New York/Washington's Best Musicians, Photo & Video

Amaretto was an amazing band! Everyone, from the youngest 18 year old to the oldest 78 year old was on the dance floor!!!!

Amoretto is the best big band sound bar none! We have had them perforn at two weddings. Both evenings were knock outs; the guests danced until the "fat lady sang." David could not be more accomodating. He listened to our desires in music selections and even played tunes form the musical Jersey Boys at our request. The trio for cocktail hour played jazz that added just the right background for the gathering. The professionalism of the musicians and the vocalists was unquestioned. How good does it get? You would have to hire Amoretto for your event to find out. Kathy Thomas

We loved this band. They were very accommodating and made for one of the best receptions I've ever been to. My favorite stuff was the older Motown and funk, but they do more current stuff as well. I couldn't recommend them highly enough. Totally worth it.

Their name says it all..."Washington's Best". After reading other glowing reviews of Washington's Best and experiencing quick response to my online request for services, I decided to use them for my recent wedding and outdoor reception. Despite me being late for my wedding, photographer, Sassan was at the church early and began working his magic with the camera. Upon my late arrival to the church, Sassan immediately began photographing me and my bridesmaids and matron of honor. After the ceremony and upon arrival at the outdoor reception location, Sassan effortelessly took photos in the sweltering heat with a short break to eat and drink water. Despite my groom's challenging attitude caused by the heat, Sassan was able to direct my groom's attention to posing for memorable wedding photos and it shows in the photos. All 500+ photos within a span of 3 hours were nothing less than perfect! We are very pleased with the service and recommend David's Fletcher's Washington's Best to any and every bride within the DC metro area. Sassan and David - thank you for capturing our wedding in photos that will tell our story of that day for a life time.P.S. My husband is now grateful that we hired a professional photographer rather than relying on the candid shots from our guests. he can't stop looking at the photos. He is grinning from ear-to-ear and repeats how great Sassan not only captured our wedding ceremony and reception; but also captured our guests and the locations of our special day.Best Regards,Nicole & BryantAccokeek, MD

My husband and I are thrilled with the quality photos we received. The essence and emotion of our wedding was beautifully captured. Each time I look at my photos I'm thrust back into the wonderful memories of that special day. In addition, the entire ceremony was well documented on video. Our photographer and videographer were fantastic to work with--professional and engaging, they blended among guests to catch moments we would not have known about. Amazingly, they seemed to be everywhere as evident by our photos/video, but on our day (pre-ceremony and ceremony) they performed their tasks unnoticed.

We used Washinton's Best for our reception music. The band Amaretto was incredible.

We used the band Washington's Best for our wedding and cocktail hour and could not have been more pleased.Our guests had a fabulous time and had wonderful things to say about them.

Amaretto rocked! They played a great mix of both new and old hits and had everyone dancing all evening. David was exceptionally professional and flexible. The band learned a new song and agreed to play backup as a close friend sang for our first dance. We would absolutely hire them again and recommend them to any of our friends.

Our photographer from Washington's Best was wonderful. We only had him take photographs for the ceremony, and he still took at least 200 photos. Also, we only had 20 guests. The photos turned out beautifully, and we received them very soon after the wedding. Their prices are very good compared to other photographers in the Washington DC area. We highly recommend them.

f you are getting married (or having an event) in the DC metro area, save yourself a lot of hassle, running around, and money and just go straight to Washington's Best. You will not be disappointed. We hired them for our wedding reception - photographer, and jazz guitar - and it was so easy, and they were so wonderful. Washington's Best was recommended to me by a friend, and I am delighted that we took her advice. Photographers alone can set you back a huge chuck of change around here. We got 3 hours, plus 100 prints and ALL the photos on disk for $750. Yelpers, you can't beat that with a stick. Making the arrangements was super easy. After emailing David Fletcher, the director of Washington's Best, he mailed out the contracts with preaddressed and stamped return envelopes. All I had to do was sing and send it back in. Too easy. A couple of weeks before the big day, the musician and the photographer called to check in with me. No problem there. Don't let the price fool you, our photographer was just fabulous!!! Nenad Mladenovic (http://nenadphotograph...) came to take the pictures. He showed up before schedule and took pictures of the preparation stage. He was fun and professional, and made sure in checking with us that he was taking pictures of the people and moments that we wanted captured. [And, he's a cutie. My mother and mother-in-law both have a crush on him!] From time to time he would show us the shots he was getting on the display on his camera. They were spectacular. Dave Mosick was our guitarist, providing nice relaxed jazz for our post wedding soiree. While I did not have the personal interaction with Dave like I did with Nenad, his contribution was superlative as well. The music was just right, and set the perfect tone for the party. It was $300 for Dave to play two hours. Washington's Best is a professional organization of musicians and photographers. I would use them again in a heartbeat. If you have a wedding coming up, skip all the expense and annoyance of shopping around with other photographers and musicians - use Washington's Best. You'll save time and money, and get the professional results that you want. Use that extra $2500 you would have spent with some other photographer, and go on a great honeymoon!

Can't commend Amaretto's band leader highly enough for his responsiveness and careful consideration of our requests. We had a true dialogue for months before the event. As for the performance itself: dozens of guests have since sought us out to rave about the band above all else. You could never have fit more people on the dance floor.Great music, genuine energy, and never a minute of stress from Day One. Book them now!

This band made our wedding a huge success. Every guest said they were the best band that they every hear. The dance floor was never empty, they seem to know just what music to play that got our guest on the floor. I was very happy with the service. David was easy to work with. It made one very important part of the celebration perfect. I can't say enough just how wonderful they were. It was a night to remember.

Absolutely all aspects of their service were impecable. Exteremly easy to work with, and undoubtedly one of the best bands in DC.

Would not have been the same wedding without Amaretto. Thank you!!

We are so glad we went with Dave Fletcher and Washington's Best to photograph our wedding day! The pictures came out great and we plan to use Washington's Best again at our next special occasion.

The service provided by Washington' Best was excellent. David Fletcher flew from DC to Florida to provide music, photography and videography for our Ft Myers Beach wedding. He played keyboard processional on the beach, including Beatles and Bach, then he did several video portions and took photographs. He captured the event perfectly and also provided party music after the event to around 50 guests, some from New Zealand, Canada and London, all of whom agreed he was wonderful. Sherrin and I cannot thank him enough, the photos were with us the next day and the memories of his music on the beach will last a lifetime! I only wish we could have flown his 9 piece band Amaretto to Florida to play, from all reports, they are sensational!

Very easy to work with, and at the same time, professional and highly skilled.

I loved my photos and my video! The photographer they assigned to my wedding was very professional, kind and friendly and so was the videographer. They were both great at taking the best moments. They have definitely created a beautiful memory of our wedding.