Reviews of The Waldorf Harpist

28 reviews, rated 9.7/10 on average

Emma Kirk (Graduation) 22 Oct 2026
10/10

Amazing! will book again for next year! Great feedback from the guests!

Stacey (Wedding) 13 Sept 2026
10/10

Cecily was incredible! She was most helpful throughout the process, replied promptly and gave great advice re: song choices etc.
Cecily provided an outstanding performance at our wedding and I cannot thank her enough! Guests were blown away and we could not have asked for more.

Hannah and Luke (Wedding) 5 Jul 2025
10/10

Utterly incredible. Loved the ease of contact, Cecily's manner over emails gave me such confidence she was the right person for our wedding and we were right! Her repertoire list was so extensive and had everything we could of wanted and more! When it came to the day her music was the first thing I heard as I entered the Abbey and it gave me goosebumps! Everything Cecily played was just as I had imagined and she timed it all perfectly! We can't thank you enough! Hannah and Luke

Reply from The Waldorf Harpist
Thank you Hannah and Luke! It means so much to me that you took the time to write this. Congratulations again on your marriage and best wishes for your future lives together.
Jamie- Louise (Wedding) 6 Mar 2020
10/10

I booked my harpist and guitarist/ singer through Last minute musicians. Both were wonderful and made our wedding day extra special. Last minute musicians were very helpful and supported us through the booking process and beyond. I would 100% recommend.

Jamie- Louise O'Sullivan (Wedding) 17 Feb 2020
10/10

Cecily was amazing! She played during our ceremony and for an hour during our reception. Our guests have given us endless compliments about her. I would 100% recommend her to anyone looking for a harpist for their wedding. Thank you, Cecily.

Tim (Wedding) 11 Feb 2020
10/10

We booked The Waldorf Harpist to play at our wedding and she couldn't have been more perfect!. Not only was the communication and help before the ceremony professional and most helpful but on the day she was just amazing! She was hugely talented and a lovely person who made the event so perfect. Formulating the play list was so easy and she happily learned pieces that were important to us, we simply couldn't give any higher recommendations. Last minute Musicians facilitated the booking for us and again were just so easy and professional to work with so its a huge thank you from us.

David Frost (50th Wedding Anniversary) 26 Aug 2019
10/10

A fantastic artist- very professional and gave a suberb performance whilst guests were arriving for drinks and canapés, they all remarked how brilliant Cecily was! We had two guests who were harpists and they were very impressed with her repertoire and choice of Welsh themes! We would certainly recommend Cecily for any event!

Harry (Honorary Degree Reception Ceremony) 21 Jul 2019
10/10

Cecily was brilliant and everyone was delighted with her performance. It was perfect for the occasion.

Catherine Warren (Wedding) 7 Nov 2018
10/10

Cecily was fantastic - really lovely to work with and a very talented musician! And the admin and flexibility, especially with all the to-ing and fro-ing on my end was very much appreciated. Thank you so much!

Oliver (Wedding) 10 Sept 2018
10/10

Thank you so much for playing at our wedding - you played beautifully and were very well turned out. All of our guests commented on how perfect your accompaniment to our day was. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you.

Andrew (Wedding Anniversary) 5 Sept 2018
10/10

Cecily was a delight, a really excellent choice. We and our 80-plus guests enjoyed the music she played so beautifully on her harp during and after the meal at our Golden Wedding Celebration Lunch.
We left her to select the pieces of music, based on my advice to her of the age profile of the guests etc, and she did this admirably.
Overall we have absolutely nothing but praise for Cecily. We will have no hesitation in recommending her to our friends.

Anne (Garden Party) 18 Jul 2017
10/10

Wonderful addition to our day, we hope to meet Cecily again.

Derek (Wedding) 11 Jan 2017
10/10

First of all I am so sorry I did not have a chance to talk to you and thank you for coming at such short notice. I would just like to say now many thanks for being at Justin and Helen's wedding and playing so beautifully, we have had a few harpist at our functions and you really were one of the best we have heard.

We hope we will see you at some future date

Anthony (Dinner) 13 Oct 2016
10/10

Cecily played beautifully and was a big hit with my guests. Several commented on how good she was and of her extensive repertoire. I'm sorry I didn't get to thank her properly on the evening but I really appreciated the extra quality she brought to the private dinner.

Kristie Sicolo 3 Aug 2016
10/10

Thank you SOOO much. The day was perfect and Cecily was magnificent! I cannot thank you both enough for making our day that extra special.

Fiona (Garden Party) 5 Jul 2016
10/10

Thank you so much for an absolutely amazing afternoon of harp music for my parents Golden Wedding celebration. There was a moment when I sat calmly, looking at all the flowers, eating delicious food, listening the magical harp music and soaking in the magic. The harp made the whole event, lifting it from the level of a nice party to an incredible event. We look forward to the next opportunity we can find to work with you again!

Andy (Wedding) 17 Jun 2016
10/10

Cecily kept good communication, played and learnt tracks we wanted, arrived on time and would highly recommend their service.

Andrew and Vanessa (Wedding) 31 May 2016
10/10

We both want to thank you for playing at our ceremony and reception.
We didn't really get a chance to thank you in person but our guests complimented the music you were playing and we definately noticed some of the Disney tunes.
Thanks for making our day special.

Charmayne 19 Nov 2015
10/10

Cecily was an absolute pleasure, she kept in good contact with me during the run up to the wedding. It was one less thing to worry about. I am looking forward to getting our wedding video back to relive the ceremony again and hearing Cecily play. Thank you again Cecily!

Harriette 27 Oct 2015
10/10

Cecily was fantastic and very pleasant to work with. Thank you.

Joe 12 Oct 2015
10/10

Thanks for supplying Cecily. She went down very well!

Kim 23 Aug 2015
10/10

Cecily was fantastic and the music was beautiful. Thank you so much for playing at our wedding.

Alison 25 Jun 2015
10/10

Cecily was brilliant a wonderful harpist ,personable and professional.

David Earl (Composer) 24 Jun 2012
10/10

Thanks again for your playing last night. You did the harp part proud, especially as it's such an integral backbone to the piece. A number of people commented on how much they had enjoyed your contribution.

Pauline 24 Jun 2012
10/10

I am so pleased that we will have the pleasure of hearing you play your harp again. I know David and Anita were delighted when you agreed to play for them on this special occasion.

Charlotte 24 Jun 2012
10/10

Thank you so much for playing at our wedding. We had an amazing day, and lots of our guests have commented on how beautifully you played.
We will be sure to recommend you to any of our friends that tie the knot in the future!

Mark 24 Jun 2012
10/10

Thank you Sarah Jane. A most wonderful afternoon. Cecily was just what we hoped.
We enjoyed the whole experience.

Thank you, Thank You.

Beth Ward (Wedding) 11 Aug 2019
1/10

Avoid this woman. We paid her £380 to play for an hour and a half in the woods during our wedding ceremony and drinks reception on Saturday 10th August, 2019. She played for half an hour before the ceremony and then wouldn’t play the remaining hour because she claimed the conditions weren’t appropriate. Her reasons are as follows... her fingers were too cold (it was 20 degrees) and a small branch fell on the wedding celebrant who was no way near Cecily (the celebrant carried on like a profession, I hasten to add).

I asked Cecily for the money for the hour back and she refused. I therefore, am going to be looking into what legal action to take as I am not happy paying £380 for someone to play for half an hour!

Cecily ruined our wedding day so don’t book her... she could ruin yours, too!

Reply from The Waldorf Harpist
N/B: Please note this booking was private and not through Last Minute Musicians. If it had, then the LMM contract would have made clear that the musician reserves the right to protect their instruments (and themselves) if the working environment become unreasonable or dangerous. On this day the MET office had issued a yellow warning for gale force winds and the weather conditions were a cause for concern. The wedding took place in a wood and as well as the celebrant being hit on the head by a falling branch, a much larger branch fell inches away from my harp after the ceremony. It is always difficult and upsetting to have to make the decision that it is unreasonable to continue playing when it is somebody's wedding day. I did, in fact, manage to play for 1/2 an hour before the ceremony and during the ceremony itself. When it was clear after the ceremony that there was no available option of moving inside, and after much consultation with ushers and friends of the couple, I made the decision that it was no longer a safe environment to work for me or the harp. I was assured by those I spoke to that the bride and groom would understand. The cold was a factor (high winds make the temperature feel much colder, and I would like to add several guests did put on their coats. I was also kindly offered a jacket) but not the reason for having to curtail this booking after 1 hour of playing. It is sometimes possible to deal with the ill effects of playing in the cold but the issue here was the lack of back up plan when the weather made the working environment dangerous. Nobody should be expected to work in an unsafe environment or put their extremely expensive and delicate instrument (as well as themselves) at risk when their livelihood depends on it. I would hope that having managed to play before and during the ceremony (and before the couple departed for photographs) that the decision made did not ruin anyone's wedding day. Naturally I am saddened when anyone feels dissatisfied with the service provided and I have never had a negative response to my performance at a wedding before. With best wishes, Cecily

The Waldorf Harpist

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