggest moments—from getting married to moving in together and having a baby. Please visit The Knot online at TheKnot.com and follow on social media: Facebook.com/TheKnot and @TheKnot on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards® recipients represent the top five percent of wedding professionals on WeddingWire who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness, and professionalism.

“Outstanding Gigmasters Performer”

awarded to

Pianist for Parties Sharon Planer

Visit https://www.thebash.com/piano/sharon-planer

Readers of the Minnesota Bride magazine selected Sharon Planer to be 'THE' WINNER in Best Ceremony Music category for 2017!

PIANIST FOR PARTIES - SHARON PLANER NAMED WINNER OF THE GIGMASTERS BEST OF 2017 AWARD

Annual Best of Award Honors the Top Reviewed Vendors on GigMasters.com for 2017

Minneapolis, MN /January 10, 2018 – Sharon Planer is pleased to announce that she has been selected as a winner of the GigMasters’ Best Of 2017 Award. This highly sought-after award by GigMasters, honors those vendors that have earned 4 or more reviews of 4 stars or higher in 2017.

Creating a beautiful musical atmosphere is Sharon's passion! She loves to design her piano music to capture the theme and mood of each event. Portable piano available. Clients have been hiring Sharon Planer through Gigmasters for over 16 years. Visit online at http://pianistforparties.com/ to listen to her music, get prices and read client comments. Serving Minneapolis, St. Paul and throughout central Minnesota.

Sharon Planer has the 'KEYS' to make your event sparkle with music!

“As the leading marketplace for searching and booking all your party entertainment needs, we’re thrilled to honor those companies that our users continue to book again and again,” said Alison Bernstein, General Manager of GigMasters.

GigMasters is your every event marketplace - connecting party planners and hosts with the perfect entertainment and services for celebrating all of life’s special moments.  GigMasters provides the efficiency of the web combined with the personal touch of a private event planner.  Since 1997, GigMasters has brought over 360,000 events to life.  To browse local vendor profiles, see verified reviews, and receive customized quotes for your next event, visit http://www.gigmasters.com

Sharon Planer

612-845-1970

sharon@pianistforparties.com

The Couples' Choice Awards™

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Pianist for Parties - Sharon Planer

NAMED WINNER IN THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS 2017

Eleventh Annual Best of Weddings Awards Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America

Minneapolis, MN/January 5, 2017— Sharon Planer is pleased to announce that she been selected as a 2017 ­­winner in The Knot Best of Weddings, an award representing the highest-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests on The Knot, the leading wedding brand and marketplace.

In 2017, only 2% of the 300,000 local wedding professionals listed on TheKnot.com have received this distinguished accolade. In its eleventh annual year, The Knot continues its longstanding tradition of supporting local wedding vendors with The Knot Best of Weddings 2017, an annual by-couples, for-couples guide to the top wedding professionals across the country. To determine the winners, The Knot assessed over one million reviews across the various vendor categories—venues, musicians, florists, photographers, caterers and more. These winners represent the best of the best for wedding professionals that a bride or groom would want to consider in order to inspire, plan and book their own unique wedding.

“I appreciate the many couples that helped me win this award by taking the time to thoughtfully describe what they enjoyed about hiring me as their wedding ceremony and reception pianist. I feel honored to have helped make their wedding day special with my music!” Sharon Planer, Owner, Pianist for Parties.

The Knot has inspired approximately 25 million couples to plan a wedding that’s uniquely theirs. With a rich history of providing quality content and inspiration to couples, The Knot is making it easier for couples to connect with and book just the right wedding professional to create their perfect wedding day. Eight out of 10 couples come to The Knot where they can be connected to any of 300,000 local wedding professionals across the country. The Knot marries great technology with trusted content--and a little love--to make planning for the most important day of a person's life easier and more enjoyable.  

For more information about The Knot Best of Weddings and a complete list of winners, please visit https://www.theknot.com/vendors/best-of-weddings.

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About Pianist for Parties - Sharon Planer

Creating a beautiful musical atmosphere is Sharon's passion! Sharon loves helping each couple find the perfect music for their special day. She will add beauty to your wedding with her elegant ceremony music, jazzy cocktail tunes, and romantic dinner songs. Portable piano available. Sharon performs in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and central Minnesota. Sharon has the 'KEYS' to make your wedding sparkle with music!

About The Knot

The Knot is the nation’s leading wedding resource and marketplace that seamlessly engages, matches and connects couples with the right products, services and local wedding professionals they need to plan and pull off their wedding. The trusted brand reaches a majority of engaged couples in the US through the #1 wedding website TheKnot.com, its mobile apps, The Knot national and local wedding magazines, and The Knot book series. The Knot has inspired approximately 25 million couples to plan a wedding that’s uniquely them. The Knot is the flagship brand of XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO), which helps people navigate and enjoy life's biggest moments—from getting married to moving in together and having a baby. Please visit The Knot online at TheKnot.com and follow on social media: Facebook.com/TheKnot and @TheKnot on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

On Jan. 23, 2017, Sharon Planer was presented with the 2017 Vendor of Distinction Award at the Central Minnesota Wedding Association Annual Banquet at the St. Cloud Country Club.

Readers of the Minnesota Bride Magazine selected Sharon Planer to be THE WINNER in Best Ceremony Music category for 2016!

This article is printed in the Minnesota BRIDE Magazine Fall/Winter 2016 / 2017 issue.

Well done, Sharon!  You’ve been awarded the GigMasters’ Best of 2016 badge! This elusive award recognizes those GigMasters members, such as yourself, who have received 4 or more client reviews of 4 stars or higher in 2016! Congratulations!

Thanks! We couldn’t be our best without our best members like you.

Cheers,

The GigMasters Team

PRESS RELEASE - SHARON PLANER of  MINNEAPOLIS, MNhas been recognized by GigMasters.com as a ‘Best Performer of 2016’! GigMasters, founded in 1997, is among the internet's very first transactional marketplaces and where party planners and party entertainers alike come together to broker a booking.

SHARON PLANER has won the GigMasters prestigious ‘Best Of’ award by securing 4 or more Verified Reviews of 4 stars or higher on GigMasters’ site. A GigMasters member may only receive a review from clients who are verified to have booked and paid them through the GigMasters platform. Their excellence has been recognized by their happy clients and the whole GigMasters community. 

SHARON PLANER's GigMasters profile can be found at https://www.gigmasters.com/piano/sharon-planer

The Couples' Choice Awards™

The WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® 2016 recognizes the top 5% of local Wedding Professionals from the WeddingWire Network throughout the United States and abroad that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® are awarded solely based on the reviews from over 1.2 million newlyweds. Awards are determined by a combination of excellence in four factors: overall rating (quality), total number of reviews (quantity), review performance from 2015 (recency), and consistency of reviews from year to year (consistency).

Congratulations!  Pianist For Parties, Sharon Planer, has won GigMasters' Best of 2015! This annual award is given to GigMasters members who have earned four reviews or more during the course of the past year, each with a rating of four or more stars, from confirmed GigMasters bookings.

 We’re recognizing our members who went above and beyond to satisfy their clients in 2015. Way to get the party started! Sharon has received over 120 reviews posted at GigMasters from satisfied clients that have hired her through GigMasters. Read what her clients have to say about her award winning music services!

Minnesota Bride Magazine's Best of 2015 announces Pianist for Parties Sharon Planer the winner in Best Ceremony Music category!

Minnesota Bride Magazine states, "Thousands of our readers have weighed in, casting their votes to honor the top local wedding professionals in Minnesota Bride’s Best of 2015."

The Couples' Choice Awards™

January 21, 2015 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading online wedding marketplace, is thrilled to announce that PIANIST FOR PARTIES has been selected as a winner of the prestigious WeddingWire Couple's Choice Awards® 2015 for Wedding Musicians in Minneapolis, Minnesota!

The WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards™ recognizes the top 5 percent of local Wedding Professionals from the WeddingWire Network throughout the United States and Canada that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, the WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards™ are awarded solely based on the reviews from over 200,000 newlyweds. Awards are determined by a combination of excellence in four factors: overall rating (quality), total number of reviews (quantity), review performance from 2014), and consistency of reviews from year to year (consistency).

Gigmasters Best of 2014

Congratulations!  Pianist For Parties, Sharon Planer, has won GigMasters' Best of 2014! This annual award is given to GigMasters members who have received five or more client reviews (of four stars or higher) over the course of the last year. We’re recognizing our members who went above and beyond to satisfy their clients in 2014. Way to get the party started! Sharon has almost 100 reviews posted at Gigmasters. Read what her clients have to say about her award winning music services!

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