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"Loved having you there! If we host any future music events you will be top of our list for sure. We will also continue to follow and share your successes. "

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"Your choice of music was, to my mind, perfect and you caught a lovely balance between the reflective and the uplifting. Those who attended commented on how lovely and appropriate the music was, and how important it is to have live music at this sort of remembrance service."

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"We had Andrew play at our wedding on the 17th December 2016 at Kelham house! He was perfect! Everyone loved his music and Andrew himself! We had a mixture of Christmas and romantic songs and it was just as we had pictured , if not better! We would highly recommend Andrew to anyone! "

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"Anita's music made our wedding completely unforgettable. We are truly grateful, Anita"

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"Jon and I just wanted to say thank you so much for being part of our special day on Saturday - the music was absolutely perfect through out, and so many people commented about how lovely it was throughout the ceremony and reception. I'm so sorry I didn't get a chance to say hello or thank you to you on the day (it was all a bit of a blur!) but you were wonderful and we are so grateful! Thank you again!"

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"Mary played at our wedding for the ceremony and also the drinks reception. She was absolutely incredible, and every guest commented on how beautiful her playing was. Mary helped make our day magical, and I cannot recommend her highly enough."

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"Enchanted Harpist performance at the Mrs Universal Empire International beauty contest on October 4th at the prestigious Caledonian Club was nothing short of enchanting. Her talent and dedication are awe-inspiring, and her harp melodies added a truly magical touch to the event. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Enchanted Harpist for sharing her incredible gift with us. You made the evening truly unforgettable."

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"The age range was from eight to eighty-eight, but Miriam kept everybody - even the shyer audience members - fully engaged, entertained, and joining in 100%. Her 'Last night of the Proms' programme was a mixture of light classics, popular music, and the traditional 'Last Night' favourites, and she made sure to dress for the occasion, which was the icing on the cake! We hope that this will be an annual treat, and look forward to seeing her regularly and hearing a lot more of her extensive repertoire."

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"Its all been rather hectic since returning from Honeymoon and I only got my thank you cards last week .... one is on its way! Steve and I were thrilled with Rachel and Martin, the music was so beautiful and really added to the atmosphere of the day."

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"Your music was brilliant and thank you for performing my favourites - particularly loved the Norah Jones number. Lots of the guests came up to me at the finish to ask about you and say how much they have enjoyed your performance. We'd love to see you perform again."

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"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 by 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

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"We had Rebecca play at our wedding in October 2014 - she was amazing!"

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"Tamilla played for us at our wedding for ceremony, reception & wedding breakfast. Tamilla was fantastic throughout the planning process of our wedding- even learning new songs espeically for our day so we could have everything we wanted. Tamilla was incredibly professional on the day, her musical talent had a lasting impact on ourselves and our guests and we had multiple people comment to us on how beautiful it was. Tamilla played a wide variety of music to suit the mood and we couldn't be happier to have hired her for our special day. Highly recommend for any occasion."

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"Excellent singer / harpist, very friendly & willing to please. A pleasure to have at our event & would book again. My only small negative comment is when she turned to talk to the guests, her microphone is too directional & many people could not hear every word."

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"We just want to say thank you so much for making our church wedding magical!! Everyone was blown away including the priest! We are so happy we chose you to celebrate our day!! "

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